Jimbos YJ/CJ build

[Jimbos76cj]

Got a call back from the powder coater about the dash today.. to blast it, lay down a high zince rust inhibiting primer and gloss black textured finish... $100. Sold! Inbetween down pours today I snuck into the shop and worked on the wiring a little more. Heres what Ive got done
I was able to run the new wires through the stock harness hoops. I measured and cut all the end to the right length and got em hooked up.


Then I Ran some loom just for s and giggles.. I still need to add the power wire for the fan realy into the loom. The green and tan wires are the head light and high beam leads that Ill use to power the relays. I wired in the choke realy and got it powered up.



Heres the drivers side.. the blinkers and markers will come in from this side.


and before the flaming starts I still need to make the cover for the hole where the old panel was.

Heres the "new" seats from Keith



and fancy soft door from Brian.


Little bits I guess.

 

[Jimbos76cj]

Yesterday was christmas in june.

I got my 85 amp continous duty relay for my fan, and tools and connections to make the weather pack connections. I also picked up a set of pro comp 35's for the jeep..

Im going to try to do a write up for making weather pack connections and take lots of pics when I get my dash built.

 

[Petescj]

I look forward to that write up. Seems to be coming along pretty good. Keep it up.

Yesterday was christmas in june.

I got my 85 amp continous duty relay for my fan, and tools and connections to make the weather pack connections. I also picked up a set of pro comp 35's for the jeep..

Im going to try to do a write up for making weather pack connections and take lots of pics when I get my dash built.

 

[BrockGrimes]

Sorry it took me a bit to get back here.
The round head lights:
you can buy a whole grill $$$
Weld in tj buckets
Or stick in a CJ grill but it'll require fenders and hood if I recall correctly.

 

[Jimbos76cj]

Sorry been so long for an update.. been busy over the summer

Got my dash back from the powder coater.. Wow. Great job at a really great price. If any one needs good work done right I would definately go to advanced in long wood.





Very happy with the results

 

[Petescj]

Looks good. Hard to see how much angle is on the gauges , but Im guessing from the shadowing in the pics. Cant wait to see the installed pics.

 

[TroyaCantrell]

Very nice work, well done.


Troy Cantrell
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Build thread - '66 CJ6 :
http://www.jeep-cj.com/forums/showthread.php?t=15075

 

[Jimbos76cj]

Alrighty.. summer breaks over, wife and kis are back to work and school so now I get some jeep time! I made the brackets for the gauges yesterday.. went pretty smooth except for the speedo gauge, that took a few tries. Also got all the wiring except for the gauge lights done. Next step is to hang it on the tub and check the measurements for the packare connectors.




I was also able to wire up the signal wires, the ignition source wires, indicator lights and switches wired. All I have left is gauge grounds and lights.


A little progress is better then nothing

 

[Jimbos76cj]

Heres some pics of todays progress.
Dash veiw from the drivers seatish area.



Got 3 of 5 weather pack connectors done. Ive got one left for grounds and one for my fan kill/warning light


I just need to wire up the lights for the gauges.. unfortunately the sockets with the old gauges were brittle and 2 broke so I ordered 4 new ones today. I also have the clock and tie rod assembly on order. Im hoping next week to get the jeep back on its wheels. Im waitnign to hear back about trading my stock fenders for some tube fenders also.. cant wait for that!

 

[Jimbos76cj]

Got my new tie rod kit delivered yesterday along with my gauge lights. The clock should be in today so next week Ill be able to get the dash completely wired up and ready to go. Today I got the tie rod installed, Tires on it and axle back in place.. No more jackstand jeep!


Also picked up some hard half doors. Ill break these down and get em ready for paint this week also.



I still need to get the front regeared but need to save for the install kit and labor but atleast i can roll her in and out of the garage so I can start on the paint and body work.

 

[Jimbos76cj]

So I did a little bit of work on the jeep today.

Installed the intake and torqued every thing down. All I need to finish it up is a pipe and some sender unit sealer







All the un needed senders were removed and plugged. The exhaust tube that runs to the bottom was removed the pipe cut off flush and the hole was welded up using a fender washer to take up most of the room. I looked for a EGR block off plate but no one could come up with a definitive answer for one so I just hacked the valve off with a sawzal and broke out the welder again to fill the hole.

The. I cleaned out the back, test fit the seats and tossed the console in to see how it all fit.



I figured since I was moving right along I figured it was a good time to put the flange on the rear drive shaft and get it installed. Yup there's my head ache. The 8.8 spring perches are the perfect width (po changed em) so I figured I would be able to just sneak it in.

I'm not Tom woods but I'm pretty sure I have some bad angles.



The pinion was up 1 degree and the tc was at 0-1 down. The yokes kept hitting each other. I'm gonna try to shim the rear and drop the t/c and maybe 1" motor mount lift to get it better. I loosened the skid plate and it dropped about .5" and the t case angle went to 5 so I think I may be heading in the right direction.

With that being said I know the correct thing to do is remove the rear and cut and turn it.. I really don't want to do that.

That's were I am now.. Still need to paint it.

Oh and I picked up a MSD 6al this afternoon. Going high tech

 

[cj7inthetwigs]

Im not Tim Woods either but that angle looks like it would destroy u joints while still in park!

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[Jimbos76cj]

So got 90% of the sanding done. I hit the whole tub with 220 grits to get the clear knocked down. The areas that got taken down to the bare metal I hit with a little primer sealer so it doesnt start to rust. I also scrubbed the dirt and mud dobber nests out of the tub. I also made a block off plate for the fuse block and swapped the brake pedals to the correct one. what a PITA!!





Next up is to hit the small glossy spots by hand then wait for my compressor and air water seperator to come back so I can prime and paint it. Im gonna give it one maybe 2 coats of primer then paint.

 

[cj7inthetwigs]

Looking good jimbo, at first I thought the jeep was on your porch!:what:

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[Jimbos76cj]

Ha.. No sir, my little work pad in front of my back garage.

 

[Jimbos76cj]

WOW.. its been a bit since I updated here.
Grill painted
Rad and fan installed
Brake light mounting holes opened up to 1/4-20 I couldnt find the right size for the stock holes
Found the wiring i was missing for the MSD box. It was on my work bench
Mounted the fuel pump.. again
drilled the holes for the steering wheel cover
Installed the dash to see how much wiring i need to change for the unforeseen column mount interference. Not as much as I originally thought.
Then tonite I walked out to the shop to grab a part and realized I was able to walk around the jeep with out stepping over parts hich means I either through a bunch of stuff out that i needed or more parts are on the jeep then are on the floor. Monday Im going to mount the fenders again and work on finishing the engine bay wiring. Once all the wirings finished and stuff is mounted Im going to tear em off and paint em. Heres some grill pics




Heres the pics of my fender fix. Im cheap so instead of buying a good new set of fenders Im using a set that Keith gave me. They are pretty good on the outside but cut for shock hoops on the inside.

I used the plasma cutter to cut the inners out of the bad fenders

Welded the patch panels in

Napa sells a decent bed liner in a can. I wouldnt use it for the bed of my truck but works nice for parts like this

Got a little bit more done today.. I actually made a list and finished every thing that was on it
I hung the fenders so I could mount all the ignition parts and head light harness.
Passenger side

Driver side

Fabbed some brackets for the MDS 6A box I didnt like the position it had to be in to get it to sit flat. Now it sits nice and level. I also made a bracket for the street fire TFI coil. Of course after i got it all installed I decided I dont like the way the coil is positioned so i need to remove it and trim up the hole in the bracket so it fits better. I have a 12v positive stud to the right of the Coil so all my hot leads will go to it.
Friday Im going to remove the fenders and start to get em ready for paint. I want to be able to bolt up all the fender parts prior to placing them back on the jeep.. Hoping to keep the scratches to a minimum.
The little silver solenoid at the bottom of the pic is the fan solenoid.
Brought my tail lights with me to work today and fixed the wiring.


Notice something different with these?
So.. Today I got the power steering return hooked up, steering shaft on, lower rad hose, headlights and blinkers in and head lights wired, painted a headlight bezel to see how it looks, painted a test peice of fender flares, bolted fenders on. I also made a 3hr trip to pick up parts from josh.. Not bad for a days work.




Sorry if it seems choppy for a post. Ijust cut and paste from another forum.

 

[Jimbos76cj]

2 coats of primer

Some red laid down


Finished paint

2 coats of primer, 3 coats of red and 3 coats of clear.
Heres the color in the sun.. Its actually red but looks orange in the pic

 

[Jimbos76cj]

So heres a summary of the last few months



finally got a little bit of time to work on the jeep today. heres some pics.

Got the new seal on the tail gate, latch and hinges on. Not to shabby.

I had a bunch of 2ga welding cable laying around so I decided to make my new battery cables out of em. After getting the positive and negative made I hot wired the head light relay to see if it was going to work

and a big chunk of my time was spent tearing down me Dana 30 to have it regeared

I know it doesnt seem like alot of work to finish but the battery cables and the lights are finished. While the axle is out getting done Im gonna pick up parts from gutthans and a new set of calipers and rotor. Once the front end is put back in it is complete.. My to do list is getting smaller a little bit at a time.



So.. I was off Friday and did a little bit of jeep work.
Got the new alternator and brackets installed

I've spent quite a bit of time looking for one of these.

Pulled my front end to sell to done one else now I have no front end.. Jeep looks sad.

Got my battery cables made (lost a wing nut)

And my plug wires custom made.

I also got some oil in her, and put 1" spacer under the Transmission mount and that seemed to put my drive shaft angle perfect.


Well this went down today.

So i get to check windshield ofc my list.
Heres a few other pics.. Just because.




Oh and i forgot i gif my front axle back today to!!


Finally of the jack stands and on the 33's






I had a front brake fiasco last night.. I ordered new rotor, calipers and pads for a 88 front axle. Finally get around to installing every thing and the rotor wont fit over the unit bearing. So I go to the parts store and pick up a set of calipers for a 95 front and sure enough they fit awesome. I then put the pads in place and the back pad barely makes contact with the bracket and looks like it will easily fall off. So off to the parts store again. I looked at calipers and pads and they are all different. Then brought the rotors back to the store and compared them. Not only is the 95 bigger in the middle but it sits back 1/8" further. Then it dawned on me, Im using unit bearings that came with the TJ shafts I picked up.. apparently the unit bearing is bigger. I exchanged the new rotors for the original ones I picked up, swapped the unit bearing out for the 88 ones and every thing went back together perfect.. although that last lugnut never really tightened all the way
but on a even better note

$210 shipped little over a week to get it done including shipping from up north.

Well that concludes my well over due update. I was hoping to finish up by christmas.. Ive had some family isues come up. Not saying it wont be done by then but not looking great. of course family comes first.. Most of my to do list is just wrapping up a bunch of little loose ends so I think a few good days of solid work will get it finished.

 

[Sixpack]

Enjoyed reading your build brother, good job. I'm starting a refurb on a 1978 CJ7 I picked up in the panhandle after Hurricane Michael for $1500.00. It was hit by a tree and knocked all the rust out of it. It was a farmers farm truck.