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What did you do to or with your CJ today?

What did you do to or with your CJ today?
After doing my front disc swap, I finally got around to replacing the master cylinder, prop valve, and all brake lines. I used Nickel Copper lines to make bending a lot less of a pain...it's a hair too soft, though. Gotta be careful how hard you crank down on those double flange fittings...crushed a couple of flanges in the process and had a couple leaks...easy fix though.

I still need to adjust the rear brakes a bit...tested out a panic stop on the test drive and almost ran off the road.

Next on the list is to get working on that 351w...
 

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I beat the snot out of a CJ yesterday. Did Black Bear in the morning and Imogene in the afternoon. Then just for giggles and grins, we did Brooklyn Pass on the way back to Silverton. It was dark when we got back but still a good day and the old CJ was still running great.
I love the Annual Colorado trail ride.
 
Took the 3a out for a drive with my wife to get stromboli

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Then on the Scrambler, I added some TJ tow hooks. One on the front and one on the rear.
 
gr8dain said:
Took the 3a out for a drive with my wife to get stromboli

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Then on the Scrambler, I added some TJ tow hooks. One on the front and one on the rear.
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So small next to the car it looks like a new Mahindra. Not that I have Seen one in person, but the picture of one
 
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So small next to the car it looks like a new Mahindra. Not that I have Seen one in person, but the picture of one
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Yep. It is tiny. That was what I thought too when I parked it there. Made that audi look huge. But the. Looking at the parking spot, I had tons of space around the Willys.
 
Hi beams haven't been working on my '76 CJ5 ...then recently, low beams were working, but not high beams. Then a couple days ago, neither were working. Pulled out the hi/low beam switch and the wiring plug was cracked and missing plastic, exposing the terminals...probably from stomping on it while pressing down the parking brake. Replaced the switch and cut off the old plug and used a DIY method of slip connectors because any wiring plug you get from the auto parts store only has 3 wires and 18ga wiring. I have mine set up with 16ga wires and a 4-wire setup for the hi-beam dash light.

Everything works like a champ now!
 
Organizing my garage and reading these in anticipation of my CJs arrival. Expect to bring it home on the 8th.
 

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Showed the JK crowd at work that leaf springs will flex
 

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I fabricated a bracket for my heat control, replaced my rear diff drain plug with a new one that isn't wallered out, cleared the drain hose on my heater air intake, and swapped out the electrical choke on my Weber carb for a manual choke.

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Nice! I also run a manual choke...... you will find it’ll serve double duty as a theft deterrent. Most ills will have absolutely no idea how to operate it LOL


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shum8 said:
Nice! I also run a manual choke...... you will find it’ll serve double duty as a theft deterrent. Most ills will have absolutely no idea how to operate it LOL


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I'm a manual choke guy also. Could never get my electric choke on the Webber to work right and the manual works great
 
My choke on my holley is sticking. I either need to close it with my hand before I start the Jeep, or sit after I start it and wait before leaving so it can warm up. Thinking about a manual choke. Or a new carb. Or FI. Have to make up my mind one of these days.
 
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My choke on my holley is sticking. I either need to close it with my hand before I start the Jeep, or sit after I start it and wait before leaving so it can warm up. Thinking about a manual choke. Or a new carb. Or FI. Have to make up my mind one of these days.
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Just waiting to finish rebuilding an engine then swap it out and going FI and never looking back
 
Belizean said:
I'm a manual choke guy also. Could never get my electric choke on the Webber to work right and the manual works great
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My electrical choke was stuck in the half open position until the engine warmed up then it randomly either open up completely or close itself and kill the engine. Plus, I just like manual chokes better.

Heck, I have to say I forgot how much fun it is to work on car that is completely mechanical. I had not realized how much I had grown to despise OBD until I bought this Jeep where I can literally fix almost anything in my driveway.
 
Scout1067 said:
My electrical choke was stuck in the half open position until the engine warmed up then it randomly either open up completely or close itself and kill the engine. Plus, I just like manual chokes better.



Heck, I have to say I forgot how much fun it is to work on car that is completely mechanical. I had not realized how much I had grown to despise OBD until I bought this Jeep where I can literally fix almost anything in my driveway.
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No check engine lights, no auto door locks, no traction control, no lane departure or following distance warnings, and no stupid backup camera...... life is good......


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No check engine lights, no auto door locks, no traction control, no lane departure or following distance warnings, and no stupid backup camera...... life is good......


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And the only air bag is the wife sitting next to you.:)
 
Oh, man - you went there....


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Put the 3b together enough to lead a trail run this weekend. Still have to paint the hood and windshield (next week).
Hopefully I’ll be loaded up and on the road by 4pm, once there I’ll setup camp and finish some needed electrical work and a TFI upgrade on the 3b before running the trail Saturday morning.
Although I didn’t finish this build in 5 weeks like I had hoped I did achieve my second goal of running it at fall crawl this weekend.

Took it for a test/fuel/parts run and it worked as it should. That short run produced half a dozen comments on the jeep and several thumbs up. I’m sure driving without the windshield caused some attention as well.

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