Lowrange2
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Abbeville, SC
Saweet! You're driving this to the crawl, right?
2014 MJ (code name Abby)
- Thread starter KPTHEMP
- Start date
HECK YEAH !
- Location
- Camden, SC
Why you ask you aren't going to show..... :conceited
Cannot wait to see it.
- Location
- Harrisburg, NC
Lowrange2
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Abbeville, SC
of course
Picked up some missing parts from the JY, most of this stuff rotted away or was broken on the donor
Cleaned up the JY Tranny lines, grease and oil keeps old parts like new
Installed the P/s bracket, pump and lines, intake and exhaust manifold, straight bored throttle body (another shelf item from TRT back in 2009), alt bracket, alt, ac bracket, ac compressor, 195 thermostat (with extra hole), new temp sensor, new water pump, new water pump outlet pipe, starter, auto trans lines, battery tray and sensor(fixed the sensor plug, previous electric tape splice from PO)
Need to source a steering box and fuel rail with injectors, donor parts are too far gone
Cleaned up the JY Tranny lines, grease and oil keeps old parts like new
Installed the P/s bracket, pump and lines, intake and exhaust manifold, straight bored throttle body (another shelf item from TRT back in 2009), alt bracket, alt, ac bracket, ac compressor, 195 thermostat (with extra hole), new temp sensor, new water pump, new water pump outlet pipe, starter, auto trans lines, battery tray and sensor(fixed the sensor plug, previous electric tape splice from PO)
Need to source a steering box and fuel rail with injectors, donor parts are too far gone
- Location
- Middle Tennessee
Looking really good Kris. This is a great build thread!
Thanks, a lot of sweat, some blood and a few tears
Getting a lot of little things done:
-Cleaned up, painted and Installed the 4wd shifter linkage
-Installed the axle shafts and wheel bearings, need to pick up some front pads to go any further
Broke the steering box bolts off in the box on the donor so i picked up a nice box from a 99 durango V8 4x4 at the PAP, much beefier and a lot cleaner, installed using the durango bolts and the comanche original bracket, in one piece and great condition:
Installed the A/C lines, heater hoses, coil pack, engine wiring harness, fan, belt, radiator hoses, radiator, debris shield, Spectre intake (in progress), Stainless braided Fuel Line (from a ZJ), emissions hoses (to rear), EVAP Purge Solenoid
Picked up the parts to fix this the right way and use with my Prime 4x4 terminals I won at Moab
To do big items:
-Fix door hinges or install late model hinges
-Figure out some gas tank/emission box arrangement
-Wiring
-Cleaned up, painted and Installed the 4wd shifter linkage
-Installed the axle shafts and wheel bearings, need to pick up some front pads to go any further
Broke the steering box bolts off in the box on the donor so i picked up a nice box from a 99 durango V8 4x4 at the PAP, much beefier and a lot cleaner, installed using the durango bolts and the comanche original bracket, in one piece and great condition:
Installed the A/C lines, heater hoses, coil pack, engine wiring harness, fan, belt, radiator hoses, radiator, debris shield, Spectre intake (in progress), Stainless braided Fuel Line (from a ZJ), emissions hoses (to rear), EVAP Purge Solenoid
Picked up the parts to fix this the right way and use with my Prime 4x4 terminals I won at Moab
To do big items:
-Fix door hinges or install late model hinges
-Figure out some gas tank/emission box arrangement
-Wiring
Fixed all the terminal ends, the right way !
sorted all the wiring out, wasn't as bad as previously thought, basically kept everything in its place and separated the Left and Right tail light pigtails and ran them out the back of the cab, going to make jumpers to connect to the tail light since they are not long enough to reach the rear using 2 late model harnesses, trying to avoid any splicing
tracked down, cleaned up and installed a fuel rail and injectors from a WJ
Installed a Rock auto fan shroud and new electric fan that was a warranty replacement
also installed late model door hinges, wiper motor, doors, bed, gas tank, emission box, filled the fluids and completed a engine test run at 1752 hrs today, more to follow...
sorted all the wiring out, wasn't as bad as previously thought, basically kept everything in its place and separated the Left and Right tail light pigtails and ran them out the back of the cab, going to make jumpers to connect to the tail light since they are not long enough to reach the rear using 2 late model harnesses, trying to avoid any splicing
tracked down, cleaned up and installed a fuel rail and injectors from a WJ
Installed a Rock auto fan shroud and new electric fan that was a warranty replacement
also installed late model door hinges, wiper motor, doors, bed, gas tank, emission box, filled the fluids and completed a engine test run at 1752 hrs today, more to follow...
Took a little break over the Holidays, slowly getting back into this.
-painted and installed rear driveshaft from 2wd XJ
-installed XJ rear shackles to lower the rear a bit
-custom made and installed jumper extensions for the rear tail lights using the existing XJ harness and 2 JY tail light harnesses, so its clean and just plugs in with out splices. I sorted the wiring harness and ran the separate lines out the rear of the cab, on on each side for each tail light, but this only reached as far as the axle, so it needed an extension to reach the tail light cavity.
-tacked in the rear axle to the mounts, still need to set pinion angle, I don't have a gauge
-installed MJ barke cable on the driver side and used the existing XJ cable on the pass
-installed the brake lines and bled the brakes
-installed roller tires off the XJ, enough to move it around for now while I move on to the next step of body work
-Installed V8 ZJ tie rod assy from JY, since the XJ was shot, much Beefier !
set of shocks, and rear lower shock mounts from ruff stuff are on the way, and that should take care of the major stuff, then on to the body...
-painted and installed rear driveshaft from 2wd XJ
-installed XJ rear shackles to lower the rear a bit
-custom made and installed jumper extensions for the rear tail lights using the existing XJ harness and 2 JY tail light harnesses, so its clean and just plugs in with out splices. I sorted the wiring harness and ran the separate lines out the rear of the cab, on on each side for each tail light, but this only reached as far as the axle, so it needed an extension to reach the tail light cavity.
-tacked in the rear axle to the mounts, still need to set pinion angle, I don't have a gauge
-installed MJ barke cable on the driver side and used the existing XJ cable on the pass
-installed the brake lines and bled the brakes
-installed roller tires off the XJ, enough to move it around for now while I move on to the next step of body work
-Installed V8 ZJ tie rod assy from JY, since the XJ was shot, much Beefier !
set of shocks, and rear lower shock mounts from ruff stuff are on the way, and that should take care of the major stuff, then on to the body...
Lowrange2
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Abbeville, SC
Looking awesome! Can't wait to see it all one color and the final wheel/tire package.
- Location
- Harrisburg, NC
I wish I had the OCD to make my drivetrain look like that.
I get in too much of a hurry and just want to be done with whatever it is i'm working on.
I get in too much of a hurry and just want to be done with whatever it is i'm working on.
- Location
- Camden, SC
x2
x2! Threads like this make me not want to post one about the 88 I'm about to get started on.....
Thanks for the compliments !
Shocks and Perches came in yesterday and installed today...
also started fabricating the rear tail light cavity, after some debate, I'm going with late model XJ, it's not going to be as difficult as I initially thought, grabbing some sheet metal tomorrow to fill in the gaps (yes the lights are broken, using these old ones so I don't damage the good ones during fab)
Shocks and Perches came in yesterday and installed today...
also started fabricating the rear tail light cavity, after some debate, I'm going with late model XJ, it's not going to be as difficult as I initially thought, grabbing some sheet metal tomorrow to fill in the gaps (yes the lights are broken, using these old ones so I don't damage the good ones during fab)
- Location
- Columbus, In
Nice touch using 97+ tails, Kris!
Worked on filling the gaps today, I don't own any big cutting tools, so I had to use a cut off wheel on the grinder, getting it all straight is a pain, it will look a lot nicer when finished, besides im not building a show truck, just an MJ with a little more life to live...
Thanks !
Lowrange2
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Abbeville, SC
That looks great! Glad I opportunity to encourage you to make it happen. lol
