What did you do to your rig today?

[LaZorraRoja 168]

Mostly done with my Naspresso (Napa) compressor hard mount. Finished the wiring to the relays etc today. I didn't have the factory aux switches so I used the offroadland 6 gang set. I didn't want to drill anywhere to mount it so I used a carmount magnetic holder, which lets the switch move a bit if you want to reposition it. 

Big thanks to everyone for the input and to Scott for the loom!

[Stacey and Scott 1,228]

31 minutes ago, LaZorraRoja said:

Mostly done with my Naspresso (Napa) compressor hard mount. Finished the wiring to the relays etc today. I didn't have the factory aux switches so I used the offroadland 6 gang set. I didn't want to drill anywhere to mount it so I used a carmount magnetic holder, which lets the switch move a bit if you want to reposition it. 

Big thanks to everyone for the input and to Scott for the loom!

You know I've got plenty more if you want to wrap those primary cables

[LaZorraRoja 168]

1 hour ago, Stacey and Scott said:

You know I've got plenty more if you want to wrap those primary cables

Ha! 

[WILL E 427]

That compressor install turned out nice!  Where did you get the waterproof circuit breaker?

[LaZorraRoja 168]

1 hour ago, WILL E said:

That compressor install turned out nice!  Where did you get the waterproof circuit breaker?

Thanks man! The breaker is from big brother undercover:

WOHHOM 120 Amp Circuit Breaker with Manual Reset 12V-36V DC Waterproof Surface Mount for Car Audio Rv Marine Boat Truck Trolling Motors, 30-300A Car Speaker Resettable Fuse https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08D39FKVW/ref=cm_sw_r_awdo_navT_g_Z13TRYWG83FEC3YJFH0V

[Curly 973]

Pulled the distributor on the Wagoneer today and took it apart to replace the centrifugal/mechanical advance springs.  I installed a lighter set of springs that will allow full timing advance at a lower RPM.  The pic is a generic photo of the springs.  My first time fooling around with this mod, it did make a difference, but I still need more low end acceleration.  The engine runs amazingly smooth for its age/mileage (~200,000).  The search for power continues.

[Cullen McCarthy 42]

Long Saturday, did not get the gears fully swapped. Ran into a shim issue on the front. But should have one that will get me the backlash I want by Friday.

Did get the fenders and level kit installed and mounted the rims and tires. This week will be the bed rack swap.

[4x4tographer 2,929]

2 minutes ago, Cullen McCarthy said:

Long Saturday, did not get the gears fully swapped. Ran into a shim issue on the front. But should have one that will get me the backlash I want by Friday.

Did get the fenders and level kit installed and mounted the rims and tires. This week will be the bed rack swap.

 

 

Oh laud that's coming together nicely. Looking good!

[gold digger 18]

On 12/11/2021 at 6:17 PM, gold digger said:

 Been working on rebuild of THE REAL JEEP 1978 CJ5. It has been a very long project but progress is being made!

More stuff happening 

[LaZorraRoja 168]

New booty. 

Don't ask what I did to my old booty. 😢

Just to keep me from being totally happy, I managed to ding the quarter panel putting it on. 

 

I also finished sealing off wind noise areas. I can actually hear my tires now. 

Both areas that I addressed were subtle. First was the gasket around the windshield at the top where it meets the frame. I put a very thin bead of flowable silicone on the edge to seal tiny imperfections in the gasket.

 

Then, behind the little plastic doohickeys behind the side mirrors is a piece of foam that doesn't do squat. I pulled both sides off and gave them a liberal coat of 3M weather strip adhesive and then put them back on. 

It's not a Lexus, but it's much better.