Project Patience....a 90 MJ DD/Trail Sleeper.
OK. I finally settled on a name. Project Patience. I tend to rush through projects, and not complete them exactly the way i want. But no more! MJ's are getting sparse, and i want this one done right. A purpose built DD / trail rig capable of Moab/Ouray/Mountain trails.
https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.che...6e08651d76.jpg Basic Specs: 1990 MJ Eliminator Colorado Red 219,000 on the body 170,000 on the drivetrain H.O block with a Renix top end spectre intake AX-15 NP231 8.25 rear/HPD30 front, both from a 97 xj. Open diffs with 3.55's 4" rough country AAL SUA lift 31x10.5 Yokohama AT's The Bad:
SYE and Tom Woods Shaft,e-lockers front, tru-trac rear, TNT trusses, Cav Fab 3-link Alpha, TNT Belly pan, open cooling system, seats/ MJ buckets or swap seats, HO intake manifold, Header, Lund Visor, Bilstein shocks, hooligan Steel fenders, napier rear flares, Roll Bar? soft topper, Exhaust electric outlets/ converter, Bed line the Bed and rockers, Cut n fold bed, jks quick discos, KrustyBawler Fab Sliders, Floor pan coating, steel brake lines, winch, H$ upgrade and putco harness, XJ wonders main wires, Alternator relocate/ZJ swap/remove A/C. Remove the weight dist valve/swap to xj. WJ booster, Softopper, Overland Storage. |
Some more photos. This weekend will be diving in to the fog light wiring before the thing catches fire. https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.che...374c8a6bc8.jpghttps://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.che...e9f9306f98.jpghttps://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.che...d97f89b1ec.jpghttps://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.che...fbcd1d18e5.jpghttps://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.che...f01eacb2f6.jpg
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So whatcha gonna do with your other air intake kit? :brows: lol
Nice find!:thumbup: |
Originally Posted by rcguymike
(Post 3335446)
So whatcha gonna do with your other air intake kit? :brows: lol
Nice find!:thumbup: |
Originally Posted by WyoCherokee
(Post 3335448)
It went with the XJ.
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Originally Posted by rcguymike
(Post 3335457)
Darn, was hoping you'd say it's already in the mail on the way to my house. Didn't the comanche come with D44 rear ends? Why'd they swap to 8.25?
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dash lights are ok https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.che...f8c0ba0624.jpg all the lights work https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.che...c16815243d.jpg Not a fan of these. hopefully they have enough backspacing for 12.5's |
Well made. Bit of progress today. Found a few items i will have to address. Coolant leak, power steering leak. Wiring... Cleaning up the rear most ground.
https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.che...785c84d538.jpg The PO's fog light mess.... https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.che...7bf01ac332.jpg It finally got above single digits today, but still had the heater on. made the garage nice and toasty https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.che...35c95327e1.jpg passenger headlight bucket https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.che...40a824c97f.jpg CSF eluminum radiator....with a leak! time to swap to an open cooling system. https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.che...e9f7e30292.jpg The storage bottle..has a leak https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.che...77bdb2e931.jpg power steering leak....time to do a durango swap https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.che...8bfc39b67f.jpg Front light bar wiring...ugh. i cleaned these up with shrink wrap connectors for now. https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.che...654061554b.jpg the bumper is only held on with 2 big bolts and a small one on each side. He also tied in the 2 side fogs into the factory harness. its actually a good connection. https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.che...f556bafce8.jpg |
Also fixed my turn signals. was a bad flasher switch. Still no brake lights, but i traced power to the brake switch, but no power out the other side. I am thinking bad switch, or bad connection. i will have to remove the seat to get under there and pull the switch. Hopefully tackle that tomorrow. Cleaned all grounds and connections. Tried to find a battery cable to replace the ground strap from the head to the firewall, but nobody had the right stuff. probbaly have to order that in.
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Reference Post. This guy has some good easy to follow videos. is he a member on here?
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Well i just scored a WJ boosterc MC and hard lines from a 99WJ for $100. Will pick them up over new years. Thank goodness for craigslist. I dont really want to attempt to flare the hard lines, so i will just drop those off at a machine shop.
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Nice! planning any stopping comparison vids/tests? lol
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Ok, so I do have reverse lights. That's issue fixed now for brake lights.... the switch is finehttps://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.che...d3faa665e9.jpgClosed circuit=continuity
https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.che...87c1c4fe36.jpgOpen circuit=no continuity I have power to the connector. So I jumped the connector to simulate a closed circuit..aas soon as I jump the connector, i lose power, almost as if it grounds out. My hazards alalso do not work. So that leads me to a bad hazard switch or multi function switch. Ugh. |
Ok I feel like a total idiot......anyone see what's missing here? Off to autozone we go!https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.che...5b2eb8e679.jpg
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Originally Posted by rcguymike
(Post 3336995)
Nice! planning any stopping comparison vids/tests? lol
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