You’re right, solex is still about half of the original though. My bad. Knew it needed significantly less. I’ll keep my mouth shut now.
I know there are a thousand tidbits of advice, and a handful of comedy moments in this thread, but I had a stalling condition in my F134 before I...
We got a little over an inch of snow last night. First snow since the rebuild, so I had to complete the obligatory first drive in the snow to make...
I have a Dauntless with T14 out of a ‘71 CJ5 in my ‘65 and went with the Valeo 52641412 clutch kit from RockAuto after reading that the Luk 01029...
Well, about two weeks ago I started replacing the gas tank, but between work trips, sick kiddos, and getting ready for Christmas, the project was...
It’s been a really busy summer and fall with work. Finally getting to drive the jeep around and working through some kinks since I finished the...
I mounted mine to the front bumper with a couple of mounts I bought from Amazon and bolted on. Hi-Jack Lift Mounts by Backyard 65-CJ5 posted Oct...
This is what mine looks like. It’s a recent rebuild. My cap might be rotated a little bit more clockwise than yours in the picture, but it looks...
[ATTACH] Well, I finally took the Backyard CJ out for a spin. I have a few things I need to address, but gosh it was nice to be able to take it...
John, thanks for the kind words. Like I said in previous posts, I tend to only see/focus on the places where I could have made it better. Over...
I am 99% sure my dauntless and driveline came out of a 1971. It has the one piece bell without any adapter to the T14. Not sure if a later 70s 231...
Short post today. It’s been nice to focus on some finishing aspects of the project to get it road worthy. Here are some pictures of the front...
Lights installed by Backyard 65-CJ5 posted Jun 25, 2023 at 9:17 PMAnother good weekend in the books. I pulled the entire wiring harness and went...
I use these clamps on mine. They come in different sizes so you can use the appropriate clamp for the size of the wire loom you’re running.
Been a fantastic weekend. Happy Fathers Day to all the dads out there. I can certainly thank mine for my interest in cars. Anywho… Here is a list...
I appreciate the comment. It’s been a long work in progress, and it sure feels close to being a driving project again. I had the dauntless...
Good morning! It’s been a minute since I posted. Between work and splitting time with my other project, progress on the CJ has been at idle for a...
I am running Dakota Digital. They look good, are easy to see, light up well, integrated tach, and have options for electronic speedo or GPS if you...
I have now reviewed a few threads on these, to include removing the tubes. Not super excited about it, but I will tackle it when I change out my...
(I apologize ahead of time for a long post without pictures) Well everyone, I am going to shift gears away from the twin stick questions - thank...
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