63 cj5

thanks
i work on it before and after work as well as my days off.

 

http://earlycj5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=64153

 

i have no idea what kinda car these came out of.
it was so twisted and bashed up i couldnt tell...

 

I kinda did the samething with mine. THe backs were hacked off, so I did a little mod to it. Only I added sliders to mine.

 

these are as far back as they can go.
i am only 5.10 and i am glad im not any taller!

 

Welcome to the addiction.

Why else would we continue to spend money on a vehicle that most peoplewould have scrapped long ago.

 

yeah well.
im kinda stupid that way...
i have wanted a willys ever since i saw reruns of RAT PATROL on teevee when i was a kid......R)

 

Yup thats what mine look like too and I feel like I'm hugging the wheel! I'm glad I'm only 5'8"!

I think I'm also going to pick up one of those wiring kits, so I look forward to hearing reviews on it

 

well
i tried my turn signals but no dice.
i think i burnt a fuse.
it is so cold outside that i can only handle being out there for so long.
when i am a retired ol fart.
im gettin a heated garage!
this thing would be done by now...
yesterday i bought a KATS EXTERNAL TYPE ENGINE HEATER 1500 watts.
and i am waiting on that wiring harness which by the way now costs only $77.00.
i dunno how that guy can sell em that cheap.
(but i am glad he does!)

my engine is running great.

 

Keep it up unclebill. You will get everything figured out.

 

i am dyin to get the slug* rewired so i can trust it.
like i say.
it is running great.


http://s98.photobucket.com/albums/l272/billhedges/?action=view&current=zsmithwesson27-2030-1.flv


* i named it the slug because it can slowly go anywhere...

 

i have been researching rewiring jeeps and found this.
i think it's funny.
a man named Bob Robinson and his CJ2A
he says it has a wiring diagram that makes a flashlight look like the space shuttle.

 

looking at the wiring diagram for the harness that is on it's way.
it is pretty darn straightforward.
god i hope this goes smooth!

i am going to lay out a clean tarp under the jeep and lay out the harness.
then label each wire as to what goes where.
i am afraid to just rip all the old wiring out
but there are 3 different buss bars dangling in the way.
and the whole thing has been rewired at least 3 times.
nobody removed any previous wires.
so it looks like a bowl of spaghetti.

how would you guys go about it?
rip out old and start over?
or do it one wire at a time?

 

Oops, now you've done it. lots of us here watched them as a kid, only it wasn't on reruns.
I just started reading your thread and your making astonishing progress with your jeep, keep up the good work.:hurrican:

 

thank you
but i wouldnt be anywhere if it wasnt for guys like you answering my inane /childlike questions.
i must ask a half dozen of em a day.
the most i have ever done to any car in my life is change the oil.
no WONDER i get stuck on a daily basis!:?
i am still in shock that i am actually going to rewire this.
what in the world have i gotten myself into?

astonishing huh?
that makes me feel good.
thanks again
bill

 

back to the task at hand.
i want to use some rust encapsulator on my floorboards and then paint them until i can afford to hire a welder to do the work needed.
i will wire wheel them and get them as tidy as possible first.

 

seats installed.
brakes are coming along.
engine heater is here.
wiring harness is on it's way.

i am a professional window washer so i am trading a window job for use of a fully equipped heated mechanics garage for the rest of the work i need to do to get the slug legal and safe.

 

i am trading a mechanic buddy of mine a yugo mauser for an afternoons work on the slug.
i love it when he comes over because he is very patient with me and explains everything he is doing and makes me do it too.
i could read manuals until my eyes failed and i wouldnt learn as much as i do with this guy in an hour.
in return i am going to teach him how to reload ammo.
now THATS something i DO know about!
i have a dedicated reloading room in my house with 3 presses and all the fixins.
i am set up to load for 17 calibers.

 

i stomped on my brakes today and stalled the engine in 2nd gear.