I have recently bought a ‘77 Cherokee 4 door. It has a 401 but has had a top engine fire. So the wiring harness is toast. I went to a salvage yard and found a harness out of a’78 I thought would work but when I got it home some of the wires won’t be connected at the firewall. I have had it running with some “creative wiring” and the engine sounds good for something the hasn’t been tagged in 25 years.
So I am at a crossroads. Should i:
1) buy a painless harness (don’t know which one or how many circuits) and get it running
2) completely rebuild the engine with same painless harness
3) swap for a diesel (I’m thinking buying a 12 valve Cummins, transmission and transfer case out of a salvage yard) for the fuel mileage
4) suggestions….
My intention for this is for an overland hunting/camp rig. I would like to drive it where I’m going not to always trailer it