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Renodemona wrote:Electrical is fun! At least on mine, the round-ish keys fit the glove box only and the square one works in the doors, ignition, and tail gate. So you might get lucky and have glove box keys still.
Electrical is a lot of fun!
I will have to try that with the keys.
'47 CJ2A My build
'74 Cherokee S 401/auto My build
'94 Cherokee 4.0 5 speed
'06 Liberty Renegade
'46 CJ2A
I like your steady progress.
We have not even taken the tarp of ours in a month.
We did buy a running drivetrain for ours, tranny goes out for a rebuild and we traded parts for a QT with a new Morse chain.
New engine is a 360 but it will keep us moving until we can find a suitable (not left testical priced) 401 replacement.
A collection of 1966 to 1986 parts. Self Inflicted Flesh Wound
Caddy425/TH400/Atlas 4spd/14B/D60/locked front and rear/Hydroassist/39.5 Irocks (Join date = Friday the 13th)
1980 Cherokee wrangled & mangled
MSD complete system
Eddy intake
Holley 650
Comp cam 270H
4" Rusty's
Ramsey 12K winch
208
Built to drive not sit in the garage.
No longer strangled. I didn't build it for anyone else.
If you can't improve it why waste your time?
Huge thanks to Serehill for helping me over the web. I got my Cherokee started for the first time in a long time. I switched over to HEI and removed some wires and upgraded other. It runs!
1980 Cherokee wrangled & mangled
MSD complete system
Eddy intake
Holley 650
Comp cam 270H
4" Rusty's
Ramsey 12K winch
208
Built to drive not sit in the garage.
No longer strangled. I didn't build it for anyone else.
If you can't improve it why waste your time?
Well got the alternator brackets I need. Going to put off swapping alternators until I get it running right.
Decided to rebuild my Carter AFB. ( Thinking it may be part of my problem, who knows how long this Jeep sat before I got it. Plus it leaked a little)
Must have been rebuilt by the previous owner at some point. The blue rubber piece on the plunger was on the wrong way, Float level and float drop were way off....
So I am glad I took it apart. It is now back on the engine but I have yet to try it. Baby steps. This Jeep gets frustrating very fast for me.
Also got a new cluster gauge bezel. My original was cracked/missing pieces. Little bit different then what I have, so I am going to try and make the "new" one look like my older one.
'47 CJ2A My build
'74 Cherokee S 401/auto My build
'94 Cherokee 4.0 5 speed
'06 Liberty Renegade
'46 CJ2A
berettajeep wrote:Well got the alternator brackets I need. Going to put off swapping alternators until I get it running right.
I have the same Motorola alternator as your truck. What alternator did you end up going with? Will you just be using later FSJ alternator brackets from the years they used Delco alts?
73 J4000. 360, MC 2100, T18A, D20, stock closed knuckle Dana 44 front, 60-2 rear. Warn Lock-O-Matics, Warn/Belleview electric winch, true duals with glasspacks, old-school front diff skid plate, used 265 Toyos on 16" AR wheels.
berettajeep wrote:Well got the alternator brackets I need. Going to put off swapping alternators until I get it running right.
I have the same Motorola alternator as your truck. What alternator did you end up going with? Will you just be using later FSJ alternator brackets from the years they used Delco alts?
I am going with 120 amp cs-144 from a '86 Buick 3.1. Yes I am using the later bracket.
'47 CJ2A My build
'74 Cherokee S 401/auto My build
'94 Cherokee 4.0 5 speed
'06 Liberty Renegade
'46 CJ2A
berettajeep wrote:I am going with 120 amp cs-144 from a '86 Buick 3.1. Yes I am using the later bracket.
Great, thank you.
73 J4000. 360, MC 2100, T18A, D20, stock closed knuckle Dana 44 front, 60-2 rear. Warn Lock-O-Matics, Warn/Belleview electric winch, true duals with glasspacks, old-school front diff skid plate, used 265 Toyos on 16" AR wheels.
Still needs to be fine tuned. Think I am at 7-8* ATC. now. Runs decent. I really didn't get on it, baby steps. When I shut it off it did not diesel either! That may be a fluke so I won't get too excited about that just yet.
Thought about driving it tomorrow to work but it is so nice here I am enjoying driving my '47 with the doors/top off.
'47 CJ2A My build
'74 Cherokee S 401/auto My build
'94 Cherokee 4.0 5 speed
'06 Liberty Renegade
'46 CJ2A
berettajeep wrote:I am going with 120 amp cs-144 from a '86 Buick 3.1. Yes I am using the later bracket.
Great, thank you.
FYI, the bracket I have should work but I will need some spacers and possibly drill and tap a hole in my A/C bracket. I am still running the stock bracket and alternator. I have found a few different types of brackets and may try to find/purchase them to see what is the best option for me.
'47 CJ2A My build
'74 Cherokee S 401/auto My build
'94 Cherokee 4.0 5 speed
'06 Liberty Renegade
'46 CJ2A