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1983 Scrambler "STUMP JUMPER". Frame off, 5.3 Conversion.

I've laid out my dash and wiring harness and getting ready to attack it head on. I'm having to combine the Painless chassis harness with the Speedhut Gauge cluster and the Painless EFI engine harness. It's not really as bad as I make it sound it's just that I have a phobia about cutting wires on $2,600.00 worth of brand new electrical components.

As you can see I also installed my shifter this weekend. It's a B+M. I think it will be ok but I probably would be happier with the Lokar or Carr.
 

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With the speedhut gauges you'll have a lot of wires not used in the harness. I just left around 4" ends, shrink tube the end and used plastic ties to keep them together (never know when you'll need a extra ground or dash light). The speedhut gauges made it easier to wire verse using the old gauges.
 
The dash wiring is done and Jammer you were right, the Speedhut gauges only use about half the wires in the harness. It would be so nice if someone would make a harness specific to the Speedhut gauges. In hind sight I wish I would have done all the wiring on the bench and opened up the harness and removed all the wires that wasn't being used. I also got the Vintage air HVAC wired too. Guys I'm getting so close I can almost smell gas fumes. I may be going to the painter today to pick up my front fenders and hood. I should be reinstalling the steering column later today too. Also between the Painless harness, the Speedhut gauges and the Vintage air theres no more worry about having enough ground. I bet I hooked up close to a dozen different grounds between the body, the dash and the gauge.

Someone asked me why I didn't install a clock and a tack. Well I ordered the Speedhut cluster with a built in tack and Gps operated speedometer and didn't realize the it also had a GPS digital clock. It also has an inclinometer with a warning buzzer I guess to let you know when your about to flip it. The speedometer will work off of the GPS or as a electric speedometer. Now I need to find a place to mount the GPS antenna. With a fiberglass top it should work from the inside.

Like the gator said when his tail was cut off, It won't be long now.
 
On my fiberglass body cj7 I used right stuff and glued to cowl vent. On both cj7 and cj8 I ran the antenna through cowl vent duct work, under vent cover (stainless so will effect reception if left under cover) and glued to top of cover. Works great. Had xm radio antenna inside on windshield frame and would loose reception. If you have plastic cowl cover, glue to duct floor under cover.
 
Link to the style preluber I used-

http://www.enginelabs.com/news/video-building-a-homemade-ls-pre-oiler/

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Installed my two front fenders today and finished fabricating my AC hoses. Now I'm thinking that maybe I should pull the fuel injectors out of the engine and have them cleaned and checked out before I try to start it up. I'm also thinking about pre oiling the internal parts of the engine through one of the oil ports. I've come to far to over look something simple now.
 

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It's time to start the drum roll. I should be trying to start her up by next weekend if a couple small parts I have ordered come in.
 
I also need to check all four of my shop fire extinguishers first. LOL
 
I shouldn't joke too much, I feel the same when I first fire up a new jeep.:crazy:
 
Hey, I recorded mine when I got it fired up. I was so freaking happy
 
we had better, would miss the comments. plus you have to be around when it's my turn:banghead:
 
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