The ARP bolts came in for the front diff cover. ARP recommends 24 ft/lbs, so that’s what I went with. The factory manual rec of 30-35 is way too high for a 5/16 bolt. Old vs new, and installed. Bling, bling!
Next I started playing around with radiator/trans cooler placement. I finally arrived at a placement where the radiator is back towards the engine, leaving an inch or so between the fan clutch and the core. I decided to stay with a mechanical fan for now. This leaves me plenty of room for a large A/C evaporator and also a large trans cooler. The radiator does not have provisions for a trans cooler so I’ll have to run a larger cooler with a thermostat. Ordered an evap and a cooler, time to figure out mounts.
Speaking of ordering parts, some are trickling in. Like the carpet kit from ACC, purchased through Morris. Looks nice and heavy.
I also ordered a Grant steering wheel through Morris. I wanted a 14” wheel, black, leather wrapped. Having it look like a wheel Jeep might have used is a bonus. I might have to get one of those emblems from Jeremy to finish it off. I have to decide if I want to leave the 5 bolts covered or exposed.
Last little bit- I couldn’t have the transfer case shifter stick a different profile than the trans shifter. So I ordered a chunk of 1/2” hex rod. Smallest size was 3’ so I’ll have some extra. Something tells me that threading it to fit my shifter might be difficult...
Thats all for now. Going to start playing with wiring. I’ve got a ton of stuff still in order- fan shroud, brake prop valve, multifunction stalk for the column, door lock cylinders...the list never ends!