Renegade CJ

LBarr2002 · Jul 6, 2020

Here's my fuel lines.

matth_85 · Jul 7, 2020

Looks good Larry. I will probably go the same route. I used cushion clamps on the car. The CJ has a full length return unlike the car so was looking for a clamp like you posted to keep them side by side neatly. I had some hydraulic line clamps here but they looked like crap.

matth_85 · Jul 9, 2020

Headed to the candy shop tomorrow. Not finished with the aluminum panel for the cooler rack yet it will have three dimple died holes to access the fuel filler easily and be uniform.

matth_85 · Jul 12, 2020

So we’re getting down to a punch list on the CJ....
-Wire gauges
-Wire and mount radio/speakers
-Wire fuel pump
-Cut and install corners
-Make the sliders
-Fluids
-Nut and Bolt Check
-Charge shocks/set ride height

matth_85 · Jul 12, 2020

So we’re getting down to a punch list on the CJ....
-Wire gauges
-Wire and mount radio/speakers
-Wire fuel pump
-Cut and install corners
-Make the sliders
-Fluids
-Nut and Bolt Check
-Charge shocks/set ride height

matth_85 · Jul 23, 2020

Fingers crossed we will have a running CJ with body armor and a cage inside this weekend...

97TJGUZZY · Jul 24, 2020

this thing is going to be sweet! you planning a test run before moab?

matth_85 · Jul 24, 2020

97TJGUZZY said:

Had an ambitious thought of Harlan next weekend but Nick and then aren’t going now. Plan now is Windrock for a weekend in the next two weeks. A lot of street miles and probably a quick gulches run.

I hope to have it “finished” this weekend.

matth_85 · Jul 24, 2020

Picked up the cage, looks sexy. Wiring is done less straightening it up. Lost some time today due to the brake light switch.....

Plan to fire it up tomorrow morning

matth_85 · Jul 26, 2020

It’s running. Cage is in. Power steering system bled. Trans shifter mounted. Still have to connect brake lines and bleed system. Also have to get atlas shifter set up, mount and cut body armor, get lights in and working, and some other small stuff.

Had two injectors go bad while it was down. I got one of them back going but had to order one for #8.

matth_85 · Jul 26, 2020

I drilled a lot of holes today.....

matth_85 · Jul 26, 2020

Short list getting shorter. The injector is putting a damper on scheduling the tuning session.

97TJGUZZY · Jul 27, 2020

matth_85 said:

The cage looks like a different color in all of those pictures. What color is it actually?

matth_85 · Jul 27, 2020

It’s powder blue. Used the accent color from the Renegade decals

97TJGUZZY · Jul 27, 2020

matth_85 said:

nice, thats what I thought when i saw the hood, but its tomfoolery on the camera.

matth_85 · Jul 27, 2020

97TJGUZZY said:

Yeah the pictures definitely aren’t the best representation. Once it’s outside it will probably look a little different in a picture.

matth_85 · Jul 28, 2020

Got the injector in. All good on that side now. Sounds much better...

Got one side corner cut and installed.

Have to check on the fan wiring tomorrow and address an exhaust leak.

matth_85 · Jul 29, 2020

Having a fan wiring issue. My original relay did not allow for a negative trigger. Now I have one that should and am fighting this thing. I want it to trigger from the ECM and an auxiliary switch...may just have to rewire from the relay to ECM and switch. I suppose pulling the harness I could have grounded the wire?? Tomorrow’s mystery...

Twilliamson · Jul 30, 2020

Any 4 wire relay should have worked for negative trigger. Nothing really special needed to do a ECM with Switch override, unless you want to override the ECM On. IE turn it off.

If the relay has a build in Snubbing diode, you may have to reverse 86 / 85 . If the relay is marked with either of those being ground then adjust accordingly. I would recommend relays with a built in diode just to add some extra protection to the ecm.

matth_85 · Jul 30, 2020

That’s exactly how it’s wired... but not working properly. I’ll tear into it more this afternoon and report back. For test purposes my hot wire is jumped from the battery but that shouldn’t matter.