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Re: 85 CJ body tub weight
Dale Beckett wrote:
> > Mike Romain says... > > Dale Beckett wrote: > > > > > > Mike Romain says... > > > > Dale Beckett wrote: > > > > > > > > > > L.W.(=?iso-8859-1?Q?=DFill?=) ------ III says... > > > [snip] > > > >{SNIP} > > > > I ran a negative battery cable over to the back of the fuse panel and > > mounted some electrical clamps there for the ground wires. I ran a > > dedicated 10 ga ground for each harness piece and terminated all of them > > at the above ground tap. > > > > For the solenoid ground, I mounted that to the side of the engine block > > behind the alternator. The dash also got it's own ground. > > > > I soldered the ground tags right onto the outside of the front signal > > lens > > sockets and soldered it to the plate inside the rear fixtures. > > > > For the rad, I use an old bed frame and just welded up a couple L shapes > > and used old rad hose squares as vibration washers. It held for 5 years > > of heavy off roading and one roll over. I finally twisted up enough > > last fall to snap the metal side strap on the rad, so welded a 1"x1/8" > > bar along the outside of the rad like [. That held until last week when > > I snapped the other side on an off road trip. I am just welding that > > one up today for the next 4 day trip tomorrow. My Rad will now have > > heavy brackets on both sides like [=====] . :-) > > > > You have to watch the roll bar height. The floor can be too thick so > > the hard top might not fit on. The heater was a bit of a pain to fit > > flush so I use spacers and left it pointing a bit to the passenger > > side. You cannot see this when looking at it. I think I had to shorten > > the steering brace by 1/4" or so, no trouble there. > > > > I managed to put 6"x1/4"x4" plate under the floor under the roll bar so > > the frame mount hits the plate and the seat belt is bolted down to it. > > > > All in all I love the 'glass body! It was worth the work and is so > > light my CJ7 is downright scary with the acceleration it has. She goes > > like a scalded cat thanks to some nice sites like > > http://home.sprynet.com/~dale02/ignmods.htm > > > > Mike > > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 > > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's > > > > Thanks for the clues on some things I wouldn't have thought of. > And you're right, that IS a cool site, isn't it? :) > > -- > > Dale Beckett You are more than welcome. Please feel free to ask if you need more ideas. Mike |
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