85 CJ body tub weight
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Re: 85 CJ body tub weight
Dale Beckett wrote:
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> 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
>
> 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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