CJTJ Build Thread

If i had a lift it wouldnt be as a big deal but i hate crawling around on the floor 

Finished painting everything, on Saturday i drove down to Daryls and picked up the missing oil scoop for the OD unit. I ended up canceling the check i sent for the gaskets. I think I am done sending checks... Made my own gaskets for the PTO and PTO adapter and figured out what oil seals the PTO output shafts needed. Took Sunday off from working on the Jeep and took the wife and dog for a Sunday drive on the ferry to Poulsbo WA then to Port Townsend WA, it was nice to take a brake.

Painted, starting the reassembly

OD unit back in, PTO ready to go in. home made gaskets.

Maritime museum in Poulsbo WA

Matching color scheme to the 2A...

Light house in Port Townsend WA built in 1879 I think, before WA was a state.

solved the high idle issue...missing o ring on number one injector. found it by spraying some starting fluid...

from 1050rpm to normal

mounted the license plate

all thats left is

shifter boots 

bikini top of some sort

and the leaky clutch bleed hose

Looking good but I thought they made rear seat stuff too…?  Is this not what you want?

pretty much done. having some issues with fuel delivery. have some parts in order.

-Barry

I havnt done much. for many reasons. but now that I have a little extra room to shuffle vehicles around my garage has opened up a little bit. I couldnt keep the old Dodge car out side so during the winter months when its not driven i always had a blocked space. Anyway, back to the CJTJ

I was having issues with a fuel surging issue, the thing would fall flat on its face. two things, i dont have a surge tank and I didnt install a pressure regulator. it was a pretty big oversight on my part but i assumed that the 2.5L didnt need it since it didnt have a return to tank line. however it still has a pressure regulator on top of the pump in the tank. so I ordered one, and holly fuel mat to deal with potential issues.

I also ordered a new master brake cylinder. I should have done this from the get go. remote mounted reservoirs should make my life easier.

Some time ago I also got the new foam for the rear seat to match the fronts.

So things really left

Paint a few things,

noticed a good amount of loose body mounting bolts, this could have been as simple as i forgot to tighten or they loosened up after first driving it.

need to fix some minor light issues. currently i have the running lights wired so when you pull the head lights on the running lights also stay on. i believe they should turn off.

hi beam indicator light looses ground

finish shifter boots.

I think thats it for now...

I have been plugging away when I get a chance to work on this. Wish I had more time to work on it but work has actually had me busy.

Drilled out a bigger hole in the bottom of the tank

Made a ring to weld to the bottom of the tank which would allow a cap with a -6 AN fitting to get bolted on. Welded the inside lip to keep fuel from leaking out

cap with the -AN fitting, welded to a bent SS 1/2" line which is threaded to the fuel mat. this all gets installed into the tank.

Installed the fuel pressure regulator, its bigger then I like. I need to run the return line back to the top of the tank

I couldnt find a center dump manifold or a header. I decided to cut the factory manifold and rotate the collector and weld it back on. I do not do much cast iron welding. many options and opinions. in the end i went with SS filler rod. I have braze rod but from what gather thats more for fixing cracks not for something that will have some weight hanging on it. I thought about wetting the ends of the cut then welding that but decided to just go for it hope for the best.

I have gotten as far as a quick test fit. next is to remove, and finish weld using pre heating and post slow cooling. I had to do this in order to gain as much room from the exhaust to the master brake cylinder.

I have about a week left in Korea. will see how busy the holidays get though. maybe next year...

To bad they dont make that bracket anymore.

the brake light switch reminded me that i still need to figure something out about that part. I completely forgot about it.