You know, I posted that picture and the juxtaposition of the messy, muddy everything compared to the clean stuff (that I've been playing around with) is pretty dramatic. Easy to see my progress!
Do we need to send a wellness check out?
Still picking away at wiring. I’m ready to do unspeakable things to the assholes at Chrysler who decided to change O2 sensor connections for the 04 only model year. Had to pull the connectors off my old harness and install them on the new one. That meant two hours with little tiny screwdrivers, the wire diagrams, and my camera swapping connectors. But, it’s done, now. I think that’s the last harness mod I need to make. Still have some interior stuff to do, like my new locker switches and the trans temp gage, But that stuff is relatively easy. Speaking of trans temp gage, I cut a giant hole into another one of my very nice, original interior panels. Installed pretty well. I used a 2” hole saw, then a sanding roll in my Dremel to finish the hole to size.
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What you’re doing is something I would love to do, but could never do. Your attention to detail is awesome. Keep at it, you’re on the home stretch!
Unrelated to the task at hand, but I sent my first order to Send, Cut, Send tonight. What a slick process.
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These parts will be used to finish up my bull bar project. @Sunny Side Up was kind enough to share his DXF files with me and I checked them with my bumper. I needed to make some modifications so it would work with my Motobilt, so I did that and modified the gusset slightly to match my aesthetic preferences on the gussets. Once I know if they will work, I'll share my DXF's to anyone who's interested too. I'm 99% sure they will work, but until I have the parts in my hot little hands, I reserve the right to be wrong.
I ordered the same hoop and I still dont have it. I think @rasband has had his for a week now and I am only 30 min north of him!
Dang! I got mine like 3 days after I ordered it! What does tracking say?
Sure you can. Only a couple things are necessary. The first is a tool collection that can double as a retirement account. The second is the stubborness to keep doing the same thing, over and over, until it’s right.
Thanks for the vote of confidence. I’ve worked with the most inferior of tools for a long time. I’ve lifted 7 rigs in the last 6 years. I never even had a floor jack for any of those. I had a trolley jack and a couple of the 2 ton jack/jack stand types and two jack stands and some 4x4’s and 2x4’s. I’ve started to upgrade the tools this year. The floor jack alone has changed my life. It was such a chore to do anything before. I still don’t think I have the patience or ability to do a tranny swap. It looks like it’s in the future though. Someway somehow. Reverse is almost non-existent in my 6-speed. The only good thing about that is I’m the only one who can get it in reverse, so good luck stealing it without a tow truck!
No pics, but I think mine is ending up in the same spot. The two thick bundles pass down next to the trans fill tube against the firewall. One shoots over to the PCM and the other runs under the tunnel a bit to the passenger side before landing on top of the trans where it branches out to either side.
Its not great. Mine is kinda twisted around and I really don't like it, but I also don't know how to make it better. I'm planning a call to Blaine later today...