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  1. DigitalBman
    Just small but cool update today. I took my Shortened overhead console to a hydro dipping place here local. Brought him the dash bezel for the wood grain pattern. And he did a pretty good job matching it up! Between this stage with the bondo came more fiberglass, bondo Hair, JB weld and a lot of sanding! Before I took it to him it was down to 1200 grit sandpaper smooth and as polished good as my time would let me get it. I don't have any pictures from right before I took it to the guy, when it was the final product, but that ^^^ is as close a picture I have to what it looked like. It's not a 100% match, but I think he did a pretty darn good job! And the slight differences won't even be noticeable when it's mounted to the ceiling! I'll get the guts installed into it this week and post up some more pictures!
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    Thanks I appreciate it! I like the EPJ sticker, kind of a reminder of the life the jeep has had! Driving a jeep with a Florida tag, El Paso Jeepers sticker, in Kansas. Just seems fitting:] Until the windshield needs replacing it will stay.
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    Got the OR-FAB bumper with my Warn M8000-S and rigid hyper spot lights and cheapo eBay (for now) light bar mounted today. It's got a few bolts in it but iv still got to do some tweaking to get the rest mounted. I love the way this bumper looks, but in my opinion, the measurements for the mounting was garbage from the factory. All kinds of gap and space between the front clip and the bumper. Looks like a half @$$ job to me. So I fixed the mounting holes and it is literally as tight as it can possibly be to the jeep. Looks much better in my opinion. The light bar is floating inside the hoop between a mount that my dad and I designed and CNC machined. That is also what the winch box is mounted on (for now). Eventually the solenoid box will be mounted elsewhere hidden with a wireless capability. The wires are dangling Cuz I haven't routed them yet. Sorry for all the pictures, just thought I'd share since there seems to be a lack of pictures posted with this bumper on MJ'S.
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    Thanks guys! I really appreciate it! I have made some progress if anyone is curious! Got the sliders installed from Krustyballer Finished wiring the fuse box Working on getting the high idle to work like the factory police package XJ's but with the manual computer Got my lockers totally wired with one switch on a factory style toggle that operates front and rear independently of one another. Got the cowl intake done And a few other things! Thanks again guys!:]
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    Saw Hogans truck this past weekend and wow! The cleanest V8 swap I have seen! Not a waisted wire and everything is so neat. He has himself a dang fine comanche!
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    Thanks guys! I appreciate it!:] Got the drivers side slider mounted over the weekend. Also received my new drag link and tie rod from IronMan4x4 today. They are 1.5" solid 7075 aluminum. Will post pics soon.
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    Dual battery setup and auxiliary fuse box!! Leaves room for my OX electric actuator and space for a hydro assist reservoir
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    Got one of the sliders installed today! Well... partly, it is held in by two bolts and the pinch seam clamps until tomorrow when I can finish it. But wow... just with the two bolts and the clamps it's sturdy enough to support some weight! I had to get a little creative in order to get it held in place before mounting... my jack wouldn't go up high enough, by itself at least. Haha I didn't have a block of wood or anything sturdy enough to use or I would have. Removed the one jack and this one just decided to hang out! 7 total mounting points. 3 legs and 4 clamps! I will post some more pictures when they are fully installed
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    These came in today! From Krustyballer! He also made my rear winch bumper, which I still haven't installed. UPS put so many dang stickers on these it wasent even funny... Did about 45 minutes of grinding and getting the little bit of surface rust off. Then cleaned with acetone and painted! Those are just the first couple coats of paint on one side. Still gotta paint the other side and out a couple more coats on. Hopefully will get them mounted this weekend. And hopefully next week will have the parts to fix my steering... And on September 8th, 9th and 10th my dad is gonna fly up and he and I are gonna road trip out to MOAB for the weekend. Supposedly there is a meet up happening with a bunch of MJ'S. But we will see how many people show up! Will be fun regardless!
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    Yeah it's the Teraflex high steer setup. But I am replacing the Tie Rod and Drag Link with slightly longer and solid 1.5" 7075 Aluminum ones from IronMan4x4. That will match my track bar from them as well... Except it's 1.75" solid 7075. And no your right! It's definitely not meant for that and I'm not complaining that it has to he replaced... Just That the circumstance around it sucks.
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    On wiring the EXT IDLE switch. I have a manual, obviously the high idle was meant for police package equipped XJ'S with AW4'S. So, I wired in the switch to pin A12 on the PCM. Om the manual there was no Wire coming from this pin. So I drilled it out on the connector and shoved in a pin from a donor plug. ...... And nothing. So I.got to thinking... How does the computer know that it is in park or neutral? Well obviously the NSS switch. Well... I don't have an NSS switch having the AX-15. So... I attempted to trick the PCM into thinking it was getting a signal from the NSS. At pin A6. Well, on an AW4 equipped XJ pin A6 read 1 volt with the ignition on and in park. I tried using some resistors and getting the voltage down to 1 volt. But the lowest I could get was 2.55 volts and that didn't work. So I am currently looking for a way to get 12volt down to 1 volt. Will report back when I have figured something out. In the meantime, suggestions are more than welcome.
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    Finally got the cowl intake done today after I gave up on the high idle switch wiring... Underneath where it is attached to the the cowl is some pre filter material. Going through spectra performance tubing and the inline cone filter. I love it! And the noise is hardly noticeable inside the cab. Only ran it where it is parked due to the tie rod still being mutilated. So I will give some more feedback on how it drives. I went with the inline filter so that minimal modification to the firewall / cowl area had to be done. One 3 inch hole and that was it. Plus removal of the filter is easy and less susceptible to things getting in the cowl, especially with the pre filter material at the entrance of the intake.
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    So.... Today at Kansas rocks was great! Had a lot of fun! And a good day of wheeling. ..... Until the very end of the trip... I went for one last little hoorah at the entrance of the trials. Got on top of the area where they had some culverts laid out... Got out to take a picture. Was standing in front of my jeep, I was underneath the bumper but looking eye level with the differential. Stood there looking at the underside of my jeep for a minute, turned around to walk down and take the picture... I heard a noise, my buddy yelled, I looked back just in time to process I needed to get the hell outta dodge. The E- Brake failed and the jeep rolled forward.. These rocks stopped it and the jeep had boulders under each axle.. All four wheels were off of the ground. Just a reminder to always be vigilant and be safe. After a full say of wheeling and not a thing going wrong this one little thing happened and it could have ended badly. On the upside my OX lockers were freakin awesome!!!! With the 4.88 gears and the built transfer case I was creepy crawling over every single obstacle and had a great day!! I would approach each trail and while on the trail engage the lockers if needed. Then disengage them at the end of the trail or in tight turning areas.. On the other hand, does anybody have any suggestions for a tie rod upgrade??? Pretty sure my tie rod saved my axle from being bent... It was that hard of a impact.. Opinions on going over the knuckle??
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    My wife and I are Ready for kansas rocks tomorrow!! Installed military style battery terminals today and created new wires for the power to the fuse box, starter, and the chassis ground today after work.
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    EXT IDLE is the option that came on police package equipped XJ'S. It takes the idle RPM from around 800 to around 1200rpm so thst the alternator is putting out the amperage required to maintain a good charge on the battery due to all of the extra things drawing power from it. For the switch, I took an XJ rear window wiper switch. On the rear window wiper switch there is a first click, turns on the wiper, second click wich is momentary engages the rear window washer fluid sprayer. I took apart the switch, removed the spring and plastic pin pieces that made the second click momentary so that it is now simply a two stage switch. On the rear window wiper switch there is no indicator light. So I installed the LED. The OX locker electric actuators have a light that indicates when the locker is fully engaged. Well instead of two switches, one for each locker..I did what I did. For the indication of two lockers being fully engaged on one LED I ran resistors inline with the indication wire from each locker to the power side of the LED. So that the rear is dimmer when it fully engages and the front is bright when it fully engages. And the change is very noticeable in person. Does that make sense?
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    Here is a video of the locker switch and battery isolator switch.
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    So it has been quite a while since I have posted. Been busy with life and all. Actually the day before I left to visit my family for a few weeks is when I found out about being MJOTM! Pretty cool stuff But here is a little update. Iv been working my butt off trying to get ready for the event at Kansas Rocks I am going to Saturday. Seems like ome thing after the other has been slowing me down. But here is a run down: - wired in my auxiliary fuse box to my second battery - wired up my battery isolator, charges the second battery when I am driving and I can engage the isolator as needed to jump start my start battery if need be - I finally have my OX Electric lockers wired up, through my auxiliary fuse box. I modified an XJ rear wiper switch to be a two stage switch. First click engages the rear locker, dim indicator light comes on, second click engages the front locker, bright indicator light comes on - also have an inline circuit breaker for my auxiliary fuse box so that all of my extra stuff is safe - I acquired a police package NOS 4 switch panel with the EXT IDLE switch, will be wired up soon. - I also acquired a mint condition full black MJ interior that even has the original spare tire mount stickers on the back carpeted piece. Expect some more updates soon. But for now here are a few pictures! My 4 position switch panel. The fog light switch has been modified to be a dual stage switch as well. First click front LED lights. Second click the rear reverse lights. Then the diff locker switch, 1st click engages the rear locker and then the locker engaged indicator light is lit. The light is an LED diode with 3 inline resistors for the rear locker indication. The front locker indication is the same LED light but with only one resistor inline from the locker engaged indication wire. The LED inside the locker switch The resistors inline with the LED. Just another picture showing the resistors on their circuits. Red wire for the rear locker, black for the front. The ground was ran separate. I ended up JB welding the resistors to the side of the switch and and the ground wire for the LED. I don't have a picture. I'll grab one when I take the switch panel off next time. Here is the switch lit with the rear locker simulated engaged. Here it is with the front locker simulated engaged. Each locker is wired through a fused circuit on this fuse box. Circuit 1 is a relay and a fuse, C2 is just a fuse (rear locker) C3 relay and a fuse, C4 just a fuse (front locker). And so on and so forth. It's 10 circuits total. 5 relay and fuse 5 fused. It is ground to the battery and the battery is also grounded to an engine mount just like the start battery is. That way everything on the jeep can be grounded anywhere if need be no matter what battery it draws power from. This is my 80 amp circuit breaker for the auxiliary fuse box and the 500 amp solenoid operated battery isolator. Both are mounted in an out of the way place and honestly, I probably would have never put anything else in their place.. Leaves room available for future things on the driver side. Anyways, that's primarily what iv been up to recently!! I have a lot more to do in the coming weeks and months with just the parts I have laying around currently... Will post a video of the locker switch soon!
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    So, I have about 30 photos hosted with PB. Just got an email telling me i need to upgrade because i am using them for 3rd party hosting. Sooooo... They appear to be going after everyone that is using PB for 3rd party hosting regardless of the amount of stored images.
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    Also just wanted to add, for me and my needs, picking up someone else's project was the best move for me. Relocating from Florida to Kansas made me rethink my jeep plans. I fell in love with this jeep and decided it was worth the 26 hour round trip to New Mexico to get it. Having a converted comanche was my dream jeep for a long time... And now I am making it my ultimate dream jeep which is a well built converted comanche. Thanks again to everyone on this forum for the helpful information and support system!
  20. DigitalBman
    Thanks everyone!! Stay tuned, iv got quite a lot to do in the next couple months. Been getting the finishing pieces together to finish my current projects. I'm also going to an event at Kansas Rocks on the 22nd! Hope to see some CC members there!
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    I would be happy to help as well with transferring photos. What are yalls thoughts on drop box? Or what If we raised some money and just bought space that's hosted on comanche club and allowed images to be uploaded directly to comanche clubs hosting services?
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    Would love to see this pictures but this is what it says for me
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    I loved it! This was my first outing with it, hell I only put 20 miles on it before I hit the road. It's totally silent. No groanjng even at full lock. Great to hear! What about driving with it on the road though? Would it still be Daily drivable?
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    How are you liking the PSC ram setup?? How does it handle on the road?
  25. DigitalBman
    Was able to get the front and rear actuators for the lockers adjusted and mounted today! The front one is mounted next to the second battery on the passenger side.
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