Gojira94

I already had all the 4.0 Renix harnesses, that came with the project. Motor, trans and transfer case are from a low miles 93 YJ that got LS swapped. I added quite a few later HO-era upgrades along the way. Electrical work is my fetish anyway lol... and donor XJs are getting hard to come by where I am.

What part of central NC are you in? I'm in the central NC area too (Clayton). I can't say I've got a lot of things left over from my build, but anything I've got that you can use, you can have. Shop looks like the one at Wake Tech...

Primary mission accomplished. Sunset gathering at the point in Emerald Isle is a daily thing down there.

I found a pair of BOTH trans and TC shift bezels for a 2001 XJ side project for $19 on Amazon. That seller is now out of stock on that deal but I think all these bezels are coming from the same factory in China. I was actually shocked at the quality and fitment being as good as they were.

Wiring under the hood all buttoned up... I'll be using a Sanden SD-709 compressor. It has this style single-pin connector, which I harvested from another 88-94 GM TBI truck: The reason I added a pin to C109 Pin C: Driver side inner fender well cleaned up: Final mounting for C117 and the compressor clutch coil relay:

Last weekend I got the rear brakes and cables sorted, bled, adjusted and drove it. Hadn't heard it run before then. I have to say it's the smoothest and quietest 4.0 HO motor I've ever heard. 50psi oil pressure at hot idle. Transmission is butter smooth. I also fixed the wobbly console and put new shifter bezels on it. Yesterday it got a new battery tray. She's really happy with everything so far and she drove it last night for the first time. Motor was replaced in 2016, I'm trying to find what the mileage was when that happened. Here's the bad - the front axle really really needs a refresh and the front tires are cupped and chopped and hella noisy. I can tell this Jeep would want to be a wobbler! It'll hold together until spring, no problem. She's going to be driving it short distances at 45MPH or lower, to the Emerald Isle Beach surf access points and occasionally to the grocery store. That's essentially 5-10 mile round trips, tops. I've started trying to source a high pinion Dana 30 to replace the LP. I'd like to build a ready-to-go axle for Springtime after beach driving season is over. At the same time it'll get Core 4x4 uppers/ lowers/ track bar package, Rusty's RX27/RX26 hydro shocks. In the rear, pinion angle is 1* below driveline angle, so that would otherwise be good, but... operating angle of the shaft is 8-9*. Anything above 7 isn't acceptable long-term, so we'll be doing a SYE and Tom Woods shaft for the rear as well.

Everything done and tucked in except the connector for the compressor clutch: MJ looking a little frumpy. Reassembling after the rain stops and I can open the garage door...

One of the best "thoughtful preservation" jobs I've ever seen. Very clever idea on the window sweeps, for sure. Enjoy your work truck!

Low pressure switch wiring done and tucked away: LP switch and compressor wires route behind the battery tray: Next item is compressor wire tie-in to C109 Pin C. This just ties the A/C clutch relay circuit to Diagnostic Connector D2-6.

I'll be curious to see what number they send you. Post up the Bosch 0280155xxx number when they arrive.

My connector for the MT0484 binary switch came from a 5.2L ZJ. The switch and connector are on the high pressure hard line right in front of the throttle body on one of those. I'm sure it can be had on other boneyard vehicles but I found this one in the first 10 minutes.

Rather than run a wire back to the A/C clutch relay Pin 87 all the way back across, I'm going to tie into the green wire on the Engine Harness side of C103 Pin D. I traced the wire down next to the battery tray, where the Low Pressure Switch wire from C117 routes. This will make the pigtail coming off the Engine Harness for it relatively short, routed behind the battery to the Receiver Drier. I'm going with a Santech MT0484 binary switch for this. So it'll have both low and high pressure cutoff. And the system will also retain the Thermostat Switch at C238. MT0484 is closed from 32-335psi, open above and below that range.

Diode connections finished and buttoned up:

I haven't had the time or opportunity to work on my own junk since the XJ arrived on the scene. I took an available hour at mid-day to get my head back in it... Diode wiring measured for position and mocked up prior to soldering: Next item will be to address diode pin A connections.

'65? Buick 225 I-6, Chevy 250 I-6 or Olds 330 under the hood, or did the original get gone a long time ago? Great find!