krustyballer16 Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 Backstory on how i got this truck: About 8 months or so ago when Bo (shelvyluvv) was selling his 86 MJ, black betty, we started talking about it and he talked me into buying it. Ended up throwing him some cash over the next few months and built him some bumpers for his cj5, that he sold before I could deliver the bumpers. But that worked out a little better for me.(has now turned into building a rear bumper for his 48 ford.) Sounds like an awesome exchange, and it was, except we were/are 2000 miles apart. I'm in Cory, Indiana and he is in 29 palms, California. So we set a date for the end of February and slowly started to count down the days. During this time I got ahold of John Jackson (johnj) and ended up going 500 miles north and picking up his TDI swapped MJ and hauling it out to Cali with me. I ended up selling the cj5 bumper to a guy in cali and building a rear bumper, that some of you have seen, for Noah Bricker in Death Valley. Good timing and locations of buyers. (My trip is documented in the Pub section) So I got Black Betty back home after 9 days on the road. Half way through the 5.2L swap. All the hard work done, wiring and mounting the engine and transmission. Still a lot of little stuff to do. Slowly getting it done. Bo's original build thread... https://comancheclub.com/index.php?/topic/3219-Project-"Black-Betty" Now for an image dump to get to present status... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krustyballer16 Posted March 21, 2018 Author Share Posted March 21, 2018 Can see my list of stuff to do. Got the shifter cable ran and installed. Bo had a floor shifter already set up in the truck. The cable and everything was in the cab, we just had to route and hook it up. That consisted of drilling a hole in the firewall to get inside the cab. The hole is drilled where the cable should go through (looked at my 1990 MJ with the floor shifter. Opened up the rear diff and looked like someone pooped in it...cleaned that up. Front diff was super clean. My dad Got all the wiring under the hood soldered together and done. Took the maroon dash out to mess with brake pedal and brake light switch. When I got the truck the brake pedal and bracket wasn't bolted in. Bo had started to figure out the brake light switch but we didn't really know how it was going so I just took a pedal and bracket out of my 88 parts truck and made the pedal fit the booster rod (knocked the stud out and bolted the rod eyelet on the pedal) Had to put the pedal assembly in. Interior will be tan because eventually I'm going to pai....eh, I'll leave that a surprise... Sent from my SM-G892A using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krustyballer16 Posted March 21, 2018 Author Share Posted March 21, 2018 Got a buuuunch of goodies with Betty too! A lot of black interior! An extra set of MJ seat brackets. Some sweet 80s chrome rain guards, some of Adam's bucket seat lever bezels, black bucket seats, a mini console with a change holder that there isn't many of, if any, out there. No said since there's a 2.5L base in the tailgate, I should turn it into a 5.2L badge so I did, roughly. I'll clean it up And I told him it wasn't a deal if the bunny didn't come with it! So got it! And while I was at Noahs place he gave me a LWB driveshaft that I'll have to cut down to fit since the truck had no drive shafts and I was gonna have to have them made to length anyways Sent from my SM-G892A using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krustyballer16 Posted March 22, 2018 Author Share Posted March 22, 2018 Got a 5.2 y pipe from a buddy that was rebuilding his. Very tight fit on the passenger side and I don't know how I'm gonna get the nuts in the flanges on the top side... Stock 5.2 radiator top hose is close to fitting but not quite. Gonna have to chop it up and make my own. No biggie. Did it on my blue MJ Sent from my SM-G892A using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeep Driver Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 Lamb, of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOrnbrod Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 Alright, I give up. What is that boomerang-shaped bracket that ties the frame to the upper control arm bolt? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krustyballer16 Posted March 22, 2018 Author Share Posted March 22, 2018 Alright, I give up. What is that boomerang-shaped bracket that ties the frame to the upper control arm bolt? That's the upper control arm drop bracket. It uses the lower drop bracket and the boomerang.I've never seen a set up like this either. Cheap. Sent from my SM-G892A using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOrnbrod Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 Got it - thanks. And yeah - I don't think I'd ever use that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ωhm Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 Aren't you missing the upper bushing in that photo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krustyballer16 Posted March 22, 2018 Author Share Posted March 22, 2018 Got it - thanks. And yeah - I don't think I'd ever use that. Bo and I just now realized it's missing a spacer in the top/stock control arm spot. Ya,I don't think I'd personally put these on but I'm not swapping em right now or until I have to Sent from my SM-G892A using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krustyballer16 Posted March 22, 2018 Author Share Posted March 22, 2018 Aren't you missing the upper bushing in that photo? It's not a bushing now with the drop brackets. it just needs a spacer nowSent from my SM-G892A using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krustyballer16 Posted March 27, 2018 Author Share Posted March 27, 2018 Past couple days I got the brake light switch bracket made and tacked in place for now.ill probably have to add a return spring to the pedal like on my blue MJ.I took the LJ nerf bar off the passenger side. Looks so much better now!Went and bought ZJ radiator hoses to see how they'll work.I'll have to cut and splice but should be an easy job.Put a radiator cap on too Sent from my SM-G892A using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krustyballer16 Posted August 9, 2019 Author Share Posted August 9, 2019 Wow I need to update this! I've done a lot of work since this! Got the radiator hoses ran, got tranny cooler and lines ran, got exhaust on, FINALLY got power to the fuel pump but now no spark (didnt look into it much yet)AND I found all the pieces to a porno red interior finally. Red buckets and console too!Sent from my SM-G973U using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted August 9, 2019 Share Posted August 9, 2019 34 minutes ago, krustyballer16 said: AND I found all the pieces to a porno red interior finally. Red buckets and console too! score! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krustyballer16 Posted August 13, 2019 Author Share Posted August 13, 2019 First start up since I got it from Bo almost 2 years ago!Sounds healthy. Just some random pics of the wiring mess I made trying to track down fuel pump wires. gotta sort thru it. Got the y pipe on it a few months back. Sent from my SM-G973U using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJXJjeepguy Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 1 hour ago, krustyballer16 said: Ohhh that look so much fun!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krustyballer16 Posted August 13, 2019 Author Share Posted August 13, 2019 It's actually not that bad. It's mostly all still in the factory wire looms or whatever. Its just all pulled down out of the dash. But it could be gone thru and cleaned up some. 90% of that gets tucked back under the dash like factory. Theres only a couple splices and extra plug ins that carried over between the different harnesses.Bo did a really good job at marking and matching up ALL the wires. I woulda never committed to such an annoying process!Sent from my SM-G973U using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krustyballer16 Posted August 16, 2019 Author Share Posted August 16, 2019 About 90% of the pics I have of the truck as it is now. No particular order to them. Sent from my SM-G973U using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted August 16, 2019 Share Posted August 16, 2019 What rear end do you have in that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krustyballer16 Posted August 16, 2019 Author Share Posted August 16, 2019 D35 from an xj (soa now) 4.56s Sent from my SM-G973U using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJXJjeepguy Posted August 16, 2019 Share Posted August 16, 2019 Any plan swap the rear axle? D35 will be raped by mosnter 5.2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krustyballer16 Posted August 16, 2019 Author Share Posted August 16, 2019 Not until it blows up I have faith in it geared low with not huge tires, not much more power than the 4.0.Sent from my SM-G973U using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted August 17, 2019 Share Posted August 17, 2019 absolutely love that emblem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMO413 Posted August 17, 2019 Share Posted August 17, 2019 31 minutes ago, Pete M said: absolutely love that emblem Love seeing a 5.2 instead of an LS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krustyballer16 Posted August 17, 2019 Author Share Posted August 17, 2019 Love seeing a 5.2 instead of an LS! I've got a 6.0 waiting to go in an eliminator...sorry lolSent from my SM-G973U using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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