Salvagedcircuit Posted September 2 Share Posted September 2 1 hour ago, eaglescout526 said: Decided to throw the woodgrain bezel on. Looks pretty damn good. 4wd is working like it should. Seems to turn off from lack of vacuum and turn back on when it has vacuum. Course this is to the axle which is controlled by the selec-trac switch in the console. T-case is still controlled normally. All thats left is to swap the shocks to the air shocks, put that engine oil sensor in to complete the system sentry, get new rear leafs and then get it registered and on the road so I can drive him around and take him to the cruise in. Gotta type up a spec sheet before hitting the cruise in. Aww yeah, the wood grain. Mmmmm. So 80s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglescout526 Posted September 3 Author Share Posted September 3 Ladies and Gentlemen! I present: The only working System Sentry in the world! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvagedcircuit Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 Hell yeah! Excellent job. It must have been painstaking to drill and tap holes for some of the sensors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglescout526 Posted September 3 Author Share Posted September 3 7 minutes ago, Salvagedcircuit said: Hell yeah! Excellent job. It must have been painstaking to drill and tap holes for some of the sensors. Thank ya!! Only two were and thats the axles. T-case wasnt so bad actually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglescout526 Posted September 8 Author Share Posted September 8 Out with these antiques: These shocks are done. One is extended out for reference on where it shouldve popped back after being pulled. Nope. Just stayed. Whats worse is I was able to pull them off without any issue or worry to the body sagging more. I smooshed the other one in. Still hasnt popped back out Found out these are adjustable Ranchos. A search of the part number and I dont get much other than equivalents and “not available” from Summit. If I had to guess, these are from the 2000's Got the air shocks in. I ran the lines, ready to join them and test it. I will make a video of them working tomorrow. Should be pretty exciting to see them work! Found an AMC number on these AMC accessory Delco shocks that Monroe make. 8952001514 Also got to put this neat sticker on by the compressor. Doesnt mean much but a nice warning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglescout526 Posted September 8 Author Share Posted September 8 IT WORKS!!! This set up is pretty damn cool. Now to put the same shocks up front. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiatslug87 Posted September 8 Share Posted September 8 Great job! Very unique. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvagedcircuit Posted September 9 Share Posted September 9 Heck yeah man. Wow. I'd definitely never see this in my lifetime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglescout526 Posted September 9 Author Share Posted September 9 48 minutes ago, fiatslug87 said: Great job! Very unique. Thank ya mike! It definitely is and will be something along side the Sentry that I will be eager to show off. 2 minutes ago, Salvagedcircuit said: Heck yeah man. Wow. I'd definitely never see this in my lifetime. Agreed!! Never thought Id have such in my lifetime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglescout526 Posted September 14 Author Share Posted September 14 Front air shocks are in. Pretty easy actually. I think the only thing I hated was how the instructions said to tie the lines to the brakes and then have them go to the front bumper where the fill nozzle is which kinda has the hoses back tracking but it keeps the lines out of any crush points. If I raise the shocks too high, Chunk will look like the front end of the DeLorean in Back to the Future Part III haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglescout526 Posted September 15 Author Share Posted September 15 Ohhhh yeha. Id show yall the rest but I am not proud of the job that I did in little over an hour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglescout526 Posted September 16 Author Share Posted September 16 The more I look and see it, the harsher I can be on my self for the job I did. But to do this by myself in an hour, sun beating down, heat rising and taking my time with the patience to keep it straight while fighting such of a reminder to do so, I think I can come away proud of what I did and how good it still looks. Thus giving birth to the "84 Limited Concept" idea(Thanks Carter!). No, the name isnt changing of the project but I like the sound of that title. Heres putting on the pin-striping for the first time solo It goes to show you are your own worst critic but the job I did is growing on me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted September 16 Share Posted September 16 it's a sticker. if it ever truly bothers you, just pull it off and redo it when it's less than 200* outside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglescout526 Posted September 16 Author Share Posted September 16 13 minutes ago, Pete M said: it's a sticker. if it ever truly bothers you, just pull it off and redo it when it's less than 200* outside. Haha true! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvagedcircuit Posted September 16 Share Posted September 16 2 hours ago, Pete M said: it's a sticker. if it ever truly bothers you, just pull it off and redo it when it's less than 200* outside. The adhesive is likely pliable at all times in Arizona Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted September 16 Share Posted September 16 1 hour ago, Salvagedcircuit said: The adhesive is likely pliable at all times in Arizona Up until it becomes baked on like powder coating Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglescout526 Posted September 16 Author Share Posted September 16 2 hours ago, Salvagedcircuit said: The adhesive is likely pliable at all times in Arizona Lol!! Sadly this is true. But if this wasn’t NOS decal, I’d fiddle with it more. That and the limited part of the decal is not friendly to moving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted September 16 Share Posted September 16 day late, dollar short, but I'll offer up the same advice I give to guys learning to weld or paint: never practice on your Jeep. also, prep is everything (and that includes waiting until both you and the weather and both comfortable and amicable to the project). rushing always leads towards "I could have done better". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglescout526 Posted September 16 Author Share Posted September 16 Thats true Pete. I did do the pioneer decals on my truck. Course I had someone help me and I paid very close attention on how to do it. And that’s where I got the confidence to do this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted September 16 Share Posted September 16 wait, is it too late to name my first truck: "I could have done better"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglescout526 Posted September 16 Author Share Posted September 16 Hahahaha that’s a pretty good project name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 the current project is named "2 steps forward, 1 step back". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 1 hour ago, Pete M said: the current project is named "2 steps forward, 1 step back". That’s better than things usually seem to go for me. I’m usually the 1 step forward, 2 steps back kind of person Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglescout526 Posted September 20 Author Share Posted September 20 84-85 class added. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiatslug87 Posted September 21 Share Posted September 21 That looks so strange off center, but AMC was strange. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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