eaglescout526 Posted January 28, 2023 Author Share Posted January 28, 2023 Power locks are working, found a sacrificial harness for the female metri 280 plug I needed. Got that settled in, plugged it and power into the block and the power locks work. They need some help and I’ll probably do a relay upgrade for them in the future to help them out but for now they work and will get lubed for even more help which is probably why these solenoids have such a hard time. Bonus, the power seats are working as they should! Woot! This is gonna be a fun luxurious XJ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 That rig is going to be awesome with the power options! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 dang! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minuit Posted January 29, 2023 Share Posted January 29, 2023 I love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglescout526 Posted January 30, 2023 Author Share Posted January 30, 2023 So I picked up some XJW goodies today. They are the windows with the chrome trim in the molding for the rear quarters and rear hatch. I still am undecided if I want to go full chrome or do a mix of both black and chrome. Oh I also grabbed an upgrade that struck me by surprise, Chunk doesnt have the switches for the rear doors to turn on the interior lights when the rear door opens, so I got both sides and their harness today. I think I am going to try to figure out how to get the rear latch to do the same at some point in the future as well. As I inch closer to putting the interior together, I find more things to do while I am in there. I am going to do the window sweeps next along with the channel guides closest to the fixed windows of each door. Hopefully thereafter or sooner, depending on when I get the 2.5L TBI harness, I can integrate the system sentry with the TBI harness rather than integrate it now since it goes through the same hole as the ECU harness into the firewall. I might start prepping the removal of the present engine management harness and toss it in the engine bay just so I have an XJ to move still. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 1 hour ago, eaglescout526 said: I find more things to do while I am in there. yup. old cars. do it while you're there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglescout526 Posted January 30, 2023 Author Share Posted January 30, 2023 32 minutes ago, Pete M said: yup. old cars. do it while you're there. Exactly! Lots of stuff to do “while I’m there”. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglescout526 Posted January 31, 2023 Author Share Posted January 31, 2023 Major progress! New FI harness is swapped in. Committed Jeep blaspheme some might say but i mated the hatch harness by cutting off the old connectors that I have no idea what they are, they look molex, and put on the proper connectors and here we are: And yes everything works with no issues what so ever. Gave my mail man anxiety when he saw what I was doing haha. But no fuses popped and all is good. Just the fuel gauge doesn’t read at all cause I haven’t swapped the sending unit yet. I might adapt the old connector to the new one just for the sake or knowing how much gas I have left. Also I upgraded the rear doors to have the door switch. Funny thing about this is the holes are there and plugged…but not threaded. Talk about wild. And of course I threaded the switches in and here we are: The lights come on! Luckily I snapped the drivers side before putting it switch to show that this is what they looked like I had no idea that this was an option back in the day but at this point, why not just buy a two door? But I digress, maybe if you have passengers, there’s no need for the lights to come on I suppose. Ehh another 84 oddity I will remember. Lots up next. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 I can't fathom my lights not coming on when I open the back doors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglescout526 Posted January 31, 2023 Author Share Posted January 31, 2023 My exact thoughts too Pete. I got used to it for a while but I figured since I knew where to get the switches and harness, I figured why the hell not add that tidbit. Now I need to see about adding other lamps to the rest of the head liner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglescout526 Posted February 7, 2023 Author Share Posted February 7, 2023 The latest greatest ebay find: This will replace my current console insert with a correct era insert along with the 4wd switch and lever bezel and it has the electric mirror switch hole which I will not have to make a hole for in my NOS insert, woot! made on the first month of 84 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglescout526 Posted February 20, 2023 Author Share Posted February 20, 2023 I havent done anything else lately but I managed to start making the other half of the auto level system harness together. Need to order some more pack con terminals to finish up. Hopefully I will get some paint here to paint the floor and put the rubber mat back in and get the front portion of the interior assembled. Thats the plan! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglescout526 Posted March 3, 2023 Author Share Posted March 3, 2023 Just a small update but I test out the auto leveling system tonight since I finally finished making the wiring harness. It works as it should! The sensor senses when the vehicle is too low and when it’s where it needs to be. Now it’s not installed but I had to do a test run since I finished the harness. This is gonna be a cool accessory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted March 3, 2023 Share Posted March 3, 2023 heck yeah! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglescout526 Posted March 4, 2023 Author Share Posted March 4, 2023 Lets see, what did I get done today. Floors are painted check!(pill capsules are for screws so I don't lose them, not actual medicine) shift gate has been changed for the 228/9 t-case. Vinyl floor has been put back in. Seats have been put back in and tested to make sure they still work. Seat belt buckles are in. Drivers side not chiming, looking into that. Lots have been done today! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglescout526 Posted March 6, 2023 Author Share Posted March 6, 2023 Console is in. Chime now works on the seat belt. Now I need to get weatherstrip for the windows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minuit Posted March 8, 2023 Share Posted March 8, 2023 Those seats look outlandishly comfy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglescout526 Posted March 8, 2023 Author Share Posted March 8, 2023 1 hour ago, Minuit said: Those seats look outlandishly comfy. And you’re right. They really are comfy. Like they may not have the wings that later seats do but man I feel comfy as I type this while sitting in the drivers seat haha. No stress on the back what so ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglescout526 Posted March 12, 2023 Author Share Posted March 12, 2023 Looks like the headliner is coming out for a possible recover and gonna put in a dome lamp and cargo lamp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglescout526 Posted March 13, 2023 Author Share Posted March 13, 2023 head liner is out, it is gonna get recovered tomorrow. I made a new roof harness to use the new dome/map lamp and one for the cargo lamp as well. Currently don't have the right cargo lamp but when I find one I will do the swap which will be easy. Also got the holes cut/expanded for both lamps. Gonna be really nice to have both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglescout526 Posted March 14, 2023 Author Share Posted March 14, 2023 Got this done last night. It is now ready for the headliner and dome lamps. Slight hiccup in the headliner. My dad has tweed to do the liner but there’s not enough sadly so I had to order more. This will match the seats a bit more and be more in line with my MJ and her headliner. Also the window seals came in but not the wipes, those are backorder till April(no these aren’t OEM sadly as those are gone now.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglescout526 Posted March 25, 2023 Author Share Posted March 25, 2023 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglescout526 Posted March 26, 2023 Author Share Posted March 26, 2023 And here we are. Installed and ready to go. The holes for the cargo lamps almost lined up, so I cut them some more and used the cargo lamp to cover my wrongly placed hole thats an inch off from where it actually is supposed to be. I learned I am not precise for crap but thats ok. Also got the drivers side kick panel on after getting new wiring connector clips that clip to the metal shield so the kick panel can be installed, that was a pain but its worse without the clips trying to shove all that wiring back. Up front dome lamp is the map light dome lamp combo, really neat and effective. Got the NOS pass vanity visor installed, I havent decided if I want to located a fabric visor for the drivers side yet as now I have both a vinyl and cloth visor haha. But its for the wife. Has a broken mirror which is how I got it a lot cheaper than the dealer had it listed for so not much harm there. I have a visor or two with good mirrors that should work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglescout526 Posted April 9, 2023 Author Share Posted April 9, 2023 Well while I waited for my wife to nap I decided it was time to do a little addition. Added the Renix 2.5L bottle and 86 specific air cleaner. Doing the bottle was a cake walk compared to the cleaner bracket. Getting the cleaner positioned with the bracket and marking one hole to drill and get a screw in for precise fitment. But I’m happy with where they sit. Currently my issue is the power steering lines and where they meet the preheater hose but i don't know if I am gonna use such yet or not. Currently my main focus is to put the front portion of the interior together ever so delicately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglescout526 Posted April 25, 2023 Author Share Posted April 25, 2023 So I initially went out to work on chunk this evening and remove the rear side glasses in favor of the chrome waggy weatherstripping. Instead I said to myself, “hey, test the fuel sending unit wiring and make sure the gauge reads.” Well it didn’t…no continuity between the connector at the dash and the FSU connector. Great! Needless to say I skipped a lot of the diag to jump to testing for continuity. I don't know why but that’s the only wire of the harness I got that’s not working. So I dug out the original body harness, salvaged the tan wire for the FSU and ran it outside of the harness. I was not about to go and find the break in the wiring of the harness….sigh. Glad I tested it now rather than down the line when I had the interior 100% together. Hopefully I’ll get the glass on both sides changed out tomorrow and the rear at some point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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