Off-Road Forums offers a place for off road
enthusiasts to chat about everything from ATVs, jeeps, 4x4 trucks and
dirtbikes, to racing, snowmobiles or just general off road stuff.
Sponsored Links | | Jeep-Short Wheelbase All discussion of short wheelbase Jeeps: CJ, TJ, YJ | 
09-27-2009, 07:51 PM
|  | Old Hand | | Join Date: May 2006 Location: Nebraska
Posts: 649
| |  jeep wire issues...this will be fun!!!
Ok getting close to having the frame done on my scrambler, now to start working on other problems. I want to remove ALL the wires from under the hood. Id like to keep my headlights and signals, But then only run the ABSALUTE minimum for everthing else. I know old hot rods have only a ground and a positive, with a wire or two for gauges, I would like to do the same. This is a trail rig ONLY! that said the only time it will be on the road is a quick run for fuel. Thus the KISS formula is being strictly followed.
Can I simply remove the control boxes and such without issue? I know Ill need to keep wires going to the starter and distributer, also the alt. Any ideas what I can and cant do?
Thanks
|
09-28-2009, 01:30 AM
|  | Can't Get Enough | | Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: S. CA
Posts: 1,333
| |
What year? And I assume you are doing something different with the motor?
When I did the SBC swap into my 84 CJ I pulled everything....and then rebuilt it....
Basically the wiring is in two sections....the computer harness which goes through the firewall over by the battery is just for the engine. The fuse block over by the brake MC is the primary wiring...lights, ign, battery, etc.
Assuming your not worried about the computer controls for the engine or how much dirt you through in the air, you can toss the computer harness. There is some interleaving of the two harnesses mainly at the firewall so you will have to spend some time pulling out the wires....but after that you are good to go.
On your primary harness you may end up with a couple of extra wires....one of them is the ign feed to the duraspark module....don't cut it off, you may be glad for it one day.
__________________
AKA DDawg16
84 CJ7, SOA, 5.7LTBI, 4L60E, 32"x11.5 (35's on order), 4.10 gears, F/Det, R/ARB, Full Roll Cage,
D44 Flat top in progress...
|
10-01-2009, 05:40 PM
| | Old Hand | | Join Date: May 2006 Location: Nebraska
Posts: 649
| |
It is a 81, I am doing this because this is a dedicated river jeep that sees 3+ infact the first day out I was up to my dash deep (common for us here) I dont want issues with corrosion and bing broke down due to a water logged cpu. Thus its just a river heep. Thanks for the input.
|
10-02-2009, 01:21 AM
|  | Addict | | Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: So.West Indiana
Posts: 435
| |
Learn to solder, heat shrink, and use 'Internal Star Washers' and dedicated ground wires and you won't have problems.
Learn to do a 'Drip Loop' in the wiring and that will minimize what actually gets into the connections.
Mine is in corrosive mud every time we get off road, and it's fine with just basic good wiring/connection practices.
__________________
So Many Cats, So Few Recipes...
| | Thread Tools | | | | Display Modes |  Linear Mode | 
Posting Rules
| You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
| | |  Off-Road Videos -
Check out over ten years of extreme 4x4 action, product testing and the Off Road Nation at play. Baja racing to rock crawling, ATVs in the sand to motorcycles in the dirt, it's all here. Rate them, share them and upload your own.
|  ATV Reviews -
Honda, Suzuki, Yamaha, Polaris, Kawasaki, Can-Am. First rides to long-term tests, check out the latest in ATVs, UTVs and Side-by-Side vehicles of every make and model. Read expert opinions and follow custom project vehicles. |  Axxxtion Sports.....
Axxxtion Sports is heating things up with their 2010 Winter Heat snowmobile calendar! Simply Sexy! | All times are GMT -5. The time now is 05:25 PM. |
