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Woodstock

About 3 or 4 years ago I bashed the driver fender on a rock, trying to follow bigger and more equipped jeeps through an optional line at Barrett Lake. I sort of fixed it, but it never really fit well after that, and was pulling on the tub, cracking the mounts. Thinking about it, I replaced this fender with a repop in about 2005 after I bashed it in Outer Limits, Johnson Valley. So it was a repop anyway. So..I went to the big stack of fenders and found a suitable original replacement.
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This one probably is 2A or 3A, but not G503. It will work regardless. I cut the various little brackets off and gave it a trim for the shock mount, and cut off the frame mount.
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Loosely bolted up. It's not perfect, and needs a little body work, but that's fine. For all I know, you guys may see a multi-color 3B on the Rubicon run this year.
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After cutting the angle gussets for the cage, this is what was left of my 42' of DOM. 3 inches.
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And... the Holley Terminator X arrived, along with some other induction parts. I am a full-on criminal now, because I had to ship it to my Nevada office, then smuggle it across the Ca. state line, 1/2 a mile away.
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Some guys I know, including Sam, have used this EFI system with good results. The deciding factors for me were: 1- good reviews. 2-guys I know are ok with it. 3- hand held touch screen included, for making changes in the field, instead of a laptop, which also shows all the vitals. 4-wiring harness included, tailored to my set up. (Gen 3 5.3 LM7, manual trans, 24X crank, stock cam, EV6 injectors from the Trailblazer SS intake, drive by cable throttle body, one driver side wide band 02 sensor). I will have to buy separate coil harnesses, new coils, all new sensors, and spares, DBC throttle body, manifold air temp sensor, and find a spot to install, and a few things I haven't thought of yet, I'm sure.
 
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timsresort said:
About 3 or 4 years ago I bashed the driver fender on a rock, trying to follow bigger and more equipped jeeps through an optional line at Barrett Lake. I sort of fixed it, but it never really fit well after that, and was pulling on the tub, cracking the mounts. Thinking about it, I replaced this fender with a repop in about 2005 after I bashed it in Outer Limits, Johnson Valley. So it was a repop anyway. So..I went to the big stack of fenders and found a suitable original replacement.
IMG_8737.jpeg

This one probably is 2A or 3A, but not G503. It will work regardless. I cut the various little brackets off and gave it a trim for the shock mount, and cut off the frame mount.
IMG_8738.jpeg

Loosely bolted up. It's not perfect, and needs a little body work, but that's fine. For all I know, you guys may see a multi-color 3B on the Rubicon run this year.
IMG_8739.jpeg

After cutting the angle gussets for the cage, this is what was left of my 42' of DOM. 3 inches.
IMG_8749.jpeg

And... the Holley Terminator X arrived, along with some other induction parts. I am a full-on criminal now, because I had to ship it to my Nevada office, then smuggle it across the Ca. state line, 1/2 a mile away.
IMG_8752.jpeg

Some guys I know, including Sam, have used this EFI system with good results. The deciding factors for me were: 1- good reviews. 2-guys I know are ok with it. 3- hand held touch screen included, for making changes in the field, instead of a laptop, which also shows all the vitals. 4-wiring harness included, tailored to my set up. (Gen 3 5.3 LM7, manual trans, 24X crank, stock cam, EV6 injectors from the Trailblazer SS intake, drive by cable throttle body, one driver side wide band 02 sensor). I will have to buy separate coil harnesses, new coils, all new sensors, and spares, DBC throttle body, manifold air temp sensor, and find a spot to install, and a few things I haven't thought of yet, I'm sure.
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As opposed to the built to a cost Snipers, the Terminator X ECU is a good product from everything I've heard.
 
Norcal69 said:
Honestly, painting it is a bad idea.
I’m willing to bet that post rubicon run there are mods that you want to make.
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Painting it this year has always been the plan, I even have the paint. But, postponing is something to think about. It actually sounds pretty good right now. There is still a lot to do. I was just thinking, with record temps this week in Tahoe, if I had been ready, it could have been shot this week. But let's get it running first.
 
I went looking into the archive. On Woodstock's very first trip, the 50th Jeeper Jamboree, I did not have it fully painted. The hood was still primer, I just ran out of time. So we have precedence. Notes from that trip:
-It was my first year as a JJ rock roller, and everyone on the crew had to bring a trailer.
-Right as we were about to leave Meyers, hwy 50 closed over the summit for a big rig crash. We had to detour over hwy 88 to get to Ice House., towing trailers. That took hours and we didn't start on the trail until 3PM.
-We only were going to Spider Lake, but about halfway there, the skies opened with a huge thunderstorm, it was actually nice to cool down.
- I had some mis-matched tires, as did Sam, because the night before someone cut 4 of our tires, 2 on each jeep. We woke up to find out that, in 2002, no one in Tahoe stocked 33" tires. We ended up on the beg, borrow and steal program, but it didn't stop the trip.
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What happened to get your tires slashed? Seems like there is a story there?.. kind of like when my uncle had his excavator equipment all shot up.. was a story there ..
 
47v6 said:
What happened to get your tires slashed? Seems like there is a story there?.. kind of like when my uncle had his excavator equipment all shot up.. was a story there ..
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We never found out who. We had a couple theories, like someone who might not want us on the JJ crew, or some anti-jeeper enviro-activist, or just some random kid with a knife who came up from Oakland to stay in his grampa's cabin that summer. We didn't know if it was random crime, or a targeted message. Never had, before or since, any crime in this neighborhood like that. Anyway, could have been 6 tires each jeep. 2 jeeps with 2 trailers parked in my driveway the night before, all loaded up. Now we don't do that, but mostly because of bears.
 
timsresort said:
I went looking into the archive. On Woodstock's very first trip, the 50th Jeeper Jamboree, I did not have it fully painted. The hood was still primer, I just ran out of time. So we have precedence. Notes from that trip:
-It was my first year as a JJ rock roller, and everyone on the crew had to bring a trailer.
-Right as we were about to leave Meyers, hwy 50 closed over the summit for a big rig crash. We had to detour over hwy 88 to get to Ice House., towing trailers. That took hours and we didn't start on the trail until 3PM.
-We only were going to Spider Lake, but about halfway there, the skies opened with a huge thunderstorm, it was actually nice to cool down.
- I had some mis-matched tires, as did Sam, because the night before someone cut 4 of our tires, 2 on each jeep. We woke up to find out that, in 2002, no one in Tahoe stocked 33" tires. We ended up on the beg, borrow and steal program, but it didn't stop the trip.
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Cool story—except the tire slashing part.
 
Opened up the Term X, and there's a lot to look at. The full harnesses, the ECU, fuel pump relay, O2 sensor, and a bunch of well-labeled plugs.
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The ECU is smaller than I thought, and I think I need to decide on mounting before I route the harness. This thing weighs about 12 ounces.
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I have an idea to mount it under the cowl, on the passenger side. I finally found a benefit to having no glovebox. I started on a swing-out mount, that will swing 180 degrees, for access, but then is tucked away.
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With the ECU on the top and the fuse block on the bottom, this will place the big harness plugs to the right as seen here.
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The instructions say I need a 2" hole to get the harness through the firewall. I found a big 2-piece firewall grommet that can go right about here.
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I used my conduit punch for the 2" hole. Makes less chips and a cleaner hole.
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This is the 2-piece aluminum grommet that will protect the harness. It has a big hole for the main harness, and a smaller hole for the power harness.
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I spread the harness out to see how it goes, and if I understand the labeling. It's pretty straightforward, and the instructions walk me through the various plug ends, and where they go.
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I marked where I think the firewall should be on the harness. There will be some extra wire inside the cab, I guess to allow different ECU mounting positions.
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The initial installation, I want to see if all the wire ends reach various points before I lock it in with the grommet.
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Harness is through the firewall. There are actually 2, one power, one is all engine management.
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The big grommet is in and I started routing engine wiring. This could be better, but it will clean up. I understand it's made to be universal.
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ECU mounted on the now painted swinging mount. This will swing 180 to be up and behind the dash. I now have the small fuse block also mounted. I think there are only 4 fuses in this jeep, (ignition, rock lights, accessory plug, and line lock), plus the fuses that came inline in the harness for power and fuel pump. I don't have wipers, horn, radio, heater, or any other comforts. But I do have a fridge, on solar, and that wires directly to the battery, via a charge controller.
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I did buy separate coil harnesses from Michigan Motorsports. Very reasonable and nice. I started routing wires, and it's tight to get to the 2 rear sensors, (oil pressure and cam sensor) at the rear top of the block. I pulled the intake to get to those.
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I also started working on power wiring. I have a giant roll of #1 copper welding cable, so I bought crimp lugs to fit, and will make all my big wire #1 with crimped ends and heat shrink. I used my big crimper from work to start building cables.
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This is the roll of #1 copper I've had for decades, I just use so little of it, I think it will be around a while. I could start a business making battery cables, they just have to be #1, which in my opinion is a good size.
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I had to pull the starter to install the crank sensor plug from the harness, so I decided to wire it on the table, a little easier.
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Main 12 volt cable bolted up.
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I usually am not that fond of wiring vehicles, but this is a good step, and different than welding or fabrication, so it's kind of new and welcome. I just wish I had more time to hit this hard. But it's getting there.
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Battery tray installed, and now I can start routing the various 12 volt pos. and neg. needed. Then I need to wire the ignition switch, so I can crank it. That will be awesome after all this time to hear it run...soon!
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Ok, it almost ran today. I need different injectors, so the run video has to wait a few days. God bless it, I think only 2 cylinders were hitting for a few seconds. It tried, and that's the new and improved Woodstock spirit.
So, I still have plenty of other stuff to do, so the cage came out.
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I will put this hand hold for the passenger about here. Until I rode shotgun in this rig, I didn't realize how much this is needed.
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Outside for welding and grinding is nice. There was a lot of crawling around.
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Then inverted, hopefully for the only time, and Seymour Stainless Blast paint.
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And back in the jeep. My neighbor helped me after I rolled the jeep outside. Another step.
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