Finally running!

[immadrpepper]

Its been some time since I was last on here! I bought a 76 wagoner for $800 in December of 2015, the tail end of my senior year in high school.

When it got home I threw it a new fuel pump and a carb rebuild to get her running to go round the neighborhood. The first corner around my block it was like in a movie, engine kick, puts, shuts off and 2 hub caps came off and went rolling down the street! Pretty funny at the time. Anyways I traced back the problems to wiring. Yep everyones favorite thing.

The fuse block was severely rusted and the amount of resistance on the connections going through it just made anything electrical poor at best. So I bout an EZ wiring kit. 21 circuit if I remember correctly, and just as I started ripping out the old and putting in the new I started working 70 hr weeks and well I figured that would be all she wrote.

I quit that job and took a summer gig and now I'm back in sunny Arizona with some money I finally got the time to finish the project!! woot woot. So I got the engine wired up and started her yesterday. The sound of the old v8 hum is hard to beat, I love the sound!

So Ill see about getting some photos up but basically so far Ive replaced

fuel pump
rebuilt carb
wiring in progress, but no problems yet!

Up to come:
Ammeter to Voltmeter mod
tranny rebuild
Rust correction
lift
rear main
dash (Guy I got it from screw a plate into it - I like the factory look with out holes in it better)
Pretty much everything else haha

If y'all have any questions of what Ive done, maybe you're about to do it yourself, I may be able to shed some light. Thanks for looking!

[Full Size Jeeper]

Sounds like a nice project, good luck with it. Looking forward to some pictures of the PEPPER.

[rang-a-stang]

Post up some pics! We love these kinds of stories but pictures always make it bette!

[immadrpepper]

10-5-17 Update

Photobucket kinda sucks anyways so heres a link to the google drive folder I have everything in

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0Byu1fnAi2D5WdTczRGlHZHdmUlU

Heres some photo bucket links

when I bought it






And here She is today




Heres some from the wiring Ive done

I used those cheap paper twist ties to group and regroup the wires till I had everything routed in the general area they needed to go. After that It was all pretty quick and easy snip and crimp plus some solder.

If I did it again I would have made sure to label the plug connectors when taking apart the cab harness.

[rang-a-stang]

I kinda dig the headliner! looks like you put a lot of quality work in getting the wires figured out. I never thought of using twist ties! I have used binder clips in the past but it gets expensive. twist ties make MUCH More sense.

[immadrpepper]

Body work

Long time coming, Im sure its got longer to go.

In the process of a full tear down, Theres so much rust everywhere that I've decided to let a sandblast man give it a go before going further.

Broke a screwdriver and several bits while taking these rusted screws out. Had to only cut 3 off so that was nice.

All of the windows in this jeep are an absolute pain to get out. I got pretty quick by the last one but seriously you thing they'd make it a tad easier. I thougt old trucks are suppose to be easier to fix not harder haha

Soon will pull the motor out, front clip off, dash off and apart, wiring (still not fully finished) and thats about it to go. Plus the quarter windows and windshield.

If theres any good threads on custom door panels a point in that direction would be nice. Those for sure are gonna need to be remade. Im thinking of a more sleek design with less bulky handles. Not too sure yet tho, still brain storming

I got a pretty slick hook up at a auto body/collision repair shop my buddy has so the idea is to get it blasted and treated with paint prep then send it over where they can just cut and weld in new metal as needed quick and easy. Fingers crossed sandblasting doesn't uncover too many problems.

Im thinking of using one of those pump bug/weed killer bottles to make sure I cover it well with the paint prep.

The headliner was absolute garbage, the PO or someone before him just screwed it into the roof with regular screws and threw some tar paper up under it. Needless to say theres lots a rust and its a PITA to get off that tar paper.

Also same person stuffed fiberglass insulation in everywhere on this thing. Im pretty sure thats not normal yeah?

Will be looking for Basically all new plastics when it comes to the lighting, everything I currently have is faded, cracked, or missing. Found a few online but if anyone knows where to get the backup lens with the white squares in the red, If you know what Im talking about, please send me looking for them.

Other than that, direction of this project is looking to be more a trail ready weekend warrior that still drives well enough for the freeways.

SOA and Shackle flip, high steer, clean body just base color and trim, Maybe a tire carrier cool bumpers for sure tho

Ive been toying with the idea of going to power windows and wiring them into an Arduino/raspi with integration into a touch command center in the dash kinda Tesla like almost. Ive found the circuit boards with relays to bridge the hardware/software gap so I may be contracting some fiver work pretty soon for some early prototyping. That'll be cool. Maybe a aftermarket a/c that'll integrate with the system more easily too who knows. Well see where that ends up probably later than sooner giving the current track record I have with staring on a schedule.

Other than that I think thats all I have for you guys enjoy some photos.

[Rusty76]

Fantastic. I also picked up a 76. So far have the engine and TH400 rebuilt.
Working on transfer case now. Good times!

[letank]

Photobucket kinda sucks anyways so heres a link to the google drive folder I have everything in

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0Byu1fnAi2D5WdTczRGlHZHdmUlU

Wooohoooo, great job, be aware that your 76 has the prestolite distributor/ignition system, the dual diaphragm is a give away, also know as Presto No Light, because it is a known system to fail, due to probably poor electrical, and is usually replace with either the duraspark of the previous years or a point distributor, converted to a pertronix ignitor.


One of the members here FSJunkie check his post #2 and #6 below , swear that it is a good system, but failed due to the failing electrical... so beware of the potential engine stalls...

http://www.ifsja.org/forums/vb/showthread.php?t=179556

As for rust, check the bottom of the A pillar and all around the windshield for rust