"That's one big gap between motor and fan" declares Brad Blocker,
local club member and master hot rod electrician. Next thing you know the
Willies has been totally rewired, and a new electric cooling fan installed. The
wiring job is as good as you will find in any award winning hot rod. A basic hot
rod wiring harness was selected from Centech. The harness was beautifully marked
throughout. Very complete with a connector built in to connect to the Jeep CJ5
tilt column also supplied by Centech.
Headlights came from JC Whitney and fit perfectly. The turn signals and tails
lamps were from the local truck parts store. I couldn't believe that they fit so
perfectly. The Willies is now wired so well it would pass any safety inspection.
Horns, turn signals, flashers, low beam switch on the floor, even the shifter is
wired so the vehicle cannot be started in gear. Brad says the gauges were a
veritable pain the back to access. I t would have been a lot easier without
seats and the cage.
Instruments are by Autometer. The Speedometer was replaced in favor of a tachometer. Other instruments include gas gauge, voltmeter, oil pressure gauge and water temperature gauge.
Brad and daughter making sure the wiring works ---- Engine with new electric fan and neater wiring
After the wiring, the Willies was returned to Schultz Custom Welding, the home
of another club member and friend Larry Schultz. Larry is one of the finest
welders you will ever meet. You will find him regularly out on the trails with
portable welder in hand fixing someone's Jeep.
First item on the agenda was to remove the cage, reinforce and clean up the
welds. It was decided to add some cross braces and re-enforcing bars to
the rear along with numerous gussets.
The seats are bolted to the cross bars that tie the frame together. The whole
frame is then tied completely into the frame. A modified Olympic Brand cargo
rack will also be bolted to the cage inside the tub behind the seats and above
the fuel cell.
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[The Start]
[First Parts]
[1979
CJ5] [The Frame]
[The Body]
[Body
meets Frame] [Toumbstone] [Extra
Seat Room] [Blocker and Tanker]
[Brakes
and Steering] [Test Drives]
[Details] [Incremental
Willys]
[Incremental Willys Part II]
[Incremental Willys Part III]
[She's getting old]
[Still the best damn
wheeler]
[Timeline]
[Specifications]