CJ8 to M170 Build

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Snorkel installed

Final hose placement

Measuring for cut out

Cutting hole, note the safety gear

Trimming fender lip, gotta love the guard on the cutter

Trimming fender edge with a file

After many times of raising the hood for fitment we have finished. I know the front is supposed to have a "S" shape but I wanted it close.

Front snorkel & clip

Jr getting the wiring sorted and cleaning up the parking brake connector

Under hood wiring

Jr getting the dash stripped for paint

Dizzy pigtail from PO

Dizzy pigtail from PO, notice the green wire on this tail

Dizzy pigtail from factory harness

Wiring under hood

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Jr. sanding dash panel

Dash panel painted and drying

Dash panel dried

Spare mount, need to add spacer and angle up-wards for the 33" tire to fit

Reflector mounted in the area of the original Jeep M-170

Jr. laying out the figures for the name placement

Jr. laying out the name

Last name layed out

Whole name layed out

Stripping away the tape to reveal the name

Name complete

After scuffing the letter cut outs with a scotch pad I painted the name on the Jeep

Name revealed. This was my old name on the Willy's, it came from the Military with it on the Jeep so I thought I would resurrect it

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To replace the heater core. Remove the back cover, use a 1/4" driver and it takes a 1/4" socket.

Remove heater core

Replace heater core and reinstall the back cover

After installing the back panel paint the panel with POR-15 to prevent rust from reoccurring

Tape of gauges for paint

Paint the back side of the dash with POR-15 to prevent rust in the joints and where the metal to metal meet

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Gauges installed

Gauges wired up, hope they are right

Panel wired up/items installed

Installing dash

Dash install complete

Forgot to get the seatbelt bolt out for new seat belts (didn't hurt the U-POL bed liner). Had to weld a bolt on the torque head.

Installing seat bet latches

Installing drivers seat

Installing passenger seat

Pinched finger, bracket is bent, need to straighten it out more than I did

Seats in. Need to get a longer bolt for the set belt to roll bar

jeepsr4ever

Pretty awesome Jim your booking through this project!! Is that the kid helping you? I need to make it down for a scramble so I can hold Pat back from stealing jeeps after a few brews :?: errrr :mrgreen:

rollbar

Yes, long nights & that is my son, I went to Alabama this past weekend and picked up my daughter who graduated with honors from Faulkner University w/a AS in Biology, she is the one who jumped in on the last set of pics to help out. I might need some help w/a part of the engines wiring and will post later in the engine section. Have to run down to Tampa to see a heart/kidney patient. I have factory rims I'm going to paint up later, I am moving @ the end of the month and wil finish the toucjes after, want to drive it to the next location :) Thanks again, Jim P.S. I have not received the parts/tracking # yet.

Mudrat

Jim, were you at the Scramble this year?? Did I miss you somewhere?? And MC - I was (fairly) sober when we made off with the midget's (Will's) Jeep!!

rollbar

Nope, maybe next yr.

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Installed new seat belts with grade five bolts, hardened washers and loc-washers

Temporarly bolted the tops to the roll bar

Need longer feed through bolt for hard top installation

Mudrat

rollbar wrote
Need longer feed through bolt for hard top installation

They make'm :-)

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Installing 195* T-stat

PO used plenty of goop & blocked off the goose neck outlet

My daughter installing the master cylinder

Removed PO block off plate and installing the 6505 fuel pump

Water pump hose installed

3/4" heater hose installed

Starter solenoid installed

AMX69PHATTY

Great progress, looks like Advanced came through with a fuel pump. The Thermostat housing looks like it might be a replacement cast iron piece sold by parts stores that is actually made for an Oldsmobile and will fit an AMC but doesn't line up very well with the pad, bolt holes, or ports in the intake. They work, but an actual cast aluminum AMC thermostat housing would fit, line up, and seal better, for what it's worth, not a big deal, just mentioning it.

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Wow, I didn't know that. When I took it off the PO had broken the left ear off the INTAKE :shock: :(: :(: :(: where the bolt goes into the intake. I sealed it up and put a 195* stat in and it's tight. I hope it doesn't leak, it shouldn't cause it's on the passenger side of the ear. Some people. I wonder what else is rigged in this motor :shock: :roll: #-o

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Spliced spare module for the nutter by-pass, heat shrinked connectors and greased connector

Module ready to install

Module installed

Radiator over flow jug

Need bracket for over flow jug

Radiator, hoses and fan installed

Heater hoses & fuel line to carb installed

Tranny cooler installed-courtesy of TransTech of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida

Can I do this for off-road and cut vent lines in the top of the hose?

Is this port for the vacuum advance for the distributor?

fuzz401

looking real good :t: :t:

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Look what Summit sent me. Called Lokar & saved big time going w/Summit.

Mudrat

Watch your eye's guys . . . a blinged out M170 :shock: :t: :mrgreen:

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Mudrat wrote
Watch your eye's guys . . . a blinged out M170 :shock: :t: :mrgreen:

What U talk'in bout Willis :mrgreen:

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Installed Lokar's kick down bracket

Installed radiator cap (all they had was a 16lb)

Installed foot dimmer switch

Installed fuel filter

Accel super coil (need bracket), mine is rusted but workable

Installed OC handle

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Received the air/vent cables and the front extended brake lines

Vent cables installed but the TEMP knob pulled off the hard line. Nothing like factory, maybe JB weld will hold it

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