1984 Jeep CJ-7 Progress 2012 02 12

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Well, although a good amount of time was spent this weekend on the Jeep, there is really not a lot to show for the time.  The biggest step forward was putting the grill in place.  The paint match is pretty good, better in person than in the photos.
   In order to put the grill in place the core support bushing had to be saved as I have not been able to find a source for a new one. The metal parts (other then the bolt) were all sand blasted and powder coated. I had to reuse the rubber.
                               
   The grill has seven captured nuts in it, the threads in all of them were chased.
                            
The radiator was installed and a new fan shroud was installed. This one fits better than the last one but there are still problems. The area above the fan has too much flex in it and I will have to stiffen it up somehow.
                          
The wires for the pickup in the distributor were damaged with 3M quick connects so the pickup was removed and a new one was installed.  I have purchased the MSD connector that will allow the MSD box to be connected to the stock connector without having to splice the wiring harness.
                         
                         
In the same train of tasks, I was going to clean up this taped up wire off the back of the alternator.  I unwrapped it and found a diode.  Did a search on the Jeep Forum and was told that it was needed for the MSD box because of the way the stock Jeep wiring was engineered.  Without it the engine will keep running after the key is shut off.  I encased the whole thing in shrink wrap to make it look like a normal wire, and then covered that with black wire loom.  I don’t like it, but can think of no other way to handle it.
                        
                        
So this is where we are at as of now.  We did get the carburetor bolted on and have figured out how to wire the choke.