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Jeep DJ build posts
1:46 am on Apr 11th, 2025 EDT - updated by Fireball
1963 Jeep DJ Dj-3a Build on EarlyCJ5.com (more Jeep DJ builds)
1963 Jeep DJ Dj-3a Build on EarlyCJ5.com (more Jeep DJ builds)
It was $279: Besides the fuse panel/harness, it also comes with 8 gauge wire for the alternator, di...Click for Fireball's full post
2:47 pm on Apr 4th, 2025 EDT - updated by Fireball
1963 Jeep DJ Dj-3a Build on EarlyCJ5.com (more Jeep DJ builds)
1963 Jeep DJ Dj-3a Build on EarlyCJ5.com (more Jeep DJ builds)
Dropped the tank last night to look at the fuel sender: The previous owner was trying to get the fue...Click for Fireball's full post
1:28 pm on Apr 1st, 2025 EDT - updated by Fireball
1963 Jeep DJ Dj-3a Build on EarlyCJ5.com (more Jeep DJ builds)
1963 Jeep DJ Dj-3a Build on EarlyCJ5.com (more Jeep DJ builds)
More brackets last night. From the bandsaw: Bent up and holding the relay box in place. It needs to...Click for Fireball's full post
3:36 pm on Mar 31st, 2025 EDT - updated by Fireball
1963 Jeep DJ Dj-3a Build on EarlyCJ5.com (more Jeep DJ builds)
1963 Jeep DJ Dj-3a Build on EarlyCJ5.com (more Jeep DJ builds)
I was busy doing yard stuff all day Saturday. By the time I was ready to work on the Jeep after dinn...Click for Fireball's full post
11:53 pm on Mar 29th, 2025 EDT - updated by Fireball
1963 Jeep DJ Dj-3a Build on EarlyCJ5.com (more Jeep DJ builds)
1963 Jeep DJ Dj-3a Build on EarlyCJ5.com (more Jeep DJ builds)
It will be getting the 8 gauge wire and 150A fuse the Painless kit came with: As you note, 10 gauge...Click for Fireball's full post
1:01 pm on Mar 28th, 2025 EDT - updated by Fireball
1963 Jeep DJ Dj-3a Build on EarlyCJ5.com (more Jeep DJ builds)
1963 Jeep DJ Dj-3a Build on EarlyCJ5.com (more Jeep DJ builds)
Worked on the grill wiring last night. H4 headlights installed: The original headlight wires are hea...Click for Fireball's full post
12:47 am on Mar 24th, 2025 EDT - updated by Fireball
1963 Jeep DJ Dj-3a Build on EarlyCJ5.com (more Jeep DJ builds)
1963 Jeep DJ Dj-3a Build on EarlyCJ5.com (more Jeep DJ builds)
I spent the tail end of last week figuring out the electrical stuff; what switches I have, what wire...Click for Fireball's full post
4:03 am on Mar 18th, 2025 EDT - updated by Fireball
1963 Jeep DJ Dj-3a Build on EarlyCJ5.com (more Jeep DJ builds)
1963 Jeep DJ Dj-3a Build on EarlyCJ5.com (more Jeep DJ builds)
More slow progress. The brakes were still feeling a little spongy after my wife helped me bleed them...Click for Fireball's full post
3:47 am on Mar 14th, 2025 EDT - updated by Fireball
1963 Jeep DJ Dj-3a Build on EarlyCJ5.com (more Jeep DJ builds)
1963 Jeep DJ Dj-3a Build on EarlyCJ5.com (more Jeep DJ builds)
Used the new bandsaw to reproduce my cardboard templates in metal and then tacked the two pieces tog...Click for Fireball's full post
2:27 am on Mar 13th, 2025 EDT - updated by Fireball
1963 Jeep DJ Dj-3a Build on EarlyCJ5.com (more Jeep DJ builds)
1963 Jeep DJ Dj-3a Build on EarlyCJ5.com (more Jeep DJ builds)
There is no reason for that on a flatfender. The fenders, grill, and battery box are all hard mounte...Click for Fireball's full post
