my new warrwagon

[smalltowncowboy]

got the old heater core out, didnt come out as simple as i had planned, im going to weld in a piece of sheetmetal to fill the hole. then i have a summit brand mojeve heater to mount inside.


it sits at 23 3/4" t the pinch seam.

[The Other Ross]

Tell us more about this aftermarket heater.

[The Other Ross]

heres is a pic of the stock alt compared to the 100 amp alt.



spent today building a new welding cart to hold the welder and my new plasma. :wings:



carts still not done yet, i was test fitting everything.

Make sure you get the high output voltage regulator to go with the alt or things will melt.

[smalltowncowboy]

yah im upgrading the whole charging system, components and wire.

[The Other Ross]

yah im upgrading the whole charging system, components and wire.

Great,but the 100amp Mopar alternator has a regulator that is slightly different than stock.It's a little thicker and built to take the higher amps.The standard will blow out and go open with the hi amp alt resuling in unregulated juice going through your whole system.Even with the amp gauge/firewall plug bypass after the regulator blows meltdown comes along very quickly.Had this happen in my 440
crewcab after the upgrade,if it hadn't been for the master battery shutoff switch in the cab I would have lost the whole wiring harness at the least.I'm still curious about that Mohave heater,is it rated for COLD?My truck is down to the bare cab and I'm tired of dealing with the stock heater core/switch/circuit/motor on these things.

[smalltowncowboy]

Great,but the 100amp Mopar alternator has a regulator that is slightly different than stock.It's a little thicker and built to take the higher amps.The standard will blow out and go open with the hi amp alt resuling in unregulated juice going through your whole system.Even with the amp gauge/firewall plug bypass after the regulator blows meltdown comes along very quickly.Had this happen in my 440
crewcab after the upgrade,if it hadn't been for the master battery shutoff switch in the cab I would have lost the whole wiring harness at the least.I'm still curious about that Mohave heater,is it rated for COLD?My truck is down to the bare cab and I'm tired of dealing with the stock heater core/switch/circuit/motor on these things.

so how did you fix yours? just install a regulator for a 100amp alt?

im not sure what the stock dodge heater puts out as for BTU's but a stock chevy is 12,000BTU. the summitt style mojave heater puts out 28,000BTU. and takes up a whole lot less room.

right now i am in the process of welding up all the holes in the firewall thats not needed.

[The Other Ross]

so how did you fix yours? just install a regulator for a 100amp alt?

im not sure what the stock dodge heater puts out as for BTU's but a stock chevy is 12,000BTU. the summitt style mojave heater puts out 28,000BTU. and takes up a whole lot less room.

right now i am in the process of welding up all the holes in the firewall thats not needed.

Yes,I just got the correct regulator and all was well.Where can I get this heater?

[smalltowncowboy]

went out today for a few hours after i got off work, doesnt really feel like i did much cause i kinda just bounced around. i pulled the motor mounts off the cross member, the driver side was fun. painted some of the front frame section. pulled the front diff cover and cleaned it up and painted it, inside the diff didnt look bad, a ittle bit of metal grind in there but no chunks or anything like that and the fluid looked fairly new. also started to sand the hood down, i dont know about anyone else but MOPAR to me just screams blacked out hood ;D

thats a 2 foot pipe wrench and a 3 foot pipe on my half inch drive

[smalltowncowboy]

Yes,I just got the correct regulator and all was well.Where can I get this heater?

http://store.summitracing.com/partde...5&autoview=sku

[smalltowncowboy]

installed the front diff cover today




found the diff tag on the rear when i pulled the diff cover. the fluid in the front axle wasnt too bad but the rear diff must have been the red headed stepchild, 3.54 gears (not what id hoped for but oh well)

[smalltowncowboy]

and the first coat of semi gloss on the hood

[smalltowncowboy]

kinda splurged a little this morning. i tried to clean up the valve cover but there is so much crap baked onto the inside and i couldnt get it all out of there and i didnt want to chance any of it getting into the new motor so here we go

Fabricated Small Block Mopar Aluminum Valve Covers



These are a fully TIG welded aluminum cover. Thick 1/4" billet rail. 1 1/4" baffled breather holes. 3.5" tall. Includes bolts.

[smalltowncowboy]

in between the coats of herculiner i put on the floor boards of my XJ i painted the engine with high heat 500 degree paint. i prefer the color of grey just because it is easier to see any leaks that arise.

[MoparNorm]

Tread Hijack Warning!

What motor are you using in the XJ?




= )

[smalltowncowboy]

so after we put the interior back into the XJ, i cut out my first piece with my plasma cutter

but i didnt make some of my corners right and i cought my hose on my clamp and took a bigger slice out of one spot, plus i decided i wanted the diamond tread on the inside of the engine bay so i cut a ew piece. it turned out alot better, here it is fitting in place.

half way welded in and with the two holes drilled in it for the hose fittings for the new heater