Hey Jeeprs,
I'm now ready to mount a fiberglass body on an '86 CJ. I've read the book, I've seen the movie...now all I gotta find out are the last minute secrets yooz guys (and gals) know of this kinda project. For example; draping the rear wiring over the gas tank prior to mounting the body would make sense rather than fish it twixt the tank and crossmember later, and, making all dash accessory mounts on the bench where the lighting is better) but I need to know critical mistakes to avoid. Can I *share* a ground wire between the tail lights, license plate light and reverse lights or does each one need it's own ground point? I would hate to get it all threadlocked and then a day later remember I shoulda done something before that. One old timer said to just place the body on the frame and then go have a beer with yer buddies and talk about it for a week. I have thought about pre-mounting certain rubber mounts with High-Tac gasket compound (to keep them from moving) since I know where they all go already from pre-fitting. The factory wiring is '86, and I can't find any recalls or updates....unless somebody out there knows something. All lighting (except headlights and frog lights :) will be LED, so outside of running a ground to all that illumination will I need a balast? Thanks for checking this out. Any help is appreciated ... Happy Trails!