Recent content by JCaspary

Here are some .STL files for center vents. These are meant to match up as close as possible to the OEM ones. I have yet to finish optimizing these as an assembly, but they are close. I have test printed these with PLA, the pivot point on the frame piece may need some tweaking to have proper...

Here’s one for you, been hunting why my voltage gauge goes haywire randomly, been an issue since I purchased my 98 a couple years ago. Well I can officially say I found the issue. PO wired up the cigarette lighter with 14 ga solid copper wire, half-assed wrapped around the lugs on the back...

Well got through with the initial design. OEM is black, prototype is the white one. So far fit looks ok, snaps in good to the dash piece, rotates up and down and stops pretty much where the factory one does. Looks like I got a slight rigidity issue with the inner frame, baffle hinge pin...

I believe thats the one I tried already. Attached a pic of the one google pops up, its actually referenced on the 3D print sticky thread here too. It didn't want to stay in and the slider knob likes to fall out and not stay engaged with the gear on the baffle, I think mainly the gear mechanism...

Haha no problem once I get them done and kinks worked out. The only other print I could find didn't really fit well so I got the dial calipers out and CAD and started getting after it. to be honest those two parts in the pic were the hardest, the rest is a gear and some baffles. Shouldn't be...

Was wondering if anyone knows what material the center vents on the Jeep are made of? I am going through the somewhat painful process of measuring and developing an "OEM" replacement with the 3D printer, planning to use ABS at this point but wanted to check if anyone knows what the original is...

I just bent the low pressure side down and then ran AN fittings to the high pressure side, both hoses run under the steering shaft and along the frame on the inside top corner of the frame, have about 3/4” of gap to the pump pulley running them under. Tried to get a good pic but hard to see...

When I get home later I will look at how I ran mine, I remember having to make some adjustments at the back side of the pump but don't remember what that adjustment was. As far as level, I ended up with about 2 degrees measured off the intake valley, trans down. This gave me the best balance of...

I had also been slowly working on some interior fixes. One of which was painting the plastic with vinyl paint. Which I am very happy with the results from that: I ended up doing all of the interior plastic in matte black and really like how it turned out. So at this point, I had the jeep...

Here is a pic with windshield and doors back on it, little different lighting to show the color.

Chrysler 975613, it’s called Gator. I think it was offered on a year or two of the JKs. Paint is a single stage from PPG.

Back in 2021, I picked up a non-running 98 TJ with the mighty 4 squirrel 2.5L. This was my first Jeep to own; I figured this would be a perfect vehicle for the deer lease and would allow me to drive to and on the lease with the same vehicle instead of trailering a Polaris Ranger there. A simple...

Thanks Ill take a look!

Looks good! Mine were missing all together and couldn't find a direct replacement light housing so went the route I did. Ill order some of those for my reverse lights though, mine definitely needs it. Thanks.

I will need to check that forum out. Did not know it existed! Here is a pic of the courtesy lamps converted. Don’t mind the mess haha.