jeepdreamer
Expedition Leader
I've been a jeep addict most of my 44 years. I also suffer from a tooManyIdeas-itis. As in I get so many ideas that I end up with multiple (LOTS!) of projects going on all at the same time. Usually causing lots of lost time and wasted effort.
My 01 XJ is a great example of this sickness. Purchased while stationed in Germany it was originally a 2wd jeep. A great deal of stuff has been changed and modified in the almost 5 years I've owned it.
In April we move from N VA to Colorado. 25 days and a smart person would be wrapping stuff up and preparing for the move, right? Well, nobody will ever accuse me of being very smart...haha.
The last couple weeks I have been burning the midnight oil trying to get the jeep ready for the road. Unfortunately the last few added projects have snowballed a good bit.
1st major project was swapping the old stereo head unit for a much improved Alpine unit and adding speakers to actually hear it. Old unit only had the two original (and non-functioning) door speakers and two blown speakers in the rear. So far I've managed to get the head unit in and the "brain box" and amps mounted to the new partial bulkhead. Still have to wire all that up and build mounts for the additional speakers.
The wiring is what prompted the second over complicated project...
Installing a second battery.
I've managed to get the battery tray built and installed the last couple days. Today I got the panel made that both surrounds the battery as well as acts as a mount for the switch, relay, fuse, etc.
The hard part will be trying to understand where all the wires must connect and get them all built and run. Time is at odds with my ocd and desire to have it all done and not look like a rats nest when I'm done. Not to mention burning the jeep to the ground.
My 01 XJ is a great example of this sickness. Purchased while stationed in Germany it was originally a 2wd jeep. A great deal of stuff has been changed and modified in the almost 5 years I've owned it.
In April we move from N VA to Colorado. 25 days and a smart person would be wrapping stuff up and preparing for the move, right? Well, nobody will ever accuse me of being very smart...haha.
The last couple weeks I have been burning the midnight oil trying to get the jeep ready for the road. Unfortunately the last few added projects have snowballed a good bit.
1st major project was swapping the old stereo head unit for a much improved Alpine unit and adding speakers to actually hear it. Old unit only had the two original (and non-functioning) door speakers and two blown speakers in the rear. So far I've managed to get the head unit in and the "brain box" and amps mounted to the new partial bulkhead. Still have to wire all that up and build mounts for the additional speakers.
The wiring is what prompted the second over complicated project...
Installing a second battery.
I've managed to get the battery tray built and installed the last couple days. Today I got the panel made that both surrounds the battery as well as acts as a mount for the switch, relay, fuse, etc.
The hard part will be trying to understand where all the wires must connect and get them all built and run. Time is at odds with my ocd and desire to have it all done and not look like a rats nest when I'm done. Not to mention burning the jeep to the ground.
