Thanks everyone for the support. Most of you said exactly what I've been thinking over the last couple of months, especially SSF556 - haha.
A friend said to me yesterday "Things like this happen all the time, it's how we react that makes us who we are".
I thought about that for the day, and I feel much better now.
I have a plan to move forward, hopefully it comes together.
If someone buys my JK as a diesel/HEMI/LS project that will help a lot
Wow that sucks! I've always thought the closer to stock you keep a vehicle the more reliable it will be. As cool as the diesel swap sounded, it probably would have been safer to stick with the factory setup. Curious why you decided to modify (in a major way) after you already completed journeys with mostly OEM setups?
I've been wondering the same thing lately
Hindsight is a wonderful thing.
At the time, I was convinced I was making the vehicle simpler with the mechanical diesel. I figured that no computer, no emissions stuff, etc. etc. would result in a simpler vehicle that was bullet proof and easy to work on. In hindsight, that doesn't really make sense in a vehicle as electronically-controlled as the JK.
I was also extremely bullish about the whole thing, even when multiple people tried to kindly point out I was going down a path fraught with pitfalls. Somehow, I convinced myself I knew better, and that more modifications was better. Hmmmmm.
I have learned some major life lessons during all of this. With any luck, they're ones I'll never forget.
-Dan
