Granny 2: The Resurrection

Awesome job Don! now that you have some free time you can come help me on my build :D

Seeing yours complete motivates me to get mine done. Won't be real long till I get my house project done so hopefully I can really get started back on mine.
 
You are right Don I did say that! and what did I do, I went in(on a later ride) and yep, I have body damage!
Sure will be nice to see you and Darlene back out on the trails. Hopefull soon, I will be able to make some CTB rides myself. Just have not fell on the right weekends for me this year.
 
Looking awesome Don! I am sure it will all be worth the wait and effort when you hit that first trail. Just remember it's cool to be square! LOL
 
Appreciate it guys. Steve, you're not the first one who has told me it's cool to be square.

I even got that comment from my friends on Steel Soldiers. :)

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Granny2 is heading out for her maiden voyage tomorrow. We will be attending a military vehicle rally up the the vicinity of Charlottesville VA. With a lot of help from Caver Dave, her new DIY TBI is now purring like a kitten. Thank ya Dave!!! :beer::beer::beer:(the real stuff this time) :lol:
 
I am extremely happy to report that Granny2 met, and exceeded, all expectations this past Labor Day weekend. The trails we rode in VA were mostly in the mild to moderate category with a few spots that were actually quite interesting. I expected a few bugs and got none. I expected the possibly that I may have some axle wrap issues... so far no trace of any problems. Caver Dave's TBI tune ran flawless. I don't know if it coule be tuned some better, but I do know that I could be very well satisfied leaving it where it's at. Dave, I'll leave that one up to you. I thank all who supported me through this build. There were some trying times when I could have thrown everything down and just walked away, but now that it's finished I have to say that I am very, very happy with what I have. End of story. :)
 
Congratulations Don, can't wait to see it in person! :driver:
 
I don't believe this thing runs. Let's see some pics with mud on the tires!
 
GotWood said:
I don't believe this thing runs. Let's see some pics with mud on the tires!
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Ooops... I knew I should have snapped a pic before I washed her today. :lol:

Rodney, if the monsoon and humidity doesn't clear out before Saturday you might see me and my other driving the Camry again. I camped for 4 days in that crap last weekend... not gonna do it again this weekend. If the weather forecast stays as is I will be up for Saturday only... and probably without Granny2. I've been drying, cleaning, and putting stuff away since Monday afternoon... just finished up this evening.
 
Granny said:
I am extremely happy to report that Granny2 met, and exceeded, all expectations this past Labor Day weekend. The trails we rode in VA were mostly in the mild to moderate category with a few spots that were actually quite interesting. I expected a few bugs and got none. I expected the possibly that I may have some axle wrap issues... so far no trace of any problems. Caver Dave's TBI tune ran flawless. I don't know if it coule be tuned some better, but I do know that I could be very well satisfied leaving it where it's at. Dave, I'll leave that one up to you. I thank all who supported me through this build. There were some trying times when I could have thrown everything down and just walked away, but now that it's finished I have to say that I am very, very happy with what I have. End of story. :)
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Since I felt kinda responsible after "pushing" you towards TBI, I'm elated that YOU like it! There's alot to be said for an old(er) Jeep that fires up without the usual choke/throttle dance to keep it running cold and continues to run, regardless of the terrain, until YOU turn it off! After a while, it'll get "old" that it runs so well, but then you'll remember "giving birth" to the TBI system and the smile will appear on your face again. Tater will catch me grinning and say "you're thinking about when you built the TBI ain't you?" :D

If you're up for it, wouldn't hurt to do a little more datalogging, just to confirm everything is 99% good... but totally understand you satisfaction!
 
As you know Don, I used to run propane. I absolutely loved it, after many years of running a carb. When I redid my Jeep, I used a Chevy power plant and it came with a throttle body. I can't tell the difference in it and the pane, except I don't have to change out tanks and I can get fuel anywhere.
If the option is there to data log some more, just to check it out and fine tune it, I would. I remember seeing you have some issues on some hills in Harlan, that is a thing of the past now. Real world wheeling data will go a long way.
If and when I get to rebuild my engine with a little more grunt, I too will be hitting Dave up for some help.
Can't wait till I get to see it in action, I assume that will be in November at URE.
Congrats!
 
Referring to my previous post, the monsoon weather continued, Granny 2 stayed home in the shed for the Fun Caravan, and we drove the car up on Saturday. Presently, my wife and I are both very well satisfied with that decision. However, I am now being accused of not really having Granny 2 at all, and that she is merely an image that exists via Photoshop only. Well folks, in lieu of the delightful fall-like weather coming our way, and the fact that we are both retired, we are planning to head back to Uwharrie (Arrowhead) sometime on Monday and will probably stay until Thursday. So-o-o-o, all those who foster those Photoshop thoughts should by all means stop by and say "Hey" to Granny 2 (she will be there)... and certainly don't let something like a job, or work, stop you from doing that. :flipoff2:

Now on to the more serious stuff... Dave, we will be taking the laptop along and will log plenty of data for you to play with. This is what I currently have checked....
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Let me know if I need to change anything.

Chip, (and anyone else for that matter) tackling a DIY-TBI conversion for the first time is an overwhelming, and confusing, mess. However, there is plenty of support right here on this forum, and I want to stop again right now and thank each and every one of you who held my hand through it. Caver Dave was my main source, but there were others. I am not going to mention names for fear of missing someone... y'all know who you are... THANK YOU!!!
Now that I have done this conversion it all seems pretty simple and straight forward. I certainly brought enough junk (that I did not need) home from the boneyard, and I did a whole heap of unnecessary work while doing it. A second one, which I tentatively plan to do to my little red CJ-5 will not involve all that unnecessary stuff, and I feel very confident that it will be a whole lot easier to to do. It is not all that complicated. I do want to make clear though that I know nothing of the programming stuff and I have (and still do) relied solely on Caver Dave for that part.... and I do appreciate ya brother! :beer::beer::beer:(the real stuff)
 
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