weekly update
Like posted before I've got my rims and tires figured out and on the way. I'll update those when they come.
In the meantime I decided I at least needed some kind of tach. My intentions are to figure out how to use the factory tach but since I haven't been motivated to get it going I bought a tiny tach for a quick long term temporary fix.
This is the diesel version and it replaces the internal battery with Flash memory which mean it'll store the counters but needs external power. I was asked how many cylinders so it reads correctly.
This is the sender unit. It picks up the pulses on an injector line.
So the red wire goes to the sender and the white wire needs to be grounded. I found a spot, drilled a hole on a bracket and attached it.
I tested a few spots for a 12v source and found this one that was switched right on the back of the factory tach.
Thought about velcroing it but just put some screws in it to keep it secure. I removed the factory tach, passed the tiny tach through the hole for wire routing and then re-attached the factory tach.
Here it is with the panel installed and the engine running. I still have the protective plastic sheet on the tach but the tach reads the rpm when started and reads the total time running when the engine is off. It also has two service count downs if I wanted to use those for service intervals. Pretty quick and painless.
While checking the lug nuts on my spare I found the driver side TRE was toast. Local fj80 TREs were cost prohibitive so I ordered some from Marlin and will be driving the car to work this week. I ordered two (a lt and rt) to replace the tie rod TREs even though the passenger side looked fine. I pulled the front bumper, sanded it and shot some primer on it to keep the rust away.
