Eliot
Basic User
- City
- shawnee
- State
- KS
My father and i are diving it to a full restoration project this summer. i am a freshmen in college and we are going to hit the ground running starting may 16th. I plan to do at least one post a day tracking the progress and hopefully getting feed back. We are in the process of setting up the shop and pre ordering all the things we need to inshore a speedy process. My summer is only 100 days long and we plan to go all the way down to the frame and back up. We are working with a limited budget but we have planned for obstacles. The scrambler we bought is a 1981 with an AMC 360 v8, Dana 300, and a T3. It has been rebuilt once before and has pieces from more then one jeep. There are some weird frame mounts but for $4500 this jeep was well worth the price. Im driving it around campus until finals are done then the race is off to see if we can actually do this.
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overall project goal
• daily driver
• safely pull my boat
• Handle moderate off-roading
• Comfortable(ish) highway driving
• Be drivable by the end of the summer
My father has a solid automotive background but this is the first jeep he has worked on. I am learn everything from a minimum knowledge standpoint (I will Need help and advice along the way, I have talked to Mrbeed and jerseyjeeps about spending some one on one time to get help when needed)
modifications
• Disc brake
• back seat
• (make a FAST BACK full hard top)
• 2-3 inch lift
• (maybe swap out the 360 for a 258)
• heater
• Fuel injected
• lockers
• 33” tires
Along with others that will help the function of the jeep without changing the appearances (I will need recommendations here)
when I'm done i hope it will look like this
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The weird mount that i was talking about
overall project goal
• daily driver
• safely pull my boat
• Handle moderate off-roading
• Comfortable(ish) highway driving
• Be drivable by the end of the summer
My father has a solid automotive background but this is the first jeep he has worked on. I am learn everything from a minimum knowledge standpoint (I will Need help and advice along the way, I have talked to Mrbeed and jerseyjeeps about spending some one on one time to get help when needed)
modifications
• Disc brake
• back seat
• (make a FAST BACK full hard top)
• 2-3 inch lift
• (maybe swap out the 360 for a 258)
• heater
• Fuel injected
• lockers
• 33” tires
Along with others that will help the function of the jeep without changing the appearances (I will need recommendations here)
when I'm done i hope it will look like this