- City
- Ashburn
- State
- VA
OK. After many years and ribbing from BW, I am starting a thread about my Scrambler. I will have to come back to this initial post and add pic of the Jeep as I got it and showing the little things I have done. But the big work is yet to come. I bought the Scrambler from the PO in Cincinnati, OH. First mistake. It had frame repair done, but it did not look bad from the pics, nor when I looked under it at time of sale. The price was "right enough", and I had no idea what I was doing, so I bought it. I took the 28 inch tires off and installed 31s. I took the decal kit off as it was torn, faded and just not looking good. Eventually I put on a 2.5 inch suspension lift along with shackles that added .5 so I am supposedly sitting 3" higher, but netted 2.5.
I swapped out the TigerTop for an STC halftop and took out the back seat and replaced it with a bulkhead. I also have a hard halftop now as well.
Mainly I have been about repairs, such as a new engine as well as new radiator and e-fan (I won't bore people with those traumas here, but I have spent a lot of time with that darn radiator and e-fan). I have added a Runck rear tire carrier bumper and power ports in the dash for USB and 12v. This past weekend I had to replace broke motor mount bolts.
Anyway, thanks to the many good folks on this board who have helped me get my Heep to the point it is currently at as well as finding me the Donor frame that is the reason I am starting this build thread (big thanks to Jim's Chop Shop)
As the frame has decided to disintegrate over the past few years, I went ahead on my journey to find a replacement. Instead of a TDK, I went with one from Lynchburg, VA that had already been blasted and primered. It is from an 81 so I will be replacing the shock towers. I will also be replacing the rear crossmember from one I bought from Chiefwaho. That is one nice piece of metal. The frame came with replacement body mounts, so I will be having to replace those as well. And thanks to Randyzzz, I have a template to use to drill new holes to use shock towers from a new CJ.
Hopefully I will be able to get to the frame updates soon. I am at the point of writing up a list of things to do in preparation for the actual frame swap. Jim has me dreaming of building up a complete Rolling Chassis before had complete with new axles, gas tank, maybe even a new power plant. The budget is screaming at me, so I will see what I can do. I also need to get this done sooner rather than later. The drop dead time in November so that I don't have to worry about failing the inspection due to the frame again.
Pics will come when I log back in on my phone and have time to upload them. Don't worry Eric.
I swapped out the TigerTop for an STC halftop and took out the back seat and replaced it with a bulkhead. I also have a hard halftop now as well.
Mainly I have been about repairs, such as a new engine as well as new radiator and e-fan (I won't bore people with those traumas here, but I have spent a lot of time with that darn radiator and e-fan). I have added a Runck rear tire carrier bumper and power ports in the dash for USB and 12v. This past weekend I had to replace broke motor mount bolts.
Anyway, thanks to the many good folks on this board who have helped me get my Heep to the point it is currently at as well as finding me the Donor frame that is the reason I am starting this build thread (big thanks to Jim's Chop Shop)
As the frame has decided to disintegrate over the past few years, I went ahead on my journey to find a replacement. Instead of a TDK, I went with one from Lynchburg, VA that had already been blasted and primered. It is from an 81 so I will be replacing the shock towers. I will also be replacing the rear crossmember from one I bought from Chiefwaho. That is one nice piece of metal. The frame came with replacement body mounts, so I will be having to replace those as well. And thanks to Randyzzz, I have a template to use to drill new holes to use shock towers from a new CJ.
Hopefully I will be able to get to the frame updates soon. I am at the point of writing up a list of things to do in preparation for the actual frame swap. Jim has me dreaming of building up a complete Rolling Chassis before had complete with new axles, gas tank, maybe even a new power plant. The budget is screaming at me, so I will see what I can do. I also need to get this done sooner rather than later. The drop dead time in November so that I don't have to worry about failing the inspection due to the frame again.
Pics will come when I log back in on my phone and have time to upload them. Don't worry Eric.
