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What did you do with your Scrambler today?

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Picked up some stickers today. :D

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Started adding to the roll cage so I can install 3 point seat belts in the back. Not exactly what i wanted, but it was the best way to do it without cutting apart the cage and starting over...

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Installed Speedway Motors headlight relay kit. Really impressed for a $38 kit. Wires laid out perfect, well protected and the connectors fit well. 20 minutes from hood up to test drive!!!
 
tower210 said:
Installed Speedway Motors headlight relay kit. Really impressed for a $38 kit. Wires laid out perfect, well protected and the connectors fit well. 20 minutes from hood up to test drive!!!
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Did you do a separate thread on it? I hate to think that good stuff like this and the Gr8tops trunk are buried so far down in this one honking long thread :eek:
 
Hopped in, turned the key, DIDN'T hear electric fuel pump, turned key off, jumped in Volkswagen, drove to work...
 
bigwalton said:
Did you do a separate thread on it? I hate to think that good stuff like this and the Gr8tops trunk are buried so far down in this one honking long thread :eek:
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I'll put it in a new thread. I'm working on getting headlight adjusters to fix another issue. I'll combine that fix.
 
Just finished installing another rear axle shaft into my rear AMC23. Took the easy way out, a used shaft with seal and bearing already installed. The old one was leaking, found the seal had "blown out". Weird. Axle vent is unobstructed. Inner seal had lost it's spring, floating on the shaft. I removed the inner seal, I'm going to let the gear oil lube the bearings.

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Got the scrambler registered and inspected and new licence plates! The took the wife and daughter for a nice ride along the Galveston sea wall. Its been a good day!!!

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Just finished installing another rear axle shaft into my rear AMC23. Took the easy way out, a used shaft with seal and bearing already installed. The old one was leaking, found the seal had "blown out". Weird. Axle vent is unobstructed. Inner seal had lost it's spring, floating on the shaft. I removed the inner seal, I'm going to let the gear oil lube the bearings.

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Randy,
Quit dinking with the AMC 23 rear end and install the Dana 60 already and be done with it. :p
 
Got the new variable speed thermostatic controller installed for the fans--thing runs awesome. Also got the Texas registration and temp tags in the mail--and so ripped out the smog pump etc. Good riddance Ca smog and ridiculous registration fees.


 
continued working on roll cage add ons. went and bought another 40' of tubing. Jeep looked funny with 2 20' sticks strapped to the cage.
 
Also grabbed this pic of the Scrambler at the office with the smoke from the Idyllwild fires burning down the hill. Looks like the apocalypse here in 29.
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Prepped the new tube fenders for paint. Used a little body filler on the joints, sanded and sprayed with primer. Going to the paint shop tomorrow.

 
I ordered a windshield wiper switch for my '81 CJ-8 from "one of those places." Thirty bucks, plus shipping. Not available locally at any price. Leads me to conclude that when you own/drive an old Jeep, you may be having fun, but you're getting an expensive education. Ouch.
 
Coming back from my 4x4 club meeting on Monday night I realized I had a dead O2 sensor, which the laptop confirmed. I picked up a new Bosch 12008 on my way home from work ($60 at Autozone beats $9X at NAPA) and slammed it in, then decided I should really do a little tuning on my ProJection to hopefully aid in cold starts and avoid getting the sensor fouled so quickly. I did a little futzing, and got the fuel map slighly more dialed in. More importantly I got the timing map significantly more dialed in, and I swear I found another 75 lb-ft and 50 HP. I set the rev-limiter up to 6000 RPM and unleashed a beast! I seriously should have been at a track last night instead of trying to do this somewhat near my neighborhood.
 
continued the roll cage add ons.
worked in garage (door open) until I couldnt take it anymore. 100* plus humidity, apparently "feels" like 129* yes I live in Canada... My igloo melted.
 
Thanks Polarfire! I want to get it made into a poster. Turned out WAY better than I expected.


 
gr8dain said:
I agree. It looks awesome. The colors are just great.
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It was eerie. The smoke was blocking out the sun and made everything look orange and red. One in a million pic. I just happened to walk out at the right time and snapped the pic with my iPhone.


 
If you were at a gas station and it was 1984 or so, I would say it looked like the ending to Terminator... except that was an 83 CJ7... but close though.

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