Wow! I doubt you'll make us tired of pics. Especially if they are as good as the ones you're posting!
Sorry for taking so long to get you approved, that was my fault. Life has just been busy and I was behind. There are only two of us moderators to keep up with the site.
As for posting pics, it is easiest to use the Tapatalk app on your phone or tablet. If on a computer you should be able to attach an image to your post. If it asks for a url check that you are on the correct tab on the pop-up window that will allow you to upload an image from your computer.
I don't use my phone or tablet like most folks. I reserve texting for my girlfriend and rarely access the internet other than on the computer. All of my forum access will be via computer. I paid for a membership yesterday but have no idea how long it takes to kick in. At the bottom of the page, it still says "You may not post attachments" and "You may not edit posts." I thought both of those features were enabled when you became a paid member. So when I click on the "Insert Image" icon, there is no tab which allows me to choose an image from the computer, only a URL box. So the photos I've posted have been through Photobucket.
It's about 24 hours until the Scrambler and I are re-united.
My plans:
If necessary, it will get a fresh coat of NuFinish Paste...the ONLY polish I've used on my vehicles for many years.
If the "rust spot about the size of a quarter" on the rear bumper bothers me, I will take it to a local body shop for stripping and re-painting, or perhaps to the powder-coater in Grand Junction who did a great job on the Poison Spyder bumpers on my JK.
I plan to remove the light bar and move some lights down to the bumper where they belong...if I decide I need additional lighting. The current owner changed light bars and now has 4 big round lights on top. I will then plug the holes in the windshield frame somehow. I call the light bar the "stupidest mistake I ever made with a Jeep" for 2 reasons. The first is that, even with glare guards and a spot beam pattern, too much light fell onto the hood. The second is that it made it so that the top could not be removed without folding the windshield at least slightly forward so the top could clear the bar. The only blemishes on the Scrambler when I sold it were two slight creases on the hood. I made the mistake of trying to balance the windshield a few inches forward once while taking off the top. With the top balanced on my shoulders/back, the windshield decided to fall onto the hood with the glare guards still attached to the lights. Ouch.
I plan to switch out the radio/cassette tape player with a modern unit from Retro-Sound that will allow me to plug in a Sirius/XM tuner and also USB. I have about 200 albums on a USB drive about the size of my thumbnail...with room for a few hundred more. Isn't progress wonderful. When I owned the Scrambler, I spent a couple of days building some REALLY nice wooden speaker enclosures that filled the area all along the sill below the doors...the full length of the doors from as far forward as I could build them clear back to the seatbelt mounts, if I remember right. They were designed for 6x9 speakers. They also made a great footrest when the doors were off. He assures me that the speakers still sound great and the enclosures are undamaged. My favorite "exploring the desert" tune was Willie Nelson singing "Don't Fence Me In." I'm sure Willie and I (yes, I sang along) disturbed more than a few coyotes, mule deer, bighorn, and the occasional desert spirit. And we're back!
I'll check and possibly replace the tires. The Mickey Thompson's on there now have to be around 23-24 years old. He tells me they still have about 1/4 inch of tread and absolutely no cracks anywhere. Inside storage has apparently been good for them. It may get a set of new BFG KO2s.
Mechanically, I don't think it is going to need much...but I plan to spend a lot of time crawling around under it. All fluids will be changed, whether needed or not.
Though he states that it runs great, he admits that it sometimes needs a shot of starter fluid to wake up in the morning. My guess is that could be from non-use. Though he has put maybe 200 miles per year on it in the last 10 years, it has not been driven more than a few miles at a time for the last 3 years. The leisurely 90-mile drive home should be good for it. I plan to pick up a can of starter fluid and some type of carburetor cleaner or fuel treatment before picking up the Jeep. I will most likely take it down to Moab 4x4 Outpost for a thorough tune-up next week.
I'll be putting Vintage license plates on it. I snapped the below photo on my deck a few minutes ago. It was the last plate the Scrambler wore. That plate has occupied an honored spot on the cabin wall for 20 years. For those who do not know, a Rescue 8 is a piece of climbing/rescue gear. It seemed appropriate since I was also on Search and Rescue back then too.
Is it tomorrow yet?
