Bringing An(other) Overlander Back Home II
- Thread starter DeLuke
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- City
- Dallas
- State
- TX
The mat was a fun project that only took an afternoon. Here's a couple pics of the new bed mat with comparison to a factory. Notice the larger upper arms and then how it fits better in this Overlander.
Fitted:
Factory mat showing where a Scrambler rollbar usually sits:
New mat with wider arms covering the standard rollbar foot area:
Fitted:
Factory mat showing where a Scrambler rollbar usually sits:
New mat with wider arms covering the standard rollbar foot area:
- City
- Dallas
- State
- TX
Seat belt restoration. There is a guy that sells the stickers on Ebay advertised for VW Things but the exact correct size for these TRW non-US seatbelts. Identical to Jersey's work 8-9 years ago. Will do this for the Blue Overlander too.
- City
- Dexter
- State
- MI
Having planned to drive mine back across the country, this scared the hell out of me when I went to buy it. It was SO much easier to get used to than I ever dreamed.
- City
- Dallas
- State
- TX
I don't have the before pictures of these tail light brackets but they were fairly faded with surface rust. It surprisingly took a long time sanding, painting and re-installing. Extra time because someone had changed the brake/turn signal fixture with an aftermarket set, and I had to do a little re-wiring and figuring out what bulb/wire went to brake, running and signal. Definitely some trial and error and a couple blown fuses. NOS lenses and just cleaned the reflectors.
- City
- Richmond
- State
- TX
Looks amazing.
Someone is gonna buy an awesome Jeep. This one, while not a stock example, is just about perfect. Would fit in well at a car show, but not so perfect you would be afraid of daily driving it. I personally think this is the sweet spot in condition.
It looks even better in person!
Someone is gonna buy an awesome Jeep. This one, while not a stock example, is just about perfect. Would fit in well at a car show, but not so perfect you would be afraid of daily driving it. I personally think this is the sweet spot in condition.
It looks even better in person!
- City
- Dallas
- State
- TX
Thanks. I tested 3-4 different spray paints. Some people say Eastwood Argent Silver Wheel Paint but I thought that had a little too much gloss. I found that Rustoleum High Heat Flat Aluminum matched my really low mile 1985 Laredo better than anything else.
- City
- Dallas
- State
- TX
I tried very hard to find a universal rectangular bed mat that just had parallel lines (like factory) and did not have the diamond plate running down the two sides. Saw this one and ordered the 60" x 84" version:
https://leonardaccessories.com/prod...es-bed-mats-liners-boomerang-rubber-universal
However, it came with the diamond pattern running down the sides even though the picture doesn't have them. A little disappointed because I spent at least 2 hours looking for a diamond-free mat. Letchcore used the Westin 50-6325 bed mat which looks identical and used to be Prime on Amazon but now looks unavailable. You basically want to find one 5' by 7'.
- City
- Olathe
- State
- KS
Does this call @red mistress ?
- City
- Landing
- State
- NJ
Awesome sauce. I’ve seen it in person also and would be very very tempted to purchase regardless of already having way too many jeeps
Regarding the roll bar , it’s a phenomena of the early ones. Tommys white one now sold I recall had the early bar and after doing some vin analysis on several others over in Oz i came to this conclusion. I would guess 70-80 percent of overlanders, which roughly were produced for about 15 months, had the later common bar.
Regarding the roll bar , it’s a phenomena of the early ones. Tommys white one now sold I recall had the early bar and after doing some vin analysis on several others over in Oz i came to this conclusion. I would guess 70-80 percent of overlanders, which roughly were produced for about 15 months, had the later common bar.
- City
- North Dighton
- State
- MA
Curiosity is getting the best of me with this line forming of interested buyers. What kind of price range does a Jeep like this fall into? It's not like there are a bunch of previous sales of Overlanders in the US. Are we talking like $15-25K, $25K-35K or over $35K? Best of luck with the sale.
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- Dallas
- State
- TX
The early Overlanders are definitely similar to a CJ7. The rollbars are CJ7-size 2.5" diameter, and the front feet mount on the side of the bed and the lower floor just like a CJ7. The back is stretched and the rear feet mount exactly where the normal Scrambler rollbar mounts. The later Overlander roll bars are exactly like a normal Scrambler: 3" diameter and mount up on the bed.
I think the "early" Overlanders are 1983 production models (like my 2 and ag4ever's) that didn't make it over there until 1983-84. The "later" ones like Jersey's is a 1984 production year. No idea why they did this. Maybe Aussie safety protocols were familiar with the way the CJ7 roll bar mounted but unsure about the Scrambler mounting.
- City
- River Ridge
- State
- La
Don't worry if you can get a 2nd mortgage on the house you can swing it.
- City
- Dexter
- State
- MI
This thread has crossed over the line. I’m only leaving it in ScRamblings because it’s such a unique CJ-8 but any talk of a sale needs to stop right now until there is a listing in a classified subforum.
- City
- North Dighton
- State
- MA
Sorry BW. Didn't intend to cross the line. Better think before I type.