- City
- Birmingham
- State
- AL
Getting close to paint!
What's on your Work Bench?
- Thread starter certifiablejeep
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- City
- East Norriton
- State
- PA
Found these cleaning out my parents shed. Kinda cool because I am pretty sure I have a set in my shed already. I think these came off my 2nd Scrambler, an '81. I think the other set must have been from my 4th, an '84. They are a little tweaked from many long things stacked against them in the corner, pry bars, wood, shovels, etc, the stuff that accumulated in the last 30 years since I sold the '81.
mhinchliffe
CJ-8 Member
- City
- W-S
- State
- NC
Mrs. CJ8's laundry room sink wouldn't drain so I had to take out the press down stopper and clean it of the mineral deposits we have due to our well water. I figured I'd try the ultrasonic cleaner and PRESTO, it was like new! So today the basement bathroom sink fixture diffuser was mucked up to the n th degree with blue-green hard stuff and 30 minutes later in 120* water with a touch of Purple Power degreaser here's the result. Not bad for $40. These things will deep clean carb parts - that's why I got it in the first place.
- City
- Cleveland
- State
- TN
I went ahead and bought a new control head and cable. Might not be completely original, but Should be easier to get it going again.
- City
- Mt Holly
- State
- NC
That’s what I did on the 1981 that’s on my 83
- City
- Cleveland
- State
- TN
Funny thing about this winch I have. My FIL had a waterwell pulling truck made in '74 or '75 on a F250 and this was the winch that ran the pulling line. When he broke down and bought a real pulling truck he had the 250 put back together as a pickup and I got the winch. This was in 80 or 81. I had my first CJ-7 by then, but never got to cleaning it up to put on it. So 40 years later I am going to get it done and have it on the '83.
- City
- Lewes
- State
- DE
I had fuel leaking from the OEM sending unit not sealing properly and I got tired of the fuel gauge not working correctly, So I added 3 threaded studs at that location and went with a gas-resistant sealant and cork gasket. I also cut in an aftermarket JAZ fuel cell sending unit.
mhinchliffe
CJ-8 Member
- City
- W-S
- State
- NC
- City
- Redding
- State
- Ca
@83CJ-8 Is that a TrailQuest fuel tank? (23 gal) It looks like the one I have. I too am frustrated with the fuel gage not working well.
Let us know how that works out! My tank is 13" high.
- City
- Ashburn
- State
- VA
- City
- God's Country
- State
- AR
Are those side/ rocker guards Warrior Rock Barz or home made? Look kinda like some I had Scott Anderson make me about 20 years ago
- City
- Ashburn
- State
- VA
Home made. Someone local welded them up for me years ago. $100 for both custom made to my specs. A deal I could not say No to. I have beat them on a lot of stuff and no dents. Just some scraps that are easily painted.
I wanted the square tubing to match the Runck (and fake Runck) bumpers.
- City
- Lewes
- State
- DE
Yes, a 23gal TrailQuest stainless steal. I'm getting all the correct Ohms to the front and the factory gauge seems to work better than the aftermarket Auto Meter gauge I installed. I pumped in 21gal and it took it past the full mark. Once it gets down to E I'll fill it up and see how well it works.
- City
- East Norriton
- State
- PA
Wish my Trailquest tank was the stainless version. Anybody have any idea when the closed up shop?
- City
- Imlay City
- State
- MI
Painted the hardtop and installed a Gr8Tops slider rear window. Was bummed that you can't get the nutmeg paint anymore for the hardtop. Painter buddy of mine tried all his suppliers and no one would mix it. Went with PPG saddle for the color. The matting agent we mixed with the paint lightened a little bit. But after getting it painted and back on the Scrambler, I think I like it. I like the contrast between the lighter hardtop and the chestnut brown body.
- City
- Redding
- State
- Ca
Nice. Post an update when you get to that point.
My TrailQuest tank has taken a real beating. Mostly on the Rubicon and at Moab. The tabs were bent and a few small dents in the bottom. During my rebuild, I cut the tabs off and rewelded thicker ones an inch lower. That gave me an extra inch of ground clearance and more strength.
Post with my tank: https://www.cj-8.com/threads/voodoo-blue-82-complete-refresh.52225/post-454728
- City
- Redding
- State
- Ca
I think they closed a long time ago. I bought my tank in 1998. Mine is the steel version with the extra skid plate welded on.