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Hello, all. This post is related to a few others I have going right now. I got my tub off this weekend for a semi-restore and want to install a wood side rail kit my wife got from here a year or two ago. Anyway, my rollbar does not have holes in the front tubes for the wood rails. It has the...

Hey, another brief update. Here is 'Bessie' with body off. Tonight I worked on reinforcing the doors to prevent future cracks at the vent window area and took the final bits and pieces off the tub. Hopefully, in the next weekend or two I will rent an industrial sandblaster and bring the bed...

Hey, all. Below is a pic of one of several wiring harness loom clips on my Jeep. There are 2 or 3 different sizes of these on the Jeep and there are many along the firewall, inside the cab and along the rear of the body for the tail light harness. Some of mine are broken and I would like to...

taking body off of Bessie Thanks, John. I didn't search that topic beforehand, just fixed it as I found it. One of the threads showed inserting a steel angle and plug welding into place. This is what I will do, simple but should stiffen the area greatly. Thanks for the help! Sincerely,

You might try ebay for a used engine harness to get the connector. I have seen them from time to time, cheap. Since you are missing the ECU this might make it less cost effective than just replacing the carb with another type in the long run. For what it is worth, I know I am in a minority...

taking body off of Bessie Just an update. Thanks for the fuel line answers, I got them all loose last week. I am down to the frame now, found a little rust pitting in the left rear of the frame but nothing serious. I have gutted the doors, winshield assembly and front cowl. I did find...

Hey, all. My wife got me the wooden side rail kit from this website a year or two ago for Christmas. I am semi-restoring 'Bessie' right now and want to install the rails when I finish. What surface treatment should I put on them? Polyurethane is a no-no, from what I have read because it will...

Hey, all. My 'Bessie' is stripped down to the frame and I am beginning the long journey back to a "new" Jeep. It has full length aluminum tread plate running boards that I like a lot, though they are not stock. I got a bottle of etching aluminum cleaner from my local parts store that is...

taking body off of Bessie Thanks, RandyLL. I've been out of town and just got your post. Those three lines, and the few on the filler side are all that are keeping the body from coming off, unless I have missed something. Maybe this weekend I can pull it. Sincerely,

Help educate me on fuel return/vent Hey, all. I have just about everything removed to allow me to remove the tub on my Jeep except the fuel related items. Even the factory manual is a little fuzzy on the components for the fuel tank that are located on the driver side rear corner (where the...

Hey, all. I posted this in another forum without luck so I will try in the restoration group. I am working on my 8 and found that the windshield frame is rusted through in a hard-to-fix area. I will try to weld it first but I have doubts in the frame and my welding ability in such an area. I...

taking body off of Bessie Thanks, jeepdad, for the heads-up about the pictures not coming through. I will try it again. If it doesn't work, please let me know. I want to figure it out. Before: Now: Sincerely,

taking body off of Bessie Thanks, Jeepdad. It is nice to know someone on the forum is so close to home...maybe we will meet someday? I know a handlful of folks from Kingsport that are in the homebrewers club I am in. We all gather in Jonesborough at a local micro brewery once a month for...

I also have an A/C unit to install (none installed now), plan to install a tach and clock (none installed now), upgrade the sound system, do a booster brake upgrade (manual brakes now), repaint frame, replace all worn brake components, replace all suspension bushings and generally tidy-up the...

I am making this post first to start a thread of a restore/repaint of my 'Bessie' and also to figure out how to post images within my text. My 8 is in pretty good shape but some surface rust is showing and the bed needs even more attention. I plan to clean the bed and apply a 2-part bedliner...

OK, okjeep. Thanks for the info on another option, I will take it into account. However, it still appears to have the same issues in regards to the breather for a 4.2 with carb. My breather sits in that empty space on your photo behind your alternator. Any thoughts to keep a stock look...

Hey, all. I am tearing-down my Jeep for a repaint and rust kill. I am about to remove the tub and am toying around with putting power brakes on 'Bessie'. There are various options out there and a basic YJ conversion should do me fine (stock wheels and tires). However, I cannot see how even...

Hey, all. I am stripping my 'Bessie' for a repaint and found rot in the windshield frame in a hard-to-repair area. I have normally purchased replacement parts from Jeep4x4center and Jeepdoc, but never body parts. Both of these offer a windshield frame, and I am sure there are other that offer...

Does anyone know were to get the rubber/plastic end knob for a column-shift TF999 Scrambler? The steel lever on mine is fine but the knob on the end is missing. The previous owner attached an umbrella handle with electrical tape but I'd like to fix it right. Sincerely,

My '83 with really no observable extra options has a shoulder belt. I am pretty sure it is stock as I bought it with NO belts at all but the original belts were in an included box of "removed" items from the seller, along with the rollbar with seatbelt mounts. Sincerely,