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I am calling this project a renovation, not a restoration. I have no plans to make Rowena a stock, factory original, nor a resto-mod build. She is going to be renovated to get her back to her potential so the wife and I can use the Jeep for our around town, and maybe some out of town adventures...

This has been a roller coaster of an experience so far. But, just to get things out to maybe clear my head and also to let my fellow 8 owners know how the trip is going. July '25) 81 Scrambler is delivered to the house. I notice right away that there are a few minor issues. Nothing big, but...

I found this box plugged into the factory wiring harness and am in the process of installing a Painless kit. There is no provision for this in the harness and I can’t seem to positively ID it on the wiring diagrams. The Jeep is an 81 with the stock 258 6 cyl. I am assuming since it’s not taken...

Ok, I have still been working on getting a lot of little things fixed on the 81 I got this summer, but I am finding that there are some really messed up things that one of the previous owners did to this rig. Thankfully the front and rear axles are correct, narrow D30 and AMC 20 and the original...

The Scrambler I just got supposedly had a 4 speed manual in it, however when I received it, the location of R told me that it is not, and that it is only a 3 speed. Plus crawling under the Jeep and seeing the Dana 20 t-case told me what I needed to know, its a T150 3 speed. Not a huge deal, but...