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  1. jscherb

    OT: Retro Wrangler/Willys Pickup (long)

    It's been about 7 1/2 years since I finished that project; the CJ front clip and the LJ are still going strong. The LJ now has 200,000 miles on it and still doing cross-country trips to trails out west every year. This photo was taken near the summit of Rollins Pass in Colorado in August. We...
  2. jscherb

    OT: Retro Wrangler/Willys Pickup (long)

    I make all of these things in molds and I don't get rid of the molds after I make the first one or two examples, so more could be made if there was demand. Problem is, I have no interest in being in business or selling anything, so if there were to be a store, it wouldn't be me doing it. I'm...
  3. jscherb

    OT: Retro Wrangler/Willys Pickup (long)

    Thank you :)
  4. jscherb

    OT: Retro Wrangler/Willys Pickup (long)

    Nice looking truck! Glad you were able to use a Dinoot panel... when I designed the trailer kit that became the DInoot, part of my original design concept was that the solid end panel could be used to build a pickup cab. Perhaps you've seen the prototype/proof-of-concept tub I did with one of...
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    OT: Retro Wrangler/Willys Pickup (long)

    I haven't kept this thread up to date on this project I posted about a while back. I finished the mold and made a first grille in the mold but haven't decided it I want it on this truck or not. A few photos... I've also been working on a Willy MB-style grille for the TJ... The photos...
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    OT: Retro Wrangler/Willys Pickup (long)

    Mostly I did. I did the modifications to the stock LJ soft top frame and marked up the fabric for cutting and resewing. I had the actual sewing done by a local hot rod upholstery shop, but if I were to do it again I would do the sewing myself. Back then I hadn't yet learned to sew and but...
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    Mikes 81 mongrel scrambler

    Thank you very much.
  8. jscherb

    Mikes 81 mongrel scrambler

    Thanks but I didn't really have a choice - the LJ was black when I bought it :). Here's hoping Mike is as happy with the results of his project as I have been with mine. Perhaps the detail photos I've posted help him with some of the fitment and conversion issues he'll have to deal with in...
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    Mikes 81 mongrel scrambler

    If you're keeping the TJ engine and related engine compartment accessories, before you go too far do some measurements. The TJ engine compartment is several inches longer than the CJ engine compartment, so you may not have the room to fit everything under the CJ front clip. This photo compares...
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    Mikes 81 mongrel scrambler

    Here's how I dealt with the location of the hinges differing between the TJ tub and the CJ hood... I made these relocation blocks: The TJ hinges mount below the cowl panel: But with the relocation blocks the hinges can mount on top of the cowl panel just like they do on the CJ cowl...
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    Mikes 81 mongrel scrambler

    Didn't see this post until I visited the forum just now, didn't get a notification of the mention. Yes, I made a custom hood, fenders and cowl panel in fiberglass so all the body lines and curves line up. I used a factory CJ grille; all other parts (hood, inner and outer fenders, cowl panel)...
  12. jscherb

    I checked and I don't have any photos, sorry. The TJ fender has indents in it to match the...

    I checked and I don't have any photos, sorry. The TJ fender has indents in it to match the bottom of the air box, so what I did is add similar indents to the inside of the CJ fender, I used a body hammer to change the shape and add the indents.
  13. jscherb

    World Cab and standard CJ doors

    Sorry for not responding, I didn't get a notification from the forum that there was something to respond do. The design in the DoorCorner.jpg file is a fairly simple version, there's a different version the looks a little more factory documented somewhere in my Retro Wrangler pickup thread.
  14. jscherb

    New World Cab Style Tops? - Any fabricators out there

    Not likely to get bored with something like that, I've had a Safari Cab on my LJ for about 8 years/135,000 miles and I still love that one. But I do have a bunch of stuff from my Scrambler days that I'll get rid of if I ever get time to go through the boxes - side carpets for the bed (only...
  15. jscherb

    World Cab headliner

    Here you go. I made these drawings directly from a CJ-7 Wold Cab headliner. I've estimated the length of the CJ-8 rear panel in these drawings because at the time I didn't have a CJ-8 World Cab to measure from. A few photos of the headliner I made for my CJ-8 World Cab. Chipboard large...
  16. jscherb

    New World Cab Style Tops? - Any fabricators out there

    Yes, I'm sure you're correct. I guess the only way a Scrambler Safari Cab will ever exist is if I ever get another Scrambler or if I lengthen my LJ to Scrambler length and build one myself. I've actually got almost all of the parts here assemble a Scrambler Safari Cab, only a little more...
  17. jscherb

    World Cab headliner

    I'll see if I can find the file on one of my computers here.
  18. jscherb

    New World Cab Style Tops? - Any fabricators out there

    I didn't mention the rear door upper/tailgate because no real fabrication is required - the Safari Cab upper door can either be hinged to the hardtop to open separately from the CJ drop-down tailgate, or the CJ tailgate could be swapped out for a side-swing TJ tailgate. Agreed it wouldn't be...
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    New World Cab Style Tops? - Any fabricators out there

    I drew this concept back when I was doing the design of the Safari Cab and designing the details that needed to be different to fit it to the Scrambler, it shows what a Safari Cab would look like on the Scrambler I owned just before starting the Safari Cab project. A few photos of the LJ...
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