ungringo
Basic User
- City
- College Station
- State
- TX
I finally got my Scrambler! I found this one here on CJ-8.com in the "For Sale" section.
A little background on the Jeep... It's currently titled in Nebraska. I live in Texas. Apparently it sat out in a field, weathering a hail storm or two, before being disassembled, presumably for a frame off job. But, it didn't get finished and was sold to a guy in TX. Then that guy sold it to another guy. Then that guy sold it to me. All the while totally disassembled.
So, this is how I brought her home...
The frame is in great shape. The body is in pretty good shape with a solid tub. It has some rust... floor pans, rocker panel, but in places that shouldn't be to hard too fix and no serious rot. The fenders and hood have hail damage. Not sure what I'm going to do about that just yet. The windshield and the full hard doors are pretty much rust free. The doors have the infamous crack near the window that I intend to fix and reinforce. I chose to buy it without the engine and transmission. I've got boxes and piles of parts. It looks like most of it is there... won't know what's missing until I need it, I suppose.
This is going to be my daily driver and play toy. So, not a crazy trail rig. This is what I've got planned...
UPDATES: 6/1/2016
I plan on doing it all myself, so it'll take a while. My time frame is simply do as much as I can as quickly as I can while still having fun doing it. I'm basically starting at the ground and working my way up.
This place has been a great source of information and inspiration. I'm doing this thread because I know I'll need some help along the way and hopefully so it can encourage others in their build, too.
Thanks in advance!
A little background on the Jeep... It's currently titled in Nebraska. I live in Texas. Apparently it sat out in a field, weathering a hail storm or two, before being disassembled, presumably for a frame off job. But, it didn't get finished and was sold to a guy in TX. Then that guy sold it to another guy. Then that guy sold it to me. All the while totally disassembled.
So, this is how I brought her home...
The frame is in great shape. The body is in pretty good shape with a solid tub. It has some rust... floor pans, rocker panel, but in places that shouldn't be to hard too fix and no serious rot. The fenders and hood have hail damage. Not sure what I'm going to do about that just yet. The windshield and the full hard doors are pretty much rust free. The doors have the infamous crack near the window that I intend to fix and reinforce. I chose to buy it without the engine and transmission. I've got boxes and piles of parts. It looks like most of it is there... won't know what's missing until I need it, I suppose.
This is going to be my daily driver and play toy. So, not a crazy trail rig. This is what I've got planned...
UPDATES: 6/1/2016
- <strike>LS engine... probably an LM7 5.3 L Vortec</strike> UPDATE: 5.7L HEMI Prepping for installation.
- NV4500 transmission (Still TBD)
- Original Dana 300
- 35x12.5 BFG All Terrains on old school white wagon wheels (DONE)
- Dana 44 front axle (Cut, shortened, turned and rebuilt from a <strike>1989</strike> 1984 Ramcharger) (MOSTLY DONE, PENDING WELDOUT FOR CASTER/PINION ANGLE)
- Rear Dana 44 from a Scout (MOSTLY DONE, PENDING WELDOUT FOR PINION ANGLE)
- Limited slip front and rear with 3.73 gears (AUBURN GEAR DIFFERENTIALS INSTALLED)
- Disc brakes front and rear (DISC CONVERSION MOSTLY DONE, LINES PENDING, CONSIDERING HYDRABOOST)
- Spring over suspension (MOSTLY DONE)
- <strike>Shackle reversal</strike> DECIDED TO STAY WITH FORWARD SHACKLES
- High steer setup (PENDING NEW DRAG LINK AND TIE ROD)
- For the body work... patched and straightened and painted, nothing fancy... color TBD (taking suggestions)
- Family seating with third row bench (I've got a family of 5) CORBEAU MOAB FRONT SEATS, NO REAR SEATS YET
- Full hard top
- Full roll cage
I plan on doing it all myself, so it'll take a while. My time frame is simply do as much as I can as quickly as I can while still having fun doing it. I'm basically starting at the ground and working my way up.
This place has been a great source of information and inspiration. I'm doing this thread because I know I'll need some help along the way and hopefully so it can encourage others in their build, too.
Thanks in advance!
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