A Norwegian Scrambler project

[Jan-Erik]

Hello,

People seem to be interested in my project, so I decided to start this thread.

The car was bought from a great guy in Florida, and shipped to Norway in May 2008.

The specs are:
- 1982 model Jeep CJ8 Scrambler
- Ford FE 390 CID (6,4L) motor (yeah, I know.. it isn't AMC..)
- Dana 60 rear, Dana 44 front. Taken from a J20
- ProComp 4" lift, with the axels bellow
- 39.5x18 Boggers
- NP 205 transfer case
- C6 automatic transmission (rebuilt)
- 5.13 gears
- Detroit "Soft" lockers in both axels

The plan is to completely restore the Jeep, taking everything apart and fixing it to mint condition. That said, it is and will be built for offroading, and not for show.

Unfortunately I haven't had the time to work much on the car yet, but it seems I'll be able to in the coming months. Right now I've taken off the hood, fenders, radiator, grille, all the wireing in the engine bay, some parts on the engine, + some other stuff. The car started at first try when I got it, so at least the engine seems to be in good shape. There is some rust on the body, but it doesn't seem that bad.

I'll keep this thread updated as I go along.

Some photos:

Having fun with my TJ:

 

[Jan-Erik]

This is how the car looks at this moment:

Today I tried to remove the steering shaft, but couldn't figure out how to get it loose... I guess I'll have to google a bit to get some hints, or if anyone here have some suggestions?

I also started to work on one of the doors. After some oil, opening and locking the door worked like a charm. I need to straighten it out a little bit, and change the sealings around the door and where the window is going up. The sealing around the window is totally gone.

 

[bigwalton]

Excellent

 

[mkzmomo]

great start

 

[DC CJ8]

Where in Norway? I was once in Bodo
Todd

 

[Jan-Erik]

Where in Norway? I was once in Bodo
Todd

Oslo / Akershus. I live just outside of Oslo. Bodø is quite far up North. It's a plane trip from Oslo... Nice place though..

 

[Jan-Erik]

A little more info:

I've ordered some new parts for the car. Some was shipped with the vehicle, from www.4wheelparts.com (unfortunately they don't ship to Europe), some from www.4wd.com and www.mad4wd.com (Larry is a great guy!).

The stuff I have for now is:
- Edelbrock - Thunder Series AVS Off-Road Carb
- 5.13 Ratio Ring and Pinion for the front axle, with all sealings etc new
- Detroit Softlocker for the front axle. Everything in the front axle is new.
- Steel windshield frame
- B&M Megashifter
- Grant 4 spoke Steering wheel
- Edelbrock 14" airfilter
- Ignition cylinder with key
- Bilstein 5125 shocks
- Sliding rear window
- New mounts for shocks and leaf springs
- Lots of new U-joints
- Warn premium manual locking hubs

+ probably some more stuff I've forgot to mention.

Some photos when I moved the car to my garage:

Wireing chaos:

Lots of parts. As you can see, the hood is in pretty bad shape. I did order a new hood from 4wd.com, but somehow they managed to not deliver it to the guy that sold me the car, and they didn't tell me. So, it wasn't possible to ship it with the car, and to ship it alone to Norway is expensive!!! So I guess I'll just have to work with it.

RUST!

New performance cables (don't know the english name for them), and spark plugs. Then it fired at first try:

One of the things I need to get sorted out as soon as possible is the engine mounts. The mounts on the car now is the original CJ8 mounts, and they don't fit the engine very well. Unfortunately I have some power issues in my garage, so I'm not able to weld there I thought about making new mounts out of 2,5x2,5", and weld the ford engine mounts on top of that. Seems simple enough, but the measurements must be exact. If anyone know if it's possible to buy mounts that will fit the frame and my engine, please shout out!

 

[Jan-Erik]

A cool thing I tried out was electrolytic rust removal. I filled a bucked with water and some sort of washing soda, put power on it, and the part, and whola... the rust was gone!

Before:

In the bath:

After:

Did the same with the exhaust manifolds:

Pretty sweet

 

[TXtrailbuggy]

Rust Removal

You need a thread on just how to build the rust removal tool, that is awesome!

Please do tell how you build that thing.

 

[Jan-Erik]

You need a thread on just how to build the rust removal tool, that is awesome!

Please do tell how you build that thing.

Yeah, I know! It rules

I don't think it's necessary to create a thread for it. There are lots of guides on the net on how to do this. I googled around before I tried myself. Just google for "electrolytic rust removal" and you'll get lots of answers. Check this page for example: http://www3.telus.net/public/aschoepp/electrolyticrust.html

I had a little problem finding the equivalent to "washing soda" in Norway (because we don't have anything like that), but I found some stuff that did the trick.

But use caution when doing this. The gass released is Hydrogen, and we all know that Hydrogen says booooom when lightened. So no smoking! Also, just to be extra cautious I did this outside. I didn't want to blow up the garage... or the jeep

 

[twmattox]

If you run onto a part you absolutely have to get from 4-wheel parts...let me know. They are located about 30-minutes away from where I work and I am sure you and I could work out something to get it shipped...
Thoma

 

[Jan-Erik]

If you run onto a part you absolutely have to get from 4-wheel parts...let me know. They are located about 30-minutes away from where I work and I am sure you and I could work out something to get it shipped...
Thoma

Thanks! That's very appreciated! I'll let you know if I need something that I can't find other places.

 

[fisherman]

i just gotta ask....how much to ship it to Norway from Fla.?

 

[Jan-Erik]

i just gotta ask....how much to ship it to Norway from Fla.?

It was $2700 including all the handling for a 24 ft container.

 

[PetesCj-8]

Id like to make sure your not lying. Please send it back to the states and I will check the shipping bill. If it says $2700 or less I'll pay it. I may even be willing to go more

 

[Jan-Erik]

Id like to make sure your not lying. Please send it back to the states and I will check the shipping bill. If it says $2700 or less I'll pay it. I may even be willing to go more

I'm not sure I follow you... Did you mean that the shipping seemed too cheap? I did spend some time finding a forwarder, and ended up with Manaco International forwarders. The price was good, and also the service was great.

Well, if you really don't believe me I can scan the invoice (but it's in Norwegian currency, so you'll have to convert it. It says 15.000 NOK or so.

 

[PetesCj-8]

No No. It was a joke. If you sent it back here Id pay the $2700 it cost to ship it or whatever price it would be. Then Id keep it here forever and ever and.......

I'm not sure I follow you... Did you mean that the shipping seemed too cheap? I did spend some time finding a forwarder, and ended up with Manaco International forwarders. The price was good, and also the service was great.

Well, if you really don't believe me I can scan the invoice (but it's in Norwegian currency, so you'll have to convert it. It says 15.000 NOK or so.

 

[Jan-Erik]

No No. It was a joke. If you sent it back here Id pay the $2700 it cost to ship it or whatever price it would be. Then Id keep it here forever and ever and.......

Hehe... alright.. Yeah, well... I would charge a bit more

 

[Jan-Erik]

I went down to the garage for a couple of hours today. Got some help from my brother, and we removed the hardtop, both rollcages and the heater. Now I just gotta figure out how to remove the stearing wheel and column.

Some photos:

 

[PetesCj-8]

I love build threads. Glad to see you got some garage time. So any details on what your gonna be doing? Looks like a pretty solid platform. That rust removal deal was way cool. Keep the tips coming.