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who are the other 2?WOW. I think that's 3 metro Detroit Scramblers with beautiful new paint jobs now. I'm jealous.
and so it begins...
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- Allen Park
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@wjtstudios in Rochester Hills I think and @laffman in Lovely Lapeer
Not really all metro D. But all southeast MI.
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- Rochester
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Absolutely gorgeous
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- white lake
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- white lake
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New tires, fenders, brake booster, wiring started. Fitment issues all resolved so far.... Scrambler specific fuel and vent hoses are 3 inches too short, hmmm.....even have CJ8 printed right on them...Got any leads on longer ones that will actually fit?
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15 or 20 gallon hoses? Maybe wrong hoses for the tank that you have?
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Do you have the correct CJ-8 fill neck? Could you have the shorter CJ7? That could be 3" difference.
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- Richmond
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- white lake
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20 gallon. It is what i ordered but who knows if they fd up. Will call tomorrow
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- white lake
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Its an 83 so .....seems to be origional filler
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It came off the same vehicle so....
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My hoses look just like the top ones. Too short. Got a part number on the bottom/longer ones?
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- Richmond
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Same part number, but with an ‘A’ at the end. It would be for an ‘81 - ‘82 filler neck. The ‘83 - ‘86 had the longer pipes on the filler neck. Yours must have been swapped at some point, or it could be an early ‘83 and AMC had some left over early style necks to get rid of before the change in style. Who really knows what and why AMC did what they did.
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funny, I DO have the longer filler neck and still the top 2 are too short. May just have to find the longer pair and cut to fit, assuming the tank end is the same diameter...
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- white lake
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Those hoses didn't fit even with the longer neck. Had to buy the longer ones and cut them. Odd. Any way, all good now.
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- white lake
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Overdue updates. Lots of progress, just not as quickly as I would like. In the spring got the tub and all the bullshit after marked tub drilling done. Summer came with lots of wiring and finishing of the engine compartment. Mid summer, Got it all together, filled it with water to try and fire it up. Primed the oil pump and .... Took it back apart to find the engine builder took some unfortunate shortcuts by not decking the block and had issues with head/gasket assembly and torque. 7 hours kneeling on the bumper and hand decking the block. Got it all put back together.
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As she sits now. Running. Drivable. Not road ready but yard worthy. Functional but not complete. Doing all the nitpicking now. Chasing leaks, adjusting brakes, seatbelts (more drilling), tracking down grounds to dash and guages, shortening, routing and terminating wires. Exhaust.
Lots to do to complete everything and make it look right but starting to feel like accomplishment. Love starting it everyday and knowing I can take my time on the rest. Little bits every day.
Best part has been the good time with good friends in the process.
Lots to do to complete everything and make it look right but starting to feel like accomplishment. Love starting it everyday and knowing I can take my time on the rest. Little bits every day.
Best part has been the good time with good friends in the process.
