Building a Scrambler from left overs

[designerRob]

Bought this upholstery kit for some YJ seats I picked up at a swap meet years ago. A place in CT made these. The bottom of the back rests needed a little more vinyl to cover the foam, but overall a nice kit. I've got the carpet and the seats now. Need to get that 304 put together.

Those look very nice. Do you have a link to the upholsterer?

 

[Kim Dawson]

Those look very nice. Do you have a link to the upholsterer?

Got them off Ebay from a1-seatsplus. Put in 1987-2002 jeep wrangler seat covers upholstery and it will come up. Three week lead time.

 

[Chamba]

Those look very nice. Do you have a link to the upholsterer?

My bet is Kim did the upholstering.......

 

[Kim Dawson]

Got some work done on the engine today. Pistons in and the heads on and some parts on the front. 110 lbs of torque on the head bolts gave my arms a work out. Waiting on new valve lifters. I didn't keep the old ones in order so I can't re-use them or the cam will go flat. Those cam bearings were a problem. My mechanic friend installed them with his cam tool but distorted one so when the cam went in it wouldn't turn. So he ordered another set and did it again and that time it came out nice. Probably lost a month because of that. I feel better about it now.

 

[Kim Dawson]

Got the Engine mounted in the chassis and put the flywheel and clutch stuff on. Then I noticed that the bell housing had two sets of trans mounting holes but none fit the borg warner 4 speed. So off with the bell housing. There were four more holes that were smaller and shallow that did match so I drilled them out and tapped them. Hopefully everything will fit now. A little more done.

 

[certifiablejeep]

Got the Engine mounted in the chassis and put the flywheel and clutch stuff on. Then I noticed that the bell housing had two sets of trans mounting holes but none fit the borg warner 4 speed. So off with the bell housing. There were four more holes that were smaller and shallow that did match so I drilled them out and tapped them. Hopefully everything will fit now. A little more done.

I am not sure what bell housing that is for from the pictures, but just make sure that the input shaft of the trans is at the face of the bellhousing and you have good connection with the pilot bushing and you don't have any distance issues... or engagement issues.

cb

 

[Kim Dawson]

I am not sure what bell housing that is for from the pictures, but just make sure that the input shaft of the trans is at the face of the bellhousing and you have good connection with the pilot bushing and you don't have any distance issues... or engagement issues.

cb

Thanks. I'll check that out. This bell housing looks like the right depth. I have another one that is about 2" taller. I was wondering why the trans wouldn't go that last almost 3 inches . . . . wrong clutch plate. Needs the 1 1/8" dia opening and only has about a 1" opening. Just ordered the larger clutch/pressure plate. Sometimes left overs work, sometimes they don't.

 

[Kim Dawson]

New clutch and pressure plate came so I could do the bell housing and trans so I could figure the right holes to use for the trans mount and the mounting plate. Had to jack the frame apart a little and elongate one hole to get the plate to fit. Made my own torque bolt/mount. Put the transfer case on and now can look for a rear driveshaft to fit. I'll do a want ad. Cleaned up an Offenhouser intake I pulled from a parts Jeep I bought recently. Not bolted on yet but the gaskets for it came today. After rebuilding the engine, it just didn't seem right to put the 2 bbl intake and carb on it. Got some alternator brackets from the parts car but water pumps were different castings. Had to make some spacers to get the brackets to work on this pump. Had to buy a heli-coil tool to fix threaded holes on the front of the head that I needed to use. Every time I discover something I need I order it and hurry up and wait.

 

[Kim Dawson]

Today I put on the offy intake and the rebuilt Holly. Got the fuel filter and fuel and return lines all hooked up. Valve covers on. Finally got the right size belts for the front of the engine and all brackets on. Amazing the alternator took 4 brackets and 4 spacers. Kind of neat the way the bracket that bolts to the back of the alt swings with it as you rotate the alt to tighten it. That alt is definitely secure. Time to contact Filler Neck Supply Co again (thank you Randy) and order the lengths to reach my center mounted tank. Got the exhaust parts on the way so I can get that figured out. My new yoke came today for the back of the TC and got that on. The old one had the threads drilled out and no flat surface for nuts. Hooked up the power steering lines yesterday. Fitted the air cleaner (thanks Certifiable) and put the mounting stud in the carb. Certifiable has a driveshaft on the way so things are coming together.

 

[Kim Dawson]

Just a little more done. Got the U-joints in the driveshaft I got from Craig and installed it. Thank you Craig. Put the fluid in the trans and TC. Still waiting for my friend to weld up the exhaust for me.