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FINALLY!!! A Build Thread of My '82 Scrambler!

I've gone through 4 of them and will probably need 2 more and at about $10 each it ain't cheap!! A few tricks I found: Use it on as many big flat surfaces as you can before you go to sharp edges and corners. It will last much longer! The sharp edges and corners eat it up. Also, wear safety goggles because little pieces fly off the wheel (especially when you hit those sharp edges).
 
You know the old saying about using the right tool for the job......it makes it a ton easier. That what I used to prep the inside of mine for liner when I shot it and it even reduced the amount of handsanding I had to do.
 
Well, I still have some paint stripping to do along the edges of most of the panels but I was tired of doing that so I moved on to getting a lot of the wiring out of the way and all the underdash components pulled out. Everything came out pretty easy. It looks like I will need a new battery tray as the bottom is rusted on the original one. I'm thinking of a dual battery tray but I'm not sure yet. I'm trying to label all my wires so I know where they go when I start putting everything back together. I may need a new underdash wiring harness but I'm not sure yet. It may just be easier to go with a new Painless harness completely but I would like to keep it all budget friendly. Here are a few pics (sorry for the poor quality, I usually only have my cell phone at the shop):

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More progress! This time it actually looks like I'm getting something done! I got the front clip removed and most everything removed from the tub in preperation for tub removal! The last things to do will be to remove the clutch linkage where it attaches to the body, remove the T-5 and Dana300 shift levers, and then remove the bolts holding the body on and the teardown phase will be complete! I have found a little more rust (just surface rust) between the front fenders and the cowl and along the firewall. Nothing bad but I'm glad I tore the Jeep down completely as it would only have gotten worse if I hadn't caught it now. I will need new gaskets where the steering column passes through the firewall as well as where the clutch rod passes through, any suggestions on where to get new ones, Crown?

Here are a few pics of where I stopped at today. I should have the body off the next time I make it up to the shop!!

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So work on the Scrambler has been progressing slowly. I've been ordering parts and working on the plan for the rebuild stage. I'm at a descision point that I need help with. I've stripped all the old bedliner out of the bed area down to bare metal however, in the cab the liner is stuck much better. The entire tub inside the cab has a very rough and uneven texture from the liner. It is impossible to remove with anything other than the 3M rust remover disk pictured eariler and it eats them up pretty fast. Also, the underside of the tub and the fire wall are covered with this stuff too. Here are my choices as I see them: I could take the tub somewhere (not sure where or how far or how much $) and see if sand/soda blasting will take it off, or I could recover with new bedliner material. Originally I wanted to take off all the bedliner and paint everything. I still like that but considering how the Jeep will be used (as a trail Jeep and a street driver) the bed liner has it's pros too. I'm torn as to which way to go. What do you guys think?
 
Off with it. As much time, money and sweat that you are investing, I would do what you had originally planned. Plus, you could get into some compatibility issues with the old and new liners. It will be worth it in the end to just get rid of the old.


Is there a chemical stripper that will soften it up?
 
Can you have it dipped ?
One of my friends brother used to restore mustangs and they often had the body's acid dipped !
 
I'm going to do some calling around and see where the closest place is to get it media blasted and how much that would cost. I still like that the best, just depends on cost.
 
When I asked about sand blasting my fenders, they said it would warp the metal if they tried to remove the undercoating
The stuff on my fenders Was rock hard, I bought some remover from eastwoods and it would not touch it
 
The sandblaster I talked to said that sandbalsting won't take it off. His suggestion was a heat gun or torch and a scraper. That sounds like too much work. It is not exactly what I wanted but in the interest of time I may just go with bedliner in the cab and undercoat the body and firewall.
 
Try soaking it with some brake fluid. Some bedliners seem to disintegrate after soaking in brake fluid for a couple of days.
 
Contact "Jeep Addict" for bed liner removal tips. The body tub he is putting on his Laredo Scrambler came with some liner on the interior floor area. If I remember correctly, it was a PIA to remove, but he got it out after a brief fight:thumbsup:

I know on the liner that was on mine, blasting would not work. It was too soft/rubbery.

Randyzzz heat gun suggestion is definitely worth a shot, too:thumbsup:

The brake fluid idea is also worth a shot. That stuff will generally eat through any type of coating, given enough time. Chemical paint strippers might work, too:shrug:

Is your liner "hard" or "soft":shrug:

Just my:twocents:, but I would remove it:thumbsup: My Scrambler is used like you plan on using yours, driving and trail duty. I have factory carpet and rubber floor mats in the front cab area. They insulate the interior very well, from sound/heat, and are easy to remove for cleaning purposes. For my bed, I have been using (x3) "NAPA" big truck mud flaps. They cover the entire bed floor, and are easy to remove for cleaning. I am kind of anal about strapping thing down in the bed, to keep stuff from sliding around. I don't treat my vehicles like the bed liner commercials, i.e. carelessly throwing chains, 2x4's, concrete blocks, etc in the rear bed without a care in the world:rotfl: I am sure that after all the work you are doing to your Scrambler, you will treat it with respect, too:thumbsup:
 
The bedliner in mine is very hard with what seems like sand in it. The sand or grit in it is not even at all, some areas seems almost smooth and other areas are big lumps. I tried using the chemical paint stripper I used to get all the paint off the body and it will not touch it. I will try the brake fluid idea.

Your Scrambler bed is a thing of beauty! :bow:
 
spankrjs your jeep is TOO nice. i'd be afraid to use that bed for anything.

Polarfire the best and only stuff that i found worked is TAL strip. i found it in advance auto parts. 1/2 gal is all it took. the liner FELL OFF : no joke. its an airplane stripper product, go get some:smokin:
 
Polarfire said:
The bedliner in mine is very hard with what seems like sand in it. The sand or grit in it is not even at all, some areas seems almost smooth and other areas are big lumps. I tried using the chemical paint stripper I used to get all the paint off the body and it will not touch it. I will try the brake fluid idea.

Your Scrambler bed is a thing of beauty! :bow:
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Appreciate it:thumbsup: Please DO NOT bed line your Scrambler:thumbsup:With your access to a professional painter/shop, your results will be equal to or probably even better looking then mine:cheers:

I think Randyzzz' idea with the brake fluid is a great idea. You might have to let is sit on there for a couple of days, but I bet it will soften/lift the liner from the sheet metal. To keep the brake fluid from evaporating off, maybe cover it up with a trash bag:shrug:
 
ExhaustDemon said:
spankrjs your jeep is TOO nice. i'd be afraid to use that bed for anything.

Polarfire the best and only stuff that i found worked is TAL strip. i found it in advance auto parts. 1/2 gal is all it took. the liner FELL OFF : no joke. its an airplane stripper product, go get some:smokin:
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Appreciate it:thumbsup:

I have been using my bed/Scrambler for over a year, and careful use of my "mud flap bed mats" and ratchet strapping down my cargo (tool bags/winch accessory kit/ice chests/camping gear/jeep parts/(x5) 35x12.50 tires/etc.) have kept it 95% scratch free;)
 
So I tried the brake fluid...nothing. I let it sit for a few hours and it discolored it a little but that is about it. If I let it sit for a few days it might come up but that would only get the floor, the sides are also covered in this stuff. The bed and bulkhead will be painted, the liner I can't get up is only in the front cab area. I will get the roughest areas with the 3M disk but I don't think I will be able to get it all off. I may try the "TAL strip" stuff that ExhaustDemon suggested but the stipper I used was also an aircraft stripper and it didn't do anything. This is what I was afraid of from the begining and why I wouldn't put bedliner in a Jeep that didn't already have it in there!

Spankrjs, I don't think mine will turn out as nice as yours. I may have access to a professional shop but I'm doing all the work myself as well as the painting. I'm using my Jeep to learn how to do all this stuff so if it gets anywhere close to yours I will be extremely happy!
 
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