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It's coming home.

Small plug buttons like the ones on the inside of the full hard doors. Probably easier to find in metal than plastic.
 
Lowes has a really good selection of all kinds of round plugs. So does a good hardware store. :thumbsup:
 
I'll admit the only place I have heard of a "hayduke" was a members name I have seen here and that's it
 
George Washington Hayduke to be exact, said to be modeled after Doug Peacock, grizzly bear researcher guy.
 
Moabite said:
Wow...I had to do a double take. Your bookshelf looks a LOT like mine...right down to the rustic wood. I too, have that 1971 first edition paperback printing of Desert Solitaire...but it's not in as good a shape as yours. The chapter on our little jaunt is in Abbey's Road. It's titled "A Walk in the Park."
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Great essay! One of my favorite places as they haven't built that road (yet). Did you drive your Scrambler or a regular pickup?
 
SHLTR2 said:
Great essay! One of my favorite places as they haven't built that road (yet). Did you drive your Scrambler or a regular pickup?
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It was 1978. No one on this forum owned a Scrambler yet. We took my '77 F-150 to the trailhead...camped just outside the park and cooked steaks over an open fire the night before. If I remember correctly, Ed had some off-beat model of Volkswagen...I think it was a fastback but can't remember for sure. I remember it as being faded orange...with a plastic flower for a hood ornament.
 
I think I'm gonna order BFG KO2's today. Though the ol' Mickey Thompsons look great, I'm not sure I want to trust old bias ply tires that have to be around 25 years old, especially out in the backcountry. The size on there now is 30X9.50/15. I can't decide if I should go with the same size or switch to 31x10.50R/15. There should be plenty of room since there are add-a-leaf kits in both the front and rear. There's a 5 lb. per tire difference between the 2 sizes. Suggestions?

By the way, if I haven't mentioned this already, the May issue of Petersen's 4Wheel & Off-Road has a full 4-page reprint of its 1981 Scrambler test. Pretty interesting.

I'm also ordering some Rancho shocks. I wouldn't be surprised if the current shocks are the originals. I have a query into Rancho because all I see on their website are the rears.

Four of the holes in the windshield frame have nutserts...so if I remove them, I have fairly large holes. For now, I put the bolts back in with a rubber washer under a steel washer...but it looks like crap. I had a selection of rubber plugs up here, and one fit pretty well into the hole where the wire was, but I'd like a better seal than could be provided with just a plug...though I may be over-thinking it.

The 2nd owner painted the bed with flat white paint, and did a horrible job. Some of it was done with a brush and some with a spray can. He only did the bulkhead and the floor, but there is overspray at the base of the sides. I just ordered some Herculiner and will use it on the bulkhead, floor, sides and tailgate.
 
Made the decision on the tires. The Scrambler will be wearin' new shoes by noon tomorrow...31x10.50R/15 KO2's. I've had great luck with that tire for many, many years. The KM2's that were on my JK were absolutely horrible...slid all over the place going up and down my driveway in the winter.
 
Thanks for the pics. Looks like a great survivor and love that you got it back after 20 years.

I like 31's on a CJ. Here's dad's Scrambler with new 31x10.50 BFG KM2's.

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Thanks...looks good. I think the 31's will actually be lighter than the Mickey Thompsons, which is an old bias ply tire.
 
Just spent the last 1/2 hr reading this, Great story! And welcome fellow Utahite.
 
Finally stopped drooling just enough to say beautiful Scramber and glad you got it back. Going back through the pics again now to commence drooling. :drool:
 
Wow...I put a coat of NuFinish Paste on it today and it looks better than I thought it had any chance of looking. There's hope. To be honest, I doubt the guy I got it back from put a single coat of polish on it in 20 years.

It also took at least 25 applications of 303 Protectant to make the flares look good again. They kept soaking it up.

I'll try to get some pix along the river on the way home tomorrow...looks much better without those ugly lights and light bar on top too.
 
How about some button head stainless allen bolts to plug the holes?
 
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