It's time to update this thread from May. As previously mentioned, the important parts of this Scrambler came home with me. It will be a long term build as I am missing many parts. Basically I am starting a build from a frame, a body tub, and a Jeep D300 transfer case. This CJ8 was at a local pick your part and someone beat me to the other sheet metal parts, such as front fenders, windshield frame, grill, dash, etc. I left the engine, trans, and both axles because I didn't see the value in them with how much they wanted to charge for them. Since this came from a junkyard, the title status is up in the air, but I'd like to build it with decent axles and drivetrain, maybe D44's and V8-Auto. I also snagged the factory bulkhead and Whitco soft top hardware and storage bag. The soft top itself was gone when I went back. I'm not planning to use the bulkhead or Whitco factory half soft top parts. I would sell them, but I'm currently hoping to use them in trade for the parts I need to have a complete Scrambler again. Here she is, as she sits currently in pic 1 and pic 2 shows how it looked when I found it. I have a long road ahead of me, but excited for the project. I have located the original hood locally with the guy who picked it up and will probably pick it up. It has some rust from a long ago engine fire, but it seems like it might be save-able.
Any anyone has '81 color/vintage original body parts to trade or sell, please let me know. I'd love to find missing parts in the same color so I can avoid a paint job, but I know that would be unlikely. Anyway, thanks for listening.
