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New guy with and interesting find (Overlander Build)

You guys don't miss a thing! That is 140 on the speedo but my speedometer is in kilometers. My Scrambler was built as an unregulated export and was supposed to be exported but never was. I am nor sure how much room there is at the firewall, Brian is doing the work for me so I trust he is allowing proper tolerances. Based of his attention to detail I am sure he has it worked out. :)
 
Thanks for the kind words. This is a labor of love for me. Now that I am not working on Jeeps for a living, I can take my time and do these projects exactly how I would build it for myself. I could not charge for some of the details I have been able to do and stay within budget. The pictures are deceiving for how much room there is for exhaust. With the center dump, we have plenty of room for everything. I mocked up a drive shaft yesterday and it appears to have plenty of room, and it's a standard tube shaft. I will know more about the clearances once I put the jeep on the ground. If necessary, I will go to a two piece drive shaft if the drive shaft I tried or a small diameter shaft does not work.
 
I missed his call tonight. :banghead:

Good news is comming soon. :thumbsup: :wave:
 
I have not been on here in awhile...Sorry for no updates recently. The jeep is almost complete. I am waiting on the last of the parts for the exhaust, so I can finish that up. The only things I have left to do is the clutch master and bleed the slave, install all the AC, reroute part of one fuel line now that the exhaust is in the way, finish up the wiring, and install the front sheetmetal, transfer case shifter (which I have not found yet in the jeep), and finish up the exhaust. Its hard for me because I average 2-3 days minimum travel each week for my 9-5 job, and when I am not traveling, I average 9+ hours at my office which is 45 minutes from my house. I also have two very active kids and a wife I like to spend time with as well. I'm glad that Buffy has been so patient, but it is worth the wait....the jeep is really awesome! My goal was yo have it finished at the end of June, but I ended up traveling just under two weeks of the month, and ended up waiting on parts. I will add pics soon.
 
Yep, been waiting a while to see this one finished! Can't wait.
 
It lives!!!! Apparently there was diesel fuel left in the lines and injection pump. We (Brian) had to remove the injectors and injection pump and have them cleaned and rebuilt. Now it runs great! Just a matter of fabbing up an air box that will look somewhat period correct and sort out some AC issues and it is done!

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WOOHOO!!! :bacon:

So psyched to see this coming together!

Got to ask, is the master cylinder bolted down? That's a lot of movement at idle, isn't it?
 
Actually Brian says everything is bolted down tight. What you can't see is the Jeep is still on a lift which is why the Jeep is shaking so much.
 
No new pictures to share but Brian did say he actually took it for a drive. It was the first time it moved under its own power in almost years! Brian thinks he has the AC stuff figured out and hopefull will just about have it wrapped up in the next few weeks. My fingers a crossed!
 
I did take it for a drive last week, for about .25 miles. It drives beautifully down the road. I think I need to up the idle a little because it smooths out almost immediately with the smallest amount of pedal. I am looking forward to finishing this up and getting it back to Buffy.
 
Well we are ALMOST there!!! The AC has been sorted out and the sheet metal is back on it for the first time in over 20 years. The last thing to have done is have the AC lines built and installed, then charge the system. Then it is time to drive!!! I have gone back and forth on the tires and rims. I think I am going to keep the original 15" rims and hub caps for the nostalgia look. The wife really likes that so will probably do that. Thinking of going with 33 x 10.50 or 31 x 10. 50 tires depending on which one looks the best. So here are a couple shots of my Jeep in mostly assembled state. Enjoy!

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