Hi all. My username on all other forums is Fatcaaat, and hence the thread name for easy search and recall.
The plan is simply....frame off restore/mod if my 1982 Jeep Scrambler. I've had it since 2001 with 38k miles on it and today it has right about 90k. What I want to say is that this build is more about preservation than about restoration, meaning I'm not planning on putting it back together the exact way it came from the factory, but I'm also not planning on axle swaps, lift kits, and all that either. The goal is to have a daily driver, that's quiet, safe and can take mild offroading without too much issue. I'm going to retain the original baby poop brown color but I'll be spraying it myself. The frame will be blasted clean and coated with POR15. The body will have all unexposed metal painted in POR15 as well. Bits and bobs, hinges, etc will be powder coated black.
All parts that were originally chrome or aluminum in color will be changed to black. Braided stainless steel brake lines, dynamat to keep it cool and quite, heater motor blower upgrade, full tub spray of Linex.
Body has a few holes here and there and all of them will be repaired with metal. Only dent in the whole thing is a small one on the hood from me stepping on it in the wrong place while putting the soft top on it.
I plan on taking pictures of progress along the way. But I do have a few questions and hopefully someone can help me with the answers.
1. The whole thing is already to take the body off. But I can't get the stupid emergency cable off. Outside of that I can now remove the body. How do you take that cable off?
2. POR and Linex? do they mix? I plan on sandblasting the whole body down to metal. I certainly will be covering the undersize with POR15. If I coat the inside of the body with POR15 will Linex stick to it?
3. Speaking of linex? Is there any specific advantage to lining both the underside and topside with Linex essentially encasing it? I assume it will have better heat retention and less noise. Is it overkill to do that?
The plan is simply....frame off restore/mod if my 1982 Jeep Scrambler. I've had it since 2001 with 38k miles on it and today it has right about 90k. What I want to say is that this build is more about preservation than about restoration, meaning I'm not planning on putting it back together the exact way it came from the factory, but I'm also not planning on axle swaps, lift kits, and all that either. The goal is to have a daily driver, that's quiet, safe and can take mild offroading without too much issue. I'm going to retain the original baby poop brown color but I'll be spraying it myself. The frame will be blasted clean and coated with POR15. The body will have all unexposed metal painted in POR15 as well. Bits and bobs, hinges, etc will be powder coated black.
All parts that were originally chrome or aluminum in color will be changed to black. Braided stainless steel brake lines, dynamat to keep it cool and quite, heater motor blower upgrade, full tub spray of Linex.
Body has a few holes here and there and all of them will be repaired with metal. Only dent in the whole thing is a small one on the hood from me stepping on it in the wrong place while putting the soft top on it.
I plan on taking pictures of progress along the way. But I do have a few questions and hopefully someone can help me with the answers.
1. The whole thing is already to take the body off. But I can't get the stupid emergency cable off. Outside of that I can now remove the body. How do you take that cable off?
2. POR and Linex? do they mix? I plan on sandblasting the whole body down to metal. I certainly will be covering the undersize with POR15. If I coat the inside of the body with POR15 will Linex stick to it?
3. Speaking of linex? Is there any specific advantage to lining both the underside and topside with Linex essentially encasing it? I assume it will have better heat retention and less noise. Is it overkill to do that?