Prodject ZeroToWow
- Thread starter crash
- Start date
- City
- Vancouver
- State
- WA
Bummer Month...
In the life of the build-up you would never want this to happen to anybody you care about...
Just a couple of months after we got z2w back from thee "artist", our tow rig was stolen from an alignment shop just before we were to head out on our first longer trip ....
This was our first view of her after she was recovered just a few days after being stolen from the shop.....
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we were bummed to say the least...
In the life of the build-up you would never want this to happen to anybody you care about...
Just a couple of months after we got z2w back from thee "artist", our tow rig was stolen from an alignment shop just before we were to head out on our first longer trip ....
This was our first view of her after she was recovered just a few days after being stolen from the shop.....
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we were bummed to say the least...
- City
- Vancouver
- State
- WA
I'll tell ya the story...
Oh and Crash don't be envious just yet.. I picked the truck up at a repo auction so how long and well it will last we just have to wait and see...
Our truck( Big Red ) that was stolen we bought when we returned from 10 years in Europe.
We purchased the 88 Chevy 1ton 4x4 454fi Crew Cab in 97 with only 61k original miles. It was a great tow rig except for the mpg... OUCH Our family had tons of wonderful memories with Big Red as the family had named her. When she was stolen the insurance company was going to only pay us $5,300. It was a hassel, but we ended up getting $8,200. for her. With the money we were able to pay cash for the FURD
low blue was above 11k .
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Oh and Crash don't be envious just yet.. I picked the truck up at a repo auction so how long and well it will last we just have to wait and see...
Our truck( Big Red ) that was stolen we bought when we returned from 10 years in Europe.
We purchased the 88 Chevy 1ton 4x4 454fi Crew Cab in 97 with only 61k original miles. It was a great tow rig except for the mpg... OUCH Our family had tons of wonderful memories with Big Red as the family had named her. When she was stolen the insurance company was going to only pay us $5,300. It was a hassel, but we ended up getting $8,200. for her. With the money we were able to pay cash for the FURD
low blue was above 11k .
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- City
- Vancouver
- State
- WA
... back to work on z2w.. last Oct. WILDTURKEYcj8 aka Mike W. made the comment... " Man, if you just had $10 more in your build-up budget, you could have gotten both front wipers! 
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next task is to take care of that missing wiper and wiper linkage.
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next task is to take care of that missing wiper and wiper linkage.
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- City
- Vancouver
- State
- WA
Wiper and linkage
This is the first time we have had the windshield down. I knew it would be a little dirty.
I shouldn't have been surprised to find the rust. (note to self: anytime buying a "rust free" Scrambler alway put the windsheild down to check for rust..) The wiper pivot arm had been missing for years before we picked our Scrambler up out of the South West desert in CA.
I won the auction for a cj7 linkage and a pivot arm off of ebay for $22.60 which included shipping.
..... opened her up.... pulled the plastic plugs out of the windshield. They were all dried out and cracked apart as I pulled them out. Put the pivot arm in and hooked the linkage up.
then hooked up the linkage on the motor side.
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This is the first time we have had the windshield down. I knew it would be a little dirty.
I won the auction for a cj7 linkage and a pivot arm off of ebay for $22.60 which included shipping.
..... opened her up.... pulled the plastic plugs out of the windshield. They were all dried out and cracked apart as I pulled them out. Put the pivot arm in and hooked the linkage up.
then hooked up the linkage on the motor side.
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83scrambler
You call her scrambledegg
- City
- Indianapolis
- State
- IN
Hey Crash,
I have followed your build up of the Z2W Scrambler and have come up with a couple general questions of my own about one of the key components. I have started to gain some interest in the Doubler setup for a Xfer case. I have searched and tried to read as much as i could find about how it all works and what i will need to get together to make it happen. I think i can get the cases together that will be mated, but i have only been able to find two manufacturers for the conversion plate that mates the two cases. The companies that i have found are Stazworks and ORD. Do you know of any others? And if so which you would choose to do the doubler with and why? There doesn't seem to be much opinoin in the information that i have found on the conversion.
Also while I'm at it i have a couple more questions if you don't mind. I run a 350 chevy, NV4500 and currently a dana 300 combination. I just picked up a Ford HP44 and rear D60. I had thoughts of flipping the D300 so i could make use of the Ford 44. is it possible to flip the 300 and go this route or am i going to want to go with the doubler? I guess i should have started off with this question first but here we are. If its possible to flip the 300 and get the correct driveline orientation i think i may save some cash unless you know otherwise...this is where i need some help.
If you have any enlightenment i would greatly appreciate it!!
Thanks for your time,
Justin Crotzer
I have followed your build up of the Z2W Scrambler and have come up with a couple general questions of my own about one of the key components. I have started to gain some interest in the Doubler setup for a Xfer case. I have searched and tried to read as much as i could find about how it all works and what i will need to get together to make it happen. I think i can get the cases together that will be mated, but i have only been able to find two manufacturers for the conversion plate that mates the two cases. The companies that i have found are Stazworks and ORD. Do you know of any others? And if so which you would choose to do the doubler with and why? There doesn't seem to be much opinoin in the information that i have found on the conversion.
Also while I'm at it i have a couple more questions if you don't mind. I run a 350 chevy, NV4500 and currently a dana 300 combination. I just picked up a Ford HP44 and rear D60. I had thoughts of flipping the D300 so i could make use of the Ford 44. is it possible to flip the 300 and go this route or am i going to want to go with the doubler? I guess i should have started off with this question first but here we are. If its possible to flip the 300 and get the correct driveline orientation i think i may save some cash unless you know otherwise...this is where i need some help.
If you have any enlightenment i would greatly appreciate it!!
Thanks for your time,
Justin Crotzer
83scrambler
You call her scrambledegg
- City
- Indianapolis
- State
- IN
bump, i'm sure there are some that would have some info on this around here, I point it at Crash because i know he has dealt with it first hand, come one come all with all you have with respect to this subject,
Thanks,
Crotzo
Thanks,
Crotzo
slimyjaime
Basic User
- City
- Silver Spring
- State
- Md
Hey justin, there is a conversion to flip the 300 that you have but is costs about 700 or so if memory serves correct, not he cheapest rout to go but it can be done. You may be better off geting a new case.
Jaime P.
Jaime P.
83scrambler
You call her scrambledegg
- City
- Indianapolis
- State
- IN
Yea thanks for the thoughts Jaime,
I just bought some 39.5x13.5x16.5 Irok bias plys the other night at the indianapolis 4wheel parts store for 200 a tire, great deal from to 240 a tire reg. price and these are going on 3/4 axles (Ford HD Front HP44 and rear Ford D60). I finally decided to do the big swap over to 3/4 and 1 ton drivetrain and from what i have found, heard, and read the doubler is pretty bullet proof. I have seen that you can flip the 300 and thought about it, theres even a doubler conversion where you can use the 300 and the 203 range box...after some evaluation i decided that it will ultimately cost me less to do the doubler with a Ford 205 and 203 range box and leave it be. 3.94:1 from the doubler is low enough for me, with 4.1:1 gears and a 5.something:1 Tranny granny gear with something close to 80:1 final crawl ratio little more or less.
I just bought some 39.5x13.5x16.5 Irok bias plys the other night at the indianapolis 4wheel parts store for 200 a tire, great deal from to 240 a tire reg. price and these are going on 3/4 axles (Ford HD Front HP44 and rear Ford D60). I finally decided to do the big swap over to 3/4 and 1 ton drivetrain and from what i have found, heard, and read the doubler is pretty bullet proof. I have seen that you can flip the 300 and thought about it, theres even a doubler conversion where you can use the 300 and the 203 range box...after some evaluation i decided that it will ultimately cost me less to do the doubler with a Ford 205 and 203 range box and leave it be. 3.94:1 from the doubler is low enough for me, with 4.1:1 gears and a 5.something:1 Tranny granny gear with something close to 80:1 final crawl ratio little more or less.