- City
- El Dorado Hills
- State
- CA
Well I'm as ready as I'll ever be. I'm ready to start this build. I hope that people don't get bored with my rambling sometimes but I would like to be detailed in this project. I also like pictures. So I'm going to supply plenty. What we have here is my 1984 Scrambler Laredo that I bought in December '08. This is I think what she looked like the first day home.
When I bought her she was in good condition and fairly well built. It had
-Rebuilt 258 with 4.0 head and MPI fuel injection
-AMC 20 with ARB and D30 open. 4.56's
-D300 with 4:1
-T-5
-4" Pro-Comp SUA and 35" Goodyear MTR's
The body was straight and it was really nice.
It had some cheesy stuff like the headlamp grills, two different types of front seats and other stuff that I could do without but hey, I was a Scrambler owner so all was cool.
This was my third Jeep ('86 CJ7 and '85 CJ7) and brings me to the reason for my build title. Each of the first two Jeeps were lost to projects unfinished. Now I am a happily married man, but of course the wife doesn't get too thrilled with the idea of money being put into unfinished projects. So with this Jeep I needed to make sure that it stayed a Jeep and not a toilet to flush money at. So with this one I need to make sure that I am at a steady pace of progress. It can be slow but just steady. So that is where I am at.
Goals:
My ultimate goals for this Jeep are to hang on to it until I'm dead. So I want it done right. Ultimately, I'd love to go 60/14b, 38-40's, LCG suspension and basically bulletproof. I live near the Rubicon so naturally I want to ride the 'con and others like it without real worry. The wife goes with me wheeling and if something breaks then it's not fun for her. So I really want to do as much as I can to see that that doesn't happen. Also, I have twin 4 yr old boys and a 6 yr old daughter. I love to take them too. But if it breaks then the fun factor is lost.
I want to maintain the look of the Scrambler too. I may do some flat fenders and open some wheel wells but it's not getting chopped. I bought it for the big rear end. I'm certainly not going to cut it off.
Limitations:
Ok so I have a few parameters or limitations that I need to adhere to. First of all, I have a two car garage. The Jeep is on one side and the wife's car is on the other. It needs to stay that way. She can stand having the car out temporarily but the longer its out then it becomes and issue. As my father in law tells me: Happy Wife, Happy Life.
Second, my fabrication skills are pretty limited. My mechanical skills are pretty good. I can wrench with not much problem. But my ideas are going to require some fab work. I think I'm realistic and if something is way over my head I'll bring in an expert.
Other then that if you're still awake and not then I'm ready to go.
Oh one last thing. I'm doing a build thread for two reasons. One, motivation. I think the input from the sight is awesome and will help keep up the pace. Second, I welcome anyone's input and criticism. Bring it!
When I bought her she was in good condition and fairly well built. It had
-Rebuilt 258 with 4.0 head and MPI fuel injection
-AMC 20 with ARB and D30 open. 4.56's
-D300 with 4:1
-T-5
-4" Pro-Comp SUA and 35" Goodyear MTR's
The body was straight and it was really nice.
It had some cheesy stuff like the headlamp grills, two different types of front seats and other stuff that I could do without but hey, I was a Scrambler owner so all was cool.
This was my third Jeep ('86 CJ7 and '85 CJ7) and brings me to the reason for my build title. Each of the first two Jeeps were lost to projects unfinished. Now I am a happily married man, but of course the wife doesn't get too thrilled with the idea of money being put into unfinished projects. So with this Jeep I needed to make sure that it stayed a Jeep and not a toilet to flush money at. So with this one I need to make sure that I am at a steady pace of progress. It can be slow but just steady. So that is where I am at.
Goals:
My ultimate goals for this Jeep are to hang on to it until I'm dead. So I want it done right. Ultimately, I'd love to go 60/14b, 38-40's, LCG suspension and basically bulletproof. I live near the Rubicon so naturally I want to ride the 'con and others like it without real worry. The wife goes with me wheeling and if something breaks then it's not fun for her. So I really want to do as much as I can to see that that doesn't happen. Also, I have twin 4 yr old boys and a 6 yr old daughter. I love to take them too. But if it breaks then the fun factor is lost.
I want to maintain the look of the Scrambler too. I may do some flat fenders and open some wheel wells but it's not getting chopped. I bought it for the big rear end. I'm certainly not going to cut it off.
Limitations:
Ok so I have a few parameters or limitations that I need to adhere to. First of all, I have a two car garage. The Jeep is on one side and the wife's car is on the other. It needs to stay that way. She can stand having the car out temporarily but the longer its out then it becomes and issue. As my father in law tells me: Happy Wife, Happy Life.
Second, my fabrication skills are pretty limited. My mechanical skills are pretty good. I can wrench with not much problem. But my ideas are going to require some fab work. I think I'm realistic and if something is way over my head I'll bring in an expert.
Other then that if you're still awake and not then I'm ready to go.
Oh one last thing. I'm doing a build thread for two reasons. One, motivation. I think the input from the sight is awesome and will help keep up the pace. Second, I welcome anyone's input and criticism. Bring it!