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The "Once in a while" 1983 Scrambler Laredo Build

spankrjs said:
I had that same problem on my red Scrambler rebuild, I ended up just exchanging the lid/seal/metal retainer strap from another one, problem solved:thumbsup:

Quality control is not what it used to be, but that's to be expected when most everything is rebuilt in some third world country:banghead::banghead:
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That is what I suspected. I will try to go back to NAPA and see what they say, the owner of the local shop is a stand up guy. This was even a "brand new" one, not a rebuild.
 
I agree. Parts aren't built like they used to be!:wave:
 
MrBeep said:
I agree. Parts aren't built like they used to be!:wave:
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Apparently not, however I double checked the surface of the mastercylinder....it is smooth, flat, and true. So theoretically it should seal...I just went down and "manipulated" the hold-down rod and tested it. It seemed to seal up this time...perhaps some more permanent persuasion will solve my problem. TBD
 
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That seems like a lot of fluid to loose in both reservoirs on a trip around the block. Are you sure something else is not right?
 
Got to see this scrambler in person this past weekend. NICE RIDE!!! You've done an awesome job with it.
 
I had the same leaking issue from a "new" master cylinder from Napa. I ended up removing it, used some lapping compound on a piece of glass to flatten the sealing surface, and reinstalling it. No leaks since.
 
skiptown said:
That seems like a lot of fluid to loose in both reservoirs on a trip around the block. Are you sure something else is not right?
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The difference in fluid is not from losing it....that is where I left it at after bleeding. The forward resevoir is what is leaking, right out of the front of the master cylinder. I really took that picture to show that the gasket wasn't "ridged" like the old gasket.
 
I had the same issue with my Silver Jeep... unfortunately I didn't notice it for a couple days and the brake fluid sat on the lower fender and chewed up the paint... it was the top, I tried rebending the strap to no avail. I went back and exchanged the top and all was good with the world.

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certifiablejeep said:
I had the same issue with my Silver Jeep... unfortunately I didn't notice it for a couple days and the brake fluid sat on the lower fender and chewed up the paint... it was the top, I tried rebending the strap to no avail. I went back and exchanged the top and all was good with the world.

cb
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I think I am going to go that exact route. I am gonig to try to more permanently "bend" the hold down rod tonight and see how it does. If that's no good I might get a new gasket or cap or both.
 
Been a while

New updates:

Master cylinder fix is working, just needed a little extra pressure to hold down the cap.

I sanded/wire wheeled all the rust off of the stock side steps, prepped with POR-15 Metal Ready and Marine Clean, painted with 2 coats of POR-15.....allowed 24hrs to dry, scuff sanded with 320 and cleaned with alcohol. Then applied the non-skid similar to the stock layout with a little extra on the inboard side. Masked off the non-skid and primed with Eastwoods Extreme Chassis Black Primer(2 coats) and 2 more coats of Extreme Chassis Black Satin finish. Same process I used on the frame. I put the non-skid directly on the POR-15 because of how well it adheres to the metal and how strong it cures. I like the way they came out! Much better than the rusted-to-crap smittybilt nerf bars that were on there before.

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I also got a new bumper made by OneTon. It is the same style he used on his Scrambler. Stock width but fully boxed and very strong....I used the same painting process for this as well.

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One last thing. I recently received a modification to the Scrambler that is probably going to cost me over $250,000 throughout the next decade or so(at least I am told).






















1 JEEP BUDDY!!!!!!!!! :bacon:

He just turned 1 month old....he has a while before his first Jeep ride though

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jims chop shop said:
Priceless !!
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Thanks! He's pretty awesome.

Oh, if anyone is wondering, yes the fenders/hood are different color than the grill and tub! :banghead: The body shop that painted them is going to fix it next week. Apparently they were hung vertically while being painted and the painter was worried about runs because of how thin that color goes on. Well, no runs, but they ended up being too light. So I removed the fender flares and all the hood hardware(except the hinges) and will hopefully have it all matching by Friday. That leaves me about 2 more weeks after that to get the decals on, I want the paint to fully cure before they are applied.
 
Jeep is looking great!

Congrats on the new Jeep buddy! Mine is still in the "build phase" but will be done shortly!


 
Nearly finished!!!!

Man it has been hard finding time to work on this thing since my little guy arrived. I am glad I decided to start the build in Jan 2012 because it has allowed be to get to the "tinkering" phase where I can work on little odds and ends after having the baby.

The past couple weeks I had been chipping away at several items and slowly but surely they started coming together. The first was to put on the Kayline full soft top that I cleaned up a couple months ago. It had been sitting in our rec-room on the floor since new years. Now it's on the Jeep.



I love the color combination and when the stripe kit goes on this Monday it will look even better.



I also put the full hard dors back together and mounted them with the Kentrol stainless black hardware.



I decided to buy a set of aftermarket outer door handles since they were only 28 bucks each. I am not expecting them to last long though. They will do for now until I can clean up/rebuild the stock ones(which are chrome) and maybe get them powdercoated.



I also finished up instaling the last interior pieces. That consisted of the inside portions of the hard doors and a new stereo from Retro Autosound. It is a great unit but with the heater box behind the dash it is a little hard to get the thing pushed back as far as I would like. For now it sticks out about an inch from the dash. I will get to tinkering on that in the upcoming weeks.





The last thing I did was install the new master cylinder. This one is a new one from NAPA that belongs to a 1980 Corvette. The stock replacment Jeep master cylinders I bought(all new) always leaked from the cap. I decided on the corvette unit because of the cap design and the fact that it bolts up to the booster with no modifications. The only differences are the bore is 1.125" vs 1"(stock) and the front/rear brake lines are reversed at the master cylinder. That was no big deal as I just hand to make a couple small/gradual bends in the lines to get them to go into the reverse(from stock) position.



That's it for now. Monday I should have pictures with the Phoenix Graphics stock nutmeg stripe kit back on. I can't wait, then time to take her out and enjoy!!! :bacon:
 
I do like that color, and I thought about redoing mine in Sherwood green when the time comes, but I think I'm going to stick with the original copper brown metallic. It is a lot of brown to digest, though :)

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If you ever find yourself trying to get a hold of some original Laredo nutmeg seats, and you just can't find the perfect set, I'd totally recommend CJLaredo's replacement skins and a pair of beater seats. They really set off the interior...you know, when you can't find anything better to spend your hard earned money on :)
 
You got it looking good, Time to hit the jeep show may 18th. Maybe LOPO will be ready to ride with us. LOL
 
walkerhoundvm said:
I do like that color, and I thought about redoing mine in Sherwood green when the time comes, but I think I'm going to stick with the original copper brown metallic. It is a lot of brown to digest, though :)


If you ever find yourself trying to get a hold of some original Laredo nutmeg seats, and you just can't find the perfect set, I'd totally recommend CJLaredo's replacement skins and a pair of beater seats. They really set off the interior...you know, when you can't find anything better to spend your hard earned money on :)
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Your interior does look great! Do you have the replacement skins or are they original seats? I do eventually want to go back to the original interior(I have the seats) but they need to be recovered. That will be a project for a later date. lol

You got it looking good, Time to hit the jeep show may 18th. Maybe LOPO will be ready to ride with us. LOL
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Curtis! Where is that show, in Fredericksburg? We would love to go, we can get the Jeep flexing on a parking barrier at Carls Ice Cream shop :rotfl:
 
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