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The "Once in a while" 1983 Scrambler Laredo Build

walkerhoundvm said:
I used replacement lowers, it was about all I had in the budget and my backs were in pretty good condition. If your backs are good, I'd just go with them. They match pretty well considering wear. Plus it's difficult to do the lowers on their own, but it's definitely doable for a novice. I spent about $40-50 in extras, 3-4hrs of work, and wound up with this:

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I saw that thread...they definitely turned out very nice. That will be the route I end up going in the next couple years. The RR seats are fine(at least they are nutmeg) but sit higher than the originals.
 
Your Scrambler looks awesome and a whole lot of progress since I saw it in person and you got it yo fire up. Congrats!
 
Thanks Dain...I drove it to get a haircut today, man did it feel good. Couple of JK Unlimited owners wouldn't even look at me when I waved...they must not have known about the "jeep wave" or they were JEALOUS!!!! :bacon:
 
It's Done....MUUUAHAHAHA

Well, kind of....it's never really done I guess. But I can drive it and enjoy it now!

Just got back from getting the stripes done. They are a little different from the originals obviously, these are from Phoenix Graphics. However, I think they match the nutmeg a little better. The body shop did a great job putting them on, they said it was very difficult because of the backing the decals come with. Some areas they had trouble with are the passenger rear fender stripe, the front is a little too high but not bad. Also on the rear corners, the stripes don't quite go up as high as they should where the stripes meet the back of the rear fender stripes. All in all, I am pleased though. I would have butchered it for sure.

Here's a pic of how it started:



Here she is now:









Items left to do.....I am painting some chassis black inside the hat channels to block any possible rust, gotta install the rear diff vent, and get a back seat(my wife ordered me to...she loves it :bacon: ). I am gonna drive it this weekend!
 
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Ever thought of painting the rocker moldings black to match the fender flares and blend in more?

With the black wheels they stick out more. With the aluminum it looked good silver. Blended in better. Just my 2 cents.

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i agree w/ the black rocker moldings... i think it would set it off as well..i herculined mine to match.. scuffed it and adhered...had some left over from a project and installed. from what i could tell, it could be removed if needed to go back to aluminum. see pic of black: my two cents as well.
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MN-Paul said:
Ever thought of painting the rocker moldings black to match the fender flares and blend in more?

With the black wheels they stick out more. With the aluminum it looked good silver. Blended in better. Just my 2 cents.

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Man that thing looks good, we need to ride down the road to LUPOs house and circle it like Indians to make (sanford and son) finish his. LOL LOL
 
MN-Paul said:
Ever thought of painting the rocker moldings black to match the fender flares and blend in more?

With the black wheels they stick out more. With the aluminum it looked good silver. Blended in better. Just my 2 cents.

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I had debated that heavily during the build and decided against it. I do think it would look great in black, but I also like the look of the bare aluminum. Plus I wanted to keep any stock pieces that were salvagable in their stock condition. I also might want to go to some different wheels(ideally some black/polished aluminum turbines) in the future and wouldn't want to bother with stripping paint off of the rocker mouldings. Thanks for the input though, who knows.....I will probably get bored of not having anything to work on and show up at the National with black rocker moulding :rotfl:

One ton said:
Man that thing looks good, we need to ride down the road to LUPOs house and circle it like Indians to make (sanford and son) finish his. LOL LOL
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Oh yea. Maybe this weekend! I think I am going to register for that Nova Jeepers show on the 18th if you wanted to head up there.
 
Your Jeep looks really nice. It's gotta be a great feeling to finally be done.
 
You could always put factory chrome rims on. That would look good with silver rocker moldings. Nice thing about CJ's you can change little things and you have a new jeep again.

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MN-Paul said:
You could always put factory chrome rims on. That would look good with silver rocker moldings. Nice thing about CJ's you can change little things and you have a new jeep again.

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That too is also an option. That is why I got these particular rims. 1: because they were the stock wagon style(sort of) 2: I liked that they were steel 3: they were already black 4: they were cheap(ie: easy to change out for a new set if needed).

jims chop shop said:
Yeah, I think Curtis has a set he'd sell you !!

CHEAP TOO !!
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I bet he does!
 
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