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What did you do with your Scrambler today?

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Ordered the bushings and u bolts for my new to me springs and shocks. Now to plan the time to lift my Scramble a couple of inches.
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Got almost all of it from UPS today. Love the speed of Qtec. But unfortunately the rear u bolt set was back ordered. Grerr. Won't be swapping it this weekend.
 
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Did you also rotate the pinion angle on the rear axle? CVs need the pinion pointing directly at the tcase output as opposed to the stock orientation where the axis of the axle pinion and tcase output are parallel.


Oh, yes. Took about as long as anything else. I used some big shims to get the angle right, but have made up some new weld-all-the-way-around perches to use. Needs lowering back there now. Thought I might swap the rear axles between the jeeps too, to use the 4.56 gears and Auburn locker instead of the Detroit. And swap the fronts to fix the reverse Ackerman from the OTT high steer with a different set of brackets.


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The new low-profile perches. Also have the transfer case from the tan jeep in my shop for a rebuild - making a little noise and looks like a lot of play in the forward output shaft and its gears.

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Attached soft top track on top of windshield that arrived from quadtrac. Thanks goes to (can't remember which one) Big Walton or Spankrjs for tip that 89 YJ bikini top fits Scrambler! I haven't used it since 1995 but fits almost perfect on northern version of Spankrjs.
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I know this pic is of hard top - soft top picture coming soon. Cold and rainy has kept it inside today!
 
Rebuilt the transfer case and twin-sticked it to try that out.

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I got an inspection sticker for my '81 SL to the tune of five bucks. Had to replace the flasher unit to get the turn signals working properly. They didn't even want to see if the horn works - it did, after I tried it several times. Replaced the windshield wiper blades; they're getting harder and harder to find locally. You can find 11" ones, but you'd better check how they attach to the wiper arm before you buy 'em.
Ah, the trials of old Jeep ownership!
 
jeepers 1940 said:
I got an inspection sticker for my '81 SL to the tune of five bucks. Had to replace the flasher unit to get the turn signals working properly. They didn't even want to see if the horn works - it did, after I tried it several times. Replaced the windshield wiper blades; they're getting harder and harder to find locally. You can find 11" ones, but you'd better check how they attach to the wiper arm before you buy 'em.
Ah, the trials of old Jeep ownership!
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The wipers having to be ordered was one of the reasons that when I swapped out my linkage, I installed a unit from a YJ. Easier to find the blades at the local store.

And congrats on the inspection. For the horn, try the relay under the dash. I had a horn that would only work occasionally and that was my issue. Easy fix.
 
Got the new carb pretty well tuned. My apologies to mother earth for the clouds of black smoke early on in the process.
 
Did a few things... took off the 35's to sell, put back on the 31's so I can move the Jeep around and work on it easier. I got the hole for the heater core all set and put that back in to test fit it, and then I turned my attention to the license plate holder... yes, it is a TJ holder, and yes, I know, it isn't CJ. I just prefer it, I think it looks pretty nice and it doesn't rattle at all.

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and finally got the other seat in there and sat in it... feels pretty nice.

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If you are interested in the tires/rims, pm me... they are 35x12.5x15 Baja Claws... less than 200 miles on them, I took them in trade for work I did on a Jeep.
 
Sorry for the DP, but it seems that I always remember something after I submit it and then I go and edit it and it just makes it look bad.

What I wanted to say, was for the license plate itself. It was a gift from my Mother years ago (Brown is my last name) and she found it when she was down traveling that way. She bought it and it has been on every full build I have ever done. It is somewhat of a good luck charm I suppose.

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Took my first born, Jarrett, out to the Pines for a little turtle hunting. Thanks to the undesirable element currently abusing my favorite trails, some of the holes have become nearly impassable. For the first time ever, I used my winch to pull myself out, instead of someone else. 5 minutes later, I got to do it for the second time ever. Oddly enough, when I sunk it all the way to the doors, I was able to drive up out of it without the winch. My forward motion stopped, and I thought we were finished, but after backing up a couple of feet, I got just enough grip to climb back out. Jarrett says it was the best woods day ever. However, the little chump....er, I mean champ didn't take any pictures! I buy him a stinking iPhone and the lovely monthly bill that goes with it, and he couldn't take a single picture of dear ol' Dad stuck in the mud.
Oh well, time to climb in the shower for a thorough tick inspection.
 
Due to all the rain, ended up taking this one mud riding on the way to a job:thumbsup:

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Later on, drove down the beach to turn in a bid, in the same beautiful weather:rolleyes:

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Nothing at all. Still waiting to get her back from the shop...
 
Had to drive it to the shop to get a saftey before it can be liscenced. Also took new steering box to be put in, asked to get the timing done, change all fluids in everything that needs fluids. The shop is 15km (7miles or so for USA friends) but it was the first time in about 18 months that it had driven that far. It was also the first time in 13 years I had gone that far in a Scrambler since taking apart my first one in 1999. Felt good!
 
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