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What did you do with your Scrambler today?

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Bad Karma said:
Hopefully i wont get 2nd degree burns on my foot again. (Seriously)
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Looks good... that should help you stay cool. I had to do the same after I bought my friend a new pair of boots (his heel melted to the passenger floor pan).
 
I put in a new speedometer gear (32 teeth). This was my second attempt at getting the speedo calibrated. The first time I used one of those tables on Qadratech which recommended a 34 tooth gear for my gear/tire size. This was better than the 28 tooth gear I started out with, but still was not very accurate (speedo was reading too slow rather than too fast). So I did it the hard way (math)... used GPS combined with speedo measurement to calculate the best tooth count for my Jeep. Went for a nice drive afterwards to make sure it was working. :thumbsup:
 
Went to Port Aransas fishing for a few days
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Bad Karma said:
Combination of last night and today...

Fabbed up new 3/8" flanges for the manifolds. The ones i bought were 3/16" and a bit warped, and leaked...

Installed a high flow cat, just incase i get pulled over for a "visual" check.
Wrapped the exhaust (2"x almost 100') and put reflective insulation on the drivers floor. Hopefully i wont get 2nd degree burns on my foot again. (Seriously)
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Crazy- all I have are a few of the Thermo-Tec shields on my pipes and the floor is cool!
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I had 1/2" flanges made for mine...
 
Randyzzz said:
Crazy- all I have are a few of the Thermo-Tec shields on my pipes and the floor is cool!
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I had 1/2" flanges made for mine...
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may have to get one of those for the Cat.
 
put it mostly back together. just didnt install the tcase skid so I can drive it around a bit to make sure the 300 isnt leaking.
Found and fixed the leak on the Dana 300... Turns out the idiot that installed it, (me :banghead:) didnt tighten the inspection cover bolts enough. I dont know how it made it all the way to Kentucky and back without leaking, then it decided to barf on the garage floor a couple days ago. Oh well, whatever, its fixed.
I also installed a oil level sight tube on the 300 as well. Should have done that BEFORE I installed the case... you know... when I had the 300 on my work bench 3 weeks ago. :shrug::crazy:
Took her for a quick drive around the block a few times to heat up the exhaust wrap to cure it. that stuff STINKS!!! I bet people thought the Jeep was on fire when I stopped at the lights. There was a sh!t ton of smoke coming off the pipes!
Jeep is also quieter with the catalytic converter. Which is good, it was a touch too loud for "daily" driving...
 
Fixed the rattle in the door surrounds of the soft top with 5 cents worth of electrical tape. Very satisfying.
 
Installed a new oil pump (dirty job). Oil temp when hot has been struggling to stay at 25-30 psi for a while now, and yesterday it dropped to zero on the highway. :eek: Towed it home and tore it apart this morning. Found the pump shaft in pieces at the bottom of the pan. Made a trip to O'reilly and got a HV pump (Melling M68HV), pickup tube, shaft, pan gasket, and stuff for an oil change. Took about 3 hours to get it buttoned up. Took a test drive got 50psi cold, 35-40psi hot and the pan is not leaking (knock on something wood). Should have done this about a year ago, but never got around to it... procrastination bit me in the butt (again).
 
PS is it bad to get synthetic oil in your eye? I mean should I go to the doctor? Vision is a little blurry in that eye and it keeps tearing up.
 
Spieg said:
PS is it bad to get synthetic oil in your eye? I mean should I go to the doctor? Vision is a little blurry in that eye and it keeps tearing up.
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If it's not better in the morning I would see and eye Doctor.
As for the Jeep, Luck was on your side that the engine didn't lock up.
 
Spieg said:
PS is it bad to get synthetic oil in your eye? I mean should I go to the doctor? Vision is a little blurry in that eye and it keeps tearing up.
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Did you flood it with water for a long time? I mean stick your head under a faucet and blink away for a few minutes. That's always taken care of anything I got in my eyes.
 
Installed a new GR8TOPS storage box. Actually got to pick it up at GR8TOPS world headquarters! Matt has some new goodies including a nice outdoor cover. Safari top looks great in person!
 
roch207 said:
Installed a new GR8TOPS storage box. Actually got to pick it up at GR8TOPS world headquarters! Matt has some new goodies including a nice outdoor cover. Safari top looks great in person!
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:thumbsup:
 
Installed my factory AM/FM/CB radio! For a 30 year old radio it sounds pretty darn good! Of course I had to remove the "wiring obstruction device" (a/c unit) as well as make myself a new harness as the PO did some, shall we say interesting things, to the harness to make an aftermarket radio work, but that's the fun part!
 
roch207 said:
Installed a new GR8TOPS storage box. Actually got to pick it up at GR8TOPS world headquarters! Matt has some new goodies including a nice outdoor cover. Safari top looks great in person!
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Got pics? I need a new storage box. Do you like it?
 
It's been another rare week of 70+ degree days, so I've been daily-driving the Scrambler. Took a circuitous route home from work today and beat my wife home, so I grabbed the dog to take him for a nice walk in the park and to pick up summer beers to pretend I'm in Mexico. My wife thought that running "errands" in the Jeep was a lovely way to spend a warm sunny Friday night. We kept "forgetting" things back at the house between errands. We picked up a friend at the airport who was in for the weekend, and I enjoyed some jealous looks from fellow Jeepers for having two hot chicks in the 8. After dinner, her friend arrived on a later flight, prompting another trip to the airport and a third hot chick in the Scrambler. GREAT day to drive a CJ-8. Even homeless people were giving me a thumbs up as I drove by.
 
Little things over the ladt week. Extended the seatbelt mounts for better access with the 60/40 bench, installed cupholders on the dash (they're great, Dain!), replaced a milky rear view mirror and hung a new Jamaica necklace on it. Ready for the beach again today :)
 
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