Well about all I could do was get Snoop on its weight. How bout you guys?

:D

Project update...

Complete:
*four link
*44044's
*cut fenders
*front bumper
*new rock sliders
*pulled, finished welding, and painted the cage
*new bolts and locktight on just about everything, including my motor mounts
*12" shocks installed properly :rolleyes:
*15lb on board co2

In progress:
*rear wheel wells

To do:
*rear 14" shocks
*new Crow 3" seat belts
*replace those rear springs. I really don't think they are flexy enough.
*rear bumper and body mount repair.
*swap my spare with the tire I split wide open today

Well, while you lame fucks were workin on your junk I was out wheelin:flipoff2: Did a night run, no lights, pich black, it was bad ass, couldn't even see where the trail was. Then we camped and wheeled most of the next day.

i bought a scout:D

Originally posted by 64rovr
i bought a scout:D
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! :flipoff2:

mwahahhahahah

Originally posted by 64rovr
mwahahhahahah

Scout noobs need to take there DAN questions here:
http://atlas.binderbulletin.org/cgi-bin/webbbs/techtalk.cgi?noframes.

yep, im well aware and i have signed up over thar already:cool:

mounted CJ 7 rear seat and seat belts, drug 383 out and started lookin at rebuild..

Originally posted by harkinoff
, drug 383 out and started lookin at rebuild..

Chebby small block or a Big block chrysler?

Originally posted by Old Scout


Chebby small block or a Big block chrysler?

my bad.. chebby small block.. I wish it was a RB 383, rebuilt one of those for my " now sold" 70 500 charger a few years back

Originally posted by harkinoff
mounted CJ 7 rear seat and seat belts, drug 383 out and started lookin at rebuild..

I take it the CJ7 seat is narrower than the SII seats, and it'll still fit between your modified wheel wells?

How much narrower? :D

The girlfriend came to visit. The only wrenching I got done was to top off my brake fluid (got a recently developed slow leak), and tightened a shackle bolt.
:grinpimp:

Twas a good weekend. Friday wheeled into Ellis for the Walker Hill work party. Monkeyboy and Mom cruised in about 3 AM and left the lights pointing into the back of the Scout to wake my arse up.

The Holley system needs some work at altitude. The closed loop could not adjust enough for the altitude, even taking it out of CL and adjusting I could not get it right. I was dumping way too much fuel burned 20 gallons from Pollock pines to the box and back to P-pines. I usually use about half that.

Saturday morning we did the work on Walker. See the Rubicon forum.

Saturday evening I ran the box and was denied. Flipped a front shackle (re-arched the springs for me :D ) and pulled the front d-line out far enough to split the end of slip yoke. Winched out of the box and back to camp.

Sunday we headed home. On the highway I noticed the rear d-line is tweaked (most likely from sitting on it in the box) and I lost the seal between the 727 and 300. I may have cracked the adapter don't know at this time.

Here are some pics of my attempt in the box:

Nice and stable with the wider axles, I don't know if you could go this far over on stock width axles
http://pics.montypics.com/jdjdanda/2003-06-09/1055178358_Mvc_015s.jpg

http://pics.montypics.com/jdjdanda/2003-06-09/1055178377_Mvc_016s.jpg

Where Mark (black pants) is standing is where I was denied. Just did not have enough tire to make it up the last rock. I guess it is time for 38's :D
http://pics.montypics.com/jdjdanda/2003-06-09/1055178395_Mvc_018s.jpg

I worked on Michelle's 800 "Oscar" this weekend.

Replaced the scary 35yr old steering..

http://tigger.tmcom.com/~tsm1/gallery/albums/albun51/DCP_0001.thumb.jpg
http://tigger.tmcom.com/~tsm1/gallery/albums/albun51/DCP_0002.thumb.jpg
http://tigger.tmcom.com/~tsm1/gallery/albums/albun51/DCP_0003.thumb.jpg

With some new stuff from Gryphin (http://www.gryphinracing.com)

http://tigger.tmcom.com/~tsm1/gallery/albums/albun51/DCP_0004.thumb.jpg
http://tigger.tmcom.com/~tsm1/gallery/albums/albun51/DCP_0007.sized.jpg

The Death Wobble was just too bad to be allowed to continue, and the SII axle swap (and my 1T swap) are still aways off..

THEN I took my new-to-me-free 31x10.50s on 6-hole wheels in and had 'em mounted on some SII chrome wheels (that need cleaned up, badly).. she lost the aluminum directionals and Mickeys, but picked up the chrome wheels and radials.. it tracks SOOO much better now, and these tires actually have some hummm to 'em.

http://tigger.tmcom.com/~tsm1/gallery/albums/albun51/DCP_0008.sized.jpg

Then drove it out to our house (from the shop) and proceeded to pull the top on Sunday and put the bikini on.

Still haven't managed to talk the hinges into releasing the pins though. :(

http://tigger.tmcom.com/~tsm1/gallery/albums/albun51/DCP_0016.sized.jpg

Naturally, it rained last night, since we pulled the top.. :D

Cruised back into town and did a little shopping.. Oscar's getting a new CB and antenna, bought some blocks to put the top on, a new fuse panel and assorted gizmos..


Oh.. did do one thing for me this weekend.. visited the junkyard to look at a new 1010 T'all they had, with a supposedly nice running 392..

Didn't buy it, but I did grab a Taurus fan from a 3.8 to use on my Travelette when I put the new 392 in.

With the '74/75 engine setback, I'll have enough room to run my mechanical clutched fan AND the Taurus electric. :D

http://tigger.tmcom.com/~tsm1/gallery/albums/albun36/DCP_0005_003.sized.jpg

Originally posted by jdjanda

Where Mark (black pants) is standing is where I was denied. Just did not have enough tire to make it up the last rock. I guess it is time for 38's :D


Yeah, that's the same spot that was giving me trouble with my 36's and the 14 bolt rear... Looks way different this year.

Scratched my right eyeball Friday. With my safety glasses no less Spent Saturday and Sunday in a darkroom being miserable as hell. But before that incident happened I did get some more crap done. The dual battery tray is now recessed into the fender well an inch. The power steering gear box is installed. Had to rob the shaft off the donor T-all, to get it to bolt up. Then this morning I finished getting the 392 prepped to throw into my T-all. But the trans. sure did give me some fits. Took me about 2 hours to wrestle that sucker on. Now the 392 sits in it's new home. Sittin the engine in went alot smoother that I expected. Now it's just a matter of connecting everything back on. Not bad for being 3/4 blind. :D

Originally posted by TWC
Scratched my right eyeball Friday. With my safety glasses no less

Tell me about it ~ I when I was working on Snoopy's 2-link system I watched a glowing chunk of metal fall from the frame .... it seemed to go RIGHT THROUGH the saftey goggles and seemed to miss my glasses as well and fell right into the inside corner of my eye ~ Since I watched it happen, I shut my eye (reflex) and got a nasty burn on the outer layer of my eye lid.

the funky thing was that I was wearing googles (no not glasses, I wear those...so I was wearing the 'lab' style goggles).

:confused: :confused:

Got the dang Scout driveable finally---just need rear shocks and I am ready to wheel. Sure is nice to have the option of going out to wheel after months of staring and scratching my head wishing the shop gremlins would just get to work.

TWC---be glad you didn't have to have the doc drill rust out of your eye and, in my opinion, cause more damage to your eye than the steel. Ever had someone say "Now be still" as they approach your eye with a frigging drill????!!!! I now have 20/80 vision in one eye because of scar tissue from the drilling. The steel got in my eye even with saftey glasses!! Sucks

REF

Originally posted by JoshC
Project update...

Complete:
*four link
*44044's
*cut fenders
*front bumper
*new rock sliders
*pulled, finished welding, and painted the cage
*new bolts and locktight on just about everything, including my motor mounts
*12" shocks installed properly :rolleyes:
*15lb on board co2

In progress:
*rear wheel wells

Borrowed a camera from work today...

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boogers everywhere! :flipoff2:

Common Josh, didn't you park a tire on a buddy's jeep or something?

Looks good man...now get wheeling.

Nothing to report....the Scout's brakes won't fix themselves...and neither will the crap around the house....

Originally posted by Snoopy
Common Josh, didn't you park a tire on a buddy's jeep or something?

Looks good man...now get wheeling.

I have got to swap out those coils I'm using. I'll call you today to talk about the TJ coils.

Originally posted by JoshC
boogers everywhere! :flipoff2:

Did you burn that 15lb spool I had in the MIG :flipoff2:

Originally posted by JoshC
boogers everywhere! :flipoff2:

ya think?? :flipoff2: what did you use to weld that a 6 volt battery and a nickle??? :flipoff2:

Lets see some wheeling pics of the four link, or at least some pics of it cycled? Looks good

Originally posted by tsm1mt


I take it the CJ7 seat is narrower than the SII seats, and it'll still fit between your modified wheel wells?

How much narrower? :D

the jeep seat is only 35" wide, gives me about 2" on either side of seat. also the jeep seat weighs a lot less than the heavy scout seat, every little bit helps when shaving weight off these pigs

Originally posted by harkinoff


the jeep seat is only 35" wide, gives me about 2" on either side of seat. also the jeep seat weighs a lot less than the heavy scout seat, every little bit helps when shaving weight off these pigs

A scout on a diet, now there is an oxymoron, I guess that is better than my way of thinking

"damn thing already weighs 6000 lbs...might as well make my floors and wheel wells out of 3/8" steel...." ;)

got my motor and tranny and tcase in today, tbi350 26k sm465 np208 (would like somethin else than the 208, but it will suffice for now). just need to wire, brake lines, steering linkage and hydro assist. and some other junk. No pictures though, my bad.

Originally posted by MochaMike


Speaking of Joe's Mig.....
Are you almost finished with it?:flipoff2:


(Couldn't resist Joe.....:flipoff2: )

:mad:

Originally posted by JoshC
I have got to swap out those coils I'm using. I'll call you today to talk about the TJ coils.
You know I hook ya up...just let me know. 888-311-8537

OBA :D

I puked all fawkin weekend (not:beer: related) So needless to say I got nothing done

Your junk looks good guys.