'82 Jeep Scrambler Daily Driver

A few small things arrived today from Amazon Santa... Amazanta?

Battery Dr 20257 I'm going to use this for the main disconnect for my winch. I was originally planning on mounting it directly to the winch plate on the bumper, but I think I'm going to install it under the hood, on the passenger side fender.

I also ordered a fan shroud. My Jeep didn't have one, and some didn't come with them from the factory. With the heat we've been having I can't imagine it won't help though.

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josh m said:
Nice I've got the 2100 on my 8, before I regeared the jeep I got 21mpg average on a drive to hilton head and back. Nice to hear of the improvement over the Holley setup, I've been toying with the idea of changing mine. I guess I'm better off leaving it as it is.
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It depends what you're going for really. If I wasn't going for a dependable daily driver I probably would have kept it on; I can feel the loss in power through the seat of my pants (I think, could always be placebo I guess), and I'm fairly confident I could have made the combo run better. But the way the throttle linkage is run with the Offy setup is less than ideal, leaving you with a very stiff pedal unless you invest time and money in a custom set up. It doesn't have the intake heater and porcupine setup which helps with cold starts. The carb is oriented 90* from a typical set up, which some people say can cause problems.

I wanted something I could feel confident driving every day, to URE, to the beach, etc. I just never felt like I had that with the other combo.

I've still got the whole set if you want to buy it from me, it's on craigslist right now.. or was, might have expired by now.
 
orange150 said:
It depends what you're going for really. If I wasn't going for a dependable daily driver I probably would have kept it on; I can feel the loss in power through the seat of my pants (I think, could always be placebo I guess), and I'm fairly confident I could have made the combo run better. But the way the throttle linkage is run with the Offy setup is less than ideal, leaving you with a very stiff pedal unless you invest time and money in a custom set up. It doesn't have the intake heater and porcupine setup which helps with cold starts. The carb is oriented 90* from a typical set up, which some people say can cause problems.

I wanted something I could feel confident driving every day, to URE, to the beach, etc. I just never felt like I had that with the other combo.

I've still got the whole set if you want to buy it from me, it's on craigslist right now.. or was, might have expired by now.
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I don't have the intake heater hooked up in mine now. I'm pretty sure the wiring got yanked when I pulled all that mess out. I installed a hei when I did the 2100 a few years ago. It's been great. I'm having a problem with motor mounts now. Had less than 20 miles on this last set, reverse will snap those things in a second. Got a set of poly ones sitting in the tool box when I get time.
 
With the one month old twins, I get about one or two hours to get stuff done. So every little project is a victory.

Got the fan shroud installed, and a new PCV valve so I can finally hook my charcoal canister back up. I'm tired of smelling gas fumes.

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Nothing exciting to report. Used the Jeep to get some more firewood.
Know what would have made the trip more productive though? A working winch and 4wd.. :shaking:

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Can you give a little bit more info on your clutch master & slave and the fittings you used? Is that a CJ clutch master and AX-15 slave cylinder?
 
The whole assembly is a '91+ YJ. I used an Advance Adapters hose kit to connect them, originally thinking I would use an '90 and older master cylinder. I replaced the OE CJ clutch pedal with a '91+ clutch pedal. It was a real simple swap once I got all the right pieces.
I have it briefly detailed on the first two pages of this thread too.
 
The fittings from Advance Adapters was the part I missed the first time I read it. That looks like it'll do the trick, thanks!
 
Just went through. Awesome man. Love the quality of workmanship here. Bravo. Sub'd till the end :thumbsup:
 
I've got the itch to wrench BAD and don't have the time or money to do so because these two have tapped all of my resources.

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Man, who knew being a first time parent with twins would be so hard! :rolleyes::)

Loose ends that still need to be tied up:
  • Finish installing winch (new solenoids and finish wiring)
  • Get D300 cable shifter figured out and installed
  • Get ECGS to regear front axle
  • Get new wheels
Those items should get the Jeep back to "zero" as I call it (running, driving, working properly).

Then there's everything else I want to do to the Jeep. :shaking:
 
I hate to be the voice of bad news but you probably have more free time now than you will later. After my son was born i felt like I never got time to work on my 8. Now that he is two and the Jeep has looked almost exactly the same for the last 18 months I realize that when they were infants they took long naps and I had some free time. When they become toddlers your whole day is consumed with trying to keep them out of trouble. I wouldn't trade it for anything though. You just have to look forward to the day that they can help you work on the Jeep.

Cute kids by the way.
 
fourwheelinj1 said:
I hate to be the voice of bad news but you probably have more free time now than you will later. After my son was born i felt like I never got time to work on my 8. Now that he is two and the Jeep has looked almost exactly the same for the last 18 months I realize that when they were infants they took long naps and I had some free time. When they become toddlers your whole day is consumed with trying to keep them out of trouble. I wouldn't trade it for anything though. You just have to look forward to the day that they can help you work on the Jeep.

Cute kids by the way.
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Come on man! You're supposed to say things like "it gets easier"! :)
 
Man they are just poop machines now. If the wife ain't bitching get to work on that jeep. They really get fun around 1 1/2 to 2. Call me asshole what ever but I hated when mine were baby's all they do is eat shit and sleep. Now they are 7 and 2 and lights of my life.
 
Been back and forth with Northwest Fab about their cable shifter assembly, and bounced the idea I found on google off of him, of doing something like this:

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He has worries about that not being structurally rigid enough, and while I do agree, I think I'm out of options for getting my shifter hooked up unless I hack the body (not happening) or give it small body lift.. something I really don't want to do.

Anyone have any ideas? It is pretty tight in there..

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orange150 said:
I've got the itch to wrench BAD and don't have the time or money to do so because these two have tapped all of my resources.

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Man, who knew being a first time parent with twins would be so hard! :rolleyes::)

Loose ends that still need to be tied up:
  • Finish installing winch (new solenoids and finish wiring)
  • Get D300 cable shifter figured out and installed
  • Get ECGS to regear front axle
  • Get new wheels
Those items should get the Jeep back to "zero" as I call it (running, driving, working properly).

Then there's everything else I want to do to the Jeep. :shaking:
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It does get easier!

As they get older you can get them to help you with the Jeep.

Here are my twin girls at 6 years old. Twins are awesome!

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orange150 said:
Been back and forth with Northwest Fab about their cable shifter assembly, and bounced the idea I found on google off of him, of doing something like this:

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He has worries about that not being structurally rigid enough, and while I do agree, I think I'm out of options for getting my shifter hooked up unless I hack the body (not happening) or give it small body lift.. something I really don't want to do.

Anyone have any ideas? It is pretty tight in there..

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I would use the center bolt like you show and use the inside bolt like the NWF kit and use a thicker mount plate for the cables, say 1/4" and run with it.

You need at least 2 mount bolts for the cables to mount to. Otherwise the plate and bolt assembly will tweak over time when you put a cantilevered force on them over time.
 
orange150 said:
Been back and forth with Northwest Fab about their cable shifter assembly, and bounced the idea I found on google off of him, of doing something like this:

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He has worries about that not being structurally rigid enough, and while I do agree, I think I'm out of options for getting my shifter hooked up unless I hack the body (not happening) or give it small body lift.. something I really don't want to do.

Anyone have any ideas? It is pretty tight in there..

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Why not throw a piece of flat stock on it. Top or bottom.
Something besides one bar in the middle to connect those two pieces of plate.

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rockcity said:
I would use the center bolt like you show and use the inside bolt like the NWF kit and use a thicker mount plate for the cables, say 1/4" and run with it.

You need at least 2 mount bolts for the cables to mount to. Otherwise the plate and bolt assembly will tweak over time when you put a cantilevered force on them over time.
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x2. Change the flat plate where the cables mount to a piece of angle or C channel also to get even more strength in bending.
 
All good points, thanks guys!

@rockcity I'll see if I can squeeze a support rod on the drivers' side of the t-case housing like you mentioned.. Might need to 'clearance' the AX-15 a little to get it to fit..
 
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