ghost
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- May 25, 2006
- Location
- Hartsville/Camden,SC
Hope to see you and your family at URE this summer! GL on the build!
Scrambled, just like my brain - 81 CJ8 Scrambler
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Blaze
The Jeeper Reaper
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- Aug 9, 2005
- Location
- Wake Forest, NC
Got a few gallons of liner in yesterday. Going to do black on the underbody and spice tan on the interior.
Blaze
The Jeeper Reaper
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- Aug 9, 2005
- Location
- Wake Forest, NC
Sorry for the lack of updates. Been really busy with things. We did finish the floorpans and some of the body. Just need to do 2-3 more patches and fix the windshield mounts and we're good to start paint and liner.
rodney eppes
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- Feb 3, 2010
- Location
- Mt.Holly NC 28120
Just to jump in here; I saw a Scrambler today, in Charlotte [Downtown/Uptown?]. Danged if I can remember the store it was at. Looked like it just rolled out of the restoration shop, & was near that Firebird Orange!
Anybody know that one?
Anybody know that one?
RatLabGuy
You look like a monkey and smell like one too
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- May 18, 2005
- Location
- Churchville, MD
man it's time to have a father-son chat w/ that boy on the far right about shaving
Blaze
The Jeeper Reaper
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- Aug 9, 2005
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- Wake Forest, NC
That was my winter beard.
Blaze
The Jeeper Reaper
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- Aug 9, 2005
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- Wake Forest, NC
Got the windshield mounts done. Cut them off of a YJ we had here and sectioned them on. This week we are going to flip the body and fix the captured nuts. Then I can spray the liner and start prepping it for paint.
Blaze
The Jeeper Reaper
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- Aug 9, 2005
- Location
- Wake Forest, NC
Test fit the windshield last night to make sure the stands were installed square, fits great.
Blaze
The Jeeper Reaper
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- Wake Forest, NC
Got the Jeep flipped over last night. Hopefully by next weekend the mounts and liner will be done and ready to be dropped back on the frame.
Blaze
The Jeeper Reaper
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- Aug 9, 2005
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- Wake Forest, NC
Been a long time coming, but slowed down a bit with the move to the new shop and all. Anyway, all the rust repair is finally done and I sprayed the Scorpion liner on the underside. Going to mount the body on the frame this week and then it goes over to @boatedwagon to get the cage built. After that it is ready for body and paint and final assembly!
Blaze
The Jeeper Reaper
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- Aug 9, 2005
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- Wake Forest, NC
Got all the frame side body mounts done, mounts are sitting and waiting for the body to get dropped on tomorrow night! Don't mind the messy garage, I'm in the process of moving my business stuff to a new shop and this one is a disaster.
Blaze
The Jeeper Reaper
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- Aug 9, 2005
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- Wake Forest, NC
Nice! I like that!
Blaze
The Jeeper Reaper
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- Aug 9, 2005
- Location
- Wake Forest, NC
Friends came over last night and helped me get the body mounted. Put the 1" body lift on it as well. Ready for the cage!
jeepmedic
Good enough for Gov't work!
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- Feb 2, 2013
- Location
- Cameron N.C.
Love it! Looking good.
paradisePWoffrd
Recovering Project Junkie
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- Nov 5, 2005
- Location
- Newton, NC
I figured being in the business you're in, you'd atleast put the 4.0 EFI on it, if not a 4.0l/aw4 combo
Looks good and coming along.
Looks good and coming along.
Blaze
The Jeeper Reaper
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- Aug 9, 2005
- Location
- Wake Forest, NC
Honestly, I was REALLY close to doing that, but the thing runs really good as-is. I'm going to just run it with the current setup and then when the time comes move to something bigger and better.
CAROLINA ROCKRUNNER
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- Aug 10, 2009
- Location
- BFE
Any updates?
Blaze
The Jeeper Reaper
- Joined
- Aug 9, 2005
- Location
- Wake Forest, NC
Not yet, got sidetracked with some work on my Trans Am making way for the engine to go back in so the Scrambler got pushed to the side for a bit.
Jeeps weren't all that straight from the factory
Blaze
The Jeeper Reaper
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- Aug 9, 2005
- Location
- Wake Forest, NC
Yeah, but all the ones I've had in here were straighter than this Omix panel!
Blaze
The Jeeper Reaper
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- Aug 9, 2005
- Location
- Wake Forest, NC
I know the updates have been slow here, but I don't make any money working on my own junk. That and I just finished putting the motor in my other car so some things need to be taken care of there too.
But I did buy this to do a motor swap....
As much as I like the 6 in the Jeep, it looks pretty nasty inside when I got into it. And I never heard it run and was taking the previous owner's word for it. So, I found a really good running AMC 360 and TF727 in this 85 Waggy and am going to swap that in instead. Because AMC 360.
Once I move some Jeeps out of the way so I can get my trailer down to the door of the shop at the house, I am going to get it over to @boatedwagon to get the cage built. Then when it gets done I am going to bring it up to the big shop and swap in the drivetrain and get it ready for paint! I am going with Sunset Orange Metallic off of a LS1 Trans Am.
But I did buy this to do a motor swap....
As much as I like the 6 in the Jeep, it looks pretty nasty inside when I got into it. And I never heard it run and was taking the previous owner's word for it. So, I found a really good running AMC 360 and TF727 in this 85 Waggy and am going to swap that in instead. Because AMC 360.
Once I move some Jeeps out of the way so I can get my trailer down to the door of the shop at the house, I am going to get it over to @boatedwagon to get the cage built. Then when it gets done I am going to bring it up to the big shop and swap in the drivetrain and get it ready for paint! I am going with Sunset Orange Metallic off of a LS1 Trans Am.
CAROLINA ROCKRUNNER
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- Aug 10, 2009
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- BFE
Any interest in selling the scrambler?
Blaze
The Jeeper Reaper
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- Aug 9, 2005
- Location
- Wake Forest, NC
Nope, this one's mine. 