sar4x4 Posted September 27, 2016 Report Share Posted September 27, 2016 Covered the holes left in the firewall from when I removed the AC on the Scout. Temporary fix. Famous last words...... The lower firewall ones will take some road debris and water and not last long! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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sar4x4 Posted September 27, 2016 Report Share Posted September 27, 2016 29 minutes ago, autumnwalker said: If you could see the beard I started 2 years ago, and the plaid shirt and toque I have on this morning, how appropriate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jawritch Posted October 2, 2016 Report Share Posted October 2, 2016 Finally wired up my 1000w inverter in the Jeep today, also replaced a burned up distributor cap and rotor and some heavily corroded battery terminals. Also picked up a replacement transmission for the ram. That should be installed this week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sar4x4 Posted October 8, 2016 Report Share Posted October 8, 2016 So the Scout wasn't running quite right a few days ago. It seemed to be missing at low- and mid- rpms. I went to the Woodside Cruise In last night. Lots of folks had their car hoods popped. I did as well. One guy was looking over my power plant / engine bay. He mentioned the good grounds I beefed up / installed. Then he said, your distributor cap is on crooked/askew! I said sheeeeeee-it! No wonder she was miss-firing! So I straigtened it out. Runs perfect again now! But how did it happen? Oh yeah I figured it out. When I was under the dash pulling the AC hoses a few weeks ago they caught on something in the engine bay. I gave them a good yank. Still no luck, so I looked under the hood and I had snagged a sparking plug wire. (That's for Jay.) Even pulled it off the plug. I hadn't noticed that I had pulled the dizzy cap as well! All good. Except now the heater core is leaking. But it is real easy to get to. I had it checked when I installed the water pump and rad and overhauled the coolant system last summer. Guess it is failing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SQRLPWR Posted October 8, 2016 Report Share Posted October 8, 2016 Tracey's turn....rear wheel bearing needed some BFH lovin... bearing had 115,000kms and 12,000kms with it's whine! Dealer wanted $600 + hst to repair...done for $180 + hst Bearings are common consumables on these, so it went in with some anti-seize Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Command Posted October 18, 2016 Report Share Posted October 18, 2016 Didn't do anything too fancy today. Changed my oil and rear diff oil (clearly had water in it) and rotated the 'ol tires, started to look into new tires and rims for next year. See.....nothing fancy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomWood Posted October 26, 2016 Report Share Posted October 26, 2016 SO ive done a bit of maintenance to the Jeep, new front bearings, brakes, and a couple of new tires (Under warranty). I picked up a can of paint yesterday and will be experimenting with the rims on colours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jawritch Posted October 27, 2016 Report Share Posted October 27, 2016 All the fun I have going on right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derekmac Posted October 27, 2016 Report Share Posted October 27, 2016 I love those old Dodges!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SQRLPWR Posted October 27, 2016 Report Share Posted October 27, 2016 25 minutes ago, Jawritch said: All the fun I have going on right now. Love dat! Converting to 4wd? ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jawritch Posted October 27, 2016 Report Share Posted October 27, 2016 Nah this trucks going to stay 2wd forever. Transmission is gone (lost reverse and first was slipping bad) so swapped a new (used) one in and it's not pumping fluid. So back out to make 2 out of 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
autumnwalker Posted October 27, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2016 11 hours ago, derekmac said: I love those old Dodges!! Me too ... my first foray into offroading was with my Grandfather in one of those trucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SQRLPWR Posted October 27, 2016 Report Share Posted October 27, 2016 That truck is in great shape - probably best keep it 2WD to prevent the temptation to wheel it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jawritch Posted October 31, 2016 Report Share Posted October 31, 2016 Went out to check out a new spot off of hard n soft. It's definitely a new trail, the only visible tracks were from a skidder logging rig and they were pretty grown over. Anyway an area loaded with stumps got the best of my tie rod. Luckily I had a spare and had it changed out in a few minutes. we chose to turn back before we ran into anymore trouble and until we could come back with a saw and clear the trail a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SQRLPWR Posted October 31, 2016 Report Share Posted October 31, 2016 Damn, good job u had a spare! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sar4x4 Posted October 31, 2016 Report Share Posted October 31, 2016 Now why didn't I think of that? Seriously, I've never carried a spare tie rod and I've bent mine a couple of times, and trailered it home once. Sooooo, I need a spare one especially for multi-day M.U.D. runs. ULTIMATELY I want to switch to crossover and high tie rod steering though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sar4x4 Posted October 31, 2016 Report Share Posted October 31, 2016 'Crossover' is what many vehicles have, a much better design, and Old Chevys don't. Chev steering is okay for highway but terrible when the axle is articulated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jawritch Posted October 31, 2016 Report Share Posted October 31, 2016 I would also like to convert to cross over. Though that requires a different knuckle on the passenger side which costs about a million dollars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sar4x4 Posted October 31, 2016 Report Share Posted October 31, 2016 I hear ya. I don't have to change the knuckle, just the top of the knuckle (I have a D60), but I have to change the sector shaft (easier to swap the whole steering box), and a new drag link. That's just for the bare cross over of course. For high steer I will also change the top of the driver knuckle, and new tie-rod. And hope I don't have to buy the high-clearance cross member when I do this. But maybe I should. (delivery time from Colorado sucks.) And I probably should change the old motor mounts at the same time. $$ And when I switch to the '2WD' (crossover) steering box, if I buy all of the above as a package, I should buy the 'extra duty re-man' pump, but also with the ports already installed for hydro-assist. In case I do that later. It's only another $100 right? USD, then customs/tax/brokerage/shipping. Ouch. The whole package above, when delivered to my door, would be upwards of $2k. I MAY try to stick with the just getting the basics and a reman 2WD pump from Crappy Tire to keep my costs down and hope for the best! In the past I've bought best parts, and they've never failed. She's a big heavy beast and the weak points are well known. The steering is also my last one to address. (Maybe! lol) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Command Posted November 3, 2016 Report Share Posted November 3, 2016 Got around to fixing my lightbar today. Started training for a new job Monday and some chick swiped the front of my truck and caused some minor damage to the bar (along with major damage to her car) Had to pull the bar, brackets and angle iron off and gently persuade it back into shape with a BFH After being swiped. Closer Look at the Light Bar Her car after the swipe........I guess I did a good job at mounting the bar. Light bar all fixed and mounted yes it still works lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SQRLPWR Posted November 3, 2016 Report Share Posted November 3, 2016 Wow, she really did a number on her car! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
autumnwalker Posted November 3, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 3, 2016 1 hour ago, Command said: wow ... this looks like some monster tore the side off of the car ... that is all from your light bar? and the bar still works? I'm going to coat my truck in them for armour protection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Command Posted November 3, 2016 Report Share Posted November 3, 2016 Yup, strictly light bar related. You can see in the first pic that is the only damage I suffered. Yes the bar still works, just dented the cooling fins and minor wire damage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sar4x4 Posted November 4, 2016 Report Share Posted November 4, 2016 Wow, almost hard to believe! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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