Scout - Short-Term Projects.

Short-Term Projects.

So, now that the carb is working correctly, I’m looking at small, inexpensive things that I can accomplish next on a tight time and money budget. There are a ton of things that are crying out to be worked on, unfortunately.

job	cost
~~Buy a new fuel tank sender, J hooks, gas lines, drop and replace the gas tank~~, diagnose the gauge issues	$70 + hoses
~~Pull the driver’s door apart (again) and replace the scissors mechanism (again)~~	$0
Take the old mirror off the door and replace it with the stock mirror	$0
~~Pull the speakers and install foam baffles~~	$0
Swap out the dash plastics with replacements	$0
~~Replace both battery cables.~~	$0
Replace wires and plugs with the new set in the garage.	$0
~~Buy a can of engine degreaser~~ and clean the firewall.	$8
Buy some Peel & Seal and apply to the trans tunnel and firewall.	$25
Buy some kind of carb soak and dunk the spare Holley 2300 in it for an initial cleaning.	$10
~~Pick up a box of ten dash bulb sockets and bulbs~~ and replace everything in the dash that doesn’t work. (gauges done 1/11, speedo still needs work)	$15
Grind out the rust in the passenger floor, interior wall, and door flanges, then POR-15 and cover with some kind of finish coat.	$25
Borrow a welder from someone and weld in some angle iron to the bases of the bucket seats	$?
Paint, mount, and install the original bucket seats	$0
~~Pull the radio from the Jeep and install it in the Scout.~~ Run heavy speaker wire to the back fenders, solder and heat shrink all connections	$0
~~Put a pair of inexpensive 6×9 speakers in the rear fenders~~	$30-50
~~Drop the third rear bench seat in and see if it fits~~. Edit 7/18: No go.	$0

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Short-Term Projects.

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