This year, I’m going to consolidate the annual To-Do lists into one page for simplicity. As usual there are several carry-overs from last year, mainly with the Scout II and involving smelly gas.
Travelall:
- Pull the front springs and have them rebuilt. The rears are coming back in the second week of January, and I’m excited to see how much of a difference this makes. the guys at the shop figure I’ll get 3″ of lift out of them, which would help the stance out a lot.
- Fix the brake system once and for all. It’s locking up intermittently, and I believe that has something to do with gunk in the last original section of brake line going along the frame rail.
- Wire in some dome lights. I’ve got the door switches and a hot wire from the dashboard; I just need to drill and install the switches, run the wire, and get it set up.
- Drain the tank and put new plug washers in. The original brass washers aren’t sealing anymore so I’m getting a slow drip from the drain plug and the outlet hose. I’ve got new fiber washers waiting for a warm sunny day.
- Bolt the rear floor into the truck. It turns out I didn’t need to take it out to reach the rear springs, so I’m going to pull it out one last time to hit any last bare spots with chassis protector and then install it for good.
Find or fabricate four mounts for the last two headliner bows and install them. Found them at ACE hardware.- Order and install new headliner. I know where I can find the raw material. More on this later.
- Buy and install a C-series windshield wiper motor. They’re about $200 and apparently bolt right in.
- Figure out why the fuel sender isn’t working. It functioned fine when I first put the tank in, and now it’s dead.
- Figure out a better fuel tank venting solution. It’s currently backing up when I fill it.
- Electric steering conversion. For this I need Brian’s help, but I think it should be straightforward.
- Cut out and replace the driver’s side floor. This is getting on my nerves and I’d like to get it cleaned up.
Scout II:
- Pull, refurb, and replace the power steering pump. It’s leaking and has been getting worse lately. I’d bet the 40-year-old seals are too tired to deal with the extra pressure of the Hydroboost system. I have a spare in the garage, and will have to see how difficult it is to rebuild. And I’ll need to get new specialty seals (pressure #40620, return #40630) for the Hydroboost hoses as well.
- Fix the gas tank. This is just a perennial entry on the Scout list. I have to get over my fear of burning up the dash and sort out the sender issue.
- Work out the overfilling issue, which has to do with proper venting from the tank. I have the original vapor separator sitting on my shelf, and I think I’ll need to put this back in and hook it up to the charcoal canister to help the tank breathe properly.
- Fix the turn signal indicator. It’s not locking in or canceling on the right-side indicator. I think it just needs to be re-centered, which involves pulling the steering wheel again.
- Re-adjust the snaps around the doorframes on the soft top. They should go all the way around the metal doorframes and back into the canvas, instead of snapping into the frames.
- Add snaps to the vertical flaps. I’ve just never done this, and they need it.
- Install a rubber grommet for the emergency brake. I can see down through to the ground.
Scout 800:
- Everything.