{"id":1616,"date":"2016-03-20T17:55:20","date_gmt":"2016-03-21T01:55:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.billdugan.com\/scout\/?p=1616"},"modified":"2018-09-09T07:15:08","modified_gmt":"2018-09-09T15:15:08","slug":"2016-to-do-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.billdugan.com\/scout\/2016\/03\/20\/2016-to-do-list\/","title":{"rendered":"2016 To Do List"},"content":{"rendered":"

As with last year, I’ve got a list of stuff<\/a> I’d like to get accomplished this year. Last year’s list was pretty successful, in that I got most of it done or at least attempted, and it was handy to refer back to. So, this year’s list, in order of things that will most likely get done to the longshots:<\/p>\n

Adjust the Tuffy console forward 2″.<\/strong> It gets in the way of folding and tumbling the rear seat. But that’s it. It’s just an annoying 2-person job.<\/p>\n

Flip the rear seatbelts 180\u00cb\u0161.<\/strong> I put them in backwards when I finished the bedliner project, and they are harder to feed through the seats. This is also an annoying 2-person job, or one guy and a vice grip.<\/del> Done 7\/15
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Rebuild spare carb.<\/strong> It’s been sitting on my shelf for four years. I’d like to get a kit for it and have it ready and waiting.<\/p>\n

Install Hydroboost.<\/strong> Yep, carried over from last year. I’m going to bribe Bennett with some beer and pizza and have him help me with this over the summer.<\/p>\n

Replace the windshield.<\/strong> I priced out a new one from Safelite, and they are about $300. The gasket is another $70 from Super Scout Specialists<\/a>. The question is: is the frame on the truck in good enough shape, or should I sand and refinish one of my spares? Either way, the one I’ve got is a mess and it’s time for a replacement.<\/del> Update:<\/em> Turns out I’d forgotten I have good spare glass in the garage. I need to clean some black sealant off the edges, but overall it looks like it’s in good shape. So the plan is to clean the better of the two frames I’ve got, prime and paint it, and swap it out for the one I’ve got.<\/p>\n

Buy kick panel sheet metal and doglegs.<\/strong> Just to have on hand. I’ve got a passenger’s front dogleg I hacked out of the brown forest Scout six years ago with a Sawzall; I just need to sand the paint off, drill the spotwelds out and separate it from the body metal.<\/p>\n

Buy new road tires.<\/strong> The BFG’s I’ve got are in great shape and have lots of tread left. And they look cool. But they’re louder than a jet engine. I’ve got a set of stock 15″ steelies with dry-rotted tires I could mount a quieter road-going set on, and perhaps sell the M\/T’s to someone who might use them. I’d like to keep my black wagon rims though. The trick is to find a narrow set of 32s so that it doesn’t look like I put toy wheels on. Seems like most 32s come 11.5″ or wider. Cooper Discoverers<\/a> are very road-looking, while BFG T\/A KO2s<\/a> are more aggressive. I can actually get these from Amazon in 10.5<\/a>“, but I don’t have $750 for that laying around yet. [BP search link<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Rebuild the top end of the spare engine.<\/strong> Far off in the future, but still something I’d like to start preparing for. First up is a decent stand to mount it on.<\/p>\n

Previous yearly to-do lists<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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