{"id":532,"date":"2010-07-12T17:58:51","date_gmt":"2010-07-13T01:58:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.billdugan.com\/scout\/?p=532"},"modified":"2013-06-18T20:03:31","modified_gmt":"2013-06-19T04:03:31","slug":"short-term-projects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.billdugan.com\/scout\/2010\/07\/12\/short-term-projects\/","title":{"rendered":"Short-Term Projects."},"content":{"rendered":"

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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
job<\/td>\ncost<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pull the windshield cowl, pull the wiper motor, and replace with a working unit. rebuild<\/a> replace<\/a><\/td>\n$???<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Disconnect and pull out the A\/C dash unit (for easier access to the dash electronics)<\/del><\/td>\n$0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Swap out the dash plastics with replacements<\/td>\n$0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pull the emergency brake assembly, wire wheel it, repaint, and replace<\/td>\n$0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Take the old mirror off the door and replace it with the<\/del> stock mirror<\/del> – SSII mirror installed 9\/1\/12<\/td>\n$40<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Replace wires and plugs with the new set in the garage.<\/del> – Installed 8\/19\/12<\/td>\n$0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Buy some Peel & Seal and apply to the trans tunnel and firewall.<\/td>\n$25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Buy some kind of carb soak and dunk the spare Holley 2300 in it for an initial cleaning.<\/td>\n$10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Borrow a welder from someone and weld in some angle iron to the bases of the bucket seats<\/td>\n$?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Paint, mount, and install the original bucket seats<\/td>\n$0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Re-route and run new heavy speaker wire, solder all connections and heatshrink<\/td>\n$0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Degrease the engine<\/td>\n$0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fix the emergency brake release handle<\/del> Mostly done; might need to replace the handle<\/td>\n$40<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Buy a new fuel tank sender, J hooks, gas lines, drop and replace the gas tank<\/del>, diagnose the gauge issues<\/td>\n$70 + hoses<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pull the driver’s door apart (again) and replace the scissors mechanism (again)<\/del><\/td>\n$0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pull the speakers and install foam baffles<\/del><\/td>\n$0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Replace both battery cables.<\/del><\/td>\n$0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Buy a can of engine degreaser<\/del> and clean the firewall.<\/td>\n$8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pick up a box of ten dash bulb sockets and bulbs<\/del> and replace everything in the dash that doesn’t work. (gauges done 1\/11, speedo still needs work)<\/td>\n$15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Grind out the rust in the passenger floor, interior wall, and door flanges, then POR-15<\/a> and cover with some kind of finish coat.<\/del><\/td>\n$25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pull the radio from the Jeep and install it in the Scout.<\/del><\/td>\n$0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Put a pair of inexpensive 6×9 speakers in the rear fenders<\/del><\/td>\n$30-50<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Drop the third rear bench seat in and see if it fits<\/del>.
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