picked it up a few days ago. ran and drove fine until yesterday when I had it outside going through all the electrics to ensure they worked. went to start it and everything is dead - no electrical. I assume it's the fusible link. hope to have a chance to check it tomorrow.
This will be a welcome addition to my garage. It sits above a '81 Jeep Scrambler I did a frame-off on. I've done other AMCs, a '65 Vette, '65 IH Scout 80, and various newer Jeeps in the past.
thanks everyone. it was the fusible link. replaced it and all is well now. will begin going through everything to ensure safety first then come up with a build plan. first I need to replace ball joints on the Scrambler.