Hey all you Scout guys! In addition to my 80 series Land Cruiser I have had a Scout project that I am working on for longer than I care to admit. It seems I am drawn to oddball off road vehicles. Over the years I've replaced a lot of the rusted sheet metal and gone through several different iterations on the drive train. Originally I wanted to put an Isuzu diesel in it but found that adapter parts were hard to come by and gave up on that idea. I've since settled on a 5.3 chevy with a 4L60E trans and Atlas 4-speed. Decided tried and true was better in this case. Have gone from 3/4-ton to 1-ton axles and finally settled on some Super Duty Axles from a 2005 F350.
Work on the project will still be slow but I am finding more motivation to get after it again. My job is crazy busy right now which is bad for free time, but great for money, so I am buying and stock piling parts for the build. Going to post a bunch of pictures of the work I have done so far and then keep this thread going. Look forward to seeing what others are doing on their Scouts and any feedback you all have for me.
Here is a picture of the two scouts I picked up to mold into one:
Replacing rear inner fender:
Rebuilt inner rear end cap (did both sides):
Fabbed up new kick panels (again did both sides):
Fabbed up new inner rockers to match the kick panels. I believe I still have a pattern for these. I found the SuperScout Specialist panels did not fit my 800. Too short and not tall enough.
Work on the project will still be slow but I am finding more motivation to get after it again. My job is crazy busy right now which is bad for free time, but great for money, so I am buying and stock piling parts for the build. Going to post a bunch of pictures of the work I have done so far and then keep this thread going. Look forward to seeing what others are doing on their Scouts and any feedback you all have for me.
Here is a picture of the two scouts I picked up to mold into one:
Replacing rear inner fender:
Rebuilt inner rear end cap (did both sides):
Fabbed up new kick panels (again did both sides):
Fabbed up new inner rockers to match the kick panels. I believe I still have a pattern for these. I found the SuperScout Specialist panels did not fit my 800. Too short and not tall enough.