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[6.9poweredscout]

do as i do, get to know your inspection mechanic, any work that's "iffy" by the Inspection-****'s was done "after it was inspected". new exhaust dumping IN FRONT of the rear tires on a scout? hey they were at the bumper when it was in here! haha just gotta know ways around it...

-Jon

 

[ericboutin]

Looks great!! Congrats again Matthias!! Does yours have the granny first gear? Mine did anyway...essentially it was a 3 speed. I too loved the 300-6! I could not kill that motor!! And boy did I try!!

 

[oldmisterbill]

You are a lucky guy-It is so odvious (your dads love for you & his family).
Good luck on your project.

 

[6.9poweredscout]

we had a 300 I-6 in a woods beater in a '86 f-150, it knocked, ticked and lost power when warm, but it kept running and running. we couldn't start it without either! haha we even loaded the box flush with concrete for a firepit in the woods, broke all but the main leafs! still used it alot (boy did it flex!) we ran used oil in it b/c of a bad leak, there was lumpy crap in the oil but it didn't care. we had to get rid of it b/c we got a FI 318 dodge wich makes camping trips alot quicker w/out having to warm up to get going!

-Jon

 

[6 Nebraska IDIs]

You mean the scout never goes back into the woods hauling camping equipment?

 

[Agnem]

...you are not supposed to swap an engine in that is older than the chassis...

Well, if true, then putting an 84 into an 87 wasn't a problem last time. I'm going to guess that they leave that up to the inspection station to enforce. Thankfully, I have one of those. This time, I hope to have all the paperwork I need up front, a lesson learned from the last one.

 

[Mike]

Master, one little subtle touch would be to paint the inside of the grill semi gloss black(Krylon rattle can) it will make the chrome "pop" a little. Just one of those little things to do while waiting for the swap.

Eggscellent idear!

 

[6.9poweredscout]

You mean the scout never goes back into the woods hauling camping equipment?

not my orange baby! this is the ONLY vehicle i own with a GOOD paintjob....the first month i had it a "mystery" scratch appeared on the fender of it while it was at a friends garage, i felt soo queasy i had to lay down... i've got other scouts for woods beating, the paths we take to our camp are a bit too tight for the terra. i don't mind an occosianal dirt road run or trip down the pole lines, i only ran it a week with the new BFG AT's and they were tossing some nasty rocks, need some fancy mudflaps when she gets goin again!

-Jon

 

[6 Nebraska IDIs]

Yea, thats the one bad thing about BFG AT's is that they throw the most rock out of any tires we've had on our trucks.