Scout looks like.....a scout AGAIN!! =)

[6.9poweredscout]

Thank goodness you didn't put a small block chevy in her. Eason

see as much as i enjoy working on it, i like driving it, if i went that route it'd be permanetely garage bound.... my friends and i consider any form of GM powertrain swap in a scout "****** a scout". it's unwillingly shoving an unwanted piece of trash is a sacred and fragile area which should only have clean shiny IH things shoved into it.... i know....

it REALLYYY gets under my skin when i hear "i swapped a 350 in it because it was cheaper and easy to find parts for...." i can find ANY and EVERY part needed for a gas IH motor, granted it won't be behind the counter, chrome and $0.25, but it's reasonable. i can make a BONE STOCK 345 run circles aroung a 350 (power/torque wise, IH's are slow, no getting around that!! ). ok rant over or i won't be able to sleep..

-Jon

 

[BIG DAVE]

see as much as i enjoy working on it, i like driving it, if i went that route it'd be permanetely garage bound.... my friends and i consider any form of GM powertrain swap in a scout "****** a scout". it's unwillingly shoving an unwanted piece of trash is a sacred and fragile area which should only have clean shiny IH things shoved into it.... i know....

it REALLYYY gets under my skin when i hear "i swapped a 350 in it because it was cheaper and easy to find parts for...." i can find ANY and EVERY part needed for a gas IH motor, granted it won't be behind the counter, chrome and $0.25, but it's reasonable. i can make a BONE STOCK 345 run circles aroung a 350 (power/torque wise, IH's are slow, no getting around that!! ). ok rant over or i won't be able to sleep..

-Jon

thats right i'm the same way I-H diesel's all the way

 

[Pearl_Diesel]

see as much as i enjoy working on it, i like driving it, if i went that route it'd be permanetely garage bound.... my friends and i consider any form of GM powertrain swap in a scout "****** a scout". it's unwillingly shoving an unwanted piece of trash is a sacred and fragile area which should only have clean shiny IH things shoved into it.... i know....

it REALLYYY gets under my skin when i hear "i swapped a 350 in it because it was cheaper and easy to find parts for...." i can find ANY and EVERY part needed for a gas IH motor, granted it won't be behind the counter, chrome and $0.25, but it's reasonable. i can make a BONE STOCK 345 run circles aroung a 350 (power/torque wise, IH's are slow, no getting around that!! ). ok rant over or i won't be able to sleep..

-Jon

YESSSSS

 

[freebird01]

see as much as i enjoy working on it, i like driving it, if i went that route it'd be permanetely garage bound.... my friends and i consider any form of GM powertrain swap in a scout "****** a scout". it's unwillingly shoving an unwanted piece of trash is a sacred and fragile area which should only have clean shiny IH things shoved into it.... i know....

it REALLYYY gets under my skin when i hear "i swapped a 350 in it because it was cheaper and easy to find parts for...." i can find ANY and EVERY part needed for a gas IH motor, granted it won't be behind the counter, chrome and $0.25, but it's reasonable. i can make a BONE STOCK 345 run circles aroung a 350 (power/torque wise, IH's are slow, no getting around that!! ). ok rant over or i won't be able to sleep..

-Jon

that is exactly my biggest pet peeve with 40's-50's ford trucks... why do you put an SBC into a vintage ford....sacrilege... and when i see that i always immediately walk away....i think an scout is a perfect truck for an idi swap

 

[Chevyboy_0]

that thins is coming along beautifully!!! I cant wait to see it finished

 

[6.9poweredscout]

....i think...i think... i think i love you guys! hahaha (most other forums i get, ohh but blah blah blah, then they stone me... )

IH POWER ALL THE WAY!!!
-Jon

 

[freebird01]

not to rain on the parade but how are you planning on keeping the tires covered so its legal in PA?

apparently around here since people have actually slowed down and revenue is down the local LEO's have been harrassing the 4x4's more and more for equipment violations (not just the obvious ones either)

 

[6.9poweredscout]

not to rain on the parade but how are you planning on keeping the tires covered so its legal in PA?

apparently around here since people have actually slowed down and revenue is down the local LEO's have been harrassing the 4x4's more and more for equipment violations (not just the obvious ones either)

eh, we'll see how much of the 37's are covered, if there's an issue i'll get flares....

-Jon

 

[freebird01]

can you get fitted flares for a scout or do you have to get the generic kind?

 

[BIG DAVE]

my 89 xj has 1/2 ton chevy under it i hate flares, i just run mud flaps up in the finders just enff to cover the tires

 

[6.9poweredscout]

bushwhacker carries a molded set for a scout. i just realllllly don't want to add anymore holes than necessary to the fenders...

-Jon

 

[Hybrid455]

divorced NP205 outta an IH pickup. thanks for the comments guys!

-Jon

That don't look like a Scout! That's how a Scout should've looked!! She's a bad girl isn't she?

 

[RedTruck]

If you put flares on it I think you should put a Midas grill on it...orange with black flares and Midas grill. Man I miss Scouts! You and your project make it ******* us Scout guys at heart with a family! Great looking project.

Paul

On edit:

There has been more and more talk about glueing body parts on...I wonder if this could be an option for your flares.

 

[rustnsuch]

Farmall truck with a Farmall engine, thats right

 

[6.9poweredscout]

bad, nasty girl, i think she's gonna have an attitude, nothing a right foot beating won't take care of!

midas grill? i'm not sure what u mean i don't recall seeing a different grill on a midas edition? any pics??? eh i'll leave the glue for paper and deep cuts...

haha, i was actually thinking of putting a actual tractor engine in it but either they were wayyyy too slow or wayyyy too big!

-Jon