Alan's Scout II progress

this is a 1980 International Scout II , I have been building,cutting,welding,and putting stuff together for a year now and I doubt I will ever be done but, I am getting close enough to wheel a little. Here is a run down of what I have been up to for the last year............

-pulled out the old tired 345,727tranny,and dana 20 t-case.

- replaced it with a Fuel-injected 350 (tbi).
-Summit 16 gallon fuel cell.
-Carter 15psi electric fuel pump
-Painless wire harness.
-new 4 core radiator.
-3000 rpm electric fan.
-coolant catch can.
-Adavance-Adapters off-road motor mounts.
-a new turbo 350 transmission with a 1200 rpm stall converter.
-np 203/205 combo using a WMS (Wagoner Machine Shop) doubler kit (called double duce) with a 2"clock up for a flat belly,the 205 is treated with 32 spline outputs front and rear from a Ford np 205 and have High Angle Driveline drive flanges front and rear and, tripple sticks from Off-Road Design to controll both transfer cases and, the 205 has been twinsticked for front and rear independant front and rear operation.
-custom dual transfer case mount built by myself.
-HIGH ANGLE DRIVELINE drive shafts with 1350 cv's front and rear with 1350 pinion yokes front and rear for the axles.
-Great Lake Off-Road 14 Bolt pinion gard.
-the Dana 60 front has been treated to 35 spline outters with Poly-Performance drive flanges.



-15x12 TrailReady beadlocks.
-18.5/44/15 Super Swamper TSL's custom grooved by meself.
-PSC power steering pump and resivour kit with PSC full hydraulic double ended ram, clevis's and tie rod kit.
-DynaTrac hi-steer arms.







-custom ram mount built by myself.
-pushed rear axle back 9" inches.
-pushed the front axle out 4" inches
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* Old specs sheet before the stuff listed above
FRONT:
-Dana 60 with Detroit locker and 5.13 gears.
REAR:
-14 bolt 10 1/2 full floater with Detroit locker and 5.13 gears.
FRONT SUSPENSION:
-tube style radious arms with a panhard bar.
REAR SUSPENSION:
-grader-ball with a panhard bar.
INTERIOR:
-custom built 6 point roll bar built by myself

Pictures when I first bought the scout:





Pictures as of 3/17/2007: morning before moving the front axle out 4" inches





afternoon of 3/17/2007:





moved the front axle out 4" inches I now have 112 inch wheelbase

more to come ......................STAY TUNED!!!

next project's will be:

-rear tube bumper
-some sort of an exo-cage
-a rear mounted WARN xd9000lb winch
-rear disc brakes for the 14 bolt full floater
-VANCO POWER BRAKES hydroboost braking system

[Tweeder]

much as it pains me to hafta say it, that thing looks like it's coming along pretty good 8-)




i thought you were gonna be putting a BBC into it....whatever happened to that? :-?

the bbc wasn't fuel injected.....the small block was(the small block came out of my blue chevrolet p/u)......maybe in a couple of years I might go big block but for now small block was a better choice ;D

[BlackXJ]

Good looking rig!! Seen it with my own eye's. Shop looks a whole lot cleaner than when I was there! ;D ;D Get it and that Bronco out and let's wheel!!! Watch that vanco! It will put you through the windshield in a heartbeat......................................... .....John

say John how are thoes 42 working for you?...............yeah! spent a hole day cleaning up Shanes shop.................still needs more time under the shop broom though.............as far as the vanco brakes.............that is exactly what I am looking for..............stoping power.................as far as riding is concerned...............the last weekend this month I have a bunch of friends from fayetteville coming down.............ALL BIG TIRED RIGS we will be staying the night friday ans saturday.................come have fun with us.............these guys are great.....................Alan

[BlackXJ]

42's are sitting in my shop now :-/ :-/?? Can't decide on tires? Keep me posted on weekend, sounds good .........John

here are some pics of me playing around the shop

this one is kind of fuzzy







new interior..................summit seats for now

looky what Alan and Shane have...............................GIANT BOULDERS



told u they were big.............................