BadIntentions
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I have inherited what appears to be a '64 Scout 80 4x4. I am wondering, should I try to save this thing, part it out, or call the junk yard?
Here is what I can glean from it:
quickly:
i4 152, does crank.
3 speed
body rusted, but not rusted out in most areas
roof does not seem to fit, might not even be the right roof.
Floor pans are not the worst, but might be replaced anyway.
Po bastardized the electrical (surprise!)
i4 152 ci, I reworked enough electrical on it to get it to turn over. Its not seized, but I am afraid to put fuel in the tank until I get the chance to drop it and clean it. Has a recently 'rebuilt' carb according to the sticker. Fuel tank is in too good of a condition to not have gotten some serious love. Radiator is holding water, and does not appear rusted out at the bottom. All around rubber/hoses/belt in the engine compartment will have to go.
4x4 with manual hubs, transmission and transfer case shift through all the gears. The clutch wont come up on its own. The slave cyl is a new manufacture unit, master appears to be older. Perhaps a rebuild will save it? It May just be corroded to hell.
Brake pedal goes down, wont come up. Master cyl appears older, and I cannot get the top off to check the fluid level. Definitely has drum brakes all around. Axles look stock, but I am not exactly an expert on these things (gee, really?)
body has rust, but is rather sound. No spots are rusted through on the outside (except the bed) underside seems fairly solid. I would remove the body and blast/protect it if I were to try to save this thing.
Front end sheet metal is beat, but there is replacement sheet metal in the bed. Just need to find about 1 bazillion fasteners, blast, prime, and paint. Bed has been seriously butchered by po, would remove 'new' and old metal, replace whole thing inside.
The major killer for me is the top. It appears 'bent' or not the right top to begin with. It seems with some coercion I could make it fit, but I am not sure that's the right route to go. Maybe some kind of aftermarket thing would be in order if the truck does end up joining my crew.
Pics below, but really wondering, would you do it? Would you give this thing a good home, or put it in the junkyard like so many of its kin?
Part of me really wants to get excited by this truck, but another part of me doesn't want to get letdown by a project that can never be finished. I see this as a potential hobby vehicle, maybe some light off-roading. Not buried up to the axles, but driving through the woods, out to the shooting range, and maybe a few 10 - 20 mile trips around town.
Chris
images of Scout:
Scout pics
Here is what I can glean from it:
quickly:
i4 152, does crank.
3 speed
body rusted, but not rusted out in most areas
roof does not seem to fit, might not even be the right roof.
Floor pans are not the worst, but might be replaced anyway.
Po bastardized the electrical (surprise!)
i4 152 ci, I reworked enough electrical on it to get it to turn over. Its not seized, but I am afraid to put fuel in the tank until I get the chance to drop it and clean it. Has a recently 'rebuilt' carb according to the sticker. Fuel tank is in too good of a condition to not have gotten some serious love. Radiator is holding water, and does not appear rusted out at the bottom. All around rubber/hoses/belt in the engine compartment will have to go.
4x4 with manual hubs, transmission and transfer case shift through all the gears. The clutch wont come up on its own. The slave cyl is a new manufacture unit, master appears to be older. Perhaps a rebuild will save it? It May just be corroded to hell.
Brake pedal goes down, wont come up. Master cyl appears older, and I cannot get the top off to check the fluid level. Definitely has drum brakes all around. Axles look stock, but I am not exactly an expert on these things (gee, really?)
body has rust, but is rather sound. No spots are rusted through on the outside (except the bed) underside seems fairly solid. I would remove the body and blast/protect it if I were to try to save this thing.
Front end sheet metal is beat, but there is replacement sheet metal in the bed. Just need to find about 1 bazillion fasteners, blast, prime, and paint. Bed has been seriously butchered by po, would remove 'new' and old metal, replace whole thing inside.
The major killer for me is the top. It appears 'bent' or not the right top to begin with. It seems with some coercion I could make it fit, but I am not sure that's the right route to go. Maybe some kind of aftermarket thing would be in order if the truck does end up joining my crew.
Pics below, but really wondering, would you do it? Would you give this thing a good home, or put it in the junkyard like so many of its kin?
Part of me really wants to get excited by this truck, but another part of me doesn't want to get letdown by a project that can never be finished. I see this as a potential hobby vehicle, maybe some light off-roading. Not buried up to the axles, but driving through the woods, out to the shooting range, and maybe a few 10 - 20 mile trips around town.
Chris
images of Scout:
Scout pics
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