gfast's 72 scout 2 build.

[gfast2]

1972 Scout II build
bought my 1972 Scout II in April of 2013.found it parked in a garage with 2001 tags on it.towed it home not running,no brakes & covered in 12years of az.dust.started it & repaired brakes(master cylinder & 4 wheel cylinders).I was just gonna flip it & the bug bit me.so I started to tear it down to assess overall condition.as it turned out I stumbled across a mostly original unmolested , solid Scout.so I figured I’d keep it & fix it up.here are some pics.what it looked like when I got it home.

Blue engine?

 

[gfast2]

Here are some tear down pics.

 

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And some more.

 

[gfast2]

More

Engine is currently at machine shop having all machine work done will post more pics as parts arrive & progress continues...

 

[Justutt67]

Wow those floors are in great shape! That is a nice find and an excellent canvas to start with.

 

[jchazen]

Looking good!!

 

[gfast2]

Thanks for the replies,new to the fourm.Tom is my name.this is my first International.so please excuse the questions coming.I've been working on cars/trucks & motorcycles my whole life.been reading the ink off the shop manual.I've done a bunch of wiring repairs after 40 years of (fixing).here are some engine tear down pictures & pics of parts back from the machine shop.
Normal cam bearing issues.p.o. Did not seem to worry much about service.

What freeze/core plugs

 

[gfast2]

Now some of the new / refreshed stuff.

.030 over pistons

 

[gfast2]

It's red again!!!

More to come as parts come in.my plan is a stock rebuild on engine /transmission & t-case.recover seats & install carpet kit.gonna keep pretty close to stock with minor upgrades.ign & possible fuel injection.so once again nice to meet you folks & thanks in advance for the coming questions.

 

[IHRunner]

Looks like its a total loss. Not much salvagable. Better let me take it off your hands and ill dispose of it properly...into my private collection

looks good man. Keep up the good work

 

[Scooter]

Welcome to the obsession. If you're not careful, they have a tendency to breed when you aint looking. I was starting to wonder about why you pulled the motor till I saw the cam bearing. A sad case of po virus. Otherwise the body looks to be in great shape

 

[FDChappie]

Good to see you're pulling that Ford motor and turning it back into a proper IH motor! Nice job and nice find.

 

[gfast2]

welcome to the obsession. If you're not careful, they have a tendency to breed when you aint looking. I was starting to wonder about why you pulled the motor till I saw the cam bearing. A sad case of po virus. Otherwise the body looks to be in great shape

My first thought was to gasket & re-ring it,but the cam bearings & the cam had 3 lobes going away.so I figured I'd do it once.having a friend that has a machine shop helps a ton as well.

 

[gfast2]

Got some more parts in & painted

Been really busy with work & holidays have really no time to work on Scout.hope to soon.

 

[gfast2]

Ok,so back at it.been putting engine together,here is some pics.

 

[gfast2]

And some more...by the way it is really red some of the pics look orange.

So I took a break & looked at the only things I had not checked.

And of course...new tank & sender on the way.and new carrier for diff .

 

[gfast2]

And this thing has a hitch from hell on it.made by reese.

Should have most of my parts by this weekend , so it can start going back together.

 

[gfast2]

Some more pics of overhauled rear diff,new gas tank & went ahead and installed Rough Country 2.5" lift.

Went ahead & dropped engine in.

 

[gfast2]

Some pictures of the guages I installed

Installed transmission & transfer case

Off to the exhaust shop

Back from the exhaust shop

 

[gfast2]

More to come...

 

[Tahoedonner]

Looks great.

 

[gfast2]

looks great.

Thanks , took the time to look through your build , very nice.

 

[mikeindustries]

Great job! The motor looks really good in there. What size exhaust and what mufflers did you run? Have you fired it yet? How does it sound?

 

[gfast2]

great job! The motor looks really good in there. What size exhaust and what mufflers did you run? Have you fired it yet? How does it sound?

2 1/4 exhaust , magnaflow mufflers.I fired/broke in the cam without transmission or exhaust bolted on(the neighbors loved me).in case there were any problems would not be as much work to pull it out.exhaust has mellow tone,I've used magnaflows on 3 of my vehicles and have liked the tone on all.love flowmasters for race but to much for regular driving(for me anyway).

 

[RMScout]

Nice work. It's going to be so much nicer to work on from here on out with everything all cleaned up. In the next last pic there is something mounted under the floor on the left side outside the frame rail. Is that a cooler fan or ? That's a real vulnerable location.