BrewScout

[Scooter]

Ooooo multi colored spaghetti. The weather pack connectors are a nice added touch. I use them when I can while I do some re-wire work on my own scouts.

Are you planing on using the original gauges? When I did a complete re-wire on my 74, I installed a complete auto meter gauge set and made an aluminum panel for them

 

[mikeindustries]

ooooo multi colored spaghetti. The weather pack connectors are a nice added touch. I use them when I can while I do some re-wire work on my own scouts.

Are you planing on using the original gauges? When I did a complete re-wire on my 74, I installed a complete auto meter gauge set and made an aluminum panel for them

I really like the original gauges. However I am not sure if it is worth going to all the hassle of trying to get them to work. There are some really nice aftermarket gauges out there. I found these on a build on 4btswaps.com(ultimate hunting rig).

 

[mikeindustries]

Today I got the harness mounted. I was able to get all of the engine compartment wired and all but the gauges wired inside the cab. All thats left is lights and the dash.
Weather pack process.....

 

[mikeindustries]

Here's some of the other connections made....

 

[mikeindustries]

I also tore apart the factory harness and removed the gauge plugs. The wiring is in good shape so I might reuse it.

 

[nick]

Looking even better.. Well just got back from the trip an hr ago, long week but Scout did great. We did a 1000 miles and only had a couple set backs with her but nothing a couple guys and some beer cant fix. The high light of the trip was every one was giving me shit for taking the Scout, well she didnt get stuck and I had to bull a full size dodge 2500 with an off road trailer out of the mud, along with a Ford exploder. Lets just say they didnt say a word the rest of the trip. Lol well I look forward to seeing more of your build looking great.

 

[mikeindustries]

looking even better.. Well just got back from the trip an hr ago, long week but Scout did great. We did a 1000 miles and only had a couple set backs with her but nothing a couple guys and some beer cant fix. The high light of the trip was every one was giving me shit for taking the Scout, well she didnt get stuck and I had to bull a full size dodge 2500 with an off road trailer out of the mud, along with a Ford exploder. Lets just say they didnt say a word the rest of the trip. Lol well I look forward to seeing more of your build looking great.

Awesome! I love it when people run there mouths and then get stuck. Sure wish you had a pic of you pulling out that 2500. I would frame it. Glad you had a good trip.

 

[mikeindustries]

Its alive!!!!so by the end of the day yesterday I had the Scout running. Still need to wire the instruments, reverse lights (kit was lacking this), driver seat power, cb, wipers, and heater fan.......did I mention it running!
I only had to troubleshoot a couple things. First, the instructions stated to connect the front running lights and the rear tail lights to the lower filament on the 1157 bulb. The problem is that the lower filament is the brightest. With the lower/brighter one on you could not see the blinker flash. Also you could not see the brake lights come on. Easy fix, just pull and switch the leads in the weather pack plug. The second problem was that the new brake light switch I installed was not the right length so it was always on. The fix? Put the old one back in.
I have to say that I am pretty amazed at how easy, so far, this has been. The kits instructions have been pretty good.
Here are some pics of yesterdays progress....

And routing to the rear....

 

[mikeindustries]

Heres a couple of pics with the lights on. They seem brighter.

 

[Tahoedonner]

Looking good. I was also surprised at how easy the wiring was to do. Daunting when looking at it on the garage floor but once you get going it's fairly simple.

 

[mikeindustries]

Now that the Scout is back on the road I have shifted my attention to some of the neglected areas. First was replacing the front leaf spring shackle bolts. These see a lot of abuse. This is the condition that I found mine in....

So I replaced them with all new grade 8 hardware. ....
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I also reinstalled the factory sway bar . I had removed it in order to put longer shackles on.with the new longer shackles it required me to cut the brackets and weld them on to the longer shackles . it is more solid now and rides much better on the highway . this is a daily driver .
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[FDChappie]

That anti-sway bar is spring steel and welding messes with the temper of the steel.

 

[mikeindustries]

that anti-sway bar is spring steel and welding messes with the temper of the steel.

Yeah your right good catch! When I welded it I wrapped a wet rag around the bar close to the weld, and turned my machine way up and made the welds in a single pass. This actually reduces the joules (heat) input it to the base metal because you can travel faster. I realize that the welded area is affected but their is still almost 2' of unaffected bar.

 

[mikeindustries]

Blew the front pump seal on my tf727 over the weekend. Was able to pull the drive shafts, and slide the tranny back far enough to get the torque converter out and replace the seal.

While I was there I replaced the seal on the selector shaft too. A bit more difficult to get out with out opening up the tranny but thanks to the huge access panel the scouts have it wasn't so bad.

 

[mikeindustries]

Transfer case shifter pin mod

When removing the transmission the transfer case shifter can get in the way. Problem is that the pin cannot be removed until the transmission has been lowered several inches. This modification alows you to remove the pin without moving the tranny or transfer case.

 

[mikeindustries]

The 304 has given up the ghost!

So a few weeks ago the brewscout started running pretty bad. By pretty bad I mean after about 10 miles of highway driving to work a popping started occuring. Sounded like it was under the valley pan. I decided to pull the heads to see what was going on. This is what I found.....

 

[mikeindustries]

So now I am trying to figure out the best course of action. I have plans to eventually put a cummins 4bt into this Scout. I also don't think investing the $1900 into rebuilding this 304 is a great idea either. Would lime to find a running replacment 304 or 345 to use until I finish sourcing all of the parts I will need to do the diesel conversion. I have even pondered the risky option of having the heads reworked and throwing a new cam in this old 304.

Your thoughts?

 

[nick]

Hey if your looking for a cheep diesel the mercedes engine 617. Is not a power house, max hp is only rated at 200hp after some work to her. This is the direction im doing with my 72. I care more about the mph, I did some reading and after the mb617 and a 5sp manual I will be getting in the ball park of 20mph. This is a right up a friend did about my Scout. Good luck and nice job on our Scout.

om engine swap into 1976 Scout - page 3 - peachparts mercedes shopforum

 

[mikeindustries]

So I think I have decided to go with the cummins 4bt swap. Seems like the easiest option due to all of the after market choices. Have plans to try and fit a compound turbo setup under the hood. We will see what happens.

 

[punjig]

Aren't they just fun! Just when you think you have a plan figured out on a build, 4 other thing come into play that mess the original plans up!