Mark Ashford
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I did this a few years back to my Scout to improve forward viability and it worked pretty good and didn't look too bad either.
Took 2" out of the core support and pie cut and spliced the fenders to match. Trim the valance on the grill and uses a standard hood (with a little gap in the back, I used hood pins to hold the hood down). Custom semi-recessed battery holder as well. Moves the battery to the passenger side (no more battery cable running across the engine compartment) and recessed it into the inner fender to open up the engine bay (fits optima batterys only, could be modified to fit others).
I was quite please with my work, but this is wheeling/offroad quality stuff, not show room. Picked up a couple dings over the years of use, and they are ready for a repaint and a little repair on the driver's side lower, but other than that they are good to go. Spruce them up a little big, or rattle can them and run them as is! Make your truck a little more unique on the trail or at a show.
Don't really know what they are worth. I have time invested in them from long ago (when I had time :d), but I don't want to store them or scrap them. Since most people want/need a price, lets say $100. But make me an offer and take them to a good home.
Set will come with passenger side and drivers side custom inner and outer fenders. I'm keeping the hood and grill for sentimental reasons. Forgive the dirt, the truck was in storage for the winter before I took these pictures.
Picture from when I did them so you can see howmuch I cut out.
I also have the 1/2 doors I used to run on this truck available. Approximately the same sized cut out as an SSII opening, but in a fully functional steel door.
The whole package:
Took 2" out of the core support and pie cut and spliced the fenders to match. Trim the valance on the grill and uses a standard hood (with a little gap in the back, I used hood pins to hold the hood down). Custom semi-recessed battery holder as well. Moves the battery to the passenger side (no more battery cable running across the engine compartment) and recessed it into the inner fender to open up the engine bay (fits optima batterys only, could be modified to fit others).
I was quite please with my work, but this is wheeling/offroad quality stuff, not show room. Picked up a couple dings over the years of use, and they are ready for a repaint and a little repair on the driver's side lower, but other than that they are good to go. Spruce them up a little big, or rattle can them and run them as is! Make your truck a little more unique on the trail or at a show.
Don't really know what they are worth. I have time invested in them from long ago (when I had time :d), but I don't want to store them or scrap them. Since most people want/need a price, lets say $100. But make me an offer and take them to a good home.
Set will come with passenger side and drivers side custom inner and outer fenders. I'm keeping the hood and grill for sentimental reasons. Forgive the dirt, the truck was in storage for the winter before I took these pictures.
Picture from when I did them so you can see howmuch I cut out.
I also have the 1/2 doors I used to run on this truck available. Approximately the same sized cut out as an SSII opening, but in a fully functional steel door.
The whole package:
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