I have a running scout

Wow! That'll sure teach that douchebag of a windshield to let the air out of your tires and fiddle with your TBI. I bet it thinks twice before it ever messes with you like that again.:nonod:
 
The Scout has been getting some much needed attention lately, I have 90% of the new cage tacked together and most of the wiring put back in. I had a vacuum leak at the factory TBI adapter I was using so I just made a flat plate adapter and it seems to run a lot better. Now I just need to have a ps hose made to go from an o-ring pump to the flare fitting on the box.
 
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How should I do the back half?
 
Looks good. For the passengers sitting in rear bench seat, the last photo works. Maybe adding a gusset or two from the vertical tape to the top tube.

My own experience being involved in a barrel roll down a trail in hollister last year, tells me that the rear cargo area, behind the rear bench seat, won't get to much damage. Unless one ends up end over end type of a roll.

I think if for added security, for the cargo area, the second photo in combination with the last photo works. End result would triangulate more so of what you already have tacked inplace. Also, not sure how you have the cage setup right above the front seats (roof area of cage), can't really tell from the photos, but just from my own experience, I just might suggest triangulating that area of the cage between the two front hoops

how did ya do the bottom half of the front hoop below the dash? I ask due to the one in my Scout was very poorly designed by one of the previouse owners before I got ahold of it. I currently cannot open glove box and the e-brake handle was cut off to accomidate the front hoop.

I plan on completely re-doing and redesigning my current cage
 
Cool thanks for posting the dash area photo. Are you going to be able to use the e-brake handle in the stock location?

With the added gussets marked in yellow should do just fine. If you really want to make it safe, maybe one more vertical piece center of windshield from top horizontal tube down to dash horizontal tube. Maybe have it be removable for when you're not trail riding. I suggest this due to the fact that my windshield ended up colapsing flat down to the dash and steering wheel. Granted, what you have there already should do fine, but for the piece of mind.

What size tube ya using? Dom?
 
There is no parking brake, and it is all 1.20 wall 1 3/4 dom. I am debating puting some v bars in the windshield. I will have tabs to the windshield to stop it from shaking around since there will never be a top on it.
 
I went and picked up a tb of of a sbc today and knock sensor and esc. The ruck fired up and runs pretty good. The idle was surging a bit until it went warmed up. It still has a slight stumble and backfire if I smashed the throttle. But is a night and day differance over the bbc tb and trying to bypass the knock sensor.
 
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This dang cage kick my butt taking it out to get it 100% welded. To get it out I had to take off the windshield frame and go out over the hood. It was a tough job by myself. As I was sliding it off the front off the Scout it went faster then I thought and the back leg caught my foot. I ended up ass or teakettle , luckily I stayed on the hood instead of falling all the way to the ground.
 
Looks good. I can totaly relate to pulling the cage out by your self. I just pulled mine out last Friday, so I can do some floor repair on the driver side. I have some what of an advantage of having an over head electric hoist here in my shop space. Just used it to lift up and out through the tail gate. Makes me wish the ceiling in here was 3 to 5 feet higher.

One thing I notice, since you're at it and have the cage out. Possibly one more gusset. From the center vertical piece to the rear. Kinda following the lines of the ones going up towards the lift gate. Maybe from the mounting foot diangonaly up toward the back. If that makes sense. Not sure if that be overkill or not, but it looks to be a long tube run with no triangulated support below it. Ok I'll zip it for now. Keep up the good work:winky: inspires me to re-design mine since I have my cage out
 
Whats the inside diameter the blue pipe? 16" or 17" figured they don't make 16.5 pipe.

Looks easy to get them out, guess you get to do a hula dance to get them back in.
 
Craig said:
whats the inside diameter the blue pipe? 16" or 17" figured they don't make 16.5 pipe.

Looks easy to get them out, guess you get to do a hula dance to get them back in.
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I am not sure of the diameter, they came from trailready. I bought them used off a guy in lodi. Putting them back in was easy, I put a small ratchet strap around them to egg, then stood it up and blocked it so it would not roll. Then picked up the tire and threw it down on it.
I found some 38 sx's on craigslist that was a screaming deal
 
I boosted the pressure in the regulator on my TBI and it seems to be running a bit better, but I was having cooling issues with the radiator I had in it. So I bought an aluminum one from the hot rod shop that he said would have no problem keeping the 400 cool, but it needs a shroud. So the last couple days have been building a cradle mount for the rad and a shroud. I hope to have some time off this weekend to finish it up
 
The Scout runs like a raped ape, I got tired of dealing with the TBI so I took it all out yesterday morning and threw a q-jet and hei in it. I think I am going to sell all the TBI stuff to make a little money back on it.
 
I forgot I had this build here. I was hot ridding around and getting my rpms a bit higher then she could take. That small block 400 is toast. I picked up a TBI 350 to put in it as soon as the buggy is done.
 
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