One day I got bored and decided I didn't want any chrome on the outside of the Scout. So the first thing to go was the wheels. The powder coater down the street told me $50 a wheel will cover blasting and coating...so satin black it will be...
And yes, the kc lights are still chrome till I feel like taking them back off and painting them...
I then started on my deluxe varmit high hunting seat. Always wanted a 360* padded shooters rail, big platform, swivel chairs, and dont forget the cooler rack...
And sadly, as it turns out, my 3/4 Chevy carries this highseat like it's nothing but the poor Scout just couldn't handle the weight especially if you put another 400lbs of people in it and a full cooler.
One day I couldn't get the fuel guage to work so I just yanked the tank to check the sending unit. Everything checked out fine so instead of feeling like I wasted my time I replaced the o-ring between the sending unit and tank and then grinded it down to bare metal and shot it with truck bed coating...
I asked around before doing this to make sure it was safe and no one ever answered me about it so I did it anyways...if anyone knows a reason why this should not be done then please let me know!!!
Here are some pics of the engine bay I took for m. Mayben. Everyone has been telling me it has a 345 in it but I found 304e stamped in the passenger side of the block. The carb is a 2210 that I am slowly learning to rebuild and tune. The msd6al and blaster 2 coil were on it when I bought it though not hooked up correctly. I have since upgraded to pertronix to assist the msd. Also have cleaned up the engine bay quite a bit since these pics were taken.
After figuring out the sending unit was not the problem, I tore the dash apart again and found that my circuit board behind the ammeter was fried. So I headed to the j**p junkyard down the road and he had 2 scouts with guages in them. One set was toast on the outside but the circuit boards were fine after a cleaning. The other was a 1980 Scout II with perfectly fine guages(after cleaning the circuit boards). So I put the 1980 fuel and ammeter guage in and kept the rest of the stuff for spares. The fuel guage never goes all the way to empty or full but lucky for me the tank was empty when I installed the guage and now know where true empty is.
Since these were taken I bought the 5" shackle kit from ihon with the 4* shims and installed it along with the spring bushing kit. I have not gotten any recent pics because I have been working on a new smaller lighter high hunting seat
I know I have not gone into much detail on the things I have done to my Scout but would be more than happy to if someone is interested in anything in particular. This was my first build so it went pretty slow and was quite the learning experience.
Most everything I have bought for my Scout I bought here from Jeff at ihon because they are so helpful and knowledgable about scouts. I am very satisfied with price and quality of everything I ordered including the amount of stickers I received with every order...
This is my latest mod I just received in the mail from Jeff on Monday. Since this rig will primarily be a ranch cruiser, I thought it wise to try and dispose of as much of the engine heat as possible since it will typically not reach high enough speeds to push it out.
I recommend drilling holes on 3 corners of your cut-out and then using a jig-saw to cut the lines. I tried a metabo w/cut-off blade on one line and it got hot enough to bubble the paint on the top of my hood. Luckily the lip of the louver covered that. And if at all possible, it would be a much easier install if one could remove the hood. Just my thoughts on it...
