my new scout 2

[reuben]

Matt hooked me up today with my newest project. I am getting back into a Scout 2. Plans for the build are Dana 60 front, sterling 10.25 rear, recentered h-1 rims and anywhere from a 38" to 44" tire. The Scout has a 345/727/20 combo in it that I am going to use.I have some new bds springs for the front so my front axle will be moved forward about 3". I am still debating on what to do in the rear. This will be a full bodied trail rig.I will get some pics up soon.

 

[Scouty]

Glad it's going to work out for you. Now get to work

 

[reuben]

It is just about done

 

[ihpartschad]

Holy crap, you crank them out like you have an assembly line in your garage. Looks sweet man!! Can't wait to see it work.

 

[reuben]

For those of you who dont recognize this Scout it is my old one. I am sorry to those who cant take a joke and get all butt hurt.

 

[Matt Main]

Hey, reuben sweet looking rig man, nice! What d60 did you end up using for the front? Im in a hunt to see what I can find to replace my d30 and this looks like it would work well. Thanks and great job. We'd like to see more pics too!

 

[reuben]

It was a nice Scout, it no longer is in 1 piece. I will get some pics up of the current project this week.

 

[ihpartschad]

Damn, see here I thought you had just used your old front clip. Yeah post um up man.

 

[reuben]

Here are some pics of the current Scout I am building

 

[reuben]

So instead of recentering my h1 wheels, I found a guy down south that will trade me my srw hubs and rotors for his drw hubs and rotors. Now I need to find either a drw 70 rear or some 2.5" spacers for my sterling.

 

[reuben]

Is there a problem with running my shackle mount like this instead of going through the frame?

 

[ihpartschad]

Nope not really, people have been running them like that for years. The through frame methode does add some strength and seems to help keep the springs flat.

 

[reuben]

Been working on it the last couple of days.

My steering is real close to my oilpan. I am either going to move the motor back a couple of inches, or notch the pan to clear the tie rod.

 

[reuben]

Worked on the Scout some more this weekend. I dont have any tires yet, so I figure I will build it to fit some 44's. I will probably go with some 42x15 tsl's when it comes time to buy some. I have a bald 44 I mounted up on a h1 wheel to determine how much needs to be cut.I also moved my rear springs back 6" by cutting off the mounts and rewelding them back on.

:edit: first the 44 was on a standard rim, I need a dually rear axle so I can mount the h1 wheels in the rear.

 

[Craig]

Moving the motor back is not that big of a deal while you have it all apart. I fab on some new mount extensions and moved it back 2.5" I did use your sheet metal adjustment tool on the passenger side for some extra clearance near the head.

 

[reuben]

Got the motor moved back 2.5 inches yesterday.

 

[nite crawler]

It takes a little longer to move the motor back 30'' I'll post pic's soon steve

 

[Craig]

An option for the rear axle would be a drw 14 bolt with srw hubs. If you could find a late model truck (early 90's) I believe these are the widest 14 bolts. Just trying to match your front end without spacers.

 

[reuben]

I read how mechanos did his, so 1 of these days I will head off to pnp and build a 14 bolt there. Drw with srw hubs and disc off a 3/4 front.

 

[reuben]

So for an update, I built a d70hd for the rear, super wide. And started putting the moter back togather today. It should be fired up by next weekend.