Hey Guys,
When I was fourteen years old I used money I had saved from selling a bull and an old v hull aluminum boat my grandad had left me and bought a 1977 scout, orange w a white top. I kept that thing for years and never had a bit of trouble out of it, except that darn gold box that left me on the side of the road a few times! I am fifty two now and have always regretted getting rid of the scout, so I bought another last week.
The scout I bought has been partially restored, the body looks surprisingly good, no real rust issues, I found a little patch work on the tailgate and of course between the doors and the wheel well but otherwise it looks solid. supposedly the motor has been rebuilt. it has a new paint job but it looks like an econo job to me.. of course it still needs a lot of work. My plan is to do a full restore over time, purely for street driving. but for now get it safe enough to drive the family around in. I had not driven a scout since i sold mine (at seventeen) and I had forgotten what they ride like. I drove it 2 hours home on the interstate and that may have been the scariest ride of my life. It felt like a trailer wag the dog situation minus the trailer!
I have been reading your post for a couple of days and there is a ton of knowledge on this board. I am not a mechanic, I am an old electrical engineer so I like playing with the wires, Saturday I managed to get brake lights and turn signals working. I have ordered a service manual but its not been delivered yet. I took the doors apart and cleaned up the window mechs so I could roll the windows down. I enjoy that type stuff but the under the hood stuff I will pay someone else to do. My first real task is to figure out this suspension, which I know nothing about. Can you guys check out these pictures and give me some advice, these shackles seem huge, and possibly home made? but the scout doesnt seem lifted much. has 31"x10" china bomb tires, what do I have under here? It looks like someone has replaced most of the rubber with the red poly stuff, it has new body bushings. the rag joint is toast so I know I need to replace it. I have six leaf springs in the front and four in the back? front shocks are gabrial ultras and the backs have no name on them but have the number 739030 014 322. Trust me anything you guys comment on the suspension will be knowledge to me! also how do i determine if this motor is a 304 or 345?
When I was fourteen years old I used money I had saved from selling a bull and an old v hull aluminum boat my grandad had left me and bought a 1977 scout, orange w a white top. I kept that thing for years and never had a bit of trouble out of it, except that darn gold box that left me on the side of the road a few times! I am fifty two now and have always regretted getting rid of the scout, so I bought another last week.
The scout I bought has been partially restored, the body looks surprisingly good, no real rust issues, I found a little patch work on the tailgate and of course between the doors and the wheel well but otherwise it looks solid. supposedly the motor has been rebuilt. it has a new paint job but it looks like an econo job to me.. of course it still needs a lot of work. My plan is to do a full restore over time, purely for street driving. but for now get it safe enough to drive the family around in. I had not driven a scout since i sold mine (at seventeen) and I had forgotten what they ride like. I drove it 2 hours home on the interstate and that may have been the scariest ride of my life. It felt like a trailer wag the dog situation minus the trailer!
I have been reading your post for a couple of days and there is a ton of knowledge on this board. I am not a mechanic, I am an old electrical engineer so I like playing with the wires, Saturday I managed to get brake lights and turn signals working. I have ordered a service manual but its not been delivered yet. I took the doors apart and cleaned up the window mechs so I could roll the windows down. I enjoy that type stuff but the under the hood stuff I will pay someone else to do. My first real task is to figure out this suspension, which I know nothing about. Can you guys check out these pictures and give me some advice, these shackles seem huge, and possibly home made? but the scout doesnt seem lifted much. has 31"x10" china bomb tires, what do I have under here? It looks like someone has replaced most of the rubber with the red poly stuff, it has new body bushings. the rag joint is toast so I know I need to replace it. I have six leaf springs in the front and four in the back? front shocks are gabrial ultras and the backs have no name on them but have the number 739030 014 322. Trust me anything you guys comment on the suspension will be knowledge to me! also how do i determine if this motor is a 304 or 345?
Gorgeous rig btw, best of luck!
