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JohnnyC

JohnnyC

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Hey everyone. So... I picked up my first Scout about a month and a half ago, after watching extreme 4x4 on t.v. I thought they were working on a wierd looking Bronco. Low and behold, it was a Scout. I jumped on craigslist and found a whole mess of them. I gave four hundred dollars and a gun for it (could of found one cheaper). A buddy and I started ripping the guts out of it, then found rust, crud and crust. I started on the drivers side. Ripped out the rocker, floorboard, there was no wedge or body mount. So I started to make custom rockers out of 2x2 14g steel tubing. Welded it in, and now the door and top are so off alignment that I got discouraged and purchased another Scout. Talk about impulsive. I dont think my decision was wrong, because I found one with an almost perfect body. The po said it just needed a trans and a left fender. Got it for 550. When I finally found time to work on the new Scout found that it needed the carb rebuilt, I just took the new carb off the other Scout and slapped it on. Then I accidentally broke the out going fuel pump hardline, so I replaced it with the working pump from the other Scout. Filled the tank wit gas and still no fuel to the carb. And thats where I've stopped. On a side note I did get the engine started for about 5 seconds. I will start posting pics and entries that do not include run on sentences.
 
Well young un'...you've embarked on a wild adventure. You've come to the right place. This forum is chock full of factual information. My advice to you is to browse the forum and do as much reading as you can. scouts are simple vehicles that if not already, can be made to be very dependable with some time and effort. It's very easy to go off half cocked in a dozen different directions and become overwhelmed. This is when project creep sets in. Make an assessment of your Scout. Prioritize what needs to be done to it. The best bet is to get it running and ambulatory first. That way you can maybe get some enjoyment out of it early on in the process. There are a number of quirks and oddities surrounding these rigs. The engines in particular are somewhat different than the more common big 3 offerings that you May or May not be more familiar with. Welcome to the forum and the crazy, mixed up world of binders!
 
Thanks alot for the warm welcome. Glad to be apart of such an awesome family. I'll have plenty of questions in the near future. I am in the military, and for right now my job keeps me behind a computer for about 12 miserable hours. But it pays the bills. I'm researching so much Scout stuff I'm haveing Scout-dreams. Its starting to make the people around me miserable as well, haha sucks for them.:yesnod:
 
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