'67 Scout 800 Crawler

[LScout800]

Started this build a few years ago, my dad got this old postal scout for free in the early 2000's. It had been in a few wrecks, and the PO had ripped all the old drivetrain out of it with plans to drop in a small block and make it a drag car. Since it was already beat up, missing most of its parts, and was made from what appeared to be three different scouts I started cutting it up my senior year of high school. It is a fun rig that I beat on up in big bear and out in Johnson Valley, and was built by a poor high school/college kid in his dad's garage out of junkyard parts.

Specs:

• 2003 5.3 out of a suburban.
• NV3500, I cut the back of the housing and shortened it about 4 inches.
• NP241C doubler made with some steel plates and a NWF ecobox shaft.
• NP241C T-case with Tom Woods SYE.
• OBS ball joint 60 narrowed to 65 inches with high steer and a torx locker, 4.10s.
• C&C 14 bolt with a welded diff, 4.10s.
• 37x12.50r17 Falken M/Ts on H2 rims.
• Radius arm front/trailing arm rear with FOA coil overs.

I started working on this thing when I was about 17 and the plan progressed from a simple leaf sprung rig with dana 44s and 35s to a linked crawler on tons. Thing is a lot of fun, but still needs a lot of work. I learned to fab on this thing so some of the work is pretty ugly (but holding up to a lot of abuse), plus the IH frames are pretty shit to begin with, so I am planning on completely redoing it in a few years.

 

[BobbyHasARustyBronco]

Badass!

 

[Baconcreekmetal]

Love it! Show more!

 

[Donttellmywiferacing]

im probably going to have to pick your brain about moving the steering box and everything else involved in moving things for the LS swap, i know anything scout makes swap kits but hoping i can make it easier/cheaper if possible

 

[the_fablab_]

im probably going to have to pick your brain about moving the steering box and everything else involved in moving things for the LS swap, i know anything scout makes swap kits but hoping i can make it easier/cheaper if possible

Or just don't buy a swap kit and we can do it and you'll know it'll be done real nice

 

[Donttellmywiferacing]

Or just don't buy a swap kit and we can do it and you'll know it'll be done real nice

man you buy me dinner one time when I go visit you and Erin and are hell bent on taking all my money aren't you?

honestly though dude I think I'm probably going to call you for that, I want to get the body off and have you do all the chassis and axle work already anyways. one of these days we'll start planning and talking dollars.

 

[the_fablab_]

I'm just sayin, the more kits we end up buying to do swaps and stuff they more I realize its faster and cleaner to do things yourself