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Ok, not really porn, but imagine you had this living in your field for 10 years and finally extracted it to tear it apart.

Its my 65 Scout 800. It hadn't been registered since 1984 and the tires were of course beyond wasted. I bought some cheap wagon wheels (that ironically match the color of the scout) and put some free bald tires that hold air on it so I could get it rolling.

Motor turns over, and its horribly rusty, but the frame is rock solid from what I can see. Tranny and transfer case work well. Looking at what the driveline components go for, I think I can fund half of the build by selling the old stuff

Plan now is to A) assess whether or not its worth fixing or if I should part it out, and B) see about getting a title to it... which isn't that tough in PA from what I remember.

Note... you should have current tetanus shots before viewing these photos.

Cool!

I moved to this small town in the late 70's. There were only a couple of gas stations in town, but the largest sold International trucks. They were here long before I was. I don't think that I ever saw more than half a dozen new Scouts in the lot at a time, but as a consequence, there is a disproportionate number of these things around my town to this day. I rarely see them on the road, but there are a bunch hanging out behind garages and in farmers' fields.

That looks great! I would get all the lights working along with the brakes. Get new tires and fuel lines and drive it as is.

Is this one of the ones you can remove the roof?

I do like those. Keep us posted.

yup... roof is held on by about 10 bolts. I think I'll sell the roof and make a good soft-top for it.

Most of the body is wasted. There is a company that makes repop fiberglass parts but they cost more than my house.

My buddy's brother literally bought a warehouse full of Scout parts. He's got a 'ton' of Scouts on his farm hiding everywhere. If you need some obscure parts, he's probably got it. I remember seeing new metal fenders in boxes sitting on the shelf in his shop.

RossD wrote: My buddy's brother literally bought a warehouse full of Scout parts. He's got a 'ton' of Scouts on his farm hiding everywhere. If you need some obscure parts, he's probably got it. I remember seeing new metal fenders in boxes sitting on the shelf in his shop.

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HAHAHA! I got a court order for a title. Only cost 1 week and $103.70.

Now I start the REEEAAL work. wrings hands with an evil chuckle

Does this have anything to do with the plasma cutter?

If the answer is no, we know that you're lying....

Oh yeah. Plasma cutter is the easy way to cut out the rust. Then the welder is the easy way to patch in some ugly sheet metal.

Just wait till you see my Bondo order.

This will be fun to watch.

I had a '63 4 cylinder while going to horticulture college and at the same time had a '74 Europa. Guess which one was way more of an attractant with the opposite sex? Had big (for the time) offroad tires and pulled the roof off for 6 months of the year. 55 mph, tops. What a great chassis for 4 wheeling. They called me Slow Ride and the Scout was called the Red Sneaker. The best of memories. Owned an 8 while in Boulder, which was great, too.

Why can't a car company make a modern 2wd/5 speed/4 cylinder version of these now? I think this would be a fun little runabout to travel in..

In reply to 92dxman:

you mean like a Suzuki samurai or a Geo Tracker? How about an Isuzu Amigo?

Something along those lines but with a better and more street friendly suspension setup.

92dxman wrote: Something along those lines but with a better and more street friendly suspension setup.

So a Suzuki X90?

(Hint: It was a girlified Tracker. It makes pink Rabbit Convertibles look manly.)

You get a title for that and as-is I'll meet you halfway with a fire truck for a straight up swap....

I was afraid to open this thread. I expected this to be about the time he was kicked out of Cub Scouts.

oldopelguy wrote: You get a title for that and as-is I'll meet you halfway with a fire truck for a straight up swap....

Title is in the works.... we'll talk

cool stuff.

my uncle had the first documented 304 v8 scout 800. vin ended in 0016. he works for international and pulled up the build sheet in their microfilm or whatever system they use, and it had a red "prototype" stamp on it. it looked just like the one in deliverance, which is what yours kinda sorta used to maybe look like. i couldn't afford it when he sold it, and i'm still sad about that every now and then. he still has his 75 scout 2 XLC. he bought up pretty much the entire supply of NOS scout parts from international about 15 years ago.

That's not rust. It's "patina"!

Update 4/11/14. Finally got around to getting off my butt and doing something. Last night I soaked and rebuilt the carb. Today I hooked up a boat gas tank just so I could pump some fuel into the bowl. No leaks, and the accelerator pump works.

I threw in a half-dead battery and did a "thumb-test" compression check and all were making some compression but #1 was hit or miss. Sometimes it would, sometimes it wouldn't. I'm guessing either rust in the bore or a sticking valve. I squirted some more oil in the cylinders and put the battery on the charger.

The wiring is chewed and destroyed, so I temporarily rigged up a coil wire and a remote starter switch. I yanked some plug wires off of Dad's 8N tractor that I knew were good and put them on the scout. Points actually look new. They open and close and arc. Getting spark to the plugs and across the gap, but its pretty yellow. Getting fuel to the plugs.

Tonight I did an actual compression test. 50, 80, 60, 80 psi. Lower than acceptable, but a lot higher than I expected.

But, alas, no run. It cranks, gets fuel, and gets spark, but I think its a combination of low compression and weak spark. I'm going to borrow the condenser and coil off the 8N tomorrow to see if it improves the quality of spark.

More updates as I discover them!

I saw an early Scout with the pickup cab on the road today.

Got a good hot spark today by trying a different coil and still no fire. Compression is dropping in all four cylinders, so I suspect rust in there eating the rings.

So, I'm off to research what they sell for in this condition versus how much it is to rebuild/replace. I would do all my own work (except machining stuff) but parts aren't cheap for these.

You might want to squirt a little oil or atf in the spark plug holes and give it a try. Often that will seal and lube the rings enough to let it build compression and start.