What Derelicts are in Your Back Yard?
#1
Posted 02 December 2008 - 10:50 PM
#2
Posted 03 December 2008 - 01:43 AM
Here is about the only before picture I have of my '78 Scout II which has been in my garage ever since I rolled it off a 3 foot high embankment because of a problem with the wheel nut (I was showing off - sigh, I still hear stories about that). I keep thinking I'll get to it soon, but something else always comes up to eat my time and money. It's only body damage and I drove it home, hoping a cop wouldn't see me.
#3
Posted 03 December 2008 - 01:27 PM
The body on your truck is great design. It could be a supurb offroad camping machine. It ought to be like a Jeep and go anywhere. There is a guy near me here in Huntstille who has two of those, completely restored, in his yard. Those trucks are sharp. Yours looks to be fairly rust free? There must be a cult following for them, sort of like the Power Wagon people.
#4
Posted 03 December 2008 - 07:24 PM
What it lacks in comfort, it makes up for in durability and determination. It's gone every place I asked it to (and a few I didn't ask it to).
I have a pretty good history for it. It spent several years in Arizon, then came to the Central Coast of California, so it's relatively rust free.
I guess just about any rare vehicle has it's own cult following. It's instant kinship when we see each other.
#5
Posted 03 December 2008 - 08:05 PM
Yes, it's been done by a number of people and the results are very good. The big advantage is in driveability and cold start. Some report significant improvement in fuel economy and some don't. I think that's more a function of who is driving it.Does the Scout II have a V8? The big International truck engine? Has anyone converted them to fuel injection?
Cult following? Yup, pretty much. You'll find all of us cult members here:
www.binderbulletin.org
JP
#6
Posted 04 December 2008 - 12:41 AM
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#7
Posted 04 December 2008 - 04:22 AM
#8
Posted 04 December 2008 - 03:11 PM
Your picture is very good art. Do you really own that truck?
And more importantly, why isn't there a camper on it?
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