Welcome to our newest member, scoutnar

Ok show your self newbie :flipoff2: :flipoff2:

And what does Scoutnar mean anyway? And who are you, in real life:question: :question: :question:

What's real life got to do with anything?
This is wheeling - a world we create for ourselves and try to keep, so the greenies don't take away our little bit of fun.

Scoutnar????
Show yourself!

Ritch:D

Originally posted by Hooper
And what does Scoutnar mean anyway? And who are you, in real life:question: :question: :question:

I thought you would know!! His profile states he has a SSII

Originally posted by Old Scout


I thought you would know!! Hois profile states he has a SSII


1980 BCSSII, 1980 Sportstar, 1977 SSII

Not sure what a BCSSII is, especially a 1980 BCSSII. Must mean B C(onversion) SSII.


Oh, wait. How many letters does POR allow for a name?
Scoutnar.... Scoutnarizona. Scouting Arizona.... Hmmm, 1980 SSII Conversion in Arizona. I think I got it.... :)

[img]http://www.ihssii.org/public_html/IHSSII/ssiiimages/Scoutnar.jpg[img]

Look familiar to anyone?

Originally posted by Hooper


Not sure what a BCSSII is, especially a 1980 BCSSII. Must mean SSII.


Look familiar to anyone?

Yes, it does, but that WAS Todd McCullen's Scout.. and he (last I heard) has a tube J**p now..

OTOH, he has a brother Brett McCullen, who's also been featured in a number of 4x4rags..

http://www.desertfab.com

Originally posted by tsm1mt


Yes, it does, but that WAS Todd McCullen's Scout.. and he (last I heard) has a tube J**p now..

OTOH, he has a brother Brett McCullen, who's also been featured in a number of 4x4rags..

http://www.desertfab.com

Yep. That was a 1980 Scout II converted to SSII..... I also heard he had the tube jeep, but still had his conversion.....

So, Todd...... Is that you??? :)

Sheesh, he's just a newbie, what's all the fuss about?

Anyway WELCOME:flipoff2: :nuke: :flipoff2:

Originally posted by Cliffhanger
Sheesh, he's just a newbie, what's all the fuss about?

Anyway WELCOME:flipoff2: :nuke: :flipoff2:


What is the fuss all about? One word....

BOREDOM

Besides he (assumed) has a factory SSII and an SSII conversion. He must be a really cool guy (assumed).


:D

Originally posted by Hooper




Besides he (assumed) has a factory SSII and an SSII conversion. He must be a really cool guy (assumed).


:laughing:

Everyone knows those :rainbow: SSII :clown2: are born with a Q-tip in one hand a can of NeverDull in the other! :flipoff2:

:D

Originally posted by tsm1mt


:laughing:

Everyone knows those :rainbow: SSII :clown2: are born with a Q-tip in one hand a can of NeverDull in the other! :flipoff2:

:D

Ayup. we keep em in our hermetically sealed evnironmental chambers....

It's called the GREAT OUTDOORS!!! :D

http://www.nwbinders.net/Trails/WalkerValley/April2000/HooperBC5.jpg

http://www.nwbinders.net/Trails/IndexWallTrail/HooperSwimming.jpg

http://www.nwbinders.net/Trails/WalkerValley/April2000/HooperSerpentine.jpg

What size lift and tire ya got in that last pic HOOPER???

Originally posted by Cliffhanger
What size lift and tire ya got in that last pic HOOPER???

That's an ooooollllldddd picture. 2 or 3 years ago I think

Stock springs, SUA, rancho 2 1/2" add a leafs at the corners, 2" over stock shackle lift (1" of net lift) no body lift, 33 x 12.50 tires.

I was a looooowww rider back then. Much happier these days. I need to get up to Walker and get another picture so I have a before and after comparison.

Just don't have many pictures of the rig with the new lift. Maybe the roll in my camera will have some. But, I doubt it. I hand my camera to folks to snap a couple pictures of me, and I end up with clouds, or rocks, but seldom any decent pictures of my rig. <sigh> Only good pictures I ever really get are poser pictures where I stop, get out, take the picture, and then get back in. And, for the really fun stuff, I usually am too busy driving to do that... :D

This was a tough trail.... Got a decent pic though.

http://www.ihssii.org/Hooper/Images-Recent/Pumpkin2001/SSIIPumpkinPatch.jpg

ok and what's the lift specs on the holloween pic?

PS: I'm just trying to get a feel for wether or not I'm gonna need to trim my fenders for a 3/4T SOA swap and 35's

Originally posted by Cliffhanger
ok and what's the lift specs on the holloween pic?

Basically stock.

Stock springs. Stock shackles. D44 axle, although it is out of a chevy. It's just your basic spring over axle suspension. Longer shocks, of course, turned the knuckles for caster, shimmed the pinion up to get it out of the rocks, longer brake lines, of course. Nothing fancy.

These were on the 30 degree ramp last year at roundup. That stock suspension really works well.

http://www.nwbinders.net/Roundup/2001Roundup/Show/Hooper30RampPassengerFront.jpg

http://www.nwbinders.net/Roundup/2001Roundup/Show/Hooper30RampPassengerRear.jpg

Originally posted by Cliffhanger
PS: I'm just trying to get a feel for wether or not I'm gonna need to trim my fenders for a 3/4T SOA swap and 35's

Yes, no.

I am pretty sure I can get 35's under there without rubbing/trimming (much). I do have a 2" body lift as well that I forgot to mention.

Can't see too well from this picture, but there was room in front and behind the tire. My tire centers up pretty nicely.

I don't think I could get 36's, and it might turn out that I would have to lower my bump stops a tad to fit 35's, but if I can stuff a 35 this well, it would not affect performance much to lower the stops to this point. Question is, how much would 35's help my trail performance? That is the 92,000 dollar question. Is it going to make much difference, going to 35's. A better rolling radius, and an inch more clearance under axle/rocker/frame. How much that would help? I am not sure that just going to a more aggressive tread would not make a much bigger difference for me.

But, I can't see getting new tires and staying with 33's. My next tires will pretty much have to be 35's I think.

http://www.nwbinders.net/Trails/ReiderPit/July2001/HooperStumpPassengerRear.jpg

http://www.nwbinders.net/Roundup/2001Roundup/Show/HooperRampDriverFront.jpg

OK. I found the pics I wanted. These are Mark A and I with 33's stuffed. Somewhere around here Tom M has some pics of 36's test fit on his rig.


Me driver front backing onto 30 degree ramp
http://www.ihssii.org/Hooper/Images-Technical/HooperStuffedFrontTire.JPG


Mark A passenger rear
http://www.ihssii.org/Hooper/Images-Technical/MarkAStuffedRear.JPG

http://www.ihssii.org/Hooper/Images-Technical/Hooper30degreeRampPassengerRear.JPG

Someone change this post to:

Hooper's Scout

:flipoff2:

Originally posted by tsm1mt


:laughing:

Everyone knows those :rainbow: SSII :clown2: are born with a Q-tip in one hand a can of NeverDull in the other! :flipoff2:

:D Hey TOMMY!:flipoff2: Jealous we are:rasta:

Originally posted by Shadow man
Hey TOMMY!:flipoff2: Jealous we are:rasta:

:D No, I'm just the exception to the rule. :flipoff2:

Although I admit to having fancy aluminum wheels on in these pics.. but to be fair, the wheels were blems and the Mickey Thompson Baja HPs are FAR from "sticky mickeys".. but for the price I paid, they ended up making decent street tires for my GF's 800.. Little Devil now runs some ancient 10-15LT "Super Thing" tires up front and farm implement 31x15.50 Goodyear Terras "Not For Highway Service" rubber in the back.

http://tigger.tmcom.com/~tsm1/scout/jpg/racing/5_27_2000/LittleDevilsm.jpg
http://tigger.tmcom.com/~tsm1/scout/jpg/racing/5_27_2000/LittleDevil_front34.jpg
http://tigger.tmcom.com/~tsm1/scout/jpg/racing/5_27_2000/LittleDevil_rear34.jpg
http://tigger.tmcom.com/~tsm1/scout/jpg/racing/5_27_2000/3rigs.jpg

Originally posted by jdjanda
Someone change this post to:

Hooper's Scout

:flipoff2:

Ask and ye shall recieve.

Cliffhanger wanted pics of how I set mine up, so.... what is the use of all these poser pics if I don't get to post them sometimes.... :D