Weekend Update 6/18-19

[ih4ever]

just got back from the high lakes once again and oh man it was a freakin blast!
i will let the pics show you :eek: :eek: first all the night before we went up a guy broke a rear ujoint (bad omen) then on the way up on the dirt road jsut below the high lakes a J%p had distributer problems which sidelined his truck, then, the red scout busted 2 upper shackle bolts, freaking Brian :flipoff2: then this happened...

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y210/ih4ever/100_0717.jpg

dont worry the driver was in perfect condition, but the truck had some issues :rolleyes:
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y210/ih4ever/100_0723.jpg


brand new paint and bumpers, and days away from a exo-cage :( :( owell gives him more of a reason to do it...


Then heres my truck with the trie off the ground, for what i think is the first time but who the hell knows? it looks good anyways :cool2:

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y210/ih4ever/100_0715.jpg

[Urban Wheeler]

I love that three tone paintjob you got goin on!

No wheeling for me, very little on the Scout, just bolted down the fuel cell, put the big tires on, and went for a drive.

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y257/Fryloc/scout80011.jpg

[tsm1mt]

I took my junk out wheelin', too..

Reminded myself that in a battle of soft-top vs. tree, the tree often wins..

http://tigger.tmcom.com/~tsm1/PlainGallery/2005TiggerFathersDay/dcp_0007.sized.jpg

So now I have a sun-roof in the soft-top, and a few more dents down the passenger side, and bent the door-frame portion of the soft-top, too.

Driver's window refuses to go up or down now, too.

Had a few water crossings..

http://www.m4x4a.org/ImageGallery/2005FrontierFathersDayLeadville/img_2945.sized.jpg

Lots of dead-fall..

http://www.m4x4a.org/ImageGallery/2005FrontierFathersDayLeadville/img_2981.sized.jpg

Takes too much time to CUT the trees.. so let's go over..

http://www.m4x4a.org/ImageGallery/2005FrontierFathersDayLeadville/img_3007.sized.jpg

Put a dent in the hood a little later when there was a tree that was a bit taller than the grille guard and I pushed on it..

Plenty of snow to play in, too..

http://www.m4x4a.org/ImageGallery/2005FrontierFathersDayLeadville/img_3051.sized.jpg
http://www.m4x4a.org/ImageGallery/2005FrontierFathersDayLeadville/img_3072.sized.jpg

Poor old Scout.. starting to look the worse for wear.

Oh.. finally dented my last straight body panel. Managed to put a dent in the windshield frame this weekend. :eek:

That was the last of the pristine metal. Hood, fenders, quarters, tailgate, end-caps, inner quarters, doors, windshield, firewall, inner fenders, core support.. all show signs of abuse.

Heck, even the soft-top frame is bent now..

Spent a little time in the shop on Sunday.

Start of new rear shock mounts that are going through the bed.

http://tigger.tmcom.com/~tsm1/PlainGallery/2005MemorialDayRepairs/DCP_0006_003.sized.jpg

Put the clear on the quarter Thursday night.

http://tigger.tmcom.com/~tsm1/PlainGallery/2005MemorialDayRepairs/dcp_0005.sized.jpg

And Sunday started the stripes..

http://tigger.tmcom.com/~tsm1/PlainGallery/2005MemorialDayRepairs/dcp_0010.sized.jpg

[mtroy]

Finally got around to re-doing the bumper-to-frame mounts on my new rear bumper/tire carrier. I was not happy with the first try.

Prepped it for paint and then weighed it. I shed 50#s overall compared to the old set-up I made and this carrier is rock solid...no wiggles, squeaks, etc. Holds that 37/gas can/hi-lift combo with ease. :)

[nwmud]

I did not do chit on the scout.
I worked on the house all week end. Made an offer to buy a house, but lost it. :(

back to painting the house. when I am done I will work on the scout again.

[Mechanos]

Carried all my camping gear around the Scout and out of the garage to load up in the CTD. Took a new girly that I started dating awhile ago down to the Current River for a tubing/canoeing trip. We had a blast!!!! With a 1/2 bedload of green firewood plus the remainder of the bed and the back of the QC filled with camping gear (of course I was minus the firewood on the return trip), the CTD averaged 20mpg running 80mph for much of the way. It was a 530.5 mile round trip and it took 26.5 gallons to fill 'er back up when I got home.

[RustoleumWhite]

Don't think I even touched a Scout this weekend (well, I did, but didn't actually do anything to them).


Sat/Sun was spent doing family things. Graduation party for a cusien (inlaw, inlaw or however that works out) on Satuday then dinner at Aunt/Uncle (in laws). Sunday had the "dad's" and imediat family for Breakfast, then "the boys" (5 of us) when and played a good 9-holes of bad golf.. then ribs at the inlaws (mmmmm).


However, Friday did net me getting the hut-tub set in place on its new perch IN the deck... still got to frame around it and build stairs, then get my brother-in-law over to replume the tub... could good week/weekends to work on it and it will be time for a deck warming :beer:..... going to be sweet when done (expecialy compared to the old deck).

Then a bunch of IH events.... and maybe this winter build a new truck :D.... or a shop, which ever comes first :flipoff2:

[Sully]

I pussed out on our club run. Worked around the house.

Sunday I drank beer at Gen. Nonsense's house and watched my dog behave like a crack addict in his swimming pool.

[Gen. Nonsense]

I pussed out on our club run. Worked around the house.

Sunday I drank beer at Gen. Nonsense's house and watched my dog behave like a crack addict in his swimming pool.
Funny stuff dood!

I primered the Scout on Saturday...wrapped everything up by 1:30-2:00 in the afternoon and sat in the pool.

See above post for Sundays action :p

[Harvester of Sorrow]

Washed my Scout of its Memorial Day scuzz...I hate mud.

Spent the weekend with my two sweetheart little boys...listening to them bitch and whine about each other...ha ha ha...brothers...

Thinking about going to Rustoleumwhites for a deck party and driveway crawl... :grinpimp:

[WireGeek]

I think I have a scout or two, but havent been able to play with them for months.

This weekend was devoted to helping at our new church building. A couple of guys built a few new walls and hung sheetrock. Now I remember whey I have a desk job. That is some hard work!

Sunday, after church, I spent the afternoon with my oldest son pulling the new motor out of his truck. About a month ago, he destroyed the old 460, so I got a remanufactured motor for it. Got that one in over memorial day. Less than 100 miles into the new motor, it froze up. I found out Sunday that it completely destroyed the #1 piston, cylinder wall, timing chain and gears, oil pump drive shaft, a hole in the #1 cylinder wall, etc.

I ahve another replacement block sitting here, so next weekend will be spent again getting this thing running....

Sunday was a good day, though because I got to spelnd it with my son!

[ihojeff]

Drove to Lancaster and back(800 miles round trip) to pick up my first run of all terrain welding carts. I'm stoked as I've been working on this for close to five years now and I'm finally seeing results. Looks like my new night job is going to be putting carts together this week.

[JustinL]

started on my front axle swap...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v341/JustinL/Axle%20Swap/noFront1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v341/JustinL/Axle%20Swap/oldNewFront.jpg

[ih4ever]

three tone what are you talking about its more like 5 or 6 tone. :flipoff2:
this weekend was crazy anything that could go wrong did, while we were winching the toy out, the gold scouts engine caught on fire :mad3:

knock on wood (knock,knock) nothing happened to mine yet again and i still hung with the big boys...

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y210/ih4ever/100_0730.jpg

[Rockabilly]

Drove to Lancaster and back(800 miles round trip) to pick up my first run of all terrain welding carts. I'm stoked as I've been working on this for close to five years now and I'm finally seeing results. Looks like my new night job is going to be putting carts together this week.

those are cool :grinpimp:

[BLK Scout 800]

Pulled the waggy leafs I had in the front and put in chevy 52'' front 56'' rear thats about it hope to go wheelin this weekend.........