Got the BIG Scout in the shop for a few repairs and WHOOA! We ended up cutting off the entire cage and are going to start over from scratch. Going to make a few changes/upgrades and improvements. Matt at independent4x.com (http://independent4x.com/) in Richmond, VA is doing the work. I'll post as we go....

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is that rear steer i see:smokin: :smokin: lookin good to me

I gotta get a shop like that!:D

Hey you could sell your steering wheel on e-bay and pay for a chunk of your mods! :D

Hey you could sell your steering wheel on e-bay and pay for a chunk of your mods! :D


:laughing: :laughing:

and another....

:laughing:

Yeah, the rear steer has been on there for about 6 years now and works great. Bought from the Farm supply store (Atwoods) in Oklahoma for about $400 (includes pump, resevoir and remote control. The cylinder was also a Farm store grab.

As far as the steering wheel, I found that laying inthe back of a parts truck I got a few years ago. I liked it because it was considerably smaller that the stock one I had and it keeps me from hitting my knuckles on the front post of the roll cage. Is it a rare find?

Sean

Is it a rare find?

Sean
One sold on e-bay last year for 400-500 bucks.

here you go...here's the starting pont.

sean Dropped it off at the shop a couple nights ago:

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Last one i took before we started cutting:

One sold on e-bay last year for 400-500 bucks.


:eek: Damn! Thats pretty near a complete nother truck sittin on my steering column!

I sold the steering wheel off my Scout 2-3 years ago for $120.... It was worth it to me to get a different wheel.

Well, I dismantled the cooling system today. Removed a large portion of the floorboard and removed the rear steer pump and fuel cell. finally got around to removing the floor vents and parking brake from the firewall. Got some ideas of where to go from here. Thinking I'm going to ditch the airtank, move the radiator to just behind the front seats. Move the battery and mount the rear steer pump to the back over the rear axle. I'm moving the bumper and winch I've been running to the new street Scout so we will be building a new tube front and possibly mounting the winch behind the grill.

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Took some new pics of the suspension and drivetrain....
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few more....
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Sean

I know it all works, and its super functional.. But everything is just so rusty and :barf:

I know it all works, and its super functional.. But everything is just so rusty and :barf:


That's because I wheel it.:flipoff2:

I know it all works, and its super functional.. But everything is just so rusty and :barf:

Its funny how people who use their stuff a lot and hard, dont really care about rust and cutsey stuff like having all the knobs for the heater and light controlls. Try it sometime, you'll like it.:flipoff2:


Keep it up man... the next level:grinpimp:

Man, I f'n love this thing! Keep the pics coming. Also, what coils are you running? Thanks.

Man, I f'n love this thing! Keep the pics coming. Also, what coils are you running? Thanks.


Thanks, man. The coils are 2" lift coils for an '88 Fullsize Bronco/F-150 in the rear and 4" lift coils for the same in the front.

Sean

I worked a little on this last night and am planning on working tonight after work. Started with mounting the first new hoop which will make up the rear and did a little more carving on the firewall. I removed all the dash plaques last night and will clean them up for perhaps a wall mount plaque. They have been on there soo long, some of them are just blank alluminum plates! Going to work on building the new rockers tonight and work towards mounting the firewall. I'll post pics tonight.

Sean

Here's what I got done tonight......mounted the firewall and rockers. Next will be to mount the seats and start the cage.:D
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Sean

man i love those rocker panels.... but what the hell is another 200lbs on a scout:flipoff2: :flipoff2:

man i love those rocker panels.... but what the hell is another 200lbs on a scout:flipoff2: :flipoff2:

They look heavier than they really are (about 10 lbs each) but hey, I am running Rockwells. I couldnt believe how heavy just the floor piece was when I removed it! I am using lighter tube this time also, but placed in much better places for a more effective design.

the Rockers are 2x5 tube...they are 4 1/2 feet on each side ....they weigh in at a little over 8#'s a foot. so total of about 75 #'s for the 2.

Basically less than the piece of IH floor board we cut off :laughing:

More More More!

got a few things done today:

got the supports run to the frame - 1.75" x .120 wall D.O.M. - 25* angle

firewall (jambs) welded to the rockers

added ground clearance :smokin: .............trimming off about 4-5"

Looking good. Your build is giving me great inspiration for my own build. Thanks.What are the specs on your link arms? How well do the F-150 coils flex? I can't recall ever seeing a pic of your rig really flexed.

Looking good. Your build is giving me great inspiration for my own build. Thanks.What are the specs on your link arms? How well do the F-150 coils flex? I can't recall ever seeing a pic of your rig really flexed.

The rear lowers are identical to the front lowers--inch and 3/4, .250 wall DOM with 30 degree bends and 3/8 plate on top for strength. Looks ugly but with space constraints that's all I could come up with. The uppers in the rear are just "Tractor Link Joints" from the farm supply store. Cheap but easily replaceable. At the time I really couldnt afford anything else. They might me coming out soon, though. The frame ends are all using a 2" OD poly bushings which are Ford Superduty front spring bushings and the axle ends all have Johnny Joints. Havent had any probs with the suspension since it has been under there for about 6 years now. The coils are perfect for what I have. They give me full flex without being too soft and allowing body roll. My Scout seems to be pretty stable in offcamber situations to me. Here are some pics....

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Sean

:cool2:

nice, that looks awesome.

Well, we got the set rack in and started the A-pillar and began the front cage. Tomorrow we will be mounting the seats and working on the B-pillars.:smokin:

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Sean

One more....:smokin:
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Sean

You're going too fast! Your going to make me look bad! ;)

Looks good Slip, can't wait to see it finished ~ tomorrow. :D ;) :D ;)

At first I wondered why you didn't make the engine bar curve around (behind the grill) and back to the firewall, now I see that you've stuck it through the firewall and down to the rockers as well. That would have been tricky, let alone impossible to fish through the firewall holes.

At first I wondered why you didn't make the engine bar curve around (behind the grill) and back to the firewall, now I see that you've stuck it through the firewall and down to the rockers as well. That would have been tricky, let alone impossible to fish through the firewall holes.

Yeah. We decided that to make it a single hoop would be too difficult to bend and I need to have removable bars in front of the engine for repairs (which will be inevitable). Well, we got the seats mounted today and bent the B-pillars and the rear deck.

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And last but not least, we got the new front bumper moutned. The winch will go behind the grill....
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Sean

Nice looking Rig Sean:D

when is Matt going to have a trail ride for rigs he built:grinpimp:

Damn. No comments on the pimpin' front bumper? I'm soo disappointed in everyone.

Slip, you actaully didn't think we'd go for that bait...Did ya?






























Oh, dude, what's with that pimpin' front bumper. Looks like it needs to be narrowed to match the grill.

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Is the fan mocked up for proper seat placement? ~ to test what its going to feel like while driving?

Damn. No comments on the pimpin' front bumper? I'm soo disappointed in everyone.

Ha ha ha...that is the first gay ass thing I saw...especially all pretty and blacked out...:laughing: :laughing:

But I thought with your affiliation with the Smittybuilt folks that you might "have" to run it...

So I kept my trap shut...

But since you insisted:

SLIP....LOOSE THE GAY ASS MALL BUMPER

Damn. No comments on the pimpin' front bumper? I'm soo disappointed in everyone.

Well I was going to say, that looks like the same POS bumper on my Scout! :flipoff2:

Mine will soon be introduced to mister cutoff wheel :p

I never noticed... the front dovetails in and the dash/firewall are stock width? I thought the whole thing was narrowed.

It's really lookg great. I found it really cool to get a second chance to build your rig knowing everything you learned by building it the first time. :D

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Is the fan mocked up for proper seat placement? ~ to test what its going to feel like while driving?

:laughing: :flipoff2:

I never noticed... the front dovetails in and the dash/firewall are stock width? I thought the whole thing was narrowed.

It's really lookg great. I found it really cool to get a second chance to build your rig knowing everything you learned by building it the first time. :D


Yeah, I cut about 13 inches out of the grill. I wanted to narrow the whole tub but thought it to be too much of an undertaking for me at the time. We did, however talk about narrowing the firewall now but that just wouldnt give me any room for two occupants AND the cooler so we left it alone. As far as building it again....the current number are 5 body tubs and 4 frames and 3 roll cages. I shouldnt have to replace any more tubs or frames as I think I have got that part down pretty tight and there is not much tub left anyway. But I cant promise you anything on the cage. All I can say is I just have an abusive driving style and I do have a pilots license so I'm allowed to fly:smokin:

Sean

ok...wrapping up for the day.

since Sean will not be back over here till Wed....i'll post todays progress.


I Got a few more tubes in today...starting to look like something now

#2

last one for today:

Measured the cage....exactly 7' to the top..... this thing is pretty Big

Todays progress....

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Sean

sean fought me on loosing the dash pad...................but finally i won :flipoff2:

the dash spreader is basically right where the dash pad used to be.


some specs ont he cage:

all tube is DOM...........main tubes are 1.75 x .120 wall
small tubes are 1.25 x .120 wall
Rockers are 2x5 .250 wall Box
seat brackets are 2x2 angle


I guess today, mock up the radiator (going behind the seats)...........finish up the spreaders from the firewall back.

More pictures, its been over a day :shaking:
























:D

More pictures, its been over a day :shaking:






















:D


Here are some daylight pics of what we've got soo far. I'm going to work on the tour bus today and had band practice yesterday but will be back at it tomorrow. Plan on finishing the radiator mount, diagonal in b-pillar, and begin mounting the feul pump and cell and the rear steer hydro pump and battery. I should have more pics tomorrow night....:flipoff2:

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Sean

No excuses...get to work.






(yes, I know, look who's talking):evil:

Well, we got the radiator mounted, spotted the rear steer pump and began the bracket, and made the mount plate for the fuel pump. Added the cross support in front of the firewall that holds the battery tray and hood pins and cut a few odds and end pieces for the front before we ran out of wire on the welder. Matt will be welding on it tomorrow then I wil be back in the shop on Monday after work to start cutting the supports under the front clip.

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Sean

OK. Today We got the rear steer pump and feul pump mounted, rewired the battery cables, welded in front crossmember for mounting the winch behind the grill, and got all the bracing done on the front end. Tomorrow going to try to mount the feul cell, storage box and diagonal support in the b-pillars.:smokin:

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Sean

Well, called it an early night as Matt the fabricator had to pick his wifey up at the airport (mans gotta have his priorities I guess :shake: ) We got the crossmember done for the rear floor pan to mount the feul cell. Started the mounts for the hood pins and fenders and Matt made a cool spreader plate for the top of the cage. :cool: I started cutting templates for the rear sheet metel and "adjusted" the clutch linkage for the final location of the firewall. I need some new fenders as the ones I have are too bent for mock up so that may hold me up a few days. The tabs came in today for mounting stuff so we will prolly work on that tomorrow.

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Sean


Sean

Sean, why'd you pull off that awesome front bumper. it made your truck look so much more awesomer:p

looks sweet man. i wish i had the skills to do work like that, even though on pirate it's sometimes seen as everyday work:cool2:

Sean, why'd you pull off that awesome front bumper. it made your truck look so much more awesomer:p
:shaking: So he could work on the front crossmember ~ DUH!

:shaking: So he could work on the front crossmember ~ DUH!

(hitting head agains wall) how could i be so dumb:p

Mocked up some rear panels today (recycling old rear sheetmetal) and mounted the hood. I stretched the front clip forward a few inches to gain more clearance to mount the winch behind the grill so I had to cut the lip from the back of the front fenders. Matt welded in some weld-nuts in the door post and the fender will now bolt from the outside. Not my preference but I think with panhead bolts it should be allright. The advantages outweighed the disadvantage of having bolts on the side of the fenders. made a floor pan for the rear to mount the feul cell and storage box and mocked the front floorboards out of cardboard. Discussed painting and outter body panel options and decided on a dark grey "Hammerite" for the cage and tube work but have not decided what to skin this thing with. Might change the color of the front clip as well, but not sure.:confused:

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Sean

Hammerite ROCKS!

that's what i said :laughing:

Might change the color of the front clip as well, but not sure.:confused:

Sean



my vote..................tropical blue:flipoff2:..................and you know my opinion on the "trailmobile" signage

I know a couple guys who say orange works on rocks better. Would work with Hammerite Dark Grey as well!

Orange alone adds at least 5 horsepower, maybe more on an IH:flipoff2: .

my vote..................tropical blue:flipoff2:..................and you know my opinion on the "trailmobile" signage


Aren't you the James West that wheeled with us a few years ago in Joplin, MO at the J&D Offroad Park?

Sean

Aren't you the James West that wheeled with us a few years ago in Joplin, MO at the J&D Offroad Park?

Sean


no..........im the james whose rig is parked next to yours at the shop:idea:

..................c'mon..........who do you know with a tropical blue scout:question:

no..........im the james whose rig is parked next to yours at the shop:idea:

..................c'mon..........who do you know with a tropical blue scout:question:

:shaking: Sorry man. It's been a long night.:smokin:

I did however, know a James West from Oklahoma. He was with us the day I was in about 6 rolls in one day in 4 different rigs. I was not in good shape by the end of the weekend. I've been trying to find a copy of the video shot that day in Missouri.

Made some progress today! Matt painted the rear part of the cage and installed the rear floor pan and deck plate. Mounted the fuel cell and pump and rear steer pump and radiator. I found a possible cause for recent overheating problems I have had-- we flushed about 3 lbs of mud from the radiator! I couldnt tell because it was in the middle of the cores and had absolutely NO flow! I hate mud. Finished cutting the two front floor pans and Matt welded in the diagonal cross brace in the b-pillar. Now we are working our way forward as we begin plumbing the radiator and fuel lines.:smokin:

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Sean

Well, I mounted the new fan (stock Ford Taurus) to the radiator and we wired the fan, fuel pump and rear steer pump. I finished plumbing the fuel system and Matt mounted another rear panel. I mounted the "Trailmobile" plate on the rear and the front floorboards.

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Sean

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Looking awesome, Sean!

What happened to that tie rod?:flipoff2:

... 47's... 47's... 47's...

Looking awesome, Sean!
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What happened to that tie rod?:flipoff2:

It looks better than the front!:flipoff2:
That's my revolutionary high clearance tie rods:smokin:

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Sean

Well, we got the front finished up....plumbed the coolant hoses, mounted overflow resevoir, air filter, seats, harnesses, radiator screen and storage box. I hooked up the clutch linkage and "modified" the gas pedal to work with the new floor. All we will try to do before the trail ride this weekend is mount the shocks and install the front clip. I will get body panels later and prolly rework the shifters a bit. Cant wait to get out for the first time this year!:smokin:

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Sean

Where did you get that "trailmobile" sign, that's :grinpimp:

Where did you get that "trailmobile" sign, that's :grinpimp:

Found it at a "Recycling" yard. They are a brand of Semi-trailers.:smokin:

Sean

Sweet find. Gives it that little extra touch.

well, finally got sean's rig finished up and out the door.

He's headed for Big Dogs this weekend in Gore, Va.

here's a few pics of the new and improved monster scout :laughing:


sean says hello to all you web wheelers :flipoff2:

back view:

other side:

new location for the radiator..............rockin the taurus fan to help with sean's cooling issue.

damn looks great!!! ill be there some day... just not that many tubes going every which way:flipoff2: :flipoff2:

I love flat black

100 times better than what you had before...glad to see some fresh paint on it:flipoff2:

Nice work Matt. Shame Shawn is going to do his best to tear it up.

Looks like its good for a couple more years of beating. Nice work.

100 times better than what you had before...glad to see some fresh paint on it:flipoff2:


:flipoff2:

Any idea of weight? It looks surpisingly nimble or atleast not heavy.

Looks good Sean:grinpimp:

damn that looks great, I need to stock up on some flat black

Thats not flat black, that's Hammerite Gloss Black, which turns out more like Dark Charcol Grey Metalic.

good to know, I like it

Thats not flat black, that's Hammerite Gloss Black, which turns out more like Dark Charcol Grey Metalic.


Maybe the cage Snoop...but the rest of the rig as in frame, links, springs, etc...is all done in flat blackoooo...

u look old sean....whazzzzup

u look old sean....whazzzzup

:flipoff2:

Well, I made it back from Big Dogs. The Scout worked flawlessly (except for the motor running like shit). I was able to drive everything without winching or rolling.:smokin: I have some great pics but my internet is down till Monday when I can get a tech out to fix it but I can post here at work in the mean time. The wheeling was awsome but the trip home proved to be the real challenge. The new motorhome broke down a few miles from the camp ground in the middle of nowhere and I ended up spending the night on the side of the road. After canibalising the fuel system from the Scout and mounting it on the motorhome I was able to get home by Monday night. Anyway, I will get the wheeling pics up first part of the week.

Sean

I have some great pics but my internet is down till Monday when I can get a tech out to fix it but I can post here at work in the mean time.
So we see :D :p

OK, we're back up and I've got some pics to post from the run. Enjoy....

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Sean

A few more....

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Sean

Sean,

do you notice the difference in lock-to-lock with a single ended ram? Meaning, from center, how many turns does it take to get left vs. right?

Sean,

do you notice the difference in lock-to-lock with a single ended ram? Meaning, from center, how many turns does it take to get left vs. right?


The center is centered no matter what you have. I just know that it is 3 1/2 from lock to lock.
So I guess that the turns are the same left to right.
Sean

:cool: ~ theres been some debate on this, some guys say its 1 turn to lock one way and 3 turns to lock the other. I suspected it to be bias one side, but didn't know for sure how much.

If you can't tell, then its not much of a difference anyway.

kinda weird... thought you would of had more flex then that... wouldnt guess your tire would of come off the ground that easily, just by looking at your truck... looks like the pass. shock is stoppin you from goin down any further

my .02 cents

kinda weird... thought you would of had more flex then that... wouldnt guess your tire would of come off the ground that easily, just by looking at your truck... looks like the pass. shock is stoppin you from goin down any further

my .02 cents

It is. I ordered new shocks and they didnt come in in time for the run so I painted 4 of the old ones and used them. I should have the new shocks this week.:smokin: I ended up splitting the welds on one shock and damaging the body of another.:D

Sean

The center is centered no matter what you have. I just know that it is 3 1/2 from lock to lock.
So I guess that the turns are the same left to right.
Sean


After reading this alittle closer and thinking about it, it sounds as though there might be a problem in the ram or orbital valve or there is air caught in the system somewhere that is giving you insufficient pressure in one direction. But the answer to you question is no, it should have equal turns in both directions.

Sean

After reading this alittle closer and thinking about it, it sounds as though there might be a problem in the ram or orbital valve or there is air caught in the system somewhere that is giving you insufficient pressure in one direction. But the answer to you question is no, it should have equal turns in both directions.

Sean
I'll have to disagree with you on that one Sean. Since the piston rod takes up volume on one side of the single ended ram, it is going to take more volume to move the ram one way than it does to move it back the other. Since the orbital valve displaces X cu. in/rev, it will take more turn to turn one way than it does the other.

I'll have to disagree with you on that one Sean. Since the piston rod takes up volume on one side of the single ended ram, it is going to take more volume to move the ram one way than it does to move it back the other. Since the orbital valve displaces X cu. in/rev, it will take more turn to turn one way than it does the other.

That does sound like a good point. I really dont know.......but I did however stay in a Holiday Inn Express last night. I'm feeling smarter already! Seriously, I can only speak from the only system I have set up--mine. It has worked equally since I installed it so that is what I had based my opinion on.

Sean

I'll have to disagree with you on that one Sean. Since the piston rod takes up volume on one side of the single ended ram, it is going to take more volume to move the ram one way than it does to move it back the other. Since the orbital valve displaces X cu. in/rev, it will take more turn to turn one way than it does the other.


Actually, now that I think about it. My ram's piston goes all the way through the body and the valve is in the middle so the volume is the same on both sides. Perhaps that is why I havent encountered this yet.:idea:

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Sean

My ram's piston goes all the way through the body and the valve is in the middle so the volume is the same on both sides.
Sean

Of course, you mean "rod" or the like, right? That would explain it then.

Rigs looks pimp :cool:

More pics from the trail....

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Sean

:smokin: Love it. Great lines, nice build.

Have you ever needed a winch?

:smokin: Love it. Great lines, nice build.

Have you ever needed a winch?

Not very often. Usually only to turn me back over! The new design on the front put the new winch behind the grill in front of the engine giving me a much better approach angle and it cleans up the look of the front end (whatever that means:shaking: ) My motto....When in doubt--power out!

Sean

Two more....

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Sean

those axles look horrible under that thing, ship them to me asap

Very well done Sean. I love that rig.

Very well done Sean. I love that rig.

Thanks..:smokin:

:smokin: Love it. Great lines, nice build.

thank you...i'll take credit for that :flipoff2:




Don't worry....i'll get sean into a 12K winch for that big Biotcha.