I bought a 67 scout 800 today for $50.

My plan is to keep the running 196 , manual tranny and frame (with a title) from the 800, and put on the 63 scout 80 tub (fold down winshield), D18 Tcase with Warn (saturn overdrive), and axles.

Will the scout 80 tub fit on the scout 800 frame?

I also want to keep the front clip from the 800. The scout 80 has the front clip hacked from when they put the Buick V8 in it.

something else I noticed about the rear axle on the scout 80 was that the punkin was centered, not offset to pass. side to match the D18 TC.

Was in the wrong cloths to crawl under and look closer. Is it ok to operate with the drive line angled like that?

the 800 tub is pretty rusted, but good enough for Project #c scout new year.

Thanks in advance
Ben A.

AAHHHH springtime…


Let the body swaps begin:)



Aint no difference in body mounts so why not…. They WERE both 4cyl:question:
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800 yes

80 originally, but some moron tried crammin a buick v8 in it. screwed up the motor mounts, hacked the front clip, and cut the floorboards.

you have any idead about the read diff being centered?

I have a 2wd 61 Scout that has a centered pumpkin…

I put a t-90/18 setup in it and its does fine;)

Scout 80's with the stock D27's came with the housing centered.

ok..about the driveline..this question has been asked so many times:rolleyes:

The overall driveline angle is what matters..the driveline doesn't know if it's up & down or side to side....so, as long as the angle is within normal operating angles, then you are cool.

BTW, my 80 had a Model 18 t-case and a centered 44 rear...drove great until the 18 blew up:nuke: (For other reasons...)


Swap away man..:beer:

My 64 handles great with the Model 18 t-case and axle. I don't want to replace the axles yet because I'll lose the powr loks and don't have the money for lockers in the other axles. Sure wish I could put it into the other axles :confused:

Originally posted by Scout Dude
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The overall driveline angle is what matters..the driveline doesn't know if it's up & down or side to side....so, as long as the angle is within normal operating angles, then you are cool.



but isn't it easier to exceed normal operating angles w/ the offset diff/centered output??

If you think about it, an offset diff is describing an arc as is travels, not just straight up and down, like a centered diff. so depending on your set-up, your angles maybe ok during some phases of axle travel, and bad during others. Stomp on it at the wrong time and :nuke:.

You have to have a pretty extreme offset angle and high driveline angles for that to be a problem though.

This is gonna be a grocery getter for the wife, not to worried about articulation.

by getting this one going for her, I'm gonna get all the "spare" parts I need for my project truck...."aw honey, i'm sorry that D60 wont fit your scout, I'll just lay it over here...." :D

Originally posted by The Mick


but isn't it easier to exceed normal operating angles w/ the offset diff/centered output??

If you think about it, an offset diff is describing an arc as is travels, not just straight up and down, like a centered diff. so depending on your set-up, your angles maybe ok during some phases of axle travel, and bad during others. Stomp on it at the wrong time and :nuke:.

You have to have a pretty extreme offset angle and high driveline angles for that to be a problem though.

forget up and down. its a in space thing.

with single cardin style shaft, as long as the drive and driven flanges stay parrelell your ok.

these trucks had very little lift in them and the offcet difference never changes much as the suspension cycles so it worked on them.

my 1966 800 had the powerlocked centered D27 in it stock.