I havnt been on here in a while, but here is my rig to date.

72 Scout II dana 60's 35spl. SBC sm 420, dana 300 42" TSL's H1's
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I got tired of my old safari cage so decided to upgrade and ditch the stock dash.

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I still need to finish the rear of the cage.

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Sweet ride.... :beer::beer:

Upgrades to come
-12volt guy switch pannel
-rewire
-stretch the truck to 115" wheelbase
-fuel cell
-rebuild carb(truck avenger)
-install mobi arc.
-finish the cage

Looks nice man! can't wait to see it finished.

Very nice!

nice rig cant wait to see more 115 thats streching. what is the stock w.b. on a scout II?

nice rig cant wait to see more 115 thats streching. what is the stock w.b. on a scout II?

100". it's printed on the door.

Lookin good Kevin.

are you running stock scout springs in the front?

are you running stock scout springs in the front?

No, there from a 1970 3/4 chevy truck. there rears. i think there about 50" long. I like them there tough springs, and pretty flexy too. Cant beat free:grinpimp:

oh and thanks Mike.

Are you going to build a replacement dash? Looks good so far.
Need to get my @ss in overdrive and be ready for some good times in March @ Hollister Hills:smokin:

Craig

thanks for the info. getting ready to stretch and spring mine over trying to find good springs to use

Are you going to build a replacement dash? Looks good so far.
Need to get my @ss in overdrive and be ready for some good times in March @ Hollister Hills:smokin:

Craig


Ya ill probably do something to cover the ugly crap that hold the peddles and wheel in place. ill make a small hoop out of 1" tube to house all my gauges.
ill be mounting my Amp. up high on the firewall on the passenger side. I was amazed how much bigger the truck felt with the full dash out. Ill also be blocking off the drains on the sides under the cowl and turning it into storage boxes cause i hate having stuff rolling around. It will be a good place for small stuff that was in my glove box.

Did alittle work on the truck today, My plans have changed a bit. The 115" stretch will be delayed a few monthes, No job = no money for toys. Ill be redrilling my rear springs a few inches and shortening the shackles to lower the truck a bit. When i built the front end i double drilled the back spring mount, it was on the back one. today i slid it forward for an about 1 1/2 inches. ill be eventually re-drilling the front springs to get another 2 inches.
So as of now ill be about 110 with both ends re-drilled.
ill post some pics tomorrow of the progress.:smokin:

pics of the progress:D
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I pulled the overload out of the 63" chevys and chopped down my shackles ended up droping the back about 2" and the front droped about an inch with the stretch. Now it sets at about 107" in the next few months ill try to end up at 115" flexed it out on a parts scout, flexed good, seems like it rides nicer because of the new shackle angles.


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I know my cage looks goofy unfinished. but you can see whe wheelbase in this picture.

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got my cage almost wraped up, im gonna throw some gussets and a few more pieces of tube inside the halo-

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pullin out a buddy
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Looks good.

What locker do you have up front? Are you going to Hollister in 2 weeks?

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Dude those lights remind of Johnny 5 off of Short Circuit.:flipoff2:

Looks good.

What locker do you have up front? Are you going to Hollister in 2 weeks?

Fronts a detroit rears a spool.
I really dont know, i would like to go but realisticly i just dont think ill have my rig done by then. Moving on friday and waiting on my wiring parts are slowing me down. But we will see i might cruz down saturday to play on the rock pile and see some people i havnt seen in a while.

Boy do i hate that hollister Mud!

Dude those lights remind of Johnny 5 off of Short Circuit.:flipoff2:

I know i flipin hate those things. gonna put some stockers back in just for the look

I like the cage. I thought about going with the "eyebrow" efect on the front of mine but ended up making it straight across. I did however, put a little "eyebrow" effect into the metal roof pan. I would like to see more tubework under the hood ifn you got pics.:smokin:

Sean

Hey Kevin,

Can you email me or post a pic of the rear Halo portion from above?

Standing on the rear bumper looking down on it would be good.

My buddy with a bender is going to help me do the same thing, & I want to show him a picture of something similar.

Are you going to leave the center of the halo portion open or do some connectors...
I was thinking of doing two C bent pieces that back to back making an X.

I like the cage. I thought about going with the "eyebrow" efect on the front of mine but ended up making it straight across. I did however, put a little "eyebrow" effect into the metal roof pan. I would like to see more tubework under the hood ifn you got pics.:smokin:

Sean

Hey Kevin,

Can you email me or post a pic of the rear Halo portion from above?

Standing on the rear bumper looking down on it would be good.

My buddy with a bender is going to help me do the same thing, & I want to show him a picture of something similar.

Are you going to leave the center of the halo portion open or do some connectors...
I was thinking of doing two C bent pieces that back to back making an X.


Ill take some pictures tomorrow of the hood stuff and the back of the cage:smokin:

Sweet scout

I love the look of the new cage

looks alright... whos bender/welder did you use?
:flipoff2::flipoff2::flipoff2::flipoff2:

I like the cage. I thought about going with the "eyebrow" efect on the front of mine but ended up making it straight across. I did however, put a little "eyebrow" effect into the metal roof pan. I would like to see more tubework under the hood ifn you got pics.:smokin:

Sean

X2! that thing is sweet, i need to finish up the front portion of my cage and im going to plageurize the shit out of your stuff
:D

what exactly did you use to do all that tube bending? Floor mount bender from M-tech? Maybe a cheapo from Harbor Freight?:D

what exactly did you use to do all that tube bending? Floor mount bender from M-tech? Maybe a cheapo from Harbor Freight?:D

its a pro tools manual bender, its bolted to the floor.


Mocha, Slipscomb
today ended up being moving day and my rig is at a buddys house. Ill get some pics sometime this week for ya.

its a pro tools manual bender, its bolted to the floor.


Mocha, Slipscomb
today ended up being moving day and my rig is at a buddys house. Ill get some pics sometime this week for ya.


Lookin forward to them. Thanks.

Sean

protools 105 hd manual bender to be specific

Got some bling for the scout today:grinpimp:

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As requested
the halo-

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And the front clip area, sorry i didnt get more my batteries died.

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Sweet thanks.

sweet web on the stinger...:smokin:

damn thats some nice work!

Never have been a big fan of the "eye-brow" effect...but that one looks good. No too of an agressive dip...looks just right.

What are you planning for the rear...??? Leaving the full skins?

What are you planning for the rear...??? Leaving the full skins?


Yep, till i they fall off their stayin:D I like having the full body

im going to run your scout over biotch

Dash is in, switches and one gauge mocked in.:D

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painted most of the cage and all the tins, i know its not a show paint job but its not a show truck, just nice to have everything the same color.

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Im a sheetmetal master:D

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Looks GREAT! Nothin wrong with little rattle can!:smokin: Really nice tube work on the front by the way. I should've done mine that way.:grinpimp:

Sean

Looks GREAT! Nothin wrong with little rattle can!:smokin: Really nice tube work on the front by the way. I should've done mine that way.:grinpimp:

Sean

Thanks, im still pretty happy with how it all ended up, i dont really go with much of a plan when i start bending just do what i think looks good and can be realisticly built. i guess iv got lucky so far:D

oh ya the Sheetmetal got painted with a gun:smokin:

finally cut the wheelwells after the stretch

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Looks good!:smokin:

Sean