I'm glad i finally found a good message board for the IH people out there. I have been working on my 1980 Scout II for almost 2 yrs. off and on. It is inspected and registered, but I have a little ways to go. Gettin' too hot here in Texas and getting a little burned out myself. Anyway, check out my massive web site and feel free to give my some feedback on the progress. thanks.

http://www.geocities.com/teenager32/Scout.html

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Well, since yahoo and geocities don't offer much data transfer for a free site, it might be temporarily down for a bit until the next hour. So if it gives you a temp. down error, then it is just because there are a few of you going there and checking it out.

thanks

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that web page is never going to display:flipoff2:

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Originally posted by cornfedred
that web page is never going to display:flipoff2:

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What he said..... :flipoff2:
Oh, BTW, the "creeped out" calico is kinda cute.:laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :flipoff2:

Originally posted by Second Mouse
check out my massive web site and feel free to give my some feedback on the progress. thanks.

Yellowest damn engine I've ever seen.:rasta:

Nice rig!

Welcome.

Originally posted by Second Mouse
I'm glad i finally found a good message board for the IH people out there. I have been working on my 1980 Scout II for almost 2 yrs. off and on. It is inspected and registered, but I have a little ways to go. Gettin' too hot here in Texas and getting a little burned out myself. Anyway, check out my massive web site and feel free to give my some feedback on the progress. thanks.

http://www.geocities.com/teenager32/Scout.html

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Good afternoon. Please send me your fifty bucks and I'll get you your red star. :flipoff2:

Welcome Newbie :flipoff2:
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Now go do a search :flipoff2::D

So is it a restro wheeler, or just a wheeler?

The jury is still out :flipoff2:

Don't forget to search for shit first, like we ALL do!!!!



Welcome!!!!!:flipoff2: :beer:

What does a red star do for me?

Originally posted by Hammerlock
What does a red star do for me?
http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/announcement.php?s=&forumid=20

Originally posted by Hammerlock
What does a red star do for me?

:shaking::shaking::shaking::shaking:

come on Hammer.....haven't you been paying any attention :question: :flipoff2:

Originally posted by Tim in Ks


:shaking::shaking::shaking::shaking:

come on Hammer.....haven't you been paying any attention :question: :flipoff2:

Sorry, I'm not the experienced webwheeler you are. :D

Originally posted by Hammerlock


Sorry, I'm not the experienced webwheeler you are. :D

YEP your right....... I can only webwheel for now :flipoff2:


but my day will come :D





not sure as of when :confused:





but I'm a hellava lot closer than I was a year ago :rasta:

Originally posted by Second Mouse
Well, since yahoo and geocities don't offer much data transfer for a free site, it might be temporarily down for a bit until the next hour. So if it gives you a temp. down error, then it is just because there are a few of you going there and checking it out.

thanks

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Don't worry I submitted it to Slashdot. that should decrease the traffic

Fawking newbie.

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NQS

Originally posted by Second Mouse
I'm glad i finally found a good message board for the IH people out there.
Well look who finally made it here. Good to see ya Kevin. Oh, by the way, the guys here are smart asci-text, but they are all computer nerds with something to prove anyway...so don't sweat it. :p :laughing: :p :laughing: :p :laughing: :p :laughing:

Dang I crack myself up.

Originally posted by Cliffhanger
Don't forget to search for shit first, like we ALL do!!!!

Search...whats that?!

Originally posted by Snoopy


Dang I crack myself up.

Trust me your the only one!:flipoff2: :p

Originally posted by Snoopy
but they are all computer nerds with something to prove anyway...so don't sweat it.


actualy, I hate computers.... they just are a somewhat nessary evil....


I would rather be wrenching...


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I like the progress of your rig

Much COOOOLER than that non-usable Yota'...IMHO!



RUSTO.....

I enjoyed chewing the fat! My little ones face is still red this morning!!! Ha Ha Ha...Junior wheelers, gotta start them off young!

Originally posted by Snoopy

Well look who finally made it here. Good to see ya Kevin. Oh, by the way, the guys here are smart asci-text, but they are all computer nerds with something to prove anyway...so don't sweat it. :p :laughing: :p :laughing: :p :laughing: :p :laughing:

Dang I crack myself up.

I've heard there a few people on this board that might know a few things about wheeling. Are you just bitter that we don't buy nothing from you? I bought a flip cert from ya a while back.:flipoff2:

Not exactly my choice of frame color, but hey, it's not my Scout. Looking good man. How did you end up attaching the front bumper to the frame? Did you just use the two through bolts like the stock setup or did you tie it back to the frame rails? I was thinking that for a winching application, you would need more that just the two through bolts for attachment.

Originally posted by jdjanda
Are you just bitter that we don't buy nothing from you?
OH THE PAIN!:laughing: :jester: :laughing: :jester:

Torc: the biggest reason for a yellow frame was so that it would be obvious to anybody that I had it down far enough to paint it yellow...but if I had it to do over again, I would have gone with gray or silver.

and yes, i did use the stock through holes for the front bumper... I know...a little cheesy, but i really couldn't come up with anyway better to do it at the time. by the way, Snoopy should be proud of that bumper....i copied it straight from their website....i just loved the design.... i thought it came out pretty good...and I should stay out of trouble with Snoopy as long as i don't try to start selling them, the design (for a Scout II anyway) can't be beat, I couldn't find any other front winch bumper that compared to how good looking that one is.

Snoopy: you handle some of the wise asses around here very well, I have heard good things and a few bad things about you guys, but you won't find me saying anything bad....you guys were more than patient with me and very helpful, not that I agree with everything you say, but all the input that I got from all you guys up there has been greatly appreciated.


:beer: :beer:

Originally posted by Second Mouse
Snoopy: you handle some of the wise asses around here very well, I have heard good things and a few bad things about you guys, but you won't find me saying anything bad....you guys were more than patient with me and very helpful, not that I agree with everything you say, but all the input that I got from all you guys up there has been greatly appreciated.


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:Tearinmyeye:

That was very sweet. Damien has figgerd out that we are all just fawkin around. Not being smarties.

Again. I love helpin out newbies. Many of us do. It just get's old reading the same posts over and over and over again.

I have most recently helped out a fellow with the initials HM ;) via a couple of PM's. And have been more than happy to do so.

Ok, so you're a swell guy.....thanks for helping out the dips like myself...don't know what I and so many more like me would do without you.

I'm sure your contributions are too numerous to count.

:rasta:

Originally posted by Second Mouse
Ok, so you're a swell guy.....thanks for helping out the dips like myself...don't know what I and so many more like me would do without you.

I'm sure your contributions are too numerous to count.

:rasta:

So am I detecting attitude, or a dry sarcastic humor? Neither of which is allowed here. We like are tech humor free and wrapped with a :flipoff2:

Some people enjoy the flavor here others :crybaby2: tis your choice.

As far as what you may or may not have heard about 'us' it's all true I'm sure :rolleyes:

Originally posted by JoshC


I have most recently helped out a fellow with the initials HM ;) via a couple of PM's. And have been more than happy to do so.

Hate Monday came to you for advice! :cool: :flipoff2:

Originally posted by Old Scout


Hate Monday came to you for advice! :cool: :flipoff2:

:eek: :laughing:

Ok, ok....lets see if I can start over here......I am the kind of guy that really wants to get along with everybody.... sometimes I can get a little smart mouthed... but since I was new to this board, I really thought that you were being serious about giving snoopy a hard time, because on the BB chat room, there was a guy there (T.M.) that didn't have anything good to say about D&C...and it kinda left a bitter taste....I think everybody comes to places like this to find others that share in their love for their Scouts, so I was just trying to step up to his defense....and that was my mistake. Like it says under my name.."Newbie"...so let me off the hook this time. I do enjoy reading your replies...they are always witty and funny for the most part.

Just a question, though. For somebody who has replied to this board over 2000 times, I have not been able to find anything on you. No pictures of your Scout, no webpage, no restoration, nothing. So what gives? Are you just all talk (on Bulletin Boards) or do you really know what you are talking about? Where is your “build-up” ? My whole life, pictures, home, Scout, family, etc... is on my webpage.....for all to judge....but I find nothing on you. So far, all I can find about you, is an e-mail. And I did look for a bit (search)...but if you do have something like that, it shouldn't be that hard to find.....are you not proud of your Scout, or anything? Put it out there for all to judge. I am sure that if you stop replying to all these boards so much, that you would have plenty of time to make some sort of page up to show all of us your accomplishments.

And if you do have something up, then my mistake, and I would like to see it.


:flipoff2:

Originally posted by Second Mouse

Just a question, though. For somebody who has replied to this board over 2000 times, I have not been able to find anything on you. No pictures of your Scout, no webpage, no restoration, nothing. So what gives? Are you just all talk (on Bulletin Boards) or do you really know what you are talking about? Where is your “build-up” ? My whole life, pictures, home, Scout, family, etc... is on my webpage.....for all to judge....but I find nothing on you. So far, all I can find about you, is an e-mail. And I did look for a bit (search)...but if you do have something like that, it shouldn't be that hard to find.....are you not proud of your Scout, or anything? Put it out there for all to judge. I am sure that if you stop replying to all these boards so much, that you would have plenty of time to make some sort of page up to show all of us your accomplishments.

And if you do have something up, then my mistake, and I would like to see it.


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As far as the post count, let's just say I've had nothing to do for the past 7 months at work :flipoff2:

Snoopy received his licks when he showed up on the scene as well as everyone else. You have to remember this a college level board most of us do our own work and fab. So we don't spend a lot of money with D&C, kinda makes you wonder why he puts up with us.

I have a few posts on the board here in the IH section. I'm also on the BB but under another screen name. I wish I had the patience to put together a web page but I'm always in a rush.

You won't find any restro info from me :p and I find it had to believe you could not find any pics of the rig, consider I respond to just about every post in the Binder section.

But I'm purely a web wheeler at heart, matter of fact I'm hitching a ride through the con next week cause my Scout's on 31's with no lift :rasta:

Here's the bomber

Joe

And me...

My shit is all over the web. I don't have my own web page, but I'm all over the BB and the POR, and anythingscout.com

My wife and two boys are at nearly all of my BBQ's and wheelin trips.

DandC however, does suck. :flipoff2:

Originally posted by jdjanda


As far as the post count, let's just say I've had nothing to do for the past 7 months at work :flipoff2:

Snoopy received his licks when he showed up on the scene as well as everyone else. You have to remember this a college level board most of us do our own work and fab. So we don't spend a lot of money with D&C, kinda makes you wonder why he puts up with us.

I have a few posts on the board here in the IH section. I'm also on the BB but under another screen name. I wish I had the patience to put together a web page but I'm always in a rush.

You won't find any restro info from me :p and I find it had to believe you could not find any pics of the rig, consider I respond to just about every post in the Binder section.

But I'm purely a web wheeler at heart, matter of fact I'm hitching a ride through the con next week cause my Scout's on 31's with no lift :rasta:

Here's the bomber

Joe

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Just a question, though. For somebody who has replied to this board over 2000 times, I have not been able to find anything on you. No pictures of your Scout, no webpage, no restoration, nothing. So what gives? Are you just all talk (on Bulletin Boards) or do you really know what you are talking about? Where is your “build-up” ? My whole life, pictures, home, Scout, family, etc... is on my webpage.....for all to judge....but I find nothing on you. So far, all I can find about you, is an e-mail. And I did look for a bit (search)...but if you do have something like that, it shouldn't be that hard to find.....are you not proud of your Scout, or anything? Put it out there for all to judge. I am sure that if you stop replying to all these boards so much, that you would have plenty of time to make some sort of page up to show all of us your accomplishments.

And if you do have something up, then my mistake, and I would like to see it.


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OK this is not the BB and there are no archives. I have been here thru 4 different POR boards, Yes my post count is only 5000+ and a high very high member count of 17. I've been here much longer than you think. You want to know something about me just ask!! You want to root around and find my faults and POS truck , to faucking bad you were not here when I posted it! As you can see I'm a newbie as well, a newbie for life. Your little :crybaby2: IS:rainbow: ! It's the :vader2: side remember:flipoff:

What is next Tea and cookies for IH forum? :rolleyes:

Originally posted by Old Scout

What is next Tea and cookies for IH forum? :rolleyes:



OOoo, that would be nice!!!


:p

Tea and cookies are reserved for the tea and cookie section... and we all know where that is don't we OS.:flipoff2: :flipoff2: :flipoff2:

Originally posted by JoshC
Tea and cookies are reserved for the tea and cookie section... and we all know where that is don't we OS.:flipoff2: :flipoff2: :flipoff2:

Second Mouse would be late to that party as well and start to :crybaby2: :crybaby2: again!:flipoff2: And my for Forum is Tea and crumpets. :p http://www.ujnews.com/images/greatbr.gif

Someone needs to get some callouses and quit whineing.
BTW- When is tea time and I hope that it's iced not hot. :D :D

Do I smell a mid-life-crisis? I think your anger problem is based on the fact that you’re about to turn 40. It is making you lash out at people who weren’t talking to you in the first place. A great many other things will start to happen……more hair will fall out, your gut will get bigger, other things won’t work as well, etc…. but as long as you hold onto that “Member 17” status, you’ll have the world in the palm of your hands…among other things. :flipoff:

Originally posted by Second Mouse
more hair will fall out

:eek: More? :flipoff2:

Originally posted by Second Mouse
Do I smell a mid-life-crisis? I think your anger problem is based on the fact that you’re about to turn 40. It is making you lash out at people who weren’t talking to you in the first place. A great many other things will start to happen……more hair will fall out, your gut will get bigger, other things won’t work as well, etc…. but as long as you hold onto that “Member 17” status, you’ll have the world in the palm of your hands…among other things. :flipoff:


LMAO,good one.

Originally posted by R O



LMAO,good one.

Ahh, nothing like a healthy dose of attitude to go around. Makes us all feel like the big happy disfunctional family we are.

I like what you are doing, although I am not a big fan of the rainbow colors. Tub one color, suspension one color, but then, I don't really care to color code my rig so knuckleheads can figure out what I have done. I figure folks will see it on the trails and know it has been tweaked a little.

You need to step up to a different tie rod. That one is going to pretzel on you in short order. Maybe you have one on order already, but I didn't read about it.

Also, what is with the steering stabilizer? Is this a trail rig or a DD? guess you might need it on a DD. Awfully big for a DD though.

You sure took a big chunk out of your tranny pan. I would not have expected it to seal with that much taken off, but you drove it, so I guess it does. Lots of RS sealant?

I keep looking at where you dumped your pipes out, and cannot figure out if I like that spot or not? All the pipes I have seen that hang out very far past the rear tires, end up getting munched when you have to back up a rock or obstacle. They catch, grab, and pretzel in about half a second.

Why not tuck them in right behind the rear tire? Much less likely to hook them on something.

Why does the rear cage end so far forward? Why not run it closer to the back corners of the bed, put oversized feet on it and pick up the body mounts? Seems like an odd place to end it, right between the wheel well and the tailgate. Damian? Is that so it fits under the soft top?

Originally posted by Hooper



I keep looking at where you dumped your pipes out, and cannot figure out if I like that spot or not? All the pipes I have seen that hang out very far past the rear tires, end up getting munched when you have to back up a rock or obstacle. They catch, grab, and pretzel in about half a second.

Why not tuck them in right behind the rear tire? Much less likely to hook them on something.


I was eyeing that myself. I tore the hell out of the stock step bumper my rig came with coming down over a fallen tree. Anything coming out the rear is as good as gone, which is why my bumper is now a lawn ornament. :p

Originally posted by Second Mouse
Do I smell a mid-life-crisis? I think your anger problem is based on the fact that you’re about to turn 40. It is making you lash out at people who weren’t talking to you in the first place. A great many other things will start to happen……more hair will fall out, your gut will get bigger, other things won’t work as well, etc…. but as long as you hold onto that “Member 17” status, you’ll have the world in the palm of your hands…among other things. :flipoff:

WAR

Originally posted by Old Scout


WAR

BWAhahahahaaa...this should be fun to watch...hey 2nd mouse, you need to check your serious dickhead attitude or you're going to get the PBB beat down......okay, game on!:smokin:

Originally posted by Second Mouse
:flipoff:


Yeah, Okay. The first fukin mouse thought he was a badass too. Turns out he was just a dumbass! Wadda ya know. I haven't seen him in a while.

Though I've never used it... I think they put this ( :flipoff: ) here for a reason. I choose you!

Pop corn, pop corn, get yer pop corn
Hot dogs, get yer dogs here

:flipoff2: :flipoff2:

Serious Mouse, call Damien he might be able to set you straight.

Now a word from my wife

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if you think that my husband hasn't done anything to his scout, take a look at the old checkbook, thats right, check book! not credit card because he also works full time ya :crybaby: :crybaby:

LmFao!!!!!!!!

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Originally posted by Second Mouse
Do I smell a mid-life-crisis? I think your anger problem is based on the fact that you’re about to turn 40. It is making you lash out at people who weren’t talking to you in the first place. A great many other things will start to happen……more hair will fall out, your gut will get bigger, other things won’t work as well, etc…. but as long as you hold onto that “Member 17” status, you’ll have the world in the palm of your hands…among other things.
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Ohh Im #17 Ohh.....

Really that was about as

:rainbow: of a comment you coulda came up with :flipoff2:

So whens this "War" begin, and will there be carnage??
Pay Per View, Im in !

holy crap!!! didn't think I would get this big of a reaction..... from what I saw, everybody's quite the smart-mouthed around here, I was just biting back a bit....didn't mean to offened anyone.... and Joe...I was just giving you a hard time.. and if you're the same Joe, then from what I understand, you have been working a lot on the Jeep for awhile....you should've know that I was just giving you a hard time.

And by the way...someone posted something about me having other people working on my Scout...... then you didn't go through my site enough...the only thing that anybody has done on my rig is cut and turn front axle to obtain the proper caster....other than that, I have faked my way through it all.

ah..by the way...how do I get myself out of this spot? :rasta:

:flipoff: <--- I didn"t think that this was used for smart comments, more toward the f*&^ you attitude. So if all you were doing was trying to bite back, you came off wrong. Oh and it was me that wrote on that other post, b/c your using two topics to talk crap.

Originally posted by Old Scout


WAR


On the internet:confused:

Hey...392ssII......lighten up! it is all fun and games until someone gets an eye poked out.

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see the little green guys face, he is smiling


BTW, this thread is:rainbow: , you are all web wheelers, so I am going to surf porn:flipoff2:

see how that works, I just insulted everyone here but the little green guy says I'm joking (part about surfing porn is true however)

Ok...now for a serious reply:
Hooper: the deal with the tail pipes is that the parts Scout I used had just put them in that rig before his tranny took a crap, and being lazy (and not thinking about it really) I just took them out and installed them in my Scout....but you are right, they will drag everything if I don't do something about them. By the way, I went to your web-site, my only complaint: there isn't more. You have an awesome Scout, and I just kept looking for more. Really tough, man.

And didn't realize at the time of the order, that D&C was shorting me the long roll bar. Should've specified "family bar" But that is what you get when you don't fab everything yourself. ;)

Sorry, I didn't answer all of your questions.

The tie rod........show me something else to put on it. I couldn't find anything else that was cost-effective, but I'm all ears for something better.

The rainbow.....I've got no excuse for that one.

The tranny pan.....I did call a few places where they only left about 1/8", so I thought I was doing good with leaving about 1/4" , and by the way, no sealant was used, I just trimmed up the gasket with sissors and I have had no leakage at all.

The steering stabilizer.......it is just a Rancho 5000.....nothing out of the ordinary...?....In fact, someone told me that with 35's, that I might want to put 2 on there.

So far it is nothing....not a DD or anything, but my wife did drive it to work for awhile while my car was in the shop. There I go again, having someone else work on my vehicles. :rasta:

can we go on now? this is getting old, that will be a nice pavement pounder when its done,nice job:D

:flipoff2: its cool second mouse, just like talking smack. gets me all rowdy, hey im only 18. And your scout does look good:)

Originally posted by Second Mouse
but as long as you hold onto that “Member 17” status, you’ll have the world in the palm of your hands…among other things. :flipoff:


http://www.AzChatfield.net/Comebacks/Obvious_Kirk.jpg

Originally posted by Second Mouse
Ok...now for a serious reply:
Hooper: the deal with the tail pipes is that the parts Scout I used had just put them in that rig before his tranny took a crap, and being lazy (and not thinking about it really) I just took them out and installed them in my Scout....but you are right, they will drag everything if I don't do something about them.

I learned the hard way also about pipes, although not on my rig. Two scouts in one day lost tail pipes the same way, backing into/over a rock, and took us a long time using a hacksaw to cut them back and rip them off. Why couldn't they have just had rusty pipes, would have been easy. Since then, I have taken to carrying my grinder with a cutoff wheel and an inverter along. Haven't had to use it, and truth be told, I'm not sure how long my inverter will last with the grinder on the end, but it beats a hacksaw under there!!



By the way, I went to your web-site, my only complaint: there isn't more. You have an awesome Scout, and I just kept looking for more. Really tough, man.

Dang, get me in my soft spot why don't you. All right everyone, I guess he is OK after all ;) My scout is one of the smallest, and least built rigs on this board. I am a true newbie, and rookie at this sport, but I have been on the trail and on this board long enough to know that the old dogs have lots I can learn from. Every now and then, a question comes along that I have dealt with, so I throw my 2 cents in the hat, but I do a lot of listening, hence my low post count. I wheeled my rig before I started building it. Building it one step at a time. Build it, wheel it, see what doesn't work the way I want, fix that, and go on. My latest addition was the ladder bar to control spring wrap and hop. Got to try it last trip out. Guess what, it works, and works sweet. Works so well, that rusty, after doing a awesome imitation of a rocking horse on the same obstacle, to the point that he literally hopped all four wheels off the ground at the same time, already has started planning his bar. Hmm, we might have to change his name from Rusty, to Rocking Horse..... Don't believe me, I have video I will be capturing and uploading here in a day or two. Just like a porpoise, or a rocking horse. But then, I can't jab him too bad. After all, he was able to winch on up because his engine with FI ran, while I had to winch down and drive back out. Only two or three DNF on that one, and I led the way. :(

BTW, with your SOA, first real obstacle you hit, you will be moving your driver muffler outboard (I recommend a turbo style, takes up less space outboard of the frame, and less likely to get tagged), so you can run a ladder bar right down that spot. Or, maybe, (hopefully) you can come up with a better idea/method to control hop. I know Damian likes his kicker shocks, but the ladder bar does a better job. It is a lot more work, more complicated, and it *may* reduce articulation slightly (jury is still out, I will be using the roundup ramp to test that) but I had no rear axle hop. Kept the tires nicely planted, and if it were not for stupid fuel delivery problems, I would have crawled right up those rocks!!!

Speaking of fuel delivery, you can guess what my next project is...



And didn't realize at the time of the order, that D&C was shorting me the long roll bar. Should've specified "family bar" But that is what you get when you don't fab everything yourself. ;)

I have to say Damian is as honest as the day is long. Not sure why he designs his cages that way, but I am sure he has a good reason. Still waiting to hear though.... Hey, Damian??? ;)

You do your own work. That will earn you respect around here. Hard to know when to mouth off and when to pull in the horns. You will figure it out. Takes everyone a while. One thing I can guarantee though, no matter how big you talk, whether in jest or in seriousness, no one will take you very seriously until you get your rig out on the trails and show us your work. Paint and shine impress mall wheelers, but these guys are more impressed by flex, dents, and scratches. Heck, I had to paint my driveline last week because the driveline shop painted it red and the red showed up in a picture. Two cans of hammertite charcoal grey on the undercarriage fixed that for me. Not knocking your colors, to each his own, but get it finished, and get it on the trails.

Edit: had to add a few end bold codes....

Originally posted by Second Mouse
Sorry, I didn't answer all of your questions.

The tie rod........show me something else to put on it. I couldn't find anything else that was cost-effective, but I'm all ears for something better.

Only cost effective till you have to buy a few cases for the guy that bailed you out on your first run when you pretzel that one. Pony up and buy a beefed up tie rod. I think Comer sells them, and Fleck from Back Country Binders, also.

Mine is a BCB Stainless Steel. I keep painting it, cuz I don't like the shine, but paint won't stick very well. In any case,
http://www.ihssii.org/Hooper/Images-Technical/FrontZOver.jpg

The rainbow.....I've got no excuse for that one. Don't need one. If you like it, great, as I said, to each his own.

The tranny pan.....I did call a few places where they only left about 1/8", so I thought I was doing good with leaving about 1/4" , and by the way, no sealant was used, I just trimmed up the gasket with sissors and I have had no leakage at all.

Cool. As long as it works, that is the important thing.

The steering stabilizer.......it is just a Rancho 5000.....nothing out of the ordinary...?....In fact, someone told me that with 35's, that I might want to put 2 on there.

Yeah, for driving to the trail, and at the mall.

So far it is nothing....not a DD or anything, but my wife did drive it to work for awhile while my car was in the shop. There I go again, having someone else work on my vehicles. :rasta:

That will teach you. But, I don't have to worry about that. My wife is too short to drive mine. It is cool your family is involved in the project, since these things seem to take a good chunk of life. My wife puts up with with mine, sometimes happily, sometimes not so happily.... ;)

Originally posted by Second Mouse
you're the same Joe, then from what I understand, you have been working a lot on the Jeep for awhile....

Jeep, :eek: now your really pissing me off. Have not owned a heep since I was 18 (did get a lot pussy in it, but that's a different story).

SM, you got to understand something about this site, it's not what can I show you I did, but what I can show you how to do now.

Almost all the standard Scout 101 sheet was discussed in the Daily Topic threads, kinda like the BB FAQ's but with a :rasta: twist

My 2 cents, I'm tired from working on my Jeep all day :flipoff2:

Secong Mouse, I gotta say you did an awesome job on that website, especially for a hippie ! :flipoff2:






The step by step pics are great, cant wait for page 8....
Good Work.......:beer:

Thanks for everybody's replys.....good to get feedback from people. That is one thing I will need to learn: when to keep my mouth shut....I have a bad habbit of popping off before thinking. :goofball:

But my whole point of starting this thread was because I was new to this site, I know how hard it is to find a good site on a step-by-step build-up of a Scout, even if I didn't do everything right. I looked and looked during the build-up of mine, and they are hard to find (that are very detailed anyway) So I was really putting it out there to help others get ideas and to get advice from the likes of much more knowledgable people who know better (at least I know that a lot of you guys are the real experts on this stuff, even though I've been kinda diggin' at some of ya.)

Joe, I must have you confused with a guy that I was chatting with on Rockcrawler, sorry. :confused:

Oh yeah, thanks for the compliments LBD, and my hair is longer now than it was in those pics, makes for a real bitch when your out trying to work on the rig. :smokin:

And Hopper you're right, 'till I get it on the trails and take some "see how good it does" pics, then the respect won't completely come, it will just look good going up my tie-wall. But, sad to say, I have run out of money for the lockers, and while I could take it wheelin' like it is, I'd prefer to wait till it is "more" completed. ;)

Sorry, I have to add one more thing:

Joe, I disagree about the "not what you've done" but "what can I show you now"

And my perfect example is this: while doing my build-up, nobody I talked to, called, e-mailed, ....I mean nobody could give me a straight answer on if I could put a 1330 style CV joint on my front driveshaft with an automatic tranny. Everybody I called or talked to had a different answer. Anything Scout, if I recall corectly, said it wasn't possible at all. Somebody else said that with the amout of lift I had, that one notch in the side of the tranny would be all I needed, he ended up right, but for somebody out there like me, $400 on a front driveshaft with a 1330 oversized joint with an automatic, it was huge risk to take without knowing if it was gonna work. And by the way, that is a high angle driveshaft with a 12" slip spine. And now there is no question about whether someone can do it, because I have the pics on my page as proof.

And to my knowledge, that isn't covered in any "Tech 101 for Scouts" that I could find.

So, although it is nice to put out a web site to brag a little, I think there is a definate need for people to see what you have done too, so they can see the obstacles you ran into and solutions that you came up with.....but don't get me wrong, there is also the need for how can you help me now...because I need alot of that too.

Just my 2 cents.

Originally posted by jdjanda




SM, you got to understand something about this site, it's not what can I show you I did, but what I can show you how to do now.

Al

Uhh, What the Fawk are you "trying" to say here???????



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