Ive been drooling over this rig since I first saw the for sale ad. From the pictures it looks like the fabrication is top notch and has all the technical details to make it a competent runner. For a dedicated trail rig the only weakness I see is a lack of protection from mud, water and snow due to no inner fenders. I would also want to get rid of the rear spool. It looks like a screaming deal to me at what he is currently asking and I didn't even think his original asking price was unreasonable considering the level of craftsmanship it looks to have. I have sent the seller a couple of pm's asking more details and he has been very forthcoming. If I was looking for a trailer queen I would have made an offer on it many months ago, I just don't get why there hasn't been more interest in it.

Im not looking to criticize the owner or his rig, Im trying to understand why no one else has thought enough about the rig to buy it:confused:

http://pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=700529

The 16K asking price made me want to hit the back button without scrolling down.

At current asking price, I would consider it.


He needs to change his first post to reflect the current price he wants.

my .02

There is nothing wrong with it. Luke is a stand up guy and the best fabricator I have ever met. I have seen this rig in person and it is very nicely done. You buy it Chi and I can deliver as far as Denver Co. in mid June. :D

it is a very nice set up, i would go 16 for it

Buy it Helmer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Then pick me up on the way back and we'll swing down to Flat Nasty and scratch that bitch!

There is nothing wrong with it. Luke is a stand up guy and the best fabricator I have ever met. I have seen this rig in person and it is very nicely done. You buy it Chi and I can deliver as far as Denver Co. in mid June. :D

Buy it Helmer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Then pick me up on the way back and we'll swing down to Flat Nasty and scratch that bitch!



It looks like a TV pilot I just finished working on didn't get picked up to go to series:(. If it had I would be looking for someone to throw a 60/arb in the back and hold it till the Naches run

Trust me ive been doing EVERYTHING in my power to get anyone I know to pick this thing up. $6500 is a smoking deal for something you could buy load up and wheel for years exactlly the way it is. The fab work is top notch along with the attention to detail. Someone please buy this thing so I can stop obsessing over it!

must... resist... getting... out.. check.. book.

I can't believe the asking price on that, if I had time for the hobby and it had a back seat I'd be all over that.

It's a nice rig Helmer, you should buy it.:smokin:

x10 I've seen this truck in person/wheeled with him. It is top quality stuff....

He used to have a 4x4 shop just down the street. He has since moved to full custom race truck fab and prerunner fab at a secert location....

If I didn't have a pre-purchased pile of parts in my garage - I'd be all over this myself.

If I had 6500, it'd be in my (Dad's) yard. I wouldn't think twice about it.

Nice Scout.

$16,500 was too high, but damn...$6500...now that's a screamin' deal.

$16,500 was too high, but damn...$6500...now that's a screamin' deal.

werd.

I gotta say the same as everyone else, if'n I had $6500 laying around, it'd be taking up space in my yard 'till I get time to wheel it!

Nicely built rig, and yes I've seen it in person.

I'd do some things different, and put some heavier axles under it, atleas the rear, and link it, but the body is similar to how I had plans at one time, just never the time.

$6500 is a steal, and if I didn't have a pile of tube in the garage I might just have picked it up myself...

heck if I had a little spare money right now I WOULD pick it up to have a running wheeler again.

I WOULD pick it up to have a running wheeler again.

:idea::idea:

$6500 is a steal, and if I didn't have a pile of tube in the garage I might just have picked it up myself...


Buy it and sell the pile of tube.

Chi, Don't let the lack of inner fenders scare you away. The lack of them have never been a problem for me.

Other than the exhaust, which will get fubared on the rocks that I wheel against, It is pretty damn cool to me.

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http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n272/SSII/AZ/Redington/P1010108.jpg
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If anyone buys it I will go pick it up and store it at my secure location until you can come get it. ............ Seriously. I won't even wheel it. :D

Buy it Helmer!!!!! Somebody offered to haul it as far as Denver. I'd meet him there and haul it to KC and store it in the barn until you're ready to come get it!

$6500 is a fair price... (however I'd recommend upgrading the rear output on the D300).

If it had an Atlas, coils & D60s, the $16k would be a good starting point.

Buy it Helmer!!!!! Somebody offered to haul it as far as Denver. I'd meet him there and haul it to KC and store it in the barn until you're ready to come get it!


C'mon Helmer! How long has it been since you had a runnin rig? Too long! Do it Man! If Todd hauls out to Denver to get it, I can go with him to make sure he doesn't get lost in the Denver metro area. :flipoff2:

What a fawking thread backfire, me and my big fawking mouth:shaking: Life has been more a famine than a feast for some time. You guys did get to me, and if I was sure I had a feast laid out in front of me for the next 6 months or so I would be pm'ing some of you guys to work out a storage solution. For the owners sake I hope he moves it soon, but if its around a month from now and the green stuff is flowing I may not have a reasonable excuse to let it go.

... just don't eat dude. I mean, come on.

Hey Scout Broker see if the rig is still around, I think links and tons with 203/205 and it would be bad ass. I don't have enough:eek: If he still has it and you can stash it for me, maybe I got to have it. And can anyone tell me what springs I need to fit 33s on a Scout?

Hey Scout Broker see if the rig is still around, I think links and tons with 203/205 and it would be bad ass. I don't have enough:eek: If he still has it and you can stash it for me, maybe I got to have it. And can anyone tell me what springs I need to fit 33s on a Scout?

This rig has been sold. :)


Oh and these are the springs you need to run 33s.:flipoff2:
http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/9844/2091689490045495983kbdv.jpg (http://img132.imageshack.us/i/2091689490045495983kbdv.jpg/)

AAH Soft rides:smokin:

Its an old company that is just now branching out into the automotive market.:D
http://img709.imageshack.us/img709/5197/sealybrandlogolg.gif (http://img709.imageshack.us/i/sealybrandlogolg.gif/)

Shows were the economy is when a guy like Luke can't get half what his truck is worth...

this rig has been sold. :)


who?!?!

who?!?!

Some local guy.

Some local guy.

your local.....

your local.....

Yes. Yes I am...:grinpimp:

Yes. Yes I am...:grinpimp:

So when are we wheeling?

So when are we wheeling?

Soon my spastic little buddy. Soon. :D

Saweeeeeeet gona link it, I still have a 60 frt we can deal on:D

This rig has been sold. :)


who?!?!

Some local guy.

you're local.....

Yes. Yes I am...:grinpimp:

So... post some pics with you standing next to it in your driveway :flipoff2:

Saweeeeeeet gona link it, I still have a 60 frt we can deal on:D
I'm not going to link this one. I'm still building "Tuber Uber" which will be linked. This one is just a "Temp Scout" so I don't miss a summer of wheeling. Lot's of Crown to drink at Naches this year. :D


So... post some pics with you standing next to it in your driveway :flipoff2:

It's not in my driveway yet. :flipoff2:

I'm not going to link this one. I'm still building "Tuber Uber" which will be linked. This one is just a "Temp Scout" so I don't miss a summer of wheeling. Lot's of Crown to drink at Naches this year. :D

It's not in my driveway yet. :flipoff2:

I have it on very good authority (i.e. someone that talked to Lukas) that you were going to look at it today...

I have it on very good authority (i.e. someone that talked to Lukas) that you were going to look at it today...

That WAS the plan. But I ended up going yesterday afternoon. Didn't want it to get away....:grinpimp:

Fawking awesome, I can't wait to see some wheeling pics of it. Glad it went to someone on here, looks like you got a steal

Lot's of Crown to drink at Naches this year. :D

:grinpimp:

Now he doesn't have to be a seat cover at Naches this year. :smokin:

Hey don't be upset, here is another great buy.

http://seattle.craigslist.org/est/cto/1754573443.html

Better jump on it before he realizes what he has and ups the price.

Hey don't be upset, here is another great buy.

http://seattle.craigslist.org/est/cto/1754573443.html

Better jump on it before he realizes what he has and ups the price.

Looks like a steal at $80,000.....:laughing:

If the buyers lucky he may have another at that price:homer:. :lmao:

Very clever ploy, Chi. You find a rig that you really want, but know deep down you really shouldn't buy it at the moment. So, you increase its exposure to the target market of buyers by posting here. Someone else quickly buys it up and thereby removes the tempation. Crazy......... like a fox!


:flipoff2:

Very clever ploy, Chi. You find a rig that you really want, but know deep down you really shouldn't buy it at the moment. So, you increase its exposure to the target market of buyers by posting here. Someone else quickly buys it up and thereby removes the tempation. Crazy......... like a fox!


:flipoff2:

That is pretty mcuh how it happened. The seller got a huge bump in interest and was actually inquiring with a friend of mine "How do I post pictures on Pirate... I've had a ton of interest in the last couple days....

" But before he could post new photos it sold.

Chi should get a finders fee :laughing::laughing:

Very clever ploy, Chi. You find a rig that you really want, but know deep down you really shouldn't buy it at the moment. So, you increase its exposure to the target market of buyers by posting here. Someone else quickly buys it up and thereby removes the tempation. Crazy......... like a fox!


:flipoff2:



That is pretty mcuh how it happened. The seller got a huge bump in interest and was actually inquiring with a friend of mine "How do I post pictures on Pirate... I've had a ton of interest in the last couple days....

" But before he could post new photos it sold.

Chi should get a finders fee :laughing::laughing:

All of that plus the price got down into "Silly Land" :D

Always liked this scout. Saved pics of it a while back. Would like to skin a buggy like that.

Very clever ploy, Chi. You find a rig that you really want, but know deep down you really shouldn't buy it at the moment. So, you increase its exposure to the target market of buyers by posting here. Someone else quickly buys it up and thereby removes the tempation. Crazy......... like a fox!


:flipoff2:

:laughing::laughing::laughing: I wasn't quite looking at it like that, but now that you put it all together Im liking that story:grinpimp:

I wasn't quite looking at it like that, but now that you put it all together Im liking that story:grinpimp:

The mind works in mysterious ways. Now if we could harness that and change it when we spock a hottie.....

It's a good thing I don't come in the IH section too often. Figuring out how to get that from Oregon to Louisiana would have been a bitch.

It's a good thing I don't come in the IH section too often. Figuring out how to get that from Oregon to Louisiana would have been a bitch.

Nah... half the trip or more was already figured out for you.... all you would have had to do is figure out how to get it from KC to coon-ass land. :flipoff2:

I hate you, I hate you, I hate you, I hate you...................and did I mention I hate you?

http://img641.imageshack.us/img641/3756/p6193814.jpg

:flipoff2::flipoff2::flipoff2:

That is a bad ass combo!

that's an awesome picture. Sick IH on a IH flatbed:eek::smokin:

+1

1. I hate you
2. Cool flatbed/tow rig

That rig makes D44's and 37's look alot cooler than my Scout does ...

Thanks guys. :flipoff2:

I'm thinking that at #3870 pounds the D44s "Might" have a chance of surviving for a while..:D

Thanks guys. :flipoff2:

I'm thinking that at #3870 pounds the D44s "Might" have a chance of surviving for a while..:D

Maybe if you don't start it.:flipoff2:.....Run it till it blows!:smokin:

Don't jump too much on the band wagon --- he was in a parade when that picture was taken. He wasn't headed out to go wheeling.... :flipoff2::flipoff2:

Maybe if you don't start it.:flipoff2:.....Run it till it blows!:smokin:

Lol. Ya you are probably right. I'm all for beating em till they give in. Dutchman has my 9" housing done and the 40 spline axles made. Wouldn't be to hard to throw it into this buggy first. :grinpimp:

Thanks guys. :flipoff2:

I'm thinking that at #3870 pounds the D44s "Might" have a chance of surviving for a while..:D

I vote No.

Were you there when he tore the knuckle right off at the crushers?

Don't jump too much on the band wagon --- he was in a parade when that picture was taken. He wasn't headed out to go wheeling.... :flipoff2::flipoff2:

Hey it was a parade in Sheridan. Thats pretty hardcore...:flipoff2:

I vote No.

Were you there when he tore the knuckle right off at the crushers?

I think I heard about that. Was that the time he came out of the Crushers at about 30mph? In 2wd? With parts flying everyplace? :D

I though lukas already had Dutchman shafts in that thing? It's no 9" with 40 spline, but he did drive it out of the bottom of the crushers with only 2wd.

I though lukas already had Dutchman shafts in that thing? It's no 9" with 40 spline, but he did drive it out of the bottom of the crushers with only 2wd.

It had chromo shafts it the rear and I have some i'll be putting in the front. The 40 spline 9 is gping in the rear of "Uber 2.0" :smokin:

So besides flopping at Naches, how did the rig do?

So besides flopping at Naches, how did the rig do?
It doesn't flex worth a DAMN (rear springs too stiff, shackle angle off and shackles too short), the tire sidewalls need to be broken in (read broken down) and it is to light in the rear end.

O-ya and the fan [doesn't] suck :flipoff2:


Its got potential, and I know Mike will get it worked out. Thats what "shake-down runs" are all about. Cage does its job however and skid-plate looks nice, as does the *bling* SS exhaust :D

It doesn't flex worth a DAMN (rear springs too stiff, shackle angle off and shackles too short), the tire sidewalls need to be broken in (read broken down) and it is to light in the rear end.

O-ya and the fan [doesn't] suck :flipoff2:


Its got potential, and I know Mike will get it worked out. Thats what "shake-down runs" are all about. Cage does its job however and skid-plate looks nice, as does the *bling* SS exhaust :D


Just inboard the leafs and they will flex like a mofo

Hey I bet Buck still got his shackles for sale:laughing:

http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs161.snc3/18851_234633458370_584973370_3438322_8217438_n.jpg

So besides flopping at Naches, how did the rig do?

Pretty much like Rusty said. It's way light in the rear and now that the 345 is gone from the front. It's now light all over. Never though I would think that about a Scout. :grinpimp:
I need to lower it a bit and put a storage box in the back of it. I'm hoping the box will add just enough weight to help with traction. I could also run my steel beadlocks but I want to be careful about putting weight back on.

All in all it was a pretty good shakedown run. Considering we did a full powertrain swap in less then 3 weeks. With loading it on the trailer being the first test drive. :homer:

The 4.3 makes great power and ran well. The cable shifters were great. And the modified gate in the B&M shifter was a dream to use. :smokin:
I'm closing in on it. Next trip out may have it wheeling to it's full potential.

Just inboard the leafs and they will flex like a mofo

Hey I bet Buck still got his shackles for sale:laughing:

http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs161.snc3/18851_234633458370_584973370_3438322_8217438_n.jpg

Believe it or not, I do have them available! They did not sell at the Swap meet. $80.00 firm, pick up only will not ship.:flipoff2:

BTW, Mike you did a great job during that roll to keep all your body parts inside the cage.

One would think that was not your first roll...

i would have bought it at 8000 if it was near me.

what great build.

So besides flopping at Naches, how did the rig do?


I didnt bring anything to wheel, so I cant have an opinion on the matter.

:flipoff2::flipoff2:Fixed it for ya:flipoff2::flipoff2:

The rig works just fine as it is. May be able to make it work better but I would drive it as is for the most part.:smokin:

... Lot's of Crown to drink at Naches this year...

Old quote. Mission accomplished.

Old quote. Mission accomplished.

Oh ya! I don't think I could have held anymore on Friday night. :grinpimp: Thanks to Terry bringing a Barrel-O-Crown there was even some left for Saturday night. :smokin:

Oh ya! I don't think I could have held anymore on Friday night. :grinpimp: Thanks to Terry bringing a Barrel-O-Crown there was even some left for Saturday night. :smokin:

Just doin' what I can to help:homer:

BTW, Mike you did a great job during that roll to keep all your body parts inside the cage.

One would think that was not your first roll...
Thanks!
This was my first time over in a Scout. I have a strange feeling it won't be my last. :grinpimp:
I have been over (and over) a few times in Sand Rails. Those tend to happen a little faster and take a bit longer to come to a stop. :D


Just doin' what I can to help:homer:

You my friend are a Prince among men. I'm going to call you the "Crown Prince" :grinpimp: Or maybe the "Prince of Crown? :flipoff2:

Mike that rid is badass, I think you fuckin stole it:flipoff2: