Daily Topic - Good or Bad some of your mods - 10/23 - Pirate4x4.Com : 4x4 and Off-Road Forum

jdjanda · 10-22-2001, 09:53 PM

Lets hear it, the good, the bad, the ugly. Best mod, worst mod, fugliest mod.

Best: New front bumper, and rock sliders.

Worst: spending money on the project Scout, instead of parting it out.

Ugliest: Reused bumper.
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Joe

JoshC · 10-23-2001, 06:12 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by jdjanda:
Lets hear it, the good, the bad, the ugly. Best mod, worst mod, fugliest mod.

Best: New front bumper, and rock sliders.

Worst: spending money on the project Scout, instead of parting it out.

Ugliest: Reused bumper.
<IMG width=418 height=292 SRC="http://www.pirate4x4.com/ubb/uploads/JD-Bump.jpg">

Joe

I kinda like them Jerry Can brackets you made too. No comment about the rear bumper. <IMG SRC="smilies/thefinger.gif" border="0">

My favorite mod is the line lock I added. I did however, find the scout across the street after a very cold night last year.

Next on my list is a home-made on-board welder. I will love that every time it saves my ass.

mkeown · 10-23-2001, 06:29 AM

Best mod for me was probably the Holley Projection. Really improved over my less than perfect Thermoquad. I havent really got a worst mod on this Scout, except maybe the Smittybilt tube bumper on the front.

pablo955 · 10-23-2001, 06:45 AM

Best Mod - SOA w/massive body trimming
Worst Mod - I keep replacing those damn step bumpers on the rear, when I should just build an indestructable one to match the front

Scout Dude · 10-23-2001, 06:57 AM

Worst mod:
1)Spending all the time putting in the Chevy motor and then adapting it to a Dana 20 (who knew that lower gears would be available for everything else..I mean lower than 3.15)

2) Edelbrock carb

Best Mod:

1) Chevy Motor swap (if I could only keep it cool <IMG SRC="smilies/frown.gif" border="0"> )

2) I don't know yet, but I am assuming that the Atlas that I am buying will be top on this list.

3) I am also assuming that the Q-Jet that I am trading for my edelbrock will be on here as well.

4) Dana 60 rear <IMG SRC="smilies/biggrin.gif" border="0">

5) ditching the POS stock springs for longer wider springs.

Scout Dude · 10-23-2001, 06:58 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Aubrey:
Best Mod - SOA w/massive body trimming
Worst Mod - I keep replacing those damn step bumpers on the rear, when I should just build an indestructable one to match the front

Hey, everyone....a NEWBIE

<IMG SRC="smilies/thefinger.gif" border="0"> <IMG SRC="smilies/thefinger.gif" border="0"> Welcome newbie <IMG SRC="smilies/thefinger.gif" border="0"> <IMG SRC="smilies/biggrin.gif" border="0">

[ 10-23-2001: Message edited by: Scout Dude ]

Cliffy [JD] · 10-23-2001, 07:53 AM

Well since I just got started on my scout it's kinda a lame list

Best Mod:

1. Adding a 4bbl intake

2. Putting a "clean" fender on

3. And looking to the future here: Putting a nice coat of paint on it. then trashing it on the trail

Worst mod:

1. Putting a gas-leaking 4bbl QJ on my new intake

pablo955 · 10-23-2001, 08:25 AM

Ok, you caught me. I've been on the BB for years, and have been around IH's since I was born, but somehow I just now heard about this group. I already know a few of you though. So, what does it take to go from Newbie to Rock God (or Goddess in my case)?

tsm1mt · 10-23-2001, 08:27 AM

Lesse.. on Tigger..

Best mods? Front Locker, ONBOARD AIR!!, V8 (both the stock 304 and the built 345 were upgrades from the 196..), and the wide T19 is kinda up there.

Worst mod? Skyjacker Lift Springs. Also the "mods" that resulted in the tailgate not opening, the doors not closing, and the top not fitting.

On "Little Devil"

Best Mods - Gryphin 304, Gryphin 727 w/ manual valvebody, High-stall converter.

Worst Mods - The Sch40 'cage that was given to me, and putting ME in the driver's seat.

Travelall?

Best - 33x12.50s and ONBOARD AIR. Buying the rig for $200.
Worst mod? Trying to make a tow-rig out of a 1/2T Travelall..

'74 200 - Best? ONBOARD AIR (see a theme here?), new tires, and the 10k-lbs receiver hitch (gooseneck plate soon)
Worst mod? Waiting this long to buy a real tow rig.

tsm1mt · 10-23-2001, 08:30 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Aubrey:
Ok, you caught me. I've been on the BB for years, and have been around IH's since I was born, but somehow I just now heard about this group. I already know a few of you though. So, what does it take to go from Newbie to Rock God (or Goddess in my case)?

You'll need the Gift o' Gab. <IMG SRC="smilies/biggrin.gif" border="0">

Welcome, Aubrey! <IMG SRC="smilies/thefinger.gif" border="0">

FWIW, there's already a picture of your Scout floating around here under the "HUMMMM" thread.

Zane Znamenacek · 10-23-2001, 10:18 AM

Best: Has got to be the lockers. Although, the rear SOA is way up there.

Worst: Trying to make the stock TQ work. I actually paid someone to rebuild that piece of crap! <IMG SRC="smilies/mad.gif" border="0">

Ugliest: Well, the body mods I acquired on 21 Road last weekend are pretty ugly.

HooperSSII · 10-23-2001, 10:44 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Aubrey:
Best Mod - SOA w/massive body trimming
Worst Mod - I keep replacing those damn step bumpers on the rear, when I should just build an indestructable one to match the front

Welcome newbie. Don't I know you???

Scoutillac · 10-23-2001, 11:08 AM

Worst mod??? not yet
Bast mod? my susp <IMG SRC="smilies/biggrin.gif" border="0">

JoshC · 10-23-2001, 11:18 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Scoutillac:
Worst mod??? not yet
Bast mod? my susp <IMG SRC="smilies/biggrin.gif" border="0">

<IMG SRC="smilies/eek.gif" border="0"> <IMG SRC="smilies/eek.gif" border="0"> <IMG SRC="smilies/eek.gif" border="0"> OMG! You just made my fawkin day! <IMG SRC="smilies/eek.gif" border="0"> <IMG SRC="smilies/eek.gif" border="0"> <IMG SRC="smilies/eek.gif" border="0"> That is some beautiful shite!

tsm1mt · 10-23-2001, 11:29 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Scoutillac:
Worst mod??? not yet
Bast mod? my susp <IMG SRC="smilies/biggrin.gif" border="0">

NICE, Kev!

OTOH, you could also say, "Worst Mod - susp"

<IMG SRC="smilies/thefinger.gif" border="0">

Or maybe that's the axle's fault for bein' too narrow. <IMG SRC="smilies/biggrin.gif" border="0"> <IMG SRC="smilies/biggrin.gif" border="0">

Scoutillac · 10-23-2001, 11:37 AM

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!! I just got a bit greedy <IMG SRC="smilies/biggrin.gif" border="0">

camo · 10-23-2001, 11:38 AM

my beloved scout is now R.I.P. but in fond memory

best mod was:

lincoln locked rear.

worst mod was:

trying to remove body cancer and painting it. i should of just got a tetness shot and called it good. <IMG SRC="smilies/biggrin.gif" border="0">

JoshC · 10-23-2001, 12:12 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by camo:
my beloved scout is now R.I.P. but in fond memory

best mod was:

lincoln locked rear.

worst mod was:

trying to remove body cancer and painting it. i should of just got a tetness shot and called it good. <IMG SRC="smilies/biggrin.gif" border="0">

You finally sold it? That was a nice rig fo sho. I hope you got the $ you were asking for! A year from now you will regret selling it and buy a new one only to spend another ten grand on!

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jdjanda · 10-23-2001, 12:29 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Aubrey:
Ok, you caught me. I've been on the BB for years, and have been around IH's since I was born, but somehow I just now heard about this group. I already know a few of you though. So, what does it take to go from Newbie to Rock God (or Goddess in my case)?

Welcome newbie <IMG SRC="smilies/thefinger.gif" border="0"> to the dark side <IMG SRC="smilies/vader.gif" border="0">

Joe

ScoutDork · 10-23-2001, 01:09 PM

Best: Dodge quad Cab W/'16 flat trailer
Worst: Dents thats ruin my spray can paint job

jdjanda · 10-23-2001, 01:21 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by ScoutDork:
Best: Dodge quad Cab W/'16 flat trailer
Worst: Dents thats ruin my spray can paint job

Another Newbie welcome <IMG SRC="smilies/thefinger.gif" border="0"> <IMG SRC="smilies/thefinger.gif" border="0">

Joe

pablo955 · 10-23-2001, 02:51 PM

Thanks for the welcome everybody, it sounds like this will be more entertaining than the BB. As far as the gift of gab, I may be into Scouts but I am still a girl - gab is often my middle name!!

Sure enough, there is already a pic of my truck up. Apparently my reputation precedes me.

Hooper - you might know me, I have been at RMIHR for the past 6 years, on the RMIHR committee for the past 2, my dad is big into Scouts as well (Steve Cavender), I made it to the Nationals this year (not with the Scout though - it is parked in CO for the time being).

Question - How come when i post my little picture doesn't come up on the left hand side? <IMG SRC="smilies/frown.gif" border="0">

Scoutillac · 10-23-2001, 03:30 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Aubrey:

Question - How come when i post my little picture doesn't come up on the left hand side? <IMG SRC="smilies/frown.gif" border="0">[/QB]

Because you are a newbie <IMG SRC="smilies/thefinger.gif" border="0"> All in good time grasshopper, it shall become clear <IMG SRC="smilies/biggrin.gif" border="0">

jdjanda · 10-23-2001, 08:49 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by JoshC:
Next on my list is a home-made on-board welder. I will love that every time it saves my ass.

Why would you make an on-board welder, you can't even weld. <IMG SRC="smilies/thefinger.gif" border="0">

Joe <IMG SRC="smilies/biggrin.gif" border="0">

JoshC · 10-23-2001, 09:13 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by jdjanda:
Why would you make an on-board welder, you can't even weld. <IMG SRC="smilies/thefinger.gif" border="0">

Joe <IMG SRC="smilies/biggrin.gif" border="0">

uhm.... <IMG SRC="smilies/rasta.gif" border="0"> <IMG SRC="smilies/thefinger.gif" border="0">

10-22-2001, 09:53 PM	#1 (permalink)
jdjanda Registered User Join Date: Jul 2001 Member # 5982 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 4,292	Daily Topic - Good or Bad some of your mods - 10/23 Lets hear it, the good, the bad, the ugly. Best mod, worst mod, fugliest mod. Best: New front bumper, and rock sliders. Worst: spending money on the project Scout, instead of parting it out. Ugliest: Reused bumper. <IMG width=418 height=292 SRC="http://www.pirate4x4.com/ubb/uploads/JD-Bump.jpg"> Joe __________________ Was that a comment meant to hurt? RU Dysfuncational http://thisdysfunctional.org/forum

10-23-2001, 06:29 AM	#3 (permalink)
mkeown Registered User Join Date: Nov 2000 Member # 2145 Posts: 50	Best mod for me was probably the Holley Projection. Really improved over my less than perfect Thermoquad. I havent really got a worst mod on this Scout, except maybe the Smittybilt tube bumper on the front. __________________ '79 Scout II 345 w/ Projection, 3.73,Lockright in rear, 4" Triangle springs, 32x11.50 BFG M/T's. '99 Chevy Z71 5.3

10-23-2001, 06:45 AM	#4 (permalink)
pablo955 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2001 Member # 7729 Location: Lafayette, IN Posts: 32	Best Mod - SOA w/massive body trimming Worst Mod - I keep replacing those damn step bumpers on the rear, when I should just build an indestructable one to match the front __________________ Drive it like you stole it! '77 Scout II, SOA, 35's, 345, T-19A, D20, D44's, driven by a girl!

10-23-2001, 06:57 AM	#5 (permalink)
Scout Dude Registered User Join Date: Apr 2001 Member # 4001 Location: Citrus Heights, CA Posts: 3,984	Worst mod: 1)Spending all the time putting in the Chevy motor and then adapting it to a Dana 20 (who knew that lower gears would be available for everything else..I mean lower than 3.15) 2) Edelbrock carb Best Mod: 1) Chevy Motor swap (if I could only keep it cool <IMG SRC="smilies/frown.gif" border="0"> ) 2) I don't know yet, but I am assuming that the Atlas that I am buying will be top on this list. 3) I am also assuming that the Q-Jet that I am trading for my edelbrock will be on here as well. 4) Dana 60 rear <IMG SRC="smilies/biggrin.gif" border="0"> 5) ditching the POS stock springs for longer wider springs. __________________ Dysfunctional Rockcrawlers

10-23-2001, 08:25 AM	#8 (permalink)
pablo955 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2001 Member # 7729 Location: Lafayette, IN Posts: 32	Ok, you caught me. I've been on the BB for years, and have been around IH's since I was born, but somehow I just now heard about this group. I already know a few of you though. So, what does it take to go from Newbie to Rock God (or Goddess in my case)? __________________ Drive it like you stole it! '77 Scout II, SOA, 35's, 345, T-19A, D20, D44's, driven by a girl!

10-23-2001, 07:53 AM	#7 (permalink)
Cliffy [JD] Registered User Join Date: Feb 2000 Member # 14 Location: Brighton, CO Posts: 3,099	Well since I just got started on my scout it's kinda a lame list Best Mod: 1. Adding a 4bbl intake 2. Putting a "clean" fender on 3. And looking to the future here: Putting a nice coat of paint on it. then trashing it on the trail Worst mod: 1. Putting a gas-leaking 4bbl QJ on my new intake

10-23-2001, 08:27 AM	#9 (permalink)
tsm1mt Registered User Join Date: Oct 2000 Member # 2071 Location: Helena, MT USA Posts: 5,169	Lesse.. on Tigger.. Best mods? Front Locker, ONBOARD AIR!!, V8 (both the stock 304 and the built 345 were upgrades from the 196..), and the wide T19 is kinda up there. Worst mod? Skyjacker Lift Springs. Also the "mods" that resulted in the tailgate not opening, the doors not closing, and the top not fitting. On "Little Devil" Best Mods - Gryphin 304, Gryphin 727 w/ manual valvebody, High-stall converter. Worst Mods - The Sch40 'cage that was given to me, and putting ME in the driver's seat. Travelall? Best - 33x12.50s and ONBOARD AIR. Buying the rig for $200. Worst mod? Trying to make a tow-rig out of a 1/2T Travelall.. '74 200 - Best? ONBOARD AIR (see a theme here?), new tires, and the 10k-lbs receiver hitch (gooseneck plate soon) Worst mod? Waiting this long to buy a real tow rig. __________________ -Tom KE7VUX

10-23-2001, 10:18 AM	#11 (permalink)
Zane Znamenacek Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Member # 4758 Location: Fruita, CO Posts: 101	Best: Has got to be the lockers. Although, the rear SOA is way up there. Worst: Trying to make the stock TQ work. I actually paid someone to rebuild that piece of crap! <IMG SRC="smilies/mad.gif" border="0"> Ugliest: Well, the body mods I acquired on 21 Road last weekend are pretty ugly.

10-23-2001, 11:08 AM	#13 (permalink)
Scoutillac Registered User Join Date: Sep 2000 Member # 1694 Location: Sea Wa Posts: 1,761	Worst mod??? not yet Bast mod? my susp <IMG SRC="smilies/biggrin.gif" border="0"> __________________ The hammer of the gods will drive our ships to new lands

10-23-2001, 11:37 AM	#16 (permalink)
Scoutillac Registered User Join Date: Sep 2000 Member # 1694 Location: Sea Wa Posts: 1,761	HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!! I just got a bit greedy <IMG SRC="smilies/biggrin.gif" border="0"> __________________ The hammer of the gods will drive our ships to new lands

10-23-2001, 11:38 AM	#17 (permalink)
camo No comment Join Date: Mar 2000 Member # 4 Location: Rubicon Posts: 27,056 Blog Entries: 1	my beloved scout is now R.I.P. but in fond memory best mod was: lincoln locked rear. worst mod was: trying to remove body cancer and painting it. i should of just got a tetness shot and called it good. <IMG SRC="smilies/biggrin.gif" border="0">

10-23-2001, 01:09 PM	#20 (permalink)
ScoutDork Registered User Join Date: Oct 2001 Member # 7626 Location: El Paso Posts: 23	Best: Dodge quad Cab W/'16 flat trailer Worst: Dents thats ruin my spray can paint job __________________ [url="http://members.aol.com/DORKIEST/scout1.html"]http://members.aol.com/DORKIEST/scout1.html[/url]

10-23-2001, 02:51 PM	#22 (permalink)
pablo955 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2001 Member # 7729 Location: Lafayette, IN Posts: 32	Thanks for the welcome everybody, it sounds like this will be more entertaining than the BB. As far as the gift of gab, I may be into Scouts but I am still a girl - gab is often my middle name!! Sure enough, there is already a pic of my truck up. Apparently my reputation precedes me. Hooper - you might know me, I have been at RMIHR for the past 6 years, on the RMIHR committee for the past 2, my dad is big into Scouts as well (Steve Cavender), I made it to the Nationals this year (not with the Scout though - it is parked in CO for the time being). Question - How come when i post my little picture doesn't come up on the left hand side? <IMG SRC="smilies/frown.gif" border="0"> __________________ Drive it like you stole it! '77 Scout II, SOA, 35's, 345, T-19A, D20, D44's, driven by a girl!

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