Project Scout?

www.scoutswest.com

http://www.anythingscout.com/

http://scoutparts.com/

http://www.ihonlynorth.com/

http://stores.brakeplanet.com/store/search.aspx?key=INTL%20HARVESTER+SCOUT%20II+1980&submit=Search  
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1975 Scout II XLC Built with used parts
1999 Diesel powered F250 Superduty Lariat

"glenddddddddaaaaaaallllleeee!!!!!!!" (04-Z71)

Great Scout Links, Thanks Manotractor!  
You can do anything you dare to dream.

the brakeplanet.com link allows you to buy slotted and cross drilled rotors for your scout, but since you have a 73 you will need to convert to disc brakes first  
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1975 Scout II XLC Built with used parts
1999 Diesel powered F250 Superduty Lariat

"glenddddddddaaaaaaallllleeee!!!!!!!" (04-Z71)

So Robin, we getting a Scout project or what?  
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Let it be so please! I always thought a Scout traveler/ terra (118" wheel base) bobbed at the rear to where a SII hard top would fit on it would be awesome, OR, even cooler, a traveler top that's been shorteened also to match the bobbed rear quarters. Scout bodies aren't as easy to work with as j@@ps, but they're pretty simple, bobbing the rear of one would be pretty simpler in a garage type atmosphere. A lot of Scout owners rear quarters are banged up any ways at the tail lights because of the overhang. Why not cut it off, shorten it, replace it? Only if it were a traveler or terra... I'll volunteer mine if y'all foot the bill  

I think Scoutmaster would be a great name for your new project. But a question. If you are looking for something a little more on the economical side, who go to such a large change in the vehicle? 35" tires with the small wheelwell openings would require a huge amount of mods for the garage mechanic. That is the person you are shooting for on this project correct? I also understand you probably don't consider anything smaller usefull while out wheeling, but how about use little guys with thin pockets?  

Leejping- I would consider 32 or 33-inch tires as well. I just don't know how it would look with a spring over conversion and 33s. Would it look strange? I've never built a Scout before.
cbmind- I think I'll keep the original body there, maybe a little trimming if necessary, but I don't plan to do any hard-core rock crawling with this Scout. In fact I'd likely add a cargo rack to allow more camping stuff. I want to drive it out to the coast on day trips or up to the snow for weekends.
The most important items to me are:
1. Reliability
2. Simplicity
3. Non corrosive
4. Sure-footed
5. Comfortable interior  
You can do anything you dare to dream.

if you had stock ride height springs with a spring over and 33" tires it would not look goofy at all. i have seen a few that spring over with a 4" lift and 35's that looked o.k. but they were kinda tall for that short of a wheel base being that the scout II is right at 100"w.b. non corrosive is tough cus when the trucks were built they were not painted on the inside of the body panels very well at all so they rust from the inside out. unless you want fiberglass replacements which are available. reliability is not hard with the components they are already equipped being stout for a 1/2 ton rig. just like any old truck their will be a list of repairs that will take awhile to finish.  
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1975 Scout II XLC Built with used parts
1999 Diesel powered F250 Superduty Lariat

"glenddddddddaaaaaaallllleeee!!!!!!!" (04-Z71)

I've also seen a few Scouts back home with 33" tires that looked great to me. Most used a 6" or so lift, I think, in a stock spring under position. Wouldn't that be a better plan for your "sure-footed" requirement. A lot less wheel hop I do believe. It would also help with reliability (less modified things to go wrong, not that you'd build anything unsafe), simplicity (i.e. less work welding and fabing, more time wheelin), and for comfort, if you see fit, do a front reverse shackle. Watch the fender clearance though! Just a thought.  

speaking of fender trimming, anything larger then a 32" tire on a scout II will require some fender trimming  
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1975 Scout II XLC Built with used parts
1999 Diesel powered F250 Superduty Lariat

"glenddddddddaaaaaaallllleeee!!!!!!!" (04-Z71)

If I stick with spring under I would have to re-work the wheelwell openings a lot...I think spring over with a rear anti-wrap device is the ticket. 33-inch tires.

Has anyone ever powder coated a entire Scout body before?  
You can do anything you dare to dream.

i have never heard of anybody doing that, would be cool for sure, but wouldn't it be kind of heavy? what would the expense be compared to fiberglass panels?  
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1975 Scout II XLC Built with used parts
1999 Diesel powered F250 Superduty Lariat

"glenddddddddaaaaaaallllleeee!!!!!!!" (04-Z71)

hi, I just bought a 72 scout 11 putting in a dana 44 front axle. Then doing a spring over swap. if anyone has done this before i might need some help never done it.
im putting aussie lockers front and rear with 4.09 gears.

SO YEA I THINK YOU SHOULD BUILD ONE.  

any updates on this project? i just gotta know!  
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1975 Scout II XLC Built with used parts
1999 Diesel powered F250 Superduty Lariat

"glenddddddddaaaaaaallllleeee!!!!!!!" (04-Z71)

Please do this project! The Scout is a superior rig off the factory line in so many ways. D44s front and rear, the V8, the fully boxed frame. I'm running 33s on one Scout with a 2 inch shackle and 2 inch body lift, and barely rub the inner wheel wells on the front, while my 71 has 35s with the SOA conversion and the fenders aren't hardly cut at all. I want to see it just to show the jeepers and the yotas that they're lucky 1980 saw the last of the Binders.