tomcarey88

hello from afghanistan ,while home on leave i picked up 2 new toys,a 92 yj 4.5 lift 33s winch for 2500,an a 79 international scout II 345 v8,soon to be 4 inch lift an 33s ,just curiouse if theirs any other scout guys on here ,o yeah thts my 96 xj 6.5 lift an 33s,when i get home 35s ,snorkle bushwacker fender flaties,rcx winch bumperrear tire carier new gears an iron rock long arm

xj wheeler

We have two Scout IIs, both pretty much rust buckets. However, one does run. The first is a '72 with a 345ci V8-auto-4wd, and the other is a '77 (the one that runs) with Nissan SD633 diesel (non-turbo)-auto-2wd. Trying to get rid of the diesel and might eventually turn the '72 into a buggy. The '72 has a spring over lift also.

AOR

Nice Rallye. If it isn't all rusty they are great rigs. I had a '78 with a 345 and 4 spd. I would not do a 4" kit. Cut and turn the knuckles, do a shackle reversal, and spring over for 35s with 4.11 or 4.56 gears. Just about perfect for those rigs.

Also look into a Pertronics ignition conversion or an Autolite electronic distributor. Does it have the auto or manual? Did you get lucky enough to have the Dana 300 tcase? If so, do a Tera Low kit in it.

Namaste,

Allen

martyinco

Had a Scout II many moons ago... With a 360 out of Dodge in it, somedays I miss it.

And thanks for serving!

tomcarey88

theirs a fiew rust spots on the rocker pannels were the doors are abot 2 inch hole,frame is solid,surface rust on frame ,but solid,not sure on the tcase,its a automatic, not sure if its a 345 or 304,i was only home for 2 weeks so didnt get a chance to fiddle with it,i think the d 300s came in the 80s ,im still new to scouts ,still a jeep guy though

xjbeadlocks

Im building a 69 800A

tomcarey88

nice,put some pics up, i got to many projects lol

zwhiz

i love me some scouts... i just sold my 79 scout a few months ago one of the sadest days ever...

tomcarey88

badd ****,im keeping mine classic looking ,some 33s an some old school lokkin rims,my xj an is my toy,an my yj is my dd an back up toy

zwhiz

ya mine was strictly a toy. but i looovvvee full bodied clean scouts...they just look mean and they are tanks. thanks for your service and be safe out there

tomcarey88

yep cant deny,clasic 4x4 ,even though most dont know what it is,went through dmv an guy was like whts that a jeep??? no its a scout lol ,an no problem just another job

BuckeyeBullet

Scouts are definitely badass. I had a '76, it cooked the motor (spun a few cam bearings) the day I bought it, but it still got me home 120mi like that. And it would still fire up and get me to work and back through that winter in 4x4. I ended up with a 392 short block ($400 from Fliteline) and the old 345 heads. That combo gives you about 10:1 compression because the 345 head chambers are small. Loved to cruise around with the top off, but it was too much money for me to use as a daily at the time so I sold it and bought a Royal Enfield.

They are making aluminum 4bbl intakes, EFI kits, and DUI has an all-in-one HEI style distributor for them (I have no experience with any of that stuff though). Check out http://www.superscoutspecialists.com/store/, those guys hooked me up with everything I needed.

P.S. The guy I bought my XJ from in UT has an SSII Scout. Pretty rough basket case, but would be a great project.