GARAGE FIND: What To Look For In A Scout II!
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- Опубліковано 14 жов 2024
- In this weeks Anything Scout video we bring to you all a new video series! If you follow us on Instagram you may have seen our story hinting at this series last week. We are stoked for the potential of this new series as we bring you all along on our trips to find and purchase these Scouts. The purpose of this is not only to show you a deeper look into our lives but more importantly what to look for and assess when you may be looking to purchase an old Scout!
We've got a lot in store for this series and we will continue to improve its episodes the more we get under our belt! As we stated earlier, we are so stoked for this new series on our channel and are excited to continue to bring you better content in the near future!
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Being an Army Retiree it always sucked to have had to give up your toys/projects in order to PCS.. Great save!!
Love the videos and the work you guys do on Scouts but, leave some Scouts out there for the rest of us man!!!
I got my 75 scout as a Christmas bonus. Helped me out in one of the not so good times, headaches galore but I still miss it.
Wish you had videos like this when I was buying my scout... Luckily I can use your other videos for my rust repair.
The never ending quest for knowledge! Always something new to learn.
Hate how scout 2 rust in so many ways depending on where or how they are parked !
Love your channel, your builds and your passion for finding and restoring these old dusty gem Scouts. I live near Lake Placid
NY in the Adirondack mountains and know an elderly man in Ausable Forks who has two early 60's Scouts parked behind his house. One red and one green all original. They had a house fire 2 years ago but luckily nobody was inside when it happened and these trucks were untouched and intact.
That was fun. So why did you buy this one? I'm thinking it must have been super cheap and you got the axles transfer case and other parts. I don't really see you rebuilding this one? I've watched a bunch of your videos and you're making me want to buy a scout. Lol 🤣 Thank you 👍
great job Sean ,another look at the Scout world...Now I will know more of what to look for when I get my rig,hopefully not to much rust and or bondo ;-))...Keep'em coming
thats the goal of this! helping you know what to look for!
Excellent. Love your vids. Recent Scout owner. Went through something very similar. Field find unmolested basket case. It's a journey, for sure, and the people you meet make it worth while.
well said!
Love this man! I’m about to take my dog to the park in my topless ‘76
Awesome video thanks for the great lesson. But..... With all that great info and dd, you didn't tell what the price was after the analysis. I know this was 2 years ago and prices fluctuate. So if you don't mind, how much in this condition??
I'm loving this series and they way these videos are made is fantastic!
You can use a pry bar in the handle of the ratchet strap to give you more leverage to make what you did easier.
Great video. One of these you should cover matching the frame VIN and VIN tag.
hey Sean! love watching your vids...feels like we just seen each other yesterday. Keep doing your thing!
appreciate you!!
This is so sad and hits close to home for me. I'm also active duty military and just rebuilt the motor on my 78 with the looming deadline of my PCS (move to new station) slowly but surely approaching. Thankfully with 2 months to spare i got her back together and just have to dial in the carb. But i dread the day i have to part with my scout like this cause i've bitten off more than i could chew. I hope this guy comes across another scout one day.
fun hunting for scouts
Hood Flew Off In CT... my rig? Ha... nice rig.. how about a LED tail light kit!!!
Very helpful video, so thank you! At one point Sean, you mention that you can take off the front quarter and the door and repair, but you can’t do that to the rear quarter. No? Isn’t it possible to use a spot weld bit and pull the quarter off so you can get to the box? Way out of my depth, but I thought that was the best way to get to all of the “usual rust-pects” behind the B-pillar.
Would love to see more videos like this!
well you're in luck! ;)
If you have removed the grille in front of the windshield to attach a screen on the bottom side to keep leaves, twigs and other debris from collecting and causing body rot [ a GREAT idea!], there's one more thing you should do while it's off: The windshield wiper motor is tucked away underneath the windshield on the passenger side. It's a royal pain in the neck to access. There's a tiny clip at the end of the wiper motor that keeps the wiper linkage attached to the motor. If the wipers are stressed too much from ice or anything else, that tiny clip will pop off, fall down into the fenderwell, and it will be gone into eternity. So take a strong double-sided magnet and plop that sucker down right at the top of the fenderwell between the top of the fenderwell and the wiper motor. That way if that tiny wonky clip should pop off, hopefully that robust magnet will grab it and hold onto it so it can be reattached. Believe me, it’s worth the effort.
WARNING: Before reattaching the wiper linkage to the wiper motor, turn the ignition key to Accessories or On and ALLOW THE WIPER MOTOR TO COMPLETELY CYCLE OUT
UNTIL IT STOPS before reattaching the wiper linkage! Otherwise you will be in for a rude surprise: the wiper arms will go flying off the edge of the windshield, possibly damaging the wiper blades. (No joy in that!)
I learned about these things the hard way; while plowing snow in a supermarket parking lot during a snowfall one night with a '79 Scout II (304, 4-speed, Meyers Power-Angle plow) in South Plainfield, New Jersey, the wipers became stressed by the snow & ice buildup and that rotten little clip went bye-bye. That was a night to remember, all right! But that truck was a plowing fool; unstoppable. As I was driving down the streets, people were waving money at me to plow out their driveway…
BTW: I have heard that the gas filler tube is attached to the fender with one screw [don’t know if it’s true or not; just sayin’] so you might want to make sure there’s no rust at that screw. If it’s true, and that filler tube breaks while you’re putting gas in, you will end up pouring gas on a hot exhaust pipe! NOT RECOMMENDED!!! :)
I remember working on one from my childhood, helping my dad with an orange one he had. We found a rear bumper like the one off the Scout in this video that came off a Scout that completely burned and saved the rear bumper off it.
Let's see the rebuilt after. Thanks
Anyone else find it odd that someone that restores old Scouts doesn't have a winch for his trailer?...oh well, love the videos!
sometimes we forget haha... glad you are enjoying the content!
Part of being good at working on cars is being able to adapt quickly with new ideas. Physics is more important than one would think in car repair.
Sean, next time the handle of the cherry picker is the lever for the ratchets... :-) Been there!
Did you confirm door badge> Rear tails are also early year... rather than "78".
Good call on the handle. Yep, it is indeed a 78. Just lots of parts swapping.
Such a lucky guy doing this :)
Got two of these and don’t know what to do with them. They cam from Arizona, just moved them to Missouri. Never seen the road out here
The trouble with the Scout was the back quater panels would rust so bad because the tires would throw the salt right in to the rear panels. Had a 78 loved it.
Very knowledgeable. So let’s say you have a 63 Austin Healey 3000 that runs and drives great, guess what it’s rusty, despite low miles and always being shedded, it’s pretty bad. Every body panel bottom 6 inches is rusty, would you ever cut off the rust and try to fabricate new metal? I bought it from my dads estate, it’s never going to show but the rust is into major parts. Trunks is worst. 54k. Runs like a dream. But 100s of hours and thousands of dollars. What is my best option financially ? The final paint will be done by a body shop. They won’t paint poop. It’s such a cool car, my dad drove it all over the country after Vietnam it’s special and will stay with me
Hey Christopher, I'm jealous man, those are awesome cars. Hard to say what the best path is. Just depends on your goal.
Also looking to get floors & rockers done ona scout 2 & I'm in Chicago Il.
Like the video just wondering in that condition what is that worth
You have great videos.
Hey want to get to know a 1963 Healey 3000 BJ7? I live in central MN.
you guys rock
If anyway possible I criss-cross my straps or chains. Learn that hauling heavy equip. Don't slide around near as bad for myself. Yes them Dozers & tracked equip. will slide very bad. But great you had all your 4 corners good job. Your helper was great. Should gave her $100 back for the help. It would been very hard load that alone without (nothing?) But ratchet straps? That's a Gomer!!! 🙈👎.Goll Lee!!!
How much did you get if for?
I'm looking for one also and im curious of what I should pay for a fixer uper like that one.
Scout terra on a 2500hd chassis as a tow vehicle d and d
LOL 18:03 I literally said, "those things are Hard to Find"
Cant be as hard as a 1980 grill, they are so fragile that nobody has them in good shape any more. I got a replacement for mine from some other guy who had another 1980 at the same shop and wanted a circular headlight grill so he sold it to me for $300, what a deal!
How much did you pay for it ?
I would love to have bought that scout . Made it a driver . That guy picked it to pieces made it look worthless He made it sound like the engine was hardly worh loading up. The only diff between him and a thief is a mask
Clearly Jed55 you don’t really know what to look for in Scout that is going to go through a restoration. All of those details that get pointed out matter. Sure it could be built as a driver...you should have went and looked at it and bought it...plus you have no idea what they paid for it...
keep safe
Sean I live in the north east so a scout in that condition would be considered perfect...😂😂😂
Haha, everybody has a threshold. And like the video says depends if you trying to do a full factory build restoration, or just get it "solid" and looking good from the outside.
Why put it in 4 low?
So front and rear axles are bonded to PARK rather than just the rear.
Cutie, the Scout isn't bad either :-)
Sorry, Sean is a married man.
really you are a scout restorer and you dont have a electric winch to pull up the scout on the trailer
Ahhhh. I remember when gas was under $2
yeah same... was just out in CA for a bit recently and it was at $5... crazy times we are living in
The way you keep looking around is like your hoping someone that knows what they got doesnt walk up. Sorry, but I got the impression that you know exactly what you got and still Lowballed her
Hey Jesse, if you know what your looking for you know that to fully restore a truck in this condition is a fair amount of work. Her and her husband had an asking price and after looking at the truck we felt it was fair and gave them their full price. Thanks.
anything scout . Sorry for my shitty reply, I am a Scout fan and apparently was in a mood. My apologies
@@jessewoody5772 you're good man, no worries!! no judgment here my man!
Your crazy coming to Minnesota riots again national guard the whole thing
350 chevy in it though?... Meh.
The 345 don't look savable lol cause you do not know how to save it.
Good one!
You good guy you guys do nice work.
It is not a scout! When the Chevy motor was installed it lost its name so don't call it a scout.
Engine is had it it’s got squirrel juice,sand, and dirt. (It’s toast!) He’s driving that older truck they probably gave that owner the same line.its jst a white plane Jane work truck nobody wants these, here’s 100$ have a great life . When they sell a finished scout 80-160 k $ !!!
IH installed Nissan diesels and still sold them as Scouts.
@@MegaScout79 yes the turbo diesel it came from factory like that. So did it come from factory with a chevy motor? Nissan and international teamed up to see if it would work and it did not. Again keep chevy a chevy and scout a scout . There is a reason international built the 304 and 345 everyone thinks those motors are worth a shit. If you know how to build it it will last longer then any motor made . If you have or no someone with those motors have them pull a spark plug out and run it then do the same with a chevy or any other motor you will be shocked only a person who really knows those engines will no whats the difference .
@@tacticalservices3956 I have a Diesel Scout and I wouldnt take it to the drag strip but the SD-33T is a very solid engine with a long history in the Nissan Patrol, and while underpowered it is reliable and at least gets excellent gas mileage.
Stop whining about the engine. You sound like a real blast to be around.