I recently found a 1978 IH Scout II that runs with 23xxx on the clock. The lady wanted $500 for it. I worked out a deal basically trading work she needed done around her house for it and she accepted! I just got it home today and am super excited!!!! Tomorrow im going to start gutting it and get the top off.
here is some pics. Its rough but just needs some good ole tlchttp://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k114/elko1743/Danielle/IMG_0016.jpghttp://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k114/elko1743/Danielle/IMG_0017.jpghttp://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k114/elko1743/Danielle/IMG_0011-1.jpghttp://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k114/elko1743/Danielle/IMG_0012-1.jpghttp://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k114/elko1743/Danielle/IMG_0010-1.jpg

bad ass gut it and herc the inside

Nice find!

Wow, it's actually in really good shape. I work on a lot of them, and most are just trashed, lol.

Here are some that we've built.

http://www.outbackpartsonline.com/gallerytop/DSC00014.jpg
http://www.outbackpartsonline.com/gallery/orange1.jpg
http://www.outbackpartsonline.com/gallery/orange2.jpg
http://www.outbackpartsonline.com/gallery/0804.jpg
http://www.outbackpartsonline.com/gallery/0805.jpg
http://www.outbackpartsonline.com/gallery/dsc00001.jpg
http://www.outbackpartsonline.com/gallery/little-greenie.jpg



This one was built by my good buddy Zak.
Unfortunatly he died before he could finish it.
Here is a link to the build pics
www.outbackpartsonline.com/the%20dog%20gallery/index.htm



http://www.outbackpartsonline.com/gallery/0803.jpg
http://www.outbackpartsonline.com/gallery/0801.jpg
http://www.outbackpartsonline.com/gallery/dsc00004(2).jpg


And if you need parts, my buddies own a IH recycling biz.
www.outbackpartsonline.com/index.html

sorry to hear about your friend todd, and justin that is a sweet deal.. LOL i have always wanted a scout but around here they want alot of coin even if it isnt running... LOL

Nice truck!

That's going to be a sweet project, I would love to do the same to a patrol one day...

wow nice. i saw a show on the scout. I think it was Trucks on Speed or something. they of course lifted it and put some huge tires on it. It looked nice. What are your plans?

xtreme 4x4 has 1 there fixing up, wow great find and the v8 .
SOA and 35"s then take top off and herc it and that will be bad azz

nice...what are your plans for it?

I really don't have to many plans for it yet. I want to rebuild the engine and basically get it in good condition. It has some cancer on it as you can see so I want to take are of that soon too. It's not going to be a trail rig I just want to restore it and it just be a mall cruiser. I'm definatly going to lift it though. But if you look the guy that originally had it fiberglassed the top to the body because it was rusting so it's going to be a real pain in the ass and ideas on the beat way to remove it would be greatly appreciated. I'm already tossing the idea of herc'n the inside but I kinda want to replace the carpet. Any ideas that you guys think would look cool throw them out cause I'm definatly open to suggestions on this project

LOL, I didn't even notice that he had molded the top and cab together. To get it apart, I'd pull a piece of tape from one end to the other to use as a guide and then use a cut off wheel or die grinder to carefully cut through the non oem glass. The when you can get the top off, sand the rest away.

nice! good luck on fixin her up!:D

Sweet find justin!

i love those old scouts

traded ur xterra for the scout? or is that a 2nd car?

Well i got the top off today and took it for a spin :-)! I stopped at the gas station and in the 5 mins i was the 4 people asked if i would sell it. But sportsman no its a second car i still have the x. ANd creepy the fiber glass was so poorly done and old that most of it just pealed off. Ill post some pics tonight

Nice find man!

If you need help with the Scout, let me know plus I have a winch if you need to pull that thing around hahaha :D

Sweet find!

Here's the link to my buddies that own the IH wrecking yard in case you need parts www.outbackpartsonline.com

If you call them just tell them that "Todd the long haired freak with the Hearse sent you", lol.:thumbsup-big:

Oh, and I make power window kits for those that bolt right in also.

Here's the link to my buddies that own the IH wrecking yard in case you need parts www.outbackpartsonline.com

If you call them just tell them that "Todd the long haired freak with the Hearse sent you", lol.:thumbsup-big:

Oh, and I make power window kits for those that bolt right in also.

Thanks alot todd!! no power windows for me though i like it nice and simple lol

Heres some progress pics from today got some gutting done got it running and got the top off. Found some pretty nasty cancer but nothing thats fatal. Also theres a pic of my son sitting in it he loves the scout! oh and i named her Danielle.
http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k114/elko1743/Danielle/IMG_0029.jpghttp://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k114/elko1743/Danielle/IMG_0030.jpghttp://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k114/elko1743/Danielle/IMG_0031.jpghttp://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k114/elko1743/Danielle/IMG_0032.jpghttp://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k114/elko1743/Danielle/IMG_0033.jpghttp://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k114/elko1743/Danielle/IMG_0034.jpghttp://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k114/elko1743/Danielle/IMG_0035.jpghttp://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k114/elko1743/Danielle/IMG_0036.jpghttp://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k114/elko1743/Danielle/IMG_0037.jpg

Nice project bro! My best friend restored a '69 Scout which had the Fred Flintstone floorboards and more rust than body panels. It turned out awesome. I really dig the scouts.

Are you going strictly trailer queen or street legal cruiser/weekend warrior?

Drake it is going to be just a mall cruiser basically this is the one vehicle that I always wanted to just have to restore and drive around town. It is definatly a beast though it hadn't run in probably 4-5 months and when I finally got it fired my entire garage was filled with black smoke LOL the smoke alarm went off and me and my grandpa had to run out of the garage. The neighbor was across the street doing yard work said is your garage on fire? Should I call the fire department? Hahaha

thats rockin dude
so, what color are ya gonna paint it?

Nice find, I love Scouts. You've def got your work cut out for ya. Should be bad ass when your finished.

I haven't really decided but I'm thinking a dark red color. I'm going to put the original rallye decals back on it just like it is now. I'm going to out a 3 inch body lift and 4 inch suspension lift on it plus the lift shackles I know that but other then the lift and a good stereo system and a soft top I'm going to leave everything else the way it was made. There is beauty in it's simplisity. I'm definatly going to order a carpet kit instead of herc'n it. The interior I'd going to be all black. I know a guy that does upholstery and the seats aren't too bad so I'm going to have them redone. I'm going to see if my buddy can do anything with the original hard top but I think it's about gone with cancer. If not the Inside panels are in excellent shape so I'll end up selling those. That's about all that I can think of right now LOL but I'll keep updating it as I go

Heres some progress pics from today got some gutting done got it running and got the top off. Found some pretty nasty cancer but nothing thats fatal. Also theres a pic of my son sitting in it he loves the scout! oh and i named her Danielle.
http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k114/elko1743/Danielle/IMG_0029.jpghttp://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k114/elko1743/Danielle/IMG_0030.jpghttp://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k114/elko1743/Danielle/IMG_0031.jpghttp://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k114/elko1743/Danielle/IMG_0032.jpghttp://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k114/elko1743/Danielle/IMG_0033.jpghttp://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k114/elko1743/Danielle/IMG_0034.jpghttp://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k114/elko1743/Danielle/IMG_0035.jpghttp://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k114/elko1743/Danielle/IMG_0036.jpghttp://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k114/elko1743/Danielle/IMG_0037.jpg

Now thats the kind of IH's I'm used to starting with, lol. Those first pics didn't look too bad, but now it's starting to show its true colors.

That first scout in my pics, we completely sound deadned, all leather interior, nice stereo system (including a 12" sub flushed in the pass quarter panel), power windows and locks, it's got it all, lol. It started out worse than yours, but with a bunch of time, (and a complete frame off restore), it came out killer.

Looks good man.

You'll have to let me know when's a good time to come over an check it out cuz I'd like to see one up close!

Looks good man.

You'll have to let me know when's a good time to come over an check it out cuz I'd like to see one up close!

yea man for sure this weekend would be good or friday and we need to get ahold of the other justin he can come over too and we can all meet you know? text me later

yea man for sure this weekend would be good or friday and we need to get ahold of the other justin he can come over too and we can all meet you know? text me later

Sounds good man. I'll shoot you a text later.

Ok well stevin and i got the engine pressure washed this weekend and im going to take the original hardtop top my father in laws next weekend and see if he can fix it. hopefully im going to be starting the body work in a couple of weeks.

Ok well stevin and i got the engine pressure washed this weekend and im going to take the original hardtop top my father in laws next weekend and see if he can fix it. hopefully im going to be starting the body work in a couple of weeks.

Yeah it was fun working on the Scout last weekend. Was really impressed of how it ran when we took it out for a spin. Let me know if you need help w/ the body work.