The 30 day Scout rebuild

[backcountry]

Have enough time to post the rest of the pictures that I have so far....

rear bed area, blinger


gary in the background working away... Safety first Mr Gary




brand new, better than new. Good work. Absolutely incredible attention to detail


all new inner, outer walls and floors on both sides with new poly tanks, filler necks, sending units and lines. No more leaking fuel tanks.




outer fuel wall




bye bye old torn boots




passenger side


passenger side all new metal, no more rust on this badass SCOUT!!!!!! :reckon:




booya!!!!


then came the time to spray the entire inner shell with Bill Hirsch Miracle paint... this thing will never rust again.... three quarts of $30 paint was well spent














it fisheyes, but who cares Im painting the entire thing with durabak...




alright thats all I have downloaded at this time. Thanks again. Scouts lead the way!!!!!

[Fred Demmon]

Gary
I have a few questions

How in the Heck do you get so much accomplished in a short period of time? Are you secretely Chip Foose

Do you have a job?

Do you have any kids?

Do you have a wife?

Is the sun up 23 hours a day where you live?

Does the word Kriptonight slow you down?

[BigBlueOx]

this is the fastest build ever! I will soon be doing all this same work. It is inspirational to see it done! Keep up the good work. Burke

[Gary Billings]

Originally Posted by Fred Demmon

Gary
I have a few questions

How in the Heck do you get so much accomplished in a short period of time? Are you secretely Chip Foose

I work quickly & efficiently. I have many trucks to use as reference guides for measurements & such. Plus, I've done this a few times now There were a few snags along the way which set me back a little bit, but for the most part the project went very smoothly.

Do you have a job?

Yes, 40 hours a week at my regular job.

Do you have any kids?

I have a stepdaughter.

Do you have a wife?

Yes, thankfully she is very understanding.

Is the sun up 23 hours a day where you live?

No, but the halogens make it seem like it!

Does the word Kriptonight slow you down?

LOL!

I'm pretty much burned out working on trucks for a while. I'll take a breather for a couple weeks and move on to the next project.

-Gary

[Gary Billings]

This was my favorite part of the whole project. It's such a small insignificant part of it, but it was fun to do!

The original brace for the seat base was rotted out. So, I drilled the spot welds & removed it. Then, I completely flattened it out and traced it out on the Travelall fender I use for small repairs. It's 18 or 20 gauge or so...much easier to bend than the 16 gauge I used on the rest of the truck. After tracing it out, I used a 1/4" bit and drilled the 4 inside corner sections on the vertical part to get a nice radius (if anyone really knows these things, you'll know what I'm talking about). I cut it along the trace lines, bent it up in the brake & bench vice and voila!

-Gary

[supermerle]

I just love fabrication work, and its nice to see it done in a timely manner. Whats taking so long you only have two jobs?

Great work and keep pictures coming!!


What type welder do you use? what size wire, etc.?

[BioTex]

Gary,
Super fantastic metal working skills!

Would you mind sharing some details about your home made brake. I want one!

[Tres03]

oh my goodness, thats a bunch of work in a short period of time. Now I feel very inferior. I spend the whole weekend working on the tunnel cover and you almost rebuild all the metal on the whole scout.

Beautiful work. Keep it up.

[sullyscout77]

Amazing work to add to your already long list of IH accomplishments! Hope to meet you at Nats and buy you a beer!
I have only one question;

HAVE YOU EVER CONSIDERED WINTERING IN TEXAS?

We could certainly keep you busy knocking out a few GCB Projects!

[Gary Billings]

Originally Posted by supermerle

I just love fabrication work, and its nice to see it done in a timely manner. Whats taking so long you only have two jobs?

Great work and keep pictures coming!!


What type welder do you use? what size wire, etc.?

My current welder is a Lincoln Pro Mig 140 that I picked up at Lowes on sale for $425. I'm running .035 flux core wire through it and am pretty happy with the results. That wire is a little thick for 18 or 20 gauge sheet metal, but practice makes perfect At some point I'm going to buy a bottle for it and try that.

-Gary