First Time Scout owner. I guess surprises are part of it. My rig started life as a Terra (I think) It has a line of bolts where the bulkhead would be, but has the 'original' back seat mounts as well. (seats aren't original, I don't care about original - but if I sit in them the roll bar is at eye level.) In 5 years it will be my oldest son's Zombie Apocalypse ride. Idea is to look good, but reality is it will probably never see anything rougher than a dirt road - Which in North Alabama can be pretty bad.
Any way you can tell from the VIN what the vehicle was when it left the factory?
It's a 1980, 118" wheelbase 345 automatic. 3.5 or 4" lift, 33" 12.5 R15s, recovery front bumper. It's been sitting & messed with enough that I'm still spending time cleaning the whole thing up. (buy stock in POR-15) First thing I did was pressure wash it (the interior!) I bought it to work on with my 3 boys. They love the car driven on the TV show Zeek & Luther therefore . . . wife went along with a Scout II. (The Zeek & Luther mobile is a 68 or 69 Bronco, but don't tell them that)
Runs well, not quite up to snuff for a daily driver, but not far off. At some point it had undercoating applied so rust isn't too bad, except where it wore thru - then it's awful (Florida beach car) The rear end is a problem, probably will do a body off, but want to drive it some first. It will be the 11 year old's first car, so in 2-3 years he'll be motivated to assist.
Is there anyplace I can get CHEAP seats for the back? I really want to bolt down 4 single seats in the back so it seats 6. Budget isn't too tight, but not made of money. Also - any recomendation for front seats on a budget? (What should I look for in the slavage yard?)
Already did the starter solenoid. Headlights didn't work and electrical was squirrley, but a new dimmer switch seemed to correct a bunch of odd behavior. The turn signals flash too quickly. Probably due to a very new looking trailer connection. What heavy duty replacement flasher should I use? The "thing" the trailer wires are wired to on the firewall is wrapped in electrical tape. Is that worth replaceing? (what is it?) rear quarter panels are fiberglass.
The fiberglass top shows crazing and generally just looks bad. Should I use a Marine gel-coat? Any product recommendations?
- - - OK - I've spent 20 min trying to add photos. I will eventually.
Steve Holland
USNA '93
1980 Scout II
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