This page is dedicated to my 1967 International Scout 800. It is a 196CI 4 cylinder, 3 speed standard, and a twinstick Dana 20. It has a Dana 44 rear axle with limited slip, and a Dana 27 front axle both equipped with 4:27 gears. My girlfriend bought this for me in October of '07 as an early Christmas gift and in doing so saved it from getting crushed. It has over 200,000 miles on it, runs like a top, is in very rough shape, and is a whole lot of fun. Someday, it will be pretty minty. Heres what it looked like when I first got it.
First thing I did after I got it home was to get rid of all the plow stuff, and work on increasing the approach/departure angle. Being so low to the ground, every little bit helps.
Next I got to work building a front bumper for it to act as both a recovery point and a protective piece.
After building my front bumper, I got to work on the other end of the Scout. I trimmed probably about 6" off the endcaps and flipped the brackets for the tailgate so that it would still line up with the bedrails.
Around this point in time I picked up some cheap wagon wheels and acquired some 31x10.50's to use 'till I could find something better. With a half way decent tire on it, and the truck running it was time to have some fun with it. Ever seen a 4 banger Scout killing tires?
The truck was fine like this for a while, then I needed a little more clearance so a 2" lift shackle was in order. Here it is with a 31" tire on it.
Couple months after the lift shackles, I got some 33's for the truck. Went much better and flexes good for stock!
Shortly after the 33's went on it, I blew apart the frontend. Bad.
So I bought (yet another) Scout and pulled the front axle assembly out of it to put into this one. But I didn't much feel like putting it in stock.
This is how it sits now, spring over, 2" lift shackle, and 33's. At this point in time, I've still got some more to finish up (brake lines, steering parts, better tires, and driveshafts?) but I'm happy with the progress I've made in my first year of owning this. There is a LOT more to come from this one, so keep checking back for updates.
