76 scout /desiel buggy build

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Hi guys well while my 85 yota is waiting parts to arrive 7-10 working days ..

I started working on my desiel buggy build .. drive train from factory was 6 cyl nissan sd33 n/a desiel motor hooked to the sm 465 4 spd with low granny 1st , dana 20 and dana 44's front and rear with rear power lock ..

well i got the truck as a total rust bucket and a ford nine in the rear with cut off leave springs shoved in the fender wells just to make it a roller ..

so i started cutting and down to just the A pillar and center tranny tunnel and stock frame ..

i lost alot of weight and un needed girth ..

next i cut out all the bad rust and kept what i could save on the fire wall .. floors will be made later like what i did on my 67 scout ..

i found a nasty crack that was terribly repaiered around the pass side leave spring mount .. i later patched ..

http://www.arcticoffroad.com/forum/gallery/files/3/7/0/scout_buggy_build005.jpg

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http://www.arcticoffroad.com/forum/gallery/files/3/7/0/desiel_scout003.jpgi cut out all the body panels off the rear ..they were toast .. and started getting the chassis ready to be welded on .. my slider design also will double as my seat mounts up front and a place for the roll cage to mount to .. its still going to be a scout from the A-pillar foward http://www.arcticoffroad.com/forum/gallery/files/3/7/0/scout_buggy_build001.jpg

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this was one of Po fixes some time ago for the drivers side .. lets say it was like driving on a water bed !!!!

http://www.arcticoffroad.com/forum/gallery/files/3/7/0/scout_buggy_build004.jpg

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that 5 in angle iron was only welded to rusty sheet metal with plywood to bolt the bench seat too !!!

dont worry this will all be new metal soon ! i will keep the front clip and engine bay .. but rest will be all tube !

http://www.arcticoffroad.com/forum/gallery/files/3/7/0/scout_buggy_build002.jpg

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http://www.arcticoffroad.com/forum/gallery/files/3/7/0/scout_buggy_build004.jpgjust a little bit of rust ...lol dont worry its just surface rust lol it actually cleans up pretty nice ...

this is a low budget build im using what i have stashed in my yard .. for this build .. this will be my station wagon wheeler ! my 85 with the ford v-8 will be my hot rod !

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believe it or not this scout motor just purrs ... the body litterly jusy falls off it .. and had been repaired many times since 1976 .. oh yeah this only has 30,xxx miles it was a alaska coastal plow rig all its life ..

http://www.arcticoffroad.com/forum/gallery/files/3/7/0/scout_buggy_build010.jpg

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thinking of kevin with the sky blue tubing on his skitzo ..he had on his jungle gym roll cage ..lol

this was free 2.5 x .3750 tubing ubber strong and will be the heart of my tubing build .. ..

http://www.arcticoffroad.com/forum/gallery/files/3/7/0/scout_buggy_build006.jpg

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that little 110v welder impresses the heck out of me this metal is over 1/4 this and does outstanding ...

that was all single pass welds ..

http://www.arcticoffroad.com/forum/gallery/files/3/7/0/scout_buggy_build007.jpg

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this is the lincoln 135 plus on almost 3/8 thick tube !! i welded this stuff all day with out it cutting out on me ! ..

http://www.arcticoffroad.com/forum/gallery/files/3/7/0/scout_buggy_build008.jpg

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all but the center trans /t-case hump is gone now tomarrow i will figure out how to support and retain the center trans tunnel i have a few ideas ..

i never seen a rig body so bad ,, most of the scouts frame was solid although alot of surface rust ..it did not take long to get to weldable steel with a 60 grit flapper wheel ..

http://www.arcticoffroad.com/forum/gallery/files/3/7/0/scout_buggy_build013.jpg

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its times like this ..when i really miss my best friends eric , mike and kevin ... they would know what to do here ....

they always gave me the courage to finish it ..like i knew what i was doing lol ..

http://www.arcticoffroad.com/forum/gallery/files/3/7/0/scout_buggy_build003.jpg

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no more sheet metal !! the frame looks saveable !!!
next is too mount the rear axle and springs and mount my already half finished roll cage i originally built for my 67 scout ! .. i will make this fit for my kids ..

pics to come !!

http://www.arcticoffroad.com/forum/gallery/files/3/7/0/scout_buggy_build012.jpg

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i never seen a rig body so bad
go to michigan and get a truck from the 80s on back and youll be in the exact same boat :D

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yah i lived in rhode island with the salty air and salty winter roads .. so sad to see thing runs great with such low miles .