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Where to start? - find the beginning somewhere I suppose.
How about the purpose of the build? Pacific Northwest USA. Oregon, the dry side specifically. The rainforest side is not my most favorite.
The dry side though, that's more my style. Lots of old mines, logging camps and even bits of the original Oregon Trail out my window. The OBCDR, the newly christened WBCDR and others beckon to be seen, not from a hermetically sealed beige box, but with only a sheet of canvas between me and the sun, rain, and snow.
The entire West waiting beyond those.
Not a solo ride though - best friend, son, and loyal puppy to share it with.
Now for the ride. Not chosen as much as stumbled across. Jeep's too small, the JK's too new, and the bigger Jeep's too rare (was looking for a Willy's Wagon).
Via a friend I find this:
An International Harvester Scout Model 80.
A few details for those not familiar. The product of a farm equipment manufacturer looking to get a piece of the CJ pie. First production in 1961, above an early '63 model sporting the high end rollup windows instead of the sliders.
With the exception of the engine the drive train components are common - Dana axles and transfer case with a Warner transmission.
The powerplant is a special beast though. To save tooling costs and time it was built using existing V8 components from buses and dump trucks, but just half a V8 because more would be silly. The result is a stout 4 cylinder that can run at full rpm all day every day - many did/do duty powering water pumps and generators.
The last two years have been getting it mechanically sound and upgraded. Options available in '66 were a little heavier duty and have been put to good use.
As it sits now (or nearly sits as a couple items are still in progress):
196ci 4 banger.
Dana 44 rear axle with LSD and 4.27 gears.
Dana 44 front axle with a pending auto locker, manual hubs, disc brakes and 4.30 gears.
A Warner T-18 4 speed split up by a 2 to 1 Dana 20.
A blank slate on the interior:
How about the purpose of the build? Pacific Northwest USA. Oregon, the dry side specifically. The rainforest side is not my most favorite.
The dry side though, that's more my style. Lots of old mines, logging camps and even bits of the original Oregon Trail out my window. The OBCDR, the newly christened WBCDR and others beckon to be seen, not from a hermetically sealed beige box, but with only a sheet of canvas between me and the sun, rain, and snow.
The entire West waiting beyond those.
Not a solo ride though - best friend, son, and loyal puppy to share it with.
Now for the ride. Not chosen as much as stumbled across. Jeep's too small, the JK's too new, and the bigger Jeep's too rare (was looking for a Willy's Wagon).
Via a friend I find this:
An International Harvester Scout Model 80.
A few details for those not familiar. The product of a farm equipment manufacturer looking to get a piece of the CJ pie. First production in 1961, above an early '63 model sporting the high end rollup windows instead of the sliders.
With the exception of the engine the drive train components are common - Dana axles and transfer case with a Warner transmission.
The powerplant is a special beast though. To save tooling costs and time it was built using existing V8 components from buses and dump trucks, but just half a V8 because more would be silly. The result is a stout 4 cylinder that can run at full rpm all day every day - many did/do duty powering water pumps and generators.
The last two years have been getting it mechanically sound and upgraded. Options available in '66 were a little heavier duty and have been put to good use.
As it sits now (or nearly sits as a couple items are still in progress):
196ci 4 banger.
Dana 44 rear axle with LSD and 4.27 gears.
Dana 44 front axle with a pending auto locker, manual hubs, disc brakes and 4.30 gears.
A Warner T-18 4 speed split up by a 2 to 1 Dana 20.
A blank slate on the interior:
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