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Old Jan 17, 2013 | 12:07 AM
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But I havent been ridin!

Its been horrible weather here......like 14* at night and theres 3/4" of ice on the pool. Sunny but cold during the day.....doin stuff, but not to Ester.

Been workin on gettin my trail rig going. Takin these;




A little surgery of some rust buckets. That pile is 2 Scout bodies.



Use the red ones frame and title, with the camo ones axles and drivetrain, with the NON RUSTED blue body.......total price so far is $575.00 and ALOT of time!

As I said......been busy. Waiting for parts and supplies right now.
 
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Never heard of a Scout, so had to look'em up. Good looking truck- hope it'll have a rumblin' grumblin' V-8?!
 
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That would be normal weather for Indiana this time of the year.

I had a buddy who had a pristene scout. Nice rides and they will take a heck of a beating (at least his did).
 
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Never heard of a Scout, so had to look'em up. Good looking truck- hope it'll have a rumblin' grumblin' V-8?!
Yeah, they havent been built since 1980.

Have a V8, but gunna run the 200 Cu/in 4 banger for awhile to see how it does. 18mpg vs 12mpg.
 

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