71 Scout 800B

Owners Name & City-
Alex Gertsch

Make, Model & Year of Vehicle-

1971 International Scout 800B
Engine-

fuel injected 4.0
Transmission-

AW4
T-Case-
np231

Axles-
Dana 30 and Dana 44 trussed and locked front and rear

Suspension-
3 Link front with 14" ori state struts
4Link with tj rear coil springs and some cheapo hydro shocks.

Wheels and Tires-
35" pitbull tires on alloy wheels.

Winch-
Warn M8000

Favorite Trails-

Hasn't seen any trails yet.
Other-
Cj rear tank conversion.
DandC extreme Cage.
jk front bumper


Going to be changing alot real soon.__________

 

[gertsch]

three link front starting to take shape

 

[gertsch]

Well I Got the rear truss from artec burned in.

 

[Bart]

Very nice.

 

[gertsch]

things are really starting to mover along now.

 

[gertsch]

the mid rear body mounts like to fail on the 80 and 800s. Mine were already half broken off. So I build some new ones out of thicker material.

 

[gertsch]

Got the body on the frame the other day.

 

[gertsch]

sat the top on so I could mark out the holes to be drill to bolt the top on. It starting come together. Lots of sanding to be had still. But the large majority of it has been sanded to the point ita ready for 400 grit to start hitting it all then prime and paint wI'll begin to fly.

 

[gertsch]

Got primer shot before it turned cold. Also didn't like the front spring setup I had going. So fox air shocks it is.

 

[gertsch]

well she is a roller now. give me new found inspiration.

 

[Bart]

Very close. Nice job.

 

[Brad J]

Looks Great!

 

[gertsch]

finally figured out a steering box to fit where I need it. Makes me wish I stuck to leafs on the front. But not really.

 

[gertsch]

Got a bunch of interior work done. Or at least clean primed then lizard skinned.

 

[gertsch]

Haven't gotten a line ticket for it yet. So I'm not positive if o came with an and straight six or the 304 ih v8. But I figure this isn't to blasphemous compared to what I could have done.

 

[gertsch]

Finally have a drag link and changed up the track bar to match better.

 

[gertsch]

Day I dragged it home to it's new building center.

 

[Bart]

Hard to beat a 4.0. That is looking sweet.

 

[gertsch]

i figured it was a decent choice. Very reliable Motor and I have everything thing to put it in.

 

[gertsch]

Finally got color on the girl. What I thought was a mismix of single stage blue turned out to be some sort of blurple. I love it. Other then I'm not even close to being good at spraying single stage metallics. First full vehicle job. Learned alot. Also should have used a better gun and had better lighting. But for a wheeler. I'm happy.

 

[Bart]

Looks like a great job of spraying for a first attempt. The guns make a huge difference.