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I had to leave the old racer at the junk yard.. and take this Camo truck first...
(This would read better if the pictures were in it, they're located in the Image Gallery )They knew I wanted the racer, so they made me take this one before I could get the racer - turns out it was a good move, since this Camo chassis was in MUCH better shape than the old racer.. and it's now becoming my new racer.
The Camo truck had no axles. Front and rear bench seats. No hood, no rad. A heater assembly was in the cab, along with an exhaust manifold or two, a full exhaust, a dash with gauges, doors, one door with glass.. mostly a sound body and not much else! Sunday - get the racer
I went back on Sunday and brought the racer home.. but it was late, so I had to leave it on the flatbed at Mike's house overnight. Thanks, Loretta, I owe ya for putting up with it for a night. ;)
Bring it home and unload
This scout had a motor and transmission in it.. which made it oh-so-much-more fun to unload.. because it still didn't have axles and tires!
I took stock. It's a Scout. Steering column & box (no wheel), blown 345V8, blown 727 auto, good Dana 20, one Travelall 3.54 ratio rear axle, set of rear leaves, some old shocks. Rollcage made from Schedule 40 pipe (!! plan is to redo the cage for next summer with steel tubing). Minimal salvageable body panels - except for the tilt one piece front hood/fenders/grille assembly that I'm keeping. Yes, my '72 doesn't have a hood on it - this was right after my V8 swap into the '77. Also notice that I had used a '79 Bronco to tow the Scouts home with (thanks, Mike).