Dan's half top, lift spring progress and overall hatred for V-day

["Gary Billings" <scoutman@domain.elided>]

Dan,

It's very easy to take the half top off the Scout 800's.  I can do it by myself, of course I'm pretty tall and kind of strong too, but it's not hard at all.  If you want the top to get all beat up, go ahead and throw it in the back.  It doesn't fit though, so it'll get all beat up when it falls out.  I hope that answered your question!

My lift springs were finished yesterday at Spring-Align, now all I have to do is pick them up!!!!!!  I still gotta figure out the tie-rod problem though......mmmmm.  Maybe if I used longer shackles to give it more lift on the front of the spring, and then used angled blocks to tilt the axle and tie-rod away from the spring.  I think that'll work.  It's easier than having the tie-rods moved to the top of the steering knuckle.

Valentine's Day sucks.

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1967 Scout 800, 196, 3spd, 4wd, red Scout "the nice one"
1967 Scout 800, 266, 3spd, 4wd, white Scout "the beater"
1967 Scout 800, 152, 3spd, 2wd, free Scout "the project, soon to be a Sporttop"
1967 Scout 800, 152, 3spd, 2wd, ugly Scout "the Sportop, for parts"
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>Date: Wed, 10 Feb 1999 16:56:27 -0500 (EST)
From: "daniel.r.felix.1" <dfelix2@domain.elided>
Subject: Re: International Harvestor Owners Declare War on Romance

Anyway, it is a nice day here today, and I got to thinking about when (and
if) I get my Scout on the road, how easy is it to take a half-cab off??  I
figure I could just unbolt it and stick it in the back of the Scout on
nice days and put it back on when I get home for the night...  Anybody
done this??  Will it fit in the back with no problems?  TIA.


Dan Felix
>1966 Scout 800 - still at the mechanics, but she's running (on 3) now!





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