My '75 IH Scout II

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I bought the Scout II in early '99. Along with moving to Las Vegas, this was what probably put the '72 510 on hold. It started out to be a tow rig that the family could pile in to tow the sand rail to Glamis, but we sold the rail & I got involved with 4 wheeling the Scout. I've rebuilt the motor, trans, axles, etc. I thought doing a spring-over lift & 33" tires would be adequate, then I moved back to So. Cal. & started wheeling with a different group (ScoutsWest.com). Since then, a bit more lift, 35" tires, bead locks, on-board air compressor, roll-caged, 1100W 110 V AC inverter. Now I'm twisting axle shafts, breaking R&P's & bent a rear axle housing. Too much tire & weight for the stock Dana 44's. This next year I'll be building up another frame with a Dana 60 front & Corporate 14 rear axle & swap my body on it. I'll be trying to get the '71 510 set-up with my good parts off the '72 so I can use it as my daily driver during that time.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... MCEq8hGr38
April 19-21 was my "Scout" clubs' annual event. The video is about 14 minutes long, Starts in the KOA campground thru the trail run I led. My rig is in the start of the video, @ 6:32 & 7:40. Leading a run, you don't get in too much of the video or pictures, but it was fun though. On our Friday pre-run of the trail, I pulled the front spring hanger out of the frame rail which wedged in to the steering linkage. Had to jack back into place & use the winch cable to hold it in place til we got back to camp. Used a Ready Welder spool gun & 2 batteries series together to repair it. This is what side-tracked me away from the 510 stuff for awhile. Now I'm sharing time between the two.

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This past weekend in the Calico Ghost Town area in So Cal. My mishap starts at 3:46.
https://youtu.be/jKEFkEmpFdQ?t=3m46s

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Dude, ouch! No beers for the spotter after that one...

[Byron510]

No doubt!

Much Damage? (Insert Max stuff here)
It appeared to come to rest fairly quick and solid.

Byron

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The quarter panel was already damaged, but the front fender was fine. Bent the mirror arm & cracked the lens. No damage to the top/windshield frame. Started up and smoked for about 45 minutes. The girls were with me, my wife was at camp. We all crawled out, they enjoyed it.