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Vehicular Revival


sar4x4

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3 minutes ago, autumnwalker said:

Looking good @sar4x4! I keep thinking about a toolbox for the RAM, but I really like my tonneau cover.

I think you can do both.  (Especially if you simply use a narrower box and just drop it to the floor.)  BackRack brand racks state all options when purchasing a rack.  $$$ to purchase all three pieces though!

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NOS key fob acquired…

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Jumpin’ Scout antique-bronzed fob from back in the late ‘70s.  NOS score from BC.

The Tasmanian Devil fob I've had since new for my ‘83 ‘Yota HiLux pickup.  My brother still has the matching floor mats, in use in his 2008 Dodge Cummins, with 472k km’s on it.

Stuff was built to last!

 

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On 1/5/2022 at 1:21 PM, autumnwalker said:

Paint booth?

No, lol.  And I hadn’t thought of that .. 🤷‍♂️
 I hope to ‘house’ the Scout in there, eliminating the hour-long round trip to where it’s currently at.  And my bro needs his garage for a while.  It is his garage, after all!

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Haven’t been in the garage to work on the Scout.  So I satisfied my Scout cravings with mini-Scouts.

Saw this full sized beast while touring out Stewiacke way.

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Mini-Scout underway:

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More explanation in a moment….

 

 

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6 hours ago, Powerram said:

That scout in stewiacke is dodge powered and for sale i believe.

Good to know!  Thanks!

6 hours ago, Powerram said:

 The model is looking great, that's pretty neat to have the miniature version.

Thanks!

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Broke a brake line 20 months ago.  Too hard to use a flare tool, etc etc. under the truck.  Scout hasn’t moved since!

Bought a kit of custom pre-fabbed lines from In-Line Tube, direct fit for the Scout.  Great quality!

 Removed old line in three pieces on the left, new line on the right.

Now trying to install it.  Currently taking one of the mufflers off to gain better access.  The exhaust pipe leading into the muffler was well into the main body, not just into the short inlet pipe….

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2 hours ago, autumnwalker said:

Wow! How did they ship that line? Must have been a huge box.

Lines have ‘shipping bends’ if necessary.  Bends with a 1’ radius.  Box is 4’ x 1’ x 6”.  Had 7 different lines inside.  Such large radius bends Do Not kink the line and roll out easily.  I think I posted a picture at the time of receipt on Fb.

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Bleeding the front brakes (including proportioning valve) is a 3 person job.  Have to hold open the valve which reduces pressure to the front discs vs. rear drums.

 (ATM mostly sprucing-up our 35 yr old home……)

All good!

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