Page 3 of the Scout II Restoration

Grinding down the axle in preparation for the new top spring perch.  I have to say that it went pretty good and alot quicker than I had origianally thought it would.

The grinding of this part of the axle is complete.  I think it came out very good and I probibly only have about 1 hr. and 30 min. total grind time in it spread out over a couple  different days.  The axle is upside down in this picture  (by the way).

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Yeah, this is me.  I finally told my wife to take some pics of me working on this thing....ya know.. some action shots.

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This is my first order I recieved from D and C Extreme. It includes:  front shock tower mounts, front shackles along with the shackle reversal front and rear mounts, and extended rear shackles.  Also not pictured is extended rear brake lines, and new front and rear spring perches. Back  to D and C Extreme;  these guys are the best people that I have had to deal with.  In fact, I would be in a mess if it weren't for them.  They answer all my questions with patience, and will help you lift your Scout as little or big as you want to.  The fabricated parts I reciecved from them were all very well built and reasonably priced, and their shackle reversal front perches are much nicer looking than the ones Scout Madness sells.  I just can't thank them enough for all they have done for me; and keep in mind that I live in Fort Worth, and they are in Colorado Springs,  so they have managed to guide me through this, long distance.  Of course I am sure that they are all sick and tired of answering my questions, but they still are nice when I call.........again.

This is the front mount for the reversal.  Also pictured is my stock spring (newly painted) and you can barely see the rear spring mount.

This is the angle I choose for the front shackles, which goes against what D & C had told me to do.  I chose to put them at 28 - 30 degrees with the weight on the springs, D & C recomended 10 degrees.  I did a little computer drawing and did some figuring, and it showed that I would get the most out of compresion and extension with the shackles at this angle...so I went with it, although I do lose a little bit of lift at this angle.

Just the rear axle installed with new shackles.  Here I am actually installing the brakes.

Another shot of the new rear shackles and newly painted leaf springs and axle.

My wonderful attempt at installing brakes...not too bad for my first time ...well, first time since I was about 14 anyway.

This is what I got so far...of course the front axle is just installed temporarily, but you start to get an idea of how much a spring over gives you in lift.

Added the doors and front glass, starting to look like a truck again.  Oh, yeah, and I spent the first part of the day cleaning the garage.....could hardly even move without stepping on something.

This is how I trimmed the front corner of the rear wheelwell.  I calculated that with 35" tires, that I would not even be able to install them because they would hit that corner.  I am not going to cover up the hole until I get the tires and ramp it, to see if I need to trim more off before I finish it out.  I used Dennis' saw-zaw with a metal blade; it worked very well.  Now, the wheelwell has a more natural shape to it.