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| Page 5 of the Scout II Restoration |
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| It finally arrived....my front driveshaft from Arizona Driveshaft and Axle.. But it is not just a regular driveshaft, it is a 12" slip spline with a high angle CV joint - good for up to 40 degrees of articulation. The CV joint is actually a hybrid....made up of a 1330 H-block with 1/2 ton inners. It measures 4 1/8" wide and it is really incredible that it actually fits with an automatic transmission with only 1 little notch. I was told that I couldn't even use a CV with an automatic, much less a high angle CV....and believe me...the 1330 joint is a monster complared to the 1310 joint I have on the rear shaft, but was still able to use that huge joint...(note: I did go with a SOA with extended shackles and a shackle reverse) One note: the rear shaft came with a shorter yoke (the piece that goes into the Xfer case) than did the front shaft...by about 3/4" and that was enough to throw the front shaft too far into the pan...I thought I wasn't going to be able to use it. I noticed the difference and decided to swap the 2 yokes, and that was what the front needed to clear very well. Don't let someone tell you that you can't go with a CV on a Scout with an automatic. |
| The notch for the massive CV....I will take a pic of it installed soon... |
| Since I didn't have a help, I had to figure out how to put the rollbar together by myself...so I got out the masking tape. |
| The Rollbar tack welded in place. |
| My own creation: the CB bars...I couldn't see spending $50 on those 2 little bars...so I made them myself. |
| Trying to get an idea of how high the seats need to be. |
| I was going to tie in the seats with the roll bar...but after examining it, I decided that there wouldn't be any leg room for my kids with all those tubes in the way, so I will bolt the seats down to my new floor, for now, on my own designed seat bases. |
| Tough, huh? They're just not bolted down yet. |
| This seat came from the guy who sold me the parts Scout, not too bad of shape, and we really needed it...for the boys, and it fit right in place inside the main hoop. |
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| So, here is the front driveshaft installed. It may look a little tight, but it really has plenty of clearance; remember, this is a 1330 CV joint that is just over 4" wide. |
| Just another shot of the front shaft. |
| A shot of the front shaft along with the Dana 300. |
| Got my front lights installed and they both work, along with my blinkers. |
| Going for a test drive; it was a little bouncy without any shocks. |
| The man himself....Brandon |
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| Rear driveshaft |
| Rear view. |
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| Rear Shocks Mounted |
| Rollbar painted and ready for install |
| Steering stablizer, front shocks, stainless steel brake lines, dropped drag link, and new tie rod ends on the steering rod. |
| Close up of the front axle shock mount (a little dark and hard to see though) |
| Front upper extended shock mount; I left the boot off so I could see if the shock was hindering up or down travel, but I may just leave them off. For those who care, the shock is sitting at 29 degrees back, and the lower mount is actually one half of a stock shackle bent to a little more than 90 degrees, (it leans in a little bit to match the lean that the shock sits at) |
| Note: I will not be putting the "Rancho 9000" stickers on any of my shocks, the clean look, looks much better, and you don't have to worry about the sticker getting scraped. Just for the record, I went with Rancho 9010's on the front, 9008's on the rear, and Rancho 5000 for the steering. |