Bernie's 1978 IH Scout II Resto project.
- 1978 Scout II
- 345 V-8
- 4WD
- 727 Transmission
This is a 1978 International Harvester Scout II. The
International Harvester Scout was one of the first production American civilian off-road
sport utility vehicles. It was originally created as a competitor to the
Jeep, and like that vehicle, early models featured fold-down
windshields. The first generation Scout and second generation Scout II were produced as two-door vehicles with options of a half cab
pickup truck or a removable full hard or soft top. Scouts were manufactured from 1961 to 1980 in
Fort Wayne, Indiana.
I will try to convert this to a Super Scout. Super Scouts had removable fabric doors, a rollbar, and softtop. The Soft-top Safari model was tagged the "SSII" by IH marketing. As a result, buyers were generally unaware of the actual "Soft-top Safari" name. Eventually the "SS" letters were assumed to stand for "Super Scout", the name this model is called today.
Updates:
- July 8th: I have completely replaced the brake system; Master Cylinder, Brake lines, Front Rotors, Calipers, Rear Drum Brakes.
- July 27th: I have removed the Hard-top and full size doors. I also have cleaned the underbody and am awaiting undercoating primer and paint.
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