My new project: a 1979 International Scout II -345ci V8

Just picked this up today off a guy on CL who had a few of these. I'm not looking to restore it or anything, just want to fix it up enough so I can register it and use it for some light off-roading in the spring and summer.

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Autos & Vehicles

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• international
• harvester
• 79
• truck
• 4x4
• 4wd
• OHV
• SUV

[GarrettJDB]

Wow thats alot cleaner than most of them

[LynolsOffice]

@GarrettJDB I know, the other ones I looked at looked like Swiss cheese.

[craig1974]

If those rear ends were prone to be problematic i wonder if you can use a different styled one as a substitute for the original because i imagine the rearends are rare.

[LynolsOffice]

@craig1974 I think the rears were usually OK. It's a Dana 44, so parts should be easy to get.

[SeaSniper126]

Can you do a update on tractor land

[LynolsOffice]

@SeaSniper126 Can't get to anything, it's all covered in a couple feet of snow. I want to get the Husqvarna going, but I can't get to it!

[ChuckTruck78]

@phill903 Yeah, as are most other V8's. They can be timed/tuned to attain excellent MPG's with very little effort. I have acheived 20+ mpg's with my 78 345 Scout, with minor valvetrain alterations, timing recurve, carburetor calibration, ignition upgrades and it still retains stock gearing of 3.54, I cruise along at 55-60 mph with recorded and logged proven 20 mpg's. You lose 1-2 mpg for every mile over 60 you go.

[ChuckTruck78]

@GotScout LOL! Yeah, sure......whatever. And Corvettes are made by Ford, with engines from Isuzu. Geez, lol!

[GotScout]

"Red Neck Convertible"??.... dude... word of advice... when next in a gathering of Scout owners... learn to be real silent... or to take a hit. Perhaps you should have bought a Bronco... you seem the type.

[GotScout]

@ChuckTruck78 Oh no... it was super thin... and from France... and the engines were made by Fiat... and the axles from Yugo...

[GotScout]

"The sheet metal came from France"?? Where do people get this shit?... do you just make it up as you open your mouth?... That is crap dude...

The problem was 3 major design flaws... and drainage... But I won't get into it... because you clearly know more...

[ChuckTruck78]

Oh, and umm, the sheetmetal was not super thin, lol! Scouts weighed over 6000 lbs.

[ChuckTruck78]

Nice Project for fun! Looks like someone swapped the intake in there. 79/80's 345's are 4 bbl thermo-quads. The sheet metal rusted because when it was delivered, they let it sit outside and it got weathered. Then it started rusting before they even painted it. Once in a great while some shipments of sheetmetal made it directly inside, making it's way to an assembled scout without any rust underneath.

[escalade26esv]

i just got a 1979 scout 2 for 25bucks it needs doors where can i get them? (its a soft top)

[400exrider92]

Something else that were tanks were ram chargers. If you can get one with a 318 and a manual with a granny gear they will seriously go through anything!! Cj's were the same but biggest thing about them was the 2 piece rear axle but a 180.00 kit and you can switch it over to 1 piece axles. My 304 went through 2 rear axles before I bought a 1 piece

[EnterMyUserNameHere]

Definitely a champ. Good buy!