I have tried to restrain myself on this, but I have escaped.
Enough of this subversive Scout badmouthing. I have a 64 that sits in
a shed in "West By Gawd" (Almost Heaven) and is used in summers as a
farm work vehicle. A thundering 152cu in four cylinder engine, and
positraction ("TRAC-LOC") front and rear, with seriously knubby
"tars". A squirt of oil in each cylinder, a splash of gas in the
carb, and off it goes each spring. Even the rodents have not been
able to kill it yet. (Need to keep more range cats.) Once going, that
sucker will climb trees. If you don't want to climb the tree, wrap a
chain around the tree and rip that sucker out! Among other things I
use it to pull out Jeeps and ATVs that have foundered while
trespassing on the south 40.....this after much brandishing of large
bore, semi automatic weapons on my part. ( You're sort of allowed to
shoot people who trespass.....I think it's a misdemeanor.)
I will admit that the hydraulic clutch system is a bit LBC
like....plan on putting a kit in the master and slave each year.
OK, I think I covered the Big Three....LBC, cats and guns.......
Larry
----- Original Message -----
From Amy <breiz at bellatlantic.net>
To: Trisha <patricia.sauthoff@Colorado.EDU>; spridgets
<spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, December 15, 2000 8:47 PM
Subject: Re: was 4x4 alignment? no lbc now scout bashing
> Well I used to own a 1978 Scout II. Know what you mean about the
doors, had a
> friend fall out of mine :)
> Finally got rid of her 2 years ago. The tranny died and I called it
quits.
> Sold her. I loved that truck. It had tons of wiring problems though.
I
> practically rewired the whole damn thing inch by inch! The best part
was when
> I had it converted to dual exhaust, it would set off evryone's car
alarms as I
> drove by ;}
>
>
>
> Amy
>
> 67 Sprite MkIV
> 90 Jeep Cherokee
> 97 Pontiac Grand Am
>
>
>
> Trisha wrote:
>
> > Hey now, I fell out of a Scout my senior year in High School.
(It's not as
> > good a story as it sounds, just some malfunctioning doors. I
didn't say it
> > was perfect! :) But the point is the stupid thing ran, and pretty
well.
> > Had the kid who owned it had the cash flow, and knowledge it'd
still be
> > going strong.
> >
> > Patricia
> > '59 Bugeye
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Elliott, Patrick <patrick.elliott@attws.com>
> > To: 'Amy' <breiz@bellatlantic.net>; spridgets
<spridgets@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: 11 December, 2000 2:14 PM
> > Subject: RE: 4x4 alignment? no lbc
> >
> > > I can show how my wife, a curb, and what was a brand new set of
tires can
> > > prove that 4x4's need alignments just like any other car or
truck.
> > >
> > > Scouts never needed alignments because they never ran long
enough to
> > warrant
> > > it.
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Amy [mailto:breiz@bellatlantic.net]
> > > Sent: Monday, December 11, 2000 12:58 PM
> > > To: spridgets
> > > Subject: 4x4 alignment? no lbc x-mac-creator="4D4F5353"
> > >
> > >
> > > Hi gang,
> > >
> > > When I got new tires put on my 1990 Jeep Cherokee today, the
guy said
> > > it needs an alignment. My best friend's dad who has never owned
anything
> > > other then an International Scout 4x4(he's had lots of those)
told me
> > > one time that 4x4 never need an alignment.
> > >
> > > Do 4x4 need alignments? Just want to make sure the friend's Dad
is
> > > wrong and I'm not being suckered.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Amy
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