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PRS' 73 Scout II build

Discussion in 'Other Builds' started by PreRunnerSeth, Aug 8, 2010.

  1. Oct 16, 2010 at 1:28 PM
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    BakoTruck

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    Progress is progress!
     
  2. Oct 24, 2010 at 4:03 PM
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    PreRunnerSeth

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    Well, I had a pretty productive weekend. I pulled off the inner fenders. One is preped and ready to paint. It started raining right when I got ready to paint. today a friend came over and we tore down the engine. I have a pile if engine parts to take to the machine shop to be cleaned. Will probably have a valve job while it's in there. The plan is to get the block cleaned up this week and hopefully get the engine painted and reassembled next weekend. The cylinder walls are clean with no scoring.

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  3. Oct 24, 2010 at 6:23 PM
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  4. Oct 25, 2010 at 4:00 AM
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    It looks great so far. Keep up the hard work. This is a great build so far.
    :cheers:
     
  5. Oct 29, 2010 at 12:42 PM
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    PreRunnerSeth

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    Picked up my cleaned engine parts, brackets, and rebuilt heads. Unfortunately all my exhaust valves were bad :( so i ended up just having the heads rebuilt including a valve job. Sunday we will be putting this bad boy back together and getting it painted up.

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  6. Nov 4, 2010 at 11:50 AM
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    coppert

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    So there is truth to the fact that you put a V8 in your Tacoma! :D
     
  7. Nov 4, 2010 at 11:54 AM
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    Cool! Get some good pics of the engine.
     
  8. Nov 4, 2010 at 12:20 PM
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    PreRunnerSeth

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    Things got delayed a little.. i hope to get the engine back together this weekend. I got the block all cleaned up and ready to go.
     
  9. Nov 4, 2010 at 12:23 PM
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    JLee

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    Looking good Seth i can't wait to see it on the trails with us.
     
  10. Nov 6, 2010 at 3:43 PM
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    PreRunnerSeth

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    Lots of shiny cleaned and surfaced engine parts. All ready for reassembly tomorrow! Wish someone would have warned me that restoring a vehicle is %90 cleaning! hahah

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  11. Nov 6, 2010 at 10:32 PM
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    Lookin' good!
     
  12. Nov 17, 2010 at 9:16 AM
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    PreRunnerSeth

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    Ok Engine is mostly back together. Everything takes so much longer than i expected. I had to pull my heads back off because i had to drill out some old exhaust tube things that were for smog. Shes looking good. Going to get it masked off this weekend and painted! FINALLY!.

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  13. Nov 17, 2010 at 9:30 AM
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    how did i miss this?



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  14. Nov 21, 2010 at 4:21 PM
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    Looks great Seth! Sub'd for more updates!

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  15. Nov 22, 2010 at 1:18 AM
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  16. Nov 30, 2010 at 10:42 PM
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    Swiggity swangin' biggity bangin'
    Subbed. Looks like a fun, if not exhausting, project!
     
  17. Jan 29, 2011 at 6:35 PM
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    updates bump?
     
  18. Jan 29, 2011 at 6:43 PM
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    Man! between this and the FJ you are really doing BIG things! Awesome dude!
     
  19. Jan 29, 2011 at 6:47 PM
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    I don't believe he is building this anymore and that's why he has the FJ.
     
  20. Jan 29, 2011 at 7:51 PM
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    I sold the scout to my co-worker. he will be finishing it.
     

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