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Bluey The 1979 Scout II
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Bluey is back! Beyond happy with how she turned out. Will be making some videos with it very soon! Stay tuned!
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I’d love a Bluey too. Maybe you’d be willing to DM me and tell me how much $$$ you put into it. Just curious on timeframe and costs. I know you seem to do a lot of the work yourself but how much was B/s and tears and how much was credit card?
Bluey is awesome. I've been trying to decide what to do with my 79. I did a refurb on it in 1984 and painted it. I would really love to send it to Riptide.
If you can afford it I think that is a great idea
Yeah and if you do it we all need to see before and after and the progress.
Mike over at Riptide is great. I too have be ambivlant on my current Scout on having a drivability conversion done with some other tasteful modifications done but the price tag would be north of 80k at any specialty shop. It's likely more cost effective to keep an eye on inventory online that may be a cheaper route, I've been considering this but now have grown attached to my current Scout and considering option 1.
I think it’s so funny how we become attached to our cars. I say go for it (but then I don’t have to pay for it).
With Scouts it’s double pain, it’s the big $$$ to have it restored-if you can even afford a quality restoration then there’s the day to day issues do to it being an older vehicle and being an older Scout because you know the rust is always gaining traction
You jus have to love it so when a repair does come up you don’t mind as much.
Easier said when you have a lifetime warranty. I’ve had the direct experience to see what rust did to ravage our Scout and MANY like it. Swapped an oil pump or axel parts is one thing, realizing half your back bed has been slowly eaten through is another and not a cheap fix. If you’ve got the money to watch and monitor those things it’s a little easier to contend with.
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How true this is! I've had this Scout since it was new in October 79, single owner. It's a long story that I'll have to share in the Registry sometime. I couldn't replace it with another, even if it was more cost effective to go that route. There' s just too many memories. It's only been out of the garage a few times the last few years and I've committed to drive it some this Summer. It has only been in the shop for a clutch replacement and tires. I covered all the other maintenance.
Fortunately, I have always been keenly aware of the rust issues with Scouts. When I repainted it in 1984, I removed and disassembled all the exterior body parts except I did not remove the body from the frame. All parts were rust treated and painted inside and out to prevent rust from the inside which was most typical. After being my daily driver for another 10 years, it spent some time outside in the weather until I could find it a cozy dry space in my basement. If I can swing the restoration, I am hoping that with the really good condition it is in will drive the restoration costs to a point that I can manage. It deserves to be restored like its cousin Bluey.
It is sad to see a classic Scout that has wasted to rust and it thrills me to see one restored especially when they are as nice a Bluey.
