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- 1971 International Harveston Scout - Restore or Bust!
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1971 International Harveston Scout - Restore or Bust!
Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained
When a New York State resident flew into Baton Rouge, Louisiana to make his way to Crowley, Louisiana his intentions were to drive a 1971 International Scout II back to New York.
An overly rich fuel system and a leaky exhaust system produced enough carbon monoxide to run all living things out of the passenger compartment in a very few miles.
A quick internet search of automotive restorers in Louisiana produced SelectMotors.Net.
It was Select Motor Company to the rescue, picking up this no so road ready vehicle, allowing this adventurous traveler a chance to initiate a restoration in Louisiana and to fly home to New York without incident.
The general plan was to build a high performance four wheel drive that was user friendly and practical to maintain.
To kick this project off the body was disassembled for stripping. Our baking, chemical stripping and e-coating process would be necessary to remove multiple paint jobs, spray in bed liners, body fillers and rust.
The scout chassis will then be available to mount on a chassis gig to modify for its new drive train and suspension.
