Difference in Scouts

[terrier72]

What is the difference between a International scout 80 and a scout 800? Also the dif. b/w a Scout and a Scout II?
Thanks

 

[mr_blasto]

I don't recall off hand what those differences are, but I remember searching on google and finding all sorts of good stuff. There was one particular page that was located on about.com that was pretty useful. I did this search a few weeks ago.

I do recall that sometime in the 70's the scout became the scout II, and the 800 was the designation they gave to some earlier ones.

 

[ntsqd]

Scout's, Scout 80's and 800's are all the "early Scout" body type. The Scout II's are the late body type. All have a 100" WB. II's have D44/D30 combos until they got disk brakes in '74. Common lore says that the disked Scouts have 44 fronts, but I know of two '73 axles that are OE disc'd 30's. Scout front D44's (& D30's?) use 8 stud stub spindles instead of the 6 studs everyone else except EB's (5 stud) use.

 

[rdn2blazer]

I have a half cab lid and bed wall, and a hood for a 73' Scout II, I used to have. still want to build another one. love those trucks.

 

[3 on the tree]

I have had 2 Scout IIs. They were both beasts. Go ahead and flame, but IMO, they are built much stouter than a Blazer. I think when they changed to Scout II, the axles used were the same as the pickups got, instead of a specific narrower axle. Also, I believe thats when IH started putting the 345 in , and using Torqueflite auto trannies.

 

[MarcS]

I miss my Scouts. A Traveller (Hatchback/long wheelbase) w/a 304 CID. And my favorite, a Scout II w/345 CID. That thing was all torque. Don't know what axles or t-cases they had. They used Chrysler auto trannies, but again don't know which one. Damn I miss that truck.

 

[skidpan]

I am strongly concidering picking up one of my neighbors 66 scout ... i know it has a completely solid frame and a perfectly strait body. If there was any intrest around here im sure i could pass it on to you. He would take 600 for the scout.( minus engine and trans)

 

[MNorby]

did someone say travelall?

 

[MTMike]

did someone say travelall?

Thats a badass Scout right there

 

[MNorby]

Thats a badass Scout right there

Definately. We should go check it out sometime.... or something.

Nice trailer to, eh.

 

[MTMike]

Definately. We should go check it out sometime.... or something.

Nice trailer to, eh.

Nah, the trailer's a big POS

 

[baldamish]

IIRC, the difference between the 80 and 800's were trim level. Anything after i believe 72 were scout II's (besides the travelals). A friend of mine has 2.5 scouts, he is all about them.
I couldn't care less for the motors, but one with a small block chevy would be perfect!!