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D and C Extreme Industries is proud to announce
EXTREME BUILDUP 2000
EXTREME BUILDUP 2000 Project 1
RickRock's 1976 Scout II
Specs:
- 1976 Scout II (Stock)
- 345 engine
- TF747 automatic
- Dana 44s Front & Rear (3.73)
- Holley Gold Box ignition
- 28/8 Wrangler A/T’s
- Fire Orange exterior, Olive Green Interior
The History
written by owner
 The Scout was recently owned by a guy who was restoring to original. He had put in new body panels, and fixed all the rust. He replaced all the glass and all the rubber,
door & window seals, etc. The interior was all Olive Green, and the original seats were in incredibly good shape. He had started rebuilding transfer cases, etc., but hadn’t
gotten around to the engine and transmission. Then it was given a Fire Orange paintjob (the original color). When the owner needed to dump some toys, he sold it to an
employee for $4800.00. That guy only kept it 6 months - I think because it had the hot start problem and an intermittent gold box, and he didn’t understand Scouts.
I bought it, also for $4800.00, and have driven it daily since March of 1999.
 A Remote Solenoid was the first upgrade. Then I put in a new master cylinder a couple of months later when the brakes felt soft. Gradually, the Gold Box reared its ugly
head. It was fairly tough to diagnose since it was very intermittent. But a new gold box cured everything. The thing runs like the proverbial top. In the morning, I can
barely turn on the key, and let it go, and it is cranking no matter what the weather. It’s really peppy on the street, too. I’ve surprised a lot of those little black cars (what
the heck are they, anyway? And where do they come from?). As far as offroad, I’ve done a few easy to moderate trails in Colorado, mostly at high altitude. Argentine
Pass several times, and several others. I did Ptarmigan pass from Shrine Road, then up to Resolution Mt. (13000 ft.?). My friends Mike (with the Toy on steroids) and
Dave (and a surprisingly capable Dakota) passed a bunch of J**ps that were coughing and stuttering, but my little 2 barrel Holley never missed a beat AND looked
good doing it. However at this stage of her life, she’s getting to be a bit of a low rider. And remember this is a STOCK vehicle. Hence the major upgrades with
D and C EXTREME.
I also have a 78 Traveler (no one can own just one) that gets its chance next for a full facelift.
What will we do to this seemingly innocent Scout II?
- Spring Over Axle (SOA) conversion
- Reverse Shackle
- Cross-over Steering
- Rancho 9000's - with in-cab controls
- Knuckle Twisting (including Pumpkin rotation)
- Extended Brake Lines
- Rebuild axles
- Change to 4.56 gearing
- ARB Air Locker in rear diff.
In the Future...
- Roll Bar (near future)
- CD player (What? Youíre going to replace that Kraco?)
- ARB in the front
- MSD ignition
- TBI Injection
- New seats, carpet, console
- New bumpers w/winch
- Nerf bars
- Safari Rack
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