Internet is still down. Stupid Toadnet.

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…I looked at the two Scouts last night, an ’80 Scout II and a ’78 Traveller. They were right over in Ellicott City, and being sold by the brother of Mark, the dude who works at the IH dealership there. I should have known they would be rocky just because of that fact. The Traveller was lifted about 4 inches, on a set of Super Swampers, and had a light bar, bumper, and fiberglas fenders and quarters. On the minus side: The rockers were absolutely shot. The rear floor was rusted but covered over with sheet steel, and the underside of the tub was like the surface of the the moon. It ran, after sitting for a year, and sounded rocky but steady. The ’80 was in a much worse state of decay; the rockers were gone, the passenger floor had been cut out completely from A to B pillar. The rear floor was OK but both tailgates were rusted through at the bottoms; the passenger door was clean but the drivers’ was chewed through on the outside. The motor was is a 345 and sounds pretty clean; it has a 727 and (from as far as I can tell) a 300 transfer case; the diffs are 44’s. The body was just so far gone I wasn’t interested. I told him that I’d be interested in parts if he was parting it out; the engine, seats and passenger door would be cool to have; the fenders were OK, and I’d also take the front clip (radiator, hood, etc.) but the rest of the truck is a basket case.

I drove Chewbacca into work today because I wanted to feel good about something.