The Vision; From concept to design, custom from top to bottom, modernized without deviating from the iconic Scout look.
Tell us about your Scout:
1970 International Scout 800
‘Built, Not Bought’
Drive Train
‘Built, Not Bought’
Drive Train
Engine: 5.3 Liter LS
Transmission: SM465, Muncie 4 Speed
Transfer Case: NP205
Axles: 1 tons; Dana 60 Spooled with 4.56 gears (front), 14 bolt with a Detroit locker (rear)
Suspension:
Front – Rock crawler inspired 3 link, custom King coil-overs designed for the exact weight of the vehicle. Currie anti-rock swaybar.
Rear – Leaf spring rear suspension with antiwrap/traction bar, currie anti-rock swaybar.
Exterior Customizations
Paint: Toyota Cement Gray with a matched bed-liner floor.
Doors:
Hand bent tubing (1.75 x .120 wall) utilizing Bend-Tech software.
Door handles: Bell cranks, from a go-cart, with a carburetor rod linkage to the factory door latch. This allows the ability to have the factory doors interchanged and function.
Insert panels: Snap-on German Sonnenland canvas, lined with Volkswagen plaid material. Interchangeable mesh panels were also made to outfit this vehicle when desired.
Tailgate: Customized from a 1961 Scout 80 (only year this tailgate was available). The latch is a customized with quick detach pin-style latches, with a slow drop strut and cables from a Dodge Ram. The hinge is made from a solid piece of Brass turned on a lathe.
Fuel Tank: Access is hidden under a hatch in the rear floor. The fuel tank hatch door, made from sheet metal, was designed to lift up with a custom hinge that allows a 1 inch lift vertically before hinging backwards.
Front hood: Has additional vents along the front. These were customized from a 1966 Corvette defroster grills. Underside of hood also has dimple died support accents.
Front Fascia Grill: LED Rigged headlights and fog lights with Amber backlights doubling as turn signals. The grill was press-formed from a solid sheet mesh and has a custom IH logo. Notch cut out in front fascia to access winch controls.
Bumpers:
Front bumper – Fabricated stubby style bumper with stinger and integrated hidden winch mount.
Rear bumper – Full vehicle width, integrated steps, with dimple die holes for traction and a receiver hitch with flush mount reverse lights.
Interior Customizations
Auxiliary throttle mounted to the shifter to have full function to all 3 pedals at any time.
Roll Cage: Drawn with Bend-Tech software to mimic the body lines of a Landover roof. The cage is tied to the frame in 4 points with a custom dash integrated into the cage.
Dash: Flaming River steering column, sound bar and Dakota Digital gauges. All wiring and computer is hidden behind the dash.
Console: Custom steel made console housing a 10 inch subwoofer and amplifier with a phone compartment, cup holders and glovebox storage.
Seats:
Front seats – Corbeau seat frames, recovered in Naugahyde vinyl and Volkswagen plaid material.
Armrests: Customized with ABS plastic and wrapped with black Naugahyde vinyl.
Rear bench seat – mounted in a custom frame of 1x1 square tubing that hinges upward to provide more storage as needed.
Carpet: Marine grade carpet with rubber backing, easily removable.
Canvas Top: German Sonnenland canvas with a removable panel.
Often Overlooked – but time well spent….
Paint: Toyota Cement Gray with a matched bed-liner floor.
Doors:
Hand bent tubing (1.75 x .120 wall) utilizing Bend-Tech software.
Door handles: Bell cranks, from a go-cart, with a carburetor rod linkage to the factory door latch. This allows the ability to have the factory doors interchanged and function.
Insert panels: Snap-on German Sonnenland canvas, lined with Volkswagen plaid material. Interchangeable mesh panels were also made to outfit this vehicle when desired.
Tailgate: Customized from a 1961 Scout 80 (only year this tailgate was available). The latch is a customized with quick detach pin-style latches, with a slow drop strut and cables from a Dodge Ram. The hinge is made from a solid piece of Brass turned on a lathe.
Fuel Tank: Access is hidden under a hatch in the rear floor. The fuel tank hatch door, made from sheet metal, was designed to lift up with a custom hinge that allows a 1 inch lift vertically before hinging backwards.
Front hood: Has additional vents along the front. These were customized from a 1966 Corvette defroster grills. Underside of hood also has dimple died support accents.
Front Fascia Grill: LED Rigged headlights and fog lights with Amber backlights doubling as turn signals. The grill was press-formed from a solid sheet mesh and has a custom IH logo. Notch cut out in front fascia to access winch controls.
Bumpers:
Front bumper – Fabricated stubby style bumper with stinger and integrated hidden winch mount.
Rear bumper – Full vehicle width, integrated steps, with dimple die holes for traction and a receiver hitch with flush mount reverse lights.
Interior Customizations
Auxiliary throttle mounted to the shifter to have full function to all 3 pedals at any time.
Roll Cage: Drawn with Bend-Tech software to mimic the body lines of a Landover roof. The cage is tied to the frame in 4 points with a custom dash integrated into the cage.
Dash: Flaming River steering column, sound bar and Dakota Digital gauges. All wiring and computer is hidden behind the dash.
Console: Custom steel made console housing a 10 inch subwoofer and amplifier with a phone compartment, cup holders and glovebox storage.
Seats:
Front seats – Corbeau seat frames, recovered in Naugahyde vinyl and Volkswagen plaid material.
Armrests: Customized with ABS plastic and wrapped with black Naugahyde vinyl.
Rear bench seat – mounted in a custom frame of 1x1 square tubing that hinges upward to provide more storage as needed.
Carpet: Marine grade carpet with rubber backing, easily removable.
Canvas Top: German Sonnenland canvas with a removable panel.
Often Overlooked – but time well spent….
Front fenders mounting lip was re-done using crater maker press dyes from Hammer Fab for the bolt hole locations
Running boards: 3 inches were sectioned off from the fender, rocker and quarter panels to flush mount the rock sliders/steps with dimple die holes for traction.
6 inches were removed from the bottom of the rear quarter panel to allow for a wrap-around rear bumper.
The wheel tubs originally went to the front door. In order to allow the front seats to recline, the wheel tubs were chopped.
Passenger seat lift mechanism allows full rear seat access and was fully custom engineered.
Flush mount tinted windshield.
Builder: Zach Branham
Build started in 2013, completed in 2020
Painter: John Downing; DNS Customs, Maryland
Build started in 2013, completed in 2020
Painter: John Downing; DNS Customs, Maryland
