1963 Scout 80 resto-mod

[WSSix]

Good luck making that show!

[bk2life]

Originally Posted by WSSix

Good luck making that show!

ugh, dont jinx it !!!



Tonight I did the first round of body work to the window frame.
Possibly tomorrow i can block the areas and reprime it.

It is plenty straight i could paint it now, but, i want to finger the inner window areas another round before i paint it.

[bk2life]

Today, slightly hung over, i wet sanded the window frame and sprayed the base/clear onto it.
Tomorrow I'll drop it off for the flush mounted glass to get cut and installed.

The color is a tri-stage, grey base, violet pearl and then clear.

I had planned on gold pearl, but i didnt have any when i thought i did. So i grabbed the violet to see how it looks.

Now that this window frame is completed, i can get back to fabrication...

[bk2life]

photoshopped a 'window' in to see how it should look when i get it back..

i think only the 'purists' will even noticed the work i did to this windshield frame.

[bk2life]

I picked up a 1964 ford car front bumper I think im going to section and cut down to fit my lowered scout front end. It's nearly 18 inches too wide 😆 lol

[bk2life]

Here is the bumper shortened to fit the scout. I have not shortened the sides of the bumper asi can't really do that until i assemble the front end to see how far I want it to go onto the fender..



I had to 'strgihten' out the bumper as it was more V shaped then it looked.



Came out pretty good though.



I am not sure if i am going to weld up the bolt holes, or use them..

[bk2life]

I know this next picture will almost make no sense until I post a better one..

but I cut the front 5 inches off a hood and welded it to the front end and welded the left and right fenders to the front panel, or core support we will call it.

This will make it into a 1-piece front end, and I am now forced to making a hood that will fit.

I always wanted to do this anyways, as the original scout hoods fit really weird, and I never liked it.