1963 Scout + Toyota 2LT

The guys at the shop are putting everything back together. Since I haven't actually driven it yet, all I can do is list off the new goodies and wait patiently. Planning a road trip next month, subjectivity forthcoming.

Toyota 2LT turbo diesel with 5-speed gearbox and transfer case (mechanical fuel pump); rebuilt Dana 44 rear, 4.27 gears and new drive shafts; new front disc brakes; new radiator, intercooler, and EGT gauge; new wiring harness; new shocks and springs; rebuilt Scout II bucket seats and roll bar (for 3pt seat belts!).

Rest assured this is still an International, despite the Australian-printed engine manual for the Toyota Hi-Lux and 4Runner diesels. It wouldn't be fun if there weren't projects left for me: having two (refinished) fuel tanks makes for straight-forward WVO conversion, and it's just crying for custom-welded bumpers. Stay tuned.

I'm selling the old 1963 Comanche 152 cu. in. engine.

Re: Fuel system

I had the scout in a rental garage until the owner called to complain, "it's stinking up the entire house (it's really cool, I remember [in my day] ..., great color!)". In part this is due to 40 years of dirt and debris (and it helps that there's no catalytic converter), but mainly it's the smell of gasoline, which spills from a hole somewhere near the top of the left-side tank.

There's a switch on the dash to select between left and right tanks, but the fuel-gauge only displays the right side, and the sender (which sends the level to the gauge) is broken.

Step 1: repair/replace left-side tank, replace fuel filters (3), replace senders (2), new marine tank filler caps (2), and dual-sender circuit.