OregonDodgeboy wrote:That looks like a decent body to start with. You may have rusted floors, but there doesn't appear to be rust through in the rockers and fender lips. As bad as you may think it is, I've seen guys start with much worse. The silver Scout you pictured is similar to several I've seen. I've been curious if those early Scouts would swap onto a more modern chassis, like an S-10, Ranger, Nissan, etc. If you had something with the right wheelbase, and the floors in your Scout were already bad, then cut them out, lower the body onto the frame, and build the floor to bridge the gap. .
I can't wait to see how this turns out. Are you starting a thread anywhere on an IH board? I'd love to follow it.
The W300 is very cool! I like the fuel tanks that replace the cab steps too. No doubt it's set up for portable welding and such. Is it used a lot, or do you know?
The wheelbase is the same as a 2 door S-Blazer or 2 door Explorer. Finding a 2wd version of these is difficult in the Midwest since almost all of them sold here were 4wd. I do know a guy who had a S-Blazer frame when I went to look at a Scout he had for sale. That was my plan but after looking at the original frame it looks so nice and is completely boxed. The original frame sits so low in the center though, so installing IFS into it may cause clearance issues. The front of the frame is about 14 inches higher than the area under the cab.
At this point I don't think I'm going to keep it. The body is far worse than it looks but still more solid than many. Pretty much every single item on the truck needs work. If the body was better I'd consider it. The truck has been repainted 2 times and I've found some areas of Bondo. I was going to start stripping paint but I don't think I'll bother. The driver's side behind the door seems to be completly redone and not well. The passenger side seems to be all original metal except where they filled the gas filler hole.
I think I'll look for something else.
The W300 is currently used as a mobile welding truck. He said he doesn't go too far with it because it needs brakes. He said he might move the welding equipment to his other truck and restore this one.
Seff wrote: i wonder if a newer jeep Cherokee frame would work?
A newer Cherokee doesn't have a frame. It would be Unibody.
. So if you start working on this truck now, who is gonna post all the craigslist sweptys for us?!? 
Oops, I guess it is Binder Bulletin, not Binder Planet.
