During the day, I took a bunch of breaks to think over next steps. This keeps me out of trouble and away from going off half-cocked and getting myself in trouble. One of the things I did was to pull the old bias-ply spare off the tailgate, jack the truck up, and put it on to see how it looked. I actually dig it a lot! \u00a0The original wheels are skinny\u201416×6″, which is perfect for a set of military-style pizza<\/a> cutters which would look period-correct on this truck. I’m pretty sure I saw the other two up at Dan’s place behind the garage, in which case I’ll grab those next time we’re up there. In the meantime, the white wagon wheel spare I got with Peer Pressure turns out to be the exact same size and backspacing as the wagon wheels already on this truck, so I’ve got five of those now.<\/p>\n I also found a couple of 5\/16″ bolts and used those to fasten the rear of the cab top to the truck. There are only two at each corner right now, but it’s got five mounting points across the bulkhead, so I’ll add more later on. I can’t figure out, however, how the front of the top \u00a0is supposed to attach to the windshield. I assume there are holes that go down into the windshield frame, but the top hangs out over the front of the windshield frame far enough that I don’t think it fits right. More investigation is warranted here.<\/p>\n Here’s the running total on this truck so far:<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.billdugan.com\/scout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_3385.jpeg\")
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| 1966 Scout 800<\/td>\n | $500<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Lunch for the recovery crew<\/td>\n | $85.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Curved points<\/td>\n | $7.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Battery cable<\/td>\n | $33.37<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Carb Rebuild kit, fuel pump<\/td>\n | $46.30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
Total<\/strong><\/td>\n| $671.67<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n | Meanwhile, I ran the Travelall up with the intention of taking it for a test spin after torquing the U-bolts down tight. But I had the same problem that popped up last week: the engine bogged down and died on acceleration every time I got on the gas. I limped it across the street and then right back into the driveway, and looked things over: the clear fuel filter right after the pressure regulator was filled with crud. So I replaced that and parked the truck, then pulled the carb off to hose it out with brake cleaner. I have no idea where I’d be getting crud in the fuel from, but it’s pretty obvious I’m going to have to empty the tank and check it for dirt again.<\/p>\n |
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