The 4 cylinder is not good for towing on hills. On the flat, no problem as long as there isn't a lot of wind. They are made to run continuous at about 3600 for the 196, 3900 for the 152. You don't have to baby them as long as you don't keep the rpm over the continuous duty rating. Believe me, you don't want to try to accellerate up the grapevine. Not gonna happen, towing or not. If you're really wound up, the 196 will get you there, but don't slow down or else forget it. It will take a while to get back up to speed.
The body panels are available from the light line dealers, like superscoutspecialists.com, etc. There are other sources as well.
There are half cabs for the scout II. You can also use a terra top, but you need to swap the doors, because the corners are rounded. I like that option best, but it's a personal preference, no question.
Off road, the 800 is as good as any stock rig you will find. When you get past the point where a stock rig is adequate, there are upgrade paths. You just have to pick your poison, because it's not exactly the stuff sold at NAPA or Summit or whatever. You have to set a goal and get there for a reason.
Welcome to the binder community. There are lots of good folks all over the country, and many of them in socal that are very knowledgeable.
Allan E.
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