I don't think the average person would know how to drive this... Since it has an un-modified NP203 Transfer Case and Lock-out Hubs, when I park it in an area that is iffy I unlock one of the front hubs. It won't drive anywhere until they figure that one out.
Using standard Cork Fel-Pro Gaskets with a thin layer of Vaseline on both sides, force spreaders and not over-torquing I've never had them leak. And they won't stick to either the Valve Cover or the Head. The Vaseline works well on paper Gaskets too. No scraping when you need to replace them.
Wow. Glad your doing better. Most of the times that I injure myself it's due to being lazy and performing tasks not according to safety standards or to being in a hurry to complete them.
Have fun. Not going on that one, but I did the whole 2014 Power Tour from Charolette, NC to the Wisconsin Dells in my '74 K5 without the roof. It was awesome.
I had a '77 Buick Century with that roofline. Best car I ever got for free. My boss' mom lost her drivers license. So he asks me, "You like Buicks, right?"
I've owned:
1969 Camaro
1970 Monte Carlo
1969 El Camino
1972 Comet GT
1969 Buick GS350
I was looking to buy another muscle car in 2007. Due to the high prices a bought the '74 Blazer ($3000) instead.
My Summer driver is a 2010 Camaro SS 6-Speed manual that I bought new. Not a classic muscle...
They did that in the late 70's and early 80's to lower their fleet fuel mileage to meet EPA regulations. The reason that International dropped the Scout is because they had no "economy cars" to average in with them like the automakers did.