Had a little bit of nice weather this morning till noonish when the clouds came out and the wind picked up again. Got the rest of the old core support/front spring brackets removed and installed the DIY4X A-Bomb system
You can see I also started removing the engine crossmember to install an...
It is unseasonably warm right now, almost 60 degrees in mid December is unheard of here. When I got off work yesterday I went and threw the new alternator in Bubba Gump and even though its warmer than usual its still dark at the normal time.
let there be light
sliced and air chiseled the...
Saturday I hauled a friends new 64 F100 that he picked up and since I already had the trailer hooked up I loaded the stepside to run it down to the car wash.
Didn't really get much else done besides wash, unload, and put the front frame on jack stands to start the A-Bomb install before the...
I am trying to push through the cold weather, or as much as I can before the really cold stuff shows up. Its hard though when theres 15 minutes of light after getting off work.
got the engine pulled, gonna clean it up and re-gasket most of it. Basically wanted it out of the way to change out...
there are already holes on the passenger frame rail that almost all lined up
I was 2 bolts short of getting it all installed
here's how I transferred the holes for the driver side, tape and a ballpeen hammer
pulled the fuel tank out of the box, I knew the box was beat up but 3 out of...
Finally got back out there last night to work on this after being sick for the better part of a week and missing my Veteran Overland Veterans Day camping trip.
After pulling the rear crossmember out I was able to bolt up the shackle hanger bottom support brackets. Now I need to drill the new...
If anyone is interested there are still spots open as of last night for the Veteran Overland, Veterans Day camping trip. Exact GPS location will be sent out to those registered in the next few days but it is somewhere outside Sisters, Oregon. You must be a member of Veteran Overland for this...
went out tonight after work and got the rear shackle mounts bolted on but I still have to add the bracing under the frame, to do that I have to remove the rear crossmember. The crossmember will be moved anyways to run the 31 gallon tank back there.
But its on all four for the first time in at...
So that took way longer than expected, I bought a bushing kit for the suspension, turns out only 2 bushings in the whole kit were right (and I had to modify those), so I had to order the correct ones and wait.
right now I just have one side of the springs mocked (bracket is clamped on) up as...
The key component to changing leaf spring bushings... a ball joint press. Push the metal sleeve out (which half still had the bolt rusted in it), push, tear the rubber out, and air chisel the outer busing sleeve. Don't get me wrong, it still wasn't easy.
Unfortunately I wont be able to work...
Just a little bit of cleaning last night, sanded the dirt and surface rust off the frame and put some primer down
brushed on some paint, and no I didnt do anything to the inside of the frame rails, I didnt want to mess with the brake lines and wiring.
Then I started changing bushing out in...
I need some decision making help. I have 64 inch springs and I have 56 inch springs I can use. I want to try to keep this around a 2-3 inch lift, from what i have read 56 inch will basically keep it about stock but i have some other springs I can mix in to make a bastard pack. Ive read 64 inch...
Todays update
fuel tanks are out
rear bumper is off
started removing brackets and cutting the welds on the hitch
Originally I was going to put 64" springs and a shackle flip in it but I was looking at it yesterday and want to keep it low, so I think i might go with the 64's but keep the...
Weekend plans turned to crap so ended up only camping friday night and coming home saturday. Sunday morning we volunteered as traffic control for a car show, then came home and closed the pool for the season, cleaned the chimney and the stove, and pulled the window A/C units.
Then got the...
Well I didn't think I was going to have any time to work on it still this week but ended up with an extra 30 minutes last night so I rolled the 14 bolt out to the truck and got it under and strapped to the frame.
wonder if i can hand crank it lol
I want to say it will steer worse now with...
went out tonight and rolled the 14 bolt out of the shop, which sounds easy but not when you have to Austin Powers it sideways to get it out the door.
then got the front sitting on the Dana 60
twice the steering boxes means better steering right?
Unfortunately that is probably the last i...
My wife and I sat down over the weekend and went over some planning for the future. Our son is in his freshman year, financially were on track to have everything paid off (except the house) around the time he graduates. Then we plan on moving out of Washington (probably back to Wyoming). The...
It was too nice for me to cut up and bounce it off rocks and trees. The kid i sold it to sold it to another guy who found me on CK5 and is in the middle of restoring it
so now that summer camp is over and the trip with the wife to Mexico is over and the weather is more manageable, lets back to work on this.
went out the other night and pulled the carriers and pinions from the bad housing with 4.10's and the good housing with 3.73's
last night i installed the...
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