Building my junk.

MarcW · May 29, 2006

got a really cool and unique project there. :clappy: i would wheel it :redneck:

Totalled · Jun 4, 2006

The rivets on the radius arm brakets turned into a gong show... they did not want to vacate... I convinced them.

Started working on it at about 1300 PST... got the beams in at about 0100 PST..

Putting the axles, spindles, and brakes in tomarrow.

Totalled · Jun 13, 2006

I got the axles in, splindles on, and steering on.. I packed the new bearings, cleaned up the rotors, and was ready to put them on... till I fawked up a wheel seal at 5pm on saturday... and napa was closed... and I had a party to be at by 6pm.... so I stalled out. I bought extended brake hoses and longer rear shocks Friday at Duffs. Umm... should get the rotors on tonight when I wake up. Ended up disasembling both Warn hubs and cleaning the mud/silt/nasty grease out of them and repacking them with new grease...

I ordered an intake gasket set, rear main seal, and roller timing set for the motor... since I have to pull the oil pan and intake to re-seal it... I might as well replace the super slopy stock timing chain while I'm that far into it. It's a 3 keyway piece, so I'm gonna put it in 4* advanced for more low end torque. I got the stuff from partsamerica.. Their prices were cheaper than summit and jegs! Felpro gaskets.. 10.99 for the intake, 12.99 for the rear main, $41 for the Edelbrock timing set. :bugeyes:

Anyways.. on to the current pics I just snapped for you.

zig80toy · Jun 13, 2006

Looks like everything is coming along great. A V8 in a bronco II = excellent amount of power in a small package. :clappy: :clappy: :cheer:

heep70 · Jun 13, 2006

Dang man, your are moving right along. That V8 should let ya know whos boss.

Totalled · Jun 13, 2006

Ya I like it. Makes t sound like a real truck.

Here's a vid of it on the last run I did before teardown at Elbe. At the end of the vid is the point we ran cable.

http://www.zippyvideos.com/3761660103719686/eddie-in-mud/

heep70 · Jun 13, 2006

Thats cool, it doesn't even look like your tires spin in the vid.

Totalled · Jun 16, 2006

Front is done. :cheer: :cheer: :cheer:

Totalled · Jun 18, 2006

I had to work overtime.. so I didn't get much done, but here it is, sitting on 30's with no motor.

MarcW · Jun 18, 2006

got camber? :flipoff:

War-Jeeper · Jun 18, 2006

MarcW said:
got camber? :flipoff:

Hahahaha indeed needs that extra motor weight in there:Good:

Totalled · Jun 20, 2006

Well, this is what you get after spending a couple hours with some degreaser and a toothbrush.

MarcW · Jun 20, 2006

looks good. but hey, its a wonderful time to replace any leaking seals.

Totalled · Jun 20, 2006

MarcW said:
looks good. but hey, its a wonderful time to replace any leaking seals.

Totalled said:
I have to pull the 302 out to have room to grind off the rivots that hold the stock TTB pivot braket to the engine crossmember... since the sump sits 1/16" away from it.. I'll take the opertunity to seal it's leaky ass up... so I'll no longer be tha asshole that leaves oil spots on the trail. I hated that.

saf-t scissors1 · Jun 20, 2006

Is the new pan gasket one of the reinforced one-piece gaskets? Ford sells them, all one piece with metal reinforcement in the side rails.... very nice.

Totalled · Jun 20, 2006

Yeah, it's that SCE 1 piece with the crush limiters.. silicone or whatever. It's orange. :redneck:

Oh, and the major part of the oil leak(s) was definately the lokar dipstick... ****er melted the inner plastic tube by being so close to the header and when I rolled the motor over cleaning it... started pissing oil out of the steel braid. :wtf: