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Finally got around to doing some preventative maintenance

KarlVP

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Thanks to TommyBuilt Fab out in Sultan, he arranged for the shop space and time to work on my junk.

First order of business was to get the heep running right again. This required a cooling system replacement. Also diagnose and replace some of the parts in the CCV system (lots of blowby, thought it was the pistion rings). Got that taken care of, now time to work on the suspension.


Front axle out of the rig, time to replace the bushings, ball joints, and check the diff lube. (Thanks FiFo for the loaner tires to get things in progress)
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Front axle gone, getting ready for the long arms.
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Old suspension bracketry gone, getting ready for new TommyBuilt Fab long arms.

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Additional list of stuff to get done.

Completely flat belly pan. Raised TommyBuilt Fab motor mounts and tranny mount. Replace bushings in rear suspension. And some "body work" and additional frame to body strengthening.
 
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Cutting out the new flat belly pan.
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New Radius arm mounts to the frame tacked in place.
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Putting the new lower control arms in for the first mock-up.
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Tom welding the bushing end on the new lca's.
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And the lower arms in place. Tomorrow we start on the upper links.
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