What have you done to your Bronco today? (v.2)

Post by **Kinder** » Thu Jan 29, 2015 7:13 pm

ZOSO wrote:Drove it to work today. First time since putting it back together again. And what do I find the freakin trans is leaking again. Only leaks when it's been driven and warm. It has sat in the garage the last week and a half and hasnt dripped one drop. Looks like its coming out the vent.

Overfilled. Get that sucker nice and hot and that'll take care of it.

Post by **Viperwolf1** » Thu Jan 29, 2015 9:24 pm

ZOSO wrote:Drove it to work today. First time since putting it back together again. And what do I find the freakin trans is leaking again. Only leaks when it's been driven and warm. It has sat in the garage the last week and a half and hasnt dripped one drop. Looks like its coming out the vent.

Too full.

Post by **landshark** » Thu Jan 29, 2015 9:53 pm

Transferred some sliders from the 69 to the 76.

Have a tinted back window going in to match the sides soon thx to Hockeydad

Post by **Rox Crusher** » Fri Jan 30, 2015 2:23 am

Your gonna love those sliders

Post by **hockeydad4-22** » Fri Jan 30, 2015 5:53 am

Rox Crusher wrote:Your gonna love those sliders

Yup

Post by **ZOSO** » Fri Jan 30, 2015 6:01 am

Viperwolf1 wrote:
ZOSO wrote:Drove it to work today. First time since putting it back together again. And what do I find the freakin trans is leaking again. Only leaks when it's been driven and warm. It has sat in the garage the last week and a half and hasnt dripped one drop. Looks like its coming out the vent.

Too full.

On the dipstick it shows the level just below the lowest dot. where it says fill it up. I'll just keep driving it and see if it will eventually stop. It's hard to tell where its coming from.

Post by **Rox Crusher** » Fri Jan 30, 2015 6:16 am

hockeydad4-22 wrote:
Rox Crusher wrote:Your gonna love those sliders

Yup

Can you get rear AND door glass to match the sliders ?

Thinkin of going superstealth

Post by **Kinder** » Fri Jan 30, 2015 6:44 am

ZOSO wrote:
On the dipstick it shows the level just below the lowest dot. where it says fill it up. I'll just keep driving it and see if it will eventually stop. It's hard to tell where its coming from.

Hard to say this without sounding all Shawn like, but maybe you should check your dipstick against another one for length.

Post by **landshark** » Fri Jan 30, 2015 7:39 am

Rox Crusher wrote:
hockeydad4-22 wrote:
Rox Crusher wrote:Your gonna love those sliders

Yup

Can you get rear AND door glass to match the sliders ?

Thinkin of going superstealth

.

I have thought about it my side glass has hard water stains but maybe get em tinted.

Post by **ZOSO** » Fri Jan 30, 2015 8:37 am

kinder wrote:
ZOSO wrote:
On the dipstick it shows the level just below the lowest dot. where it says fill it up. I'll just keep driving it and see if it will eventually stop. It's hard to tell where its coming from.

Hard to say this without sounding all Shawn like, but maybe you should check your dipstick against another one for length.

you may be onto something! I just checked and the old dipstick is 2" shorter than the current one. maybe I got the tubes mixed up. I guess I'll look more into it this weekend.

Post by **Rox Crusher** » Fri Jan 30, 2015 8:38 am

landshark wrote:
Rox Crusher wrote:
Can you get rear AND door glass to match the sliders ?

Thinkin of going superstealth
.

I have thought about it my side glass has hard water stains but maybe get em tinted.

Mine are kind of scratched up from felt-free window felts

Post by **landshark** » Fri Jan 30, 2015 8:47 am

Rox Crusher wrote:
landshark wrote:
Rox Crusher wrote:
Can you get rear AND door glass to match the sliders ?

Thinkin of going superstealth
.

I have thought about it my side glass has hard water stains but maybe get em tinted.

Mine are kind of scratched up from felt-free window felts

I read you can use a mixture of water and ammonia soaked on newspaper and lay them against the window for 24 hours and it will break up the water stains. Don't think it will work with your scratched up windows ;)

Post by **cravenbronco** » Fri Jan 30, 2015 9:17 am

Got drive shafts rebuilt. Front shaft was the worst one.
They were non maintainable and new shafts are fully maintainable
excited to get them.

Post by **hockeydad4-22** » Fri Jan 30, 2015 12:10 pm

Can you get rear AND door glass to match the sliders ?
.

I have thought about it my side glass has hard water stains but maybe get em tinted.[/quote]

Mine are kind of scratched up from felt-free window felts[/quote]

I read you can use a mixture of water and ammonia soaked on newspaper and lay them against the window for 24 hours and it will break up the water stains. Don't think it will work with your scratched up windows ;)[/quote]

Yes I can get glass tint to match the sliders.

Hard water stains... give the afore mentioned ammonia soaked newspaper a try, then get out the rubbing compound and buff them. that is the only thing I have ever seen work.

scratches... if you can feel them with your fingernail, give me a call to replace them. You wont get them out and even if you did you would distort the glass so much it is ruined.

Post by **Rox Crusher** » Fri Jan 30, 2015 12:29 pm

So would I get tinted glass or window tint / film ?

I understand those wing windows are a biotch to remove and replaced

Post by **Viperwolf1** » Fri Jan 30, 2015 1:00 pm

ZOSO wrote:
kinder wrote:
ZOSO wrote:
On the dipstick it shows the level just below the lowest dot. where it says fill it up. I'll just keep driving it and see if it will eventually stop. It's hard to tell where its coming from.

Hard to say this without sounding all Shawn like, but maybe you should check your dipstick against another one for length.

you may be onto something! I just checked and the old dipstick is 2" shorter than the current one. maybe I got the tubes mixed up. I guess I'll look more into it this weekend.

'73-'74 D3BP-7A020-AA
'75-'77 D5TP-7A020-EA

The later dipstick and tube is about 2" longer than the early one. There are no markings on the tubes themselves.

Post by **landshark** » Fri Jan 30, 2015 1:12 pm

Rox Crusher wrote:So would I get tinted glass or window tint / film ?

I understand those wing windows are a biotch to remove and replaced

The wing windows aren't too bad. It s definitely an order of pieces how they go together. Took me a few times to get it down. I have heard the new wing windows don't fit real well. I have been dragging my feet on replacing mine.

Post by **sykanr0ng** » Fri Jan 30, 2015 2:30 pm

landshark wrote:I have thought about it my side glass has hard water stains but maybe get em tinted.

Vinegar or lime remover, the opposite pH of the hard water deposits.
Won't hurt the glass, I use them to clean my coffee maker and carafe too.

Post by **hockeydad4-22** » Fri Jan 30, 2015 3:34 pm

Rox Crusher wrote:So would I get tinted glass or window tint / film ?

I understand those wing windows are a biotch to remove and replaced

Tinted glass. It would be rather difficult to match with film but the gray tint in the sliders is a standard color, I can provide samples to compare and have the glass made to match exactly

in my opinion, all the glass in the doors (roll up windows and wings) is a real beiotch! (but a crap ton easier than a 01 ranger I can tell you)

Post by **akaFrankCastle** » Fri Jan 30, 2015 6:59 pm

If we're all done drool

ing over Landshark's windows....

I put some feet under the Stroppe. It was a colossal pain in the arse too. Removing the spring perches from the 9" took far longer than I imagined. Once that was done though the 9" flew under the truck.

I had to get a little creative to get the nose up for the 44 install.

Jack stands on top of landscaping timbers and backed up by the engine hoist did the trick.

It ain't pretty but it rolls. And more importantly my trailer is clean again freeing me up to make my delayed trip to MO.

Post by **Justin** » Fri Jan 30, 2015 7:11 pm

Are those the axles you got yesterday?

Post by **akaFrankCastle** » Fri Jan 30, 2015 7:48 pm

Justin wrote:Are those the axles you got yesterday?

Yup!

Post by **landshark** » Sat Jan 31, 2015 12:25 am

Post by **ZOSO** » Sat Jan 31, 2015 3:05 pm

well I guess I cant go off the dipstick for trans fluid level. After driving it a few times it is done leaking but the dipstick shows it's low.

Post by **Digger** » Sat Jan 31, 2015 3:48 pm

landshark wrote:Transferred some sliders from the 69 to the 76.

Have a tinted back window going in to match the sides soon thx to Hockeydad

Your truck sure is shiny! Looks awesome!

Post by **Digger** » Sat Jan 31, 2015 3:50 pm

akaFrankCastle wrote:If we're all done ing over Landshark's windows....

I put some feet under the Stroppe. It was a colossal pain in the arse too. Removing the spring perches from the 9" took far longer than I imagined. Once that was done though the 9" flew under the truck.

I had to get a little creative to get the nose up for the 44 install.

Jack stands on top of landscaping timbers and backed up by the engine hoist did the trick.

It ain't pretty but it rolls. And more importantly my trailer is clean again freeing me up to make my delayed trip to MO.

Take lots of pictures!

The rebirth of that thing is going to be awesome.

Post by **Justin** » Sat Jan 31, 2015 9:30 pm

ZOSO wrote:well I guess I cant go off the dipstick for trans fluid level. After driving it a few times it is done leaking but the dipstick shows it's low.

That happens when your (dip)stick isn't long enough.

Post by **hockeydad4-22** » Sun Feb 01, 2015 7:50 am

In the words of Willi Nelson

On the road again!

Oh yeah, with a new counter weight on the front bumper

Post by **Rox Crusher** » Sun Feb 01, 2015 8:34 am

That counterweight will come in handy

Post by **cravenbronco** » Sun Feb 01, 2015 11:05 am

Well I thought that while waiting for the transfer case to be painted. I started to clean him up under the hood..

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