Rox Crusher wrote:Ordered yet another set of "sure to solve the issue" spark plug wires.
This is the 4th set of plug wires I have burned up because of the tight fit between BC Broncos headers and GT40P heads. #7 plug is the tightest one.
Every time I burn the plug boot, it accelerates the corrosion on the connectors in the distributor cap.
Fingers crossed, should know in a couple days.
Don't they make an asbestos, or heat retarded sleeve/sock that will slide over the boot and prevent this?
I'd think this could also be a concern for racers and someone might have come up with something by now.
Or is the fit that tight?
Stroppe'd 1972 Sport, 302, 3 speed with old school Duff floor shifter, T shift Dana 20 with JB Fab twin stick, 4.11 gears with Trac-loc, Lincoln hydroboost, Chevy disc conversion, WH gas lift gate shock kit, 33" Duratrac tires on slots and about 2.5" of lift, Stroppe installed: bumper braces, dual shocks on all four corners, GM power steering, trans cooler mount, auto shift column, rollbar.
The Terrible One 1972 Sport uncut, 302, C4 with 1974 column , T shift Dana 20, 3.50 gears w/ limited slip, 1966 U13 Roadster kick panel, and factory power steering.
Those BC headers are expensive too. I bet you can sell them and only be out another $100 to swap to Sandersons. To rework the exhaust, bends are cheap and you've got a sweet welder....
X2 on cutting your BC losses and moving on to something else.
Stroppe'd 1972 Sport, 302, 3 speed with old school Duff floor shifter, T shift Dana 20 with JB Fab twin stick, 4.11 gears with Trac-loc, Lincoln hydroboost, Chevy disc conversion, WH gas lift gate shock kit, 33" Duratrac tires on slots and about 2.5" of lift, Stroppe installed: bumper braces, dual shocks on all four corners, GM power steering, trans cooler mount, auto shift column, rollbar.
The Terrible One 1972 Sport uncut, 302, C4 with 1974 column , T shift Dana 20, 3.50 gears w/ limited slip, 1966 U13 Roadster kick panel, and factory power steering.
Stroppe'd 1972 Sport, 302, 3 speed with old school Duff floor shifter, T shift Dana 20 with JB Fab twin stick, 4.11 gears with Trac-loc, Lincoln hydroboost, Chevy disc conversion, WH gas lift gate shock kit, 33" Duratrac tires on slots and about 2.5" of lift, Stroppe installed: bumper braces, dual shocks on all four corners, GM power steering, trans cooler mount, auto shift column, rollbar.
The Terrible One 1972 Sport uncut, 302, C4 with 1974 column , T shift Dana 20, 3.50 gears w/ limited slip, 1966 U13 Roadster kick panel, and factory power steering.
Got the rear end assembled and back under the bronco. Gotta hook up the brakes and bleed. shocks, drive shaft, and ebrake. Fill it up and should be good to go.
Rob
74 Ranger EFI351w, 4r70w, ARB 5.13 9in, ARB 5.13D44, and a bunch of other goodies. Best of all the family memories.
04 Mustang Cobra, KenneBell 2.2 feeding a lot of boost on E85. Tire shredding machine
New project: 77 Bronco Ranger, body work and more body work.
Very little left of a 72 durango tan explorer sport
I drove up to TIn Cup pass to see where the snow starts this time of year (Sunday June 14), turns out timberline - about 11,200 - 11,500ft. Went as far as I could/dared by myself probably about 3-4 feet on the road. About 1/4 mile short of the pass.
You can see the pass in the "V" at the top left.
A few people had been up bashing, it was pretty compact and if you went slow not a problem, but there were huge holes and no trees.
I don't think Tin Cup will be open until July or early August...
Drove up to Handcock lake/pass right after this, hit 2-3 feet of snow at about 11,200 ft. No pics.. snow is white ;)
All the roads are in good shape, no washouts up there - yet.
Took the plow, assembly and all associated internals off. It turned out to be a bigger job than I though, but we managed to get everything out intact. When the plow was put on someone bent the front bumper back toward the body as I assume it looked funny sticking out straight once the plow frame was on. We need to bend it back straight to put it back on or add a winch or something to make everything fit right. The bumper mounts on the chassis are also trashed from plowing abuse so I am going to need to weld some reinforcing material inside the mount point to re-secure everything. Here are before and after pics:
Before
After
Good news is it drives way better without the plow and frame on. There was also about 400 lbs of cut railroad track in the back that we took out. Feels like a whole new truck. New tires go on week after next. It feels good to make some progress!
Replaced the seal on passenger rear axle again of Friday. Drove it around the block a few times. Hope all is good. Have other parts ready just putting everything on hold.
Rob
74 Ranger EFI351w, 4r70w, ARB 5.13 9in, ARB 5.13D44, and a bunch of other goodies. Best of all the family memories.
04 Mustang Cobra, KenneBell 2.2 feeding a lot of boost on E85. Tire shredding machine
New project: 77 Bronco Ranger, body work and more body work.
Very little left of a 72 durango tan explorer sport
Installed new to me 3.5" WH leafs, extreme duty U bolts and plates, and extreme duty shackles. Still have to tighten the U bolts. Lightning got a little too close for comfort to finish.
Stroppe'd 1972 Sport, 302, 3 speed with old school Duff floor shifter, T shift Dana 20 with JB Fab twin stick, 4.11 gears with Trac-loc, Lincoln hydroboost, Chevy disc conversion, WH gas lift gate shock kit, 33" Duratrac tires on slots and about 2.5" of lift, Stroppe installed: bumper braces, dual shocks on all four corners, GM power steering, trans cooler mount, auto shift column, rollbar.
The Terrible One 1972 Sport uncut, 302, C4 with 1974 column , T shift Dana 20, 3.50 gears w/ limited slip, 1966 U13 Roadster kick panel, and factory power steering.
Repossessed my rear axle out of Daniels project so I can get re-started on mine.
Not to worry, we are picking up a bronco width axle for Dans in the next week or two. I knew that free trailer I picked up off CL would come in handy eventually
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