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zillacon wrote:Air Tank sliders

Ahh, I keep wishing I would have sealed mine up too. This is a good place for air tanks...

J.D.

zillacon wrote:.... Air Tank sliders I am building.

I was thinking about this just the other day and how nice it would be to have more than the little 2 gal. pancake tank I have under the hood. I'd like to see pictures of this build. You gonna shave the rockers or go under them?

Got some Duplicolor Vinyl spray paint at Advanced. Spray painted the old vinyl sun visors and look in' new.

Entourage wrote:Got some Duplicolor Vinyl spray paint at Advanced. Spray painted the old vinyl sun visors and look in' new.

Great to hear that worked for you. Been wanting to reinstall mine also but not before painting. What color did you use?

I went with Grey to match my interior color - it went on so nice and dried perfectly. I did multiple coats on each side. Has a cool tip that shoots vertically and easy to get the sides and seams. Suprising that $5.00 can make them look new again.

Entourage wrote:I went with Grey to match my interior color - it went on so nice and dried perfectly. I did multiple coats on each side. Has a cool tip that shoots vertically and easy to get the sides and seams. Suprising that $5.00 can make them look new again.

I just did the same thing. Painted my visor, wiper cover and headliner. Works great. I'll post pix as soon as I get everything back in.

Got both front rotors machined over the past week, cleaned and inspected bearings, they are shot so ill pick those and seals up before I swap to the 8 lugs. Ball joints are tight as well as the tie rods. I think ill just do all of that later as it shows signs of wear.

Added a Tuffy Glove Box last night - what a solid piece of steel! Now I need to save up for the Tuffy under-seat storage. I actually think that will hold more than the glove box because of the HUGE Latch mechanism inside the glove box.

Started my disc swap, got the driver's side torn down to the knuckle. Discovered that both spindle lock nuts were hand tight.

installed rear seat and seatbelts...fixed gas leak...replaced alternator. Battery charging now.

Not a damn thing as I have been working nights all weekend, but glad someone is being productive. JP

Thought a about it.....way in Greeley, all alone....sniffle.

I worked on my column some more, I am going to order the pieces I need from Bronco Hut within the next week or so. Then yank it back apart and put it all together. I really want to get my column lever working like it should because I dont want to cut a big hole in the floor unless It becomes absolutely necessary.

I also saved a raggety top from an XJ last week we put a new one on a used model because the old one had a tear in the back window. I figured I would see what I need to do to make it fit and if it will fit. So I slid it up under my beat up hardtop and it looks like it will fit really nice on there. It is a bit short for the full length of my bed but I can figure something out there.

I put my rear shaft back in with the new lower yoke and made sure the front shaft fits, ill put it in once I get my shifter mechanisms working as they need to be. All ill need next if front 8 lug knuckles swapped and then finish getting the brakes working. Oh I need 4 8 lug 16" rims. I found a set of 4W parts I like, was hoping to find some older ford steel to get me buy for a while. Damn tax return still hasnt arrived

Oh I saved the slider windows from the jeep also. might try to see if I can make something out of those also.

finished installing seatbelts and took my 4 and 6 year old boys on their first ride...they were excited.

Also put the battery back in after charging overnight...seems that it was the alternator that was shot. We'll see in the morning when I go to leave for work.

69 Bronco 69 wrote: Oh I need 4 8 lug 16" rims.

Are you wheeling this rig? Is there a reason you are going with 16" rims? Something about that size does NOT hold a bead for nothing! You can almost kick the bead off the rim. My cousin is running a set of chrome wagon wheels in a 16" and has to run 20psi to avoid blowing the bead. If you can, get a different size!

J.D.

Jesus_man wrote:

69 Bronco 69 wrote: Oh I need 4 8 lug 16" rims.

Are you wheeling this rig? Is there a reason you are going with 16" rims? Something about that size does NOT hold a bead for nothing! You can almost kick the bead off the rim. My cousin is running a set of chrome wagon wheels in a 16" and has to run 20psi to avoid blowing the bead. If you can, get a different size!

J.D.

I have a set of 16" tires, I think your thinking of the 16.5" rims, those have a weird bead and your right they wont hold a bead.

You might be right. Sorry!

Its ok, I get those mixed up too.

I drove it around the shop parking lot today. I have 2 gears forward and reverse I feel baptized.

Finished the herculiner in the bed and sanded and spray painted the roll (light) bar that came in the bronco. I am going to the junk yard tomorrow and see if I can find some seats I like. JP

zillacon wrote:installed my carpet kit and seats last night.

How did it fit?

Ah that sux. I had the same issue with the backing....makes it a pain in the ass to cut it right. Is it way off by the kickers or only about 3/4"? Sorry man.

MAC Tools guy ive known for years gave me 3 American white spoke 16" X 7" 8 lug rims. I just had to drive to Hayden to get them. Need to find 2 more and ill be set. Mounted my tires on two of them tonight after work. As soon as I have all of my brake parts I can swap my front knuckles to the 8 lug.

Does anyone on here by chance know what a Battery test is? and I don't mean a car battery. Its a test to see if you can follow directions. I have 11 days to take it for a job I really want.

Picked up 2 seats for the front today, 1998 honda accord seats.
they were dirty as crap so I cleaned and vacumed them good. I will need to do some southern engineering to get the ready to mount, but they should be in by tommorrow afternoon. I also bought some material to make my own headliner which will have to work till I gather the funds for a soft top. It has been a good day. JP

Picked up some lap belts and started to reinstall the rear seat. Seems as though we are quite often needing to carry more than just one passenger.

Shortly to have a cage so the boys can run around topless. Hopefully in time for the fun run.

Going to have to drill out the passenger side strike - door is to tight and very difficult to open. Tried like heck to loosen the screws last night and while I did not strip them yet, I can tell that I will be. Oh the joys of working on a 40 yr old rig. :)

Funny how much fun it is though. Spending time with the boys working on their cars.

Going to have to drill out the passenger side strike - door is to tight and very difficult to open. Tried like heck to loosen the screws last night and while I did not strip them yet, I can tell that I will be. Oh the joys of working on a 40 yr old rig. :)

Hoc,

Try an impact screwdriver before you ruin the screw, if you haven't already.

And a penetrating oil...like PB blaster. Soak it overnight at least and spray it a few times.

Prayed that it didn't get beat up too bad sittin at my dads house in the hail today.

Replaced the rear brake hose (which is a PITA due to my exhaust routing) and shimmed up my gas tank against the body.

replaced the fuel pump on the side of the road

Swapped in the new leaf springs while moving my axle back 1". Finished welding my winch bumper together. And made a temporary heat shield to protect my suspension joint.

now - need leaf spring shims, a lengthened driveshaft and to install my shock after rewelding the shock mount.

J.D.