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Re: 'Buddy'

Posted: Sun Nov 07, 2021 7:29 pm
by BroncoRaider
Strike2 wrote:Nice upgrades Tim! Are you regearing because of the new automatic transmission ?

Yes, with 3.50 gears it turns a really low RPM if it goes into OD. Thinking 4.11 should be good.

Re: 'Buddy'

Posted: Sat Dec 04, 2021 6:46 pm
by BroncoRaider
Knuckles are on with new ball joints. Planning to work on finishing it up in the next few days.

Re: 'Buddy'

Posted: Sat Dec 04, 2021 6:58 pm
by phyler
Nice! Hopefully it's all smooth sailing from here.

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Re: 'Buddy'

Posted: Sat Dec 18, 2021 1:51 pm
by BroncoRaider
Last weekend Justin was gracious enough to do some welding on the new drag link and tie rod. This week I found some time to finish reassembling the front end. Combined with the new radius arm bushings, the ride difference is quite dramatic. It has very nice, smooth return to center when driving even without the stabilizer shock. IΓÇÖm going to add a riser bracket for the trac bar to make it parallel with the drag link.

Re: 'Buddy'

Posted: Sun Jan 02, 2022 4:07 pm
by BroncoRaider
No more driving through a fog with a candle.

Re: 'Buddy'

Posted: Sun Jan 02, 2022 4:45 pm
by Jesus_man
That's great!! Can't wait for your real world test!

Re: 'Buddy'

Posted: Sun Jan 02, 2022 4:48 pm
by phyler
Did you hook the Halo up to the turn signals too? I really thought about those during the black Friday time because of that "feature".

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Re: 'Buddy'

Posted: Sun Jan 02, 2022 7:05 pm
by BroncoRaider
Not yet, I will eventually.

Re: 'Buddy'

Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2022 12:23 pm
by Strike2
Those are nice! how do you like them?

Re: 'Buddy'

Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2022 7:52 am
by mickphatmac
Nice work!
Love the Lights!!

Re: 'Buddy'

Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2022 10:26 am
by BroncoRaider
Strike2 wrote:Those are nice! how do you like them?


TheyΓÇÖre a huge improvement. WH had them on sale for Christmas.

Re: 'Buddy'

Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2023 5:20 pm
by BroncoRaider
Adam was gracious enough to sacrifice a good portion of his Labor Day helping install a brake booster. After spending an hour driving around looking for a line adapter, we figured out it wasnΓÇÖt needed. Oops. Anyway, it is wonderful to be able to stop, even if it isnΓÇÖt a hydro boost setup like all the cool kids. I really like how it drives.

Thanks Adam!

Re: 'Buddy'

Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2023 6:54 pm
by phyler
BroncoRaider wrote:Adam was gracious enough to sacrifice a good portion of his Labor Day helping install a brake booster. After spending an hour driving around looking for a line adapter, weΓÇÖd figured out it wasnΓÇÖt needed. Oops. Anyway, it is wonderful to be able to stop, even if it isnΓÇÖt a hydro boost setup like all the cool kids. I really like how it drives.

Thanks Adam!
Glad we got it done and that you can drive it Saturday!

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Re: 'Buddy'

Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2025 8:35 am
by BroncoRaider
Welcome back to the forum! After attempting to swap gas tanks to one with an internal fuel pump, I wasnΓÇÖt getting any power to the fuel pump. I ended up having to enlist the help of the EFIGuy to sort out my self-inflicted issues. But Buddy is back in the garage and running great. I added some Duff hood struts and found a very inexpensive option to have some music while driving, just strapping a Bluetooth speaker to the cage. The hood struts do have a slight clearance issue with the washer/coolant tank on the driverΓÇÖs side. IΓÇÖll work on that later. Thank you to Scott Barnes for trailering Buddy to Yuma and back.

Re: 'Buddy'

Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2025 10:14 am
by ZOSO
Glad to see you around and still chipping away at buddy.

Re: 'Buddy'

Posted: Thu Oct 09, 2025 10:54 am
by Strike2
Hey Tim,
Thanks for letting me know the Forum is back up and running! and hopes Buddy is treating you well.