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zillacon wrote:Put new front brakes in Mustard as one of the fairly new ones developed a crack and made ugly screaming noises when stopping. Also tore into my Powerstrokes Turbo as my new Wicked Wheel came in but came to find out my Turbo has a lot of side play in it so I will either have to shell out some big coin for a new Turbo or hopefully find a kit locally and rebuild it. Always Something.

Thought you were gonna call? Ill be doin that to mine soon.

I'll be dropping the transmission sometime this weekend so that I can get it out for a rebuild. A viperbuilt rebuild at that! Picking up a transmission jack for $25 to assist!

75DBE wrote:I'll be dropping the transmission sometime this weekend so that I can get it out for a rebuild. A viperbuilt rebuild at that! Picking up a transmission jack for $25 to assist!

NICE! Not a better transmission guy anywhere. My C4 shifts like a luxury car. You getting a separate transmission cooler or using the radiator?

Honest, I have no idea! Pretty sure I'll need some advice from the masses on that.

I will post pics up of my Viperbuilt and trans cooler this weekend. I went with a Derale Atomic Trans Cooler from Wild Horses. It came with fittings and tubing to adapt the flexible trans lines to the cooler. I am really happy with it. I removed the hard metal lines to the radiator and capped of the ends in the radiator. I mostly did that because they leaked. No leaks with the new cooler. I may install the cooler to a constant power instead of an ignition power so it would run after I turn off the truck and cool the fluid till its under 170 degrees.

I don't think you'll gain much cooling by letting the fan run longer Chad. The fluid would not be circulating so you'll only be able to cool what little fluid is in the cooler. Really nice setup though.

I'm really excited about finally getting this 75DBE on the road! I had the original owner over the other night -- to talk about some of the crazy electrical contraptions he had installed. He was happy that I was going to do a significant restoration but certainly a bit sad that it was needing such significant work. I just gotta get it rolling!

ZOSO wrote:

zillacon wrote:Put new front brakes in Mustard as one of the fairly new ones developed a crack and made ugly screaming noises when stopping. Also tore into my Powerstrokes Turbo as my new Wicked Wheel came in but came to find out my Turbo has a lot of side play in it so I will either have to shell out some big coin for a new Turbo or hopefully find a kit locally and rebuild it. Always Something.

Thought you were gonna call? Ill be doin that to mine soon.

And to add to that list is glowplugs. Ohm'd them out and found 2the bad ones.

up pipe gaskets are cheap. I just cant see spending 400+ for the bellowed up pipes. If you'll be puttin it together tomorrow afternoon I may stop by after work. I'll give you a shout.

Picked up a new ride to park next to it. 2002 Subaru WRX, had it sideway in the dirt within 5 miles of purchasing it. Man I've missed AWD...

You sell the ms3?

Finally did a couple little upgrades;

- replaced cig lighter with one from a later model Ford that comes with a lighted socket. So, yes......my lighter is now lighted.

- replaced wiper control switch with one from later model Ford that has intermitent wiper control. This is a direct replacement swap other than the shaft where the control knob mounts has to be shortened. If you plan to do this upgrade you can buy one from this guy on CB.com and he cuts the shaft to length for you. http://classicbroncos.com/forums/showth ... 554&page=4

- started installing my new CB. Will finish it today.

SPECIAL THANKS TO MIKE (76FORD) FOR GIVING ME HIS SURPLUS CB AND HELPING WITH THESE UPGRADES !

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SPECIAL THANKS TO MIKE (76FORD) FOR GIVING ME HIS SURPLUS CB AND HELPING WITH THESE UPGRADES ![/quote]


+ 1 there Jeff. Mike is one of this clubs true gems.

Mike gave me a CB at the Fall Colors trip, pretty sweet little emergency radio. Since I got a new Uniden, the emergency radio will stay in my Chrysler, and come with me on all the club trips, as a loaner for anyone without a CB. Plus he's picking up & bringing me a freebie dashboard next weekend. Great to have someone like that involved.

Chad

I'm sure you all would do the same for me. Well except for Rox.

ZOSO wrote:You sell the ms3?

Not yet, but will be once I get time to detail it. Got a really good deal on the WRX and it will free up a decent chunk of money for our planned house purchase/move to Lakewood. Turns out MS3s don't depreciate much.

cleaned 34 years of dirt and grime off of the dash

I used one of my wife's Mr. Clean Magic Eraser pads (shhhhhh, don't tell her)

looking goooood

Rox Crusher wrote:cleaned 34 years of dirt and grime off of the dash

I used one of my wife's Mr. Clean Magic Eraser pads (shhhhhh, don't tell her)

looking goooood

Very nice! I used Mother's pre-wax cleaner on mine and it came out looking like new:)

Haven't "done" much to the Bronco lately but I have been "spending $" on the Bronco. Trying to get prepped for the return of the block from the machine shop. I've been watching an awesome set of engine rebuilding DVDs and they've got me feeling much better about doing the entire assembly myself:) If anyone is interested, I highly recommend these:

http://www.badasscars.com/index.cfm/pag ... prd256.htm

He walks you step by step through teardown, cleaning, machine shop work, and complete reassembly. They build a stock Chevy and mild-performance 351W next to each other. It's over 5.5 hours of detailed engine building genius.

They are a little cheaper and in stock at Summit.

Over the weekend bled the brake system and then took her for a spin yesterday. All seems well. Diff aren't leaking at the gaskets anymore, so all is well!

J.D.

Got some new rubber, duratracs to replace the worn out MTRs. I can't believe how quiet they are. Goodyear has some rebates going on until the end of the year. Bobbie had the best price around.

Viperwolf1 wrote:Got some new rubber, duratracs to replace the worn out MTRs. I can't believe how quiet they are. Goodyear has some rebates going on until the end of the year. Bobbie had the best price around.

I didn't know they made duratracs in 40".......can't wait to see them.

got bid up on the super rare A9T computer for my EFI upgrade

Rox Crusher wrote:got bid up on the super rare A9T computer for my EFI upgrade

Don't focus on one or two particular models of that computer. There are a bunch that work the same....

A9L, X3Z, A3M, A3M1, D3D1, S0Z, A9S, A9M, A9P, C3W, and C3W1

Hope you're bid wins!

Actually....are you sure you don't mean A9L? A9T isn't valid.

airbur wrote:Actually....are you sure you don't mean A9L? A9T isn't valid.

I won it alright..............it was listed as an A9T but the ad also included A9L in the searchable text so it went from 55 up to 150 at the last minute

The A9T is on the Ford Fuel injection list of 89 - 93.

http://fordfuelinjection.com/?p=17

I am just really glad I was able to get my hands on the super rare and high performance A9T instead of having to settle for one of those run of the mill A9L computers.

Congrats!! This is for the 302 that was in your garage right?

airbur wrote:Congrats!! This is for the 302 that was in your garage right?

"was in your garage" ?

your scaring me as Zilla and 76Ford have threatened to ran off with it.

Seriously, yes...for my 5.0 from 98 Explorer

Rox Crusher wrote:

Viperwolf1 wrote:Got some new rubber, duratracs to replace the worn out MTRs. I can't believe how quiet they are. Goodyear has some rebates going on until the end of the year. Bobbie had the best price around.

I didn't know they made duratracs in 40".......can't wait to see them.

That's how rumors get started. I can tell the difference in ride height when climbing in. I need to start bringing a step ladder with me.

So, I know this isn't the right place to post a question, but:
Can I go to CarQuest or Napa and buy a rebuilt computer and get a specific computer? Like if you order a CPU for a 91 Mustang 5.0, 5 speed, what computer would you get? They list them by Ford part number I think, not by the code we all refer to.

Chad

Thats not cheap without a core. If your gonna spend that kind of money then go aftermarket.