Save yourself the trouble and buy a new alternator. I know they are expensive, but it will come with a warranty.
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Save yourself the trouble and buy a new alternator. I know they are expensive, but it will come with a warranty.
why do you need a bigger alternator?
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Originally Posted by jerryg79
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Don't hate on Sublime :flipoff2:Quote:
Originally Posted by DRAGOONRANCH
Oh there is NO hate here! http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...FS/jamminz.gif
Not sure what you mean by decent set of 33's but I have an old set of 4 33x 12.5x15 that have been sitting around for a while. I dont remember the brand but they are a fairly nonaggresive all terrain. Still had decent tread. I just want to get rid of them $50 takes all four they are on chrome wagon wheels 5x5.5 bolt patter. pm if youre interestedQuote:
Originally Posted by Hot Pocket
Hp, do yourself a favor and get some e-fans at the jy. I got mine out of a dodge minivan, they are dual 12" pushers. I wired them individually to a external fuse box and a 50 amp ground switch in the cab. They help a ton
if he doesn't take those 33's i want them. where are they located? even if he gets them i will probably end up delivering them to him ***
Tommy- I definitely want the 33s. I'll drive to come pick them up for you, let me know please!
Jerry - It's not so much the bigger alternator, as much as it's the 3g alternator. The 3g ford alternators have internal regulators and have less problems than the old 1gs (or at least that is the consensus on FSB.) I've had many people there tell me that the 3g is pretty much the only sure-fire way to get rid of the quirky electrical system in my truck.
Plus I'd love to have a jammin' sound system :flipoff2:
Also on my to-buy list are some new gauges. I'm looking for a Voltmeter and a Water Temp gauge. If anyones got some laying around, let me know.
Frick- Fair enough on the alternator, but can anyone recommend a junkyard for other old ford parts?
EDIT -- oh, and I need some shocks, can anyone find me a decent set of 4 on the cheap?
My understanding of the newer ford internal reg altenators is that they are simpler to hook up, however the one everyone likes (the 94 up truck and mustang alternator, I have one in the Klogger, Seacreast has one in the Jeep and Garrett has one in the EB) is much more prown to failure with dust, mud, etc...
All that being said the stock ford truck alt is like 90 amps, which brings the suck when you run a winch! The 3G is like 135 or so, much better.
They are in New Caney. Hotpocket, you have a pm.Quote:
Originally Posted by colman
You can get a re-man from Oreillys for like 90 bucks, and get some back from the "core fee".
I love you Karl:flipoff2:Quote:
Originally Posted by KrazyKarl02
What kind of shocks are you looking for? This thing has no lift right? Why do you need new shock? Are there any on it now?
Rockauto has some super cheapos at $10 each for motorcraft brand and Monroe at $20 each.
Oreillys also has the same Monroe shocks for the same price available in store. For $20 each you can't get much cheaper and Monroe are not entirely ****.
i know your in Houston. But BCS alternator off of 26th in Bryan are kick ass and righteous. talked to him about my making the alt on my '79 150 amp and internally regulated. $100 if i provided a core.
also second the superduty monroe shocks. about $22 a piece.
So you had to take him yours plus a core? Or was he considering yours the core?Quote:
Originally Posted by Eckert
Shocks that will accomodate a 4" (ish) lift. I'm just trying to gather the parts so that it will all be done at once, and the truck will not be in pieces for a long period of time (hopefully.) Shocks are the last piece to my puzzle.Quote:
Originally Posted by 85cj7
edit - it has shocks now, they are terrible
What was the name of the guy you talked to?Quote:
Originally Posted by Eckert
just one core for exchange. could be anything.Quote:
Originally Posted by DRAGOONRANCH
whoever answers the phone. he owns the place.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hot Pocket
Here...fixed it for ya.Quote:
Originally Posted by 85cj7
don't know what you think is cheap, but broncograveyard has lifted shocks for $30 each.
Got a new radiator today, thank you mom!
Found a used radiator at this hole-in-the-wall place in Dickinson. The guy said he had it sitting there for two years. It came out of a 76 model Ford pickup; he said it was cooling a 460. He only used it for 3 months.
The guy even painted it for me... all for $100
since when do you paint radiators?
when you charge someone $100, its makes them feel better about themselves.Quote:
Originally Posted by bcolman
Off to spray bomb all my parts!
**** I would have sold you a painted radiator for 50
You got fawked :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by Hot Pocket
if you would have followed him to the bank, you would have noticed him laughing for full extent of the trip.
beats the 200 for a new one.. oh well. im happy
I have some "brand new to me" JL 12" subs 1300W, you can have them for just $200.00 a piece... That's like getting 50% off! They haven't been used since like 2005. :gigem:
Feel free to heckle all you want... Me and my quasi-new radiator will have the last laugh!! :flipoff2:
I'll take that deal! You will recieve a money order in the mail in one week for twice the asking price. Please pay the courrier $100 of that when he comes to pick up the parts and keep the rest for your inconvenience. I look happy to doing business with you.Quote:
Originally Posted by breckboarder55
Edward Toobatongo Buster-Prince of Cameroon (Home to the Fighting Yoemen Tribe)
You're supposed to end that with "muwhahaha".:DQuote:
Originally Posted by Hot Pocket
brass, not aluminum and plasticQuote:
Originally Posted by bcolman
Somebody does evidently http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d.html/r...4?a=B003CRM9CUQuote:
Originally Posted by bcolman
If you like to laugh when you see a 78/79 bronco overheat, then yes, you will have the last laugh.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hot Pocket
Drove it around today for a good hour or so. First time getting to drive it in almost 3 months... It was fun!
could be a good or bad deal, all depends on the rad you got. how many cores and is it brass?
He would have laughed alot at tire trax then.............Quote:
Originally Posted by KrazyKarl02
4 core brass, the guy said it was cooling a cammed 460Quote:
Originally Posted by Seth