Swamp Donkey Progess

[JB]

leveled pickup last week, it was waaay lower up front before. Added 1.5" spacers to top of struts, needs 285s...

[JB]

Tube doors bent up today, will get pics on Thursday. ALso got personal plates But I am probably the only one that thinks they are not

Still need a way to transport Bronco to Katmency?

[JB]

For the most part done. I really like them, when they close, it sounds so much better than the original doors. Nice solid thud. Paint them tomorrow and maybe add a stopper to hold them tight against the body when closed (latch holds them pretty tight, but there is a little bit of play). After TCC, the area between the door and the front fender will be made to look better with a small panel that will probably be cut from the old doors

[JB]

Installed some F450 rear shackles that I bought from Ford. They are beefier than the stock Bronco ones, that bent at Katemcy. I also put my old AAL back into my stock pack to get the assend up a little higher.

Steering and/or rear disc brakes next week.

What might be a good, cheap body shop to go to? I dont want much, but I would like the big dent behind the door to be at least popped out a bit, and I need some holes filled in the tailgate where the stock latch use to be to prevent water from getting in.

[StevenAg03]

so what are the plates?

[Jackasic]

caseys body shop in Bryan, behind where the "new" fred brown car dealership is.

[JB]

BGBRNC, i know, gay

Thanks Brandon, I'll check it out.

Did you ever get the old truck and trailer fixed up? I think I saw you the other day. Is the new truck pewter and 4x4?

[BMFScout]

if it was pewter and looks too nice for Brandon to be driving it even though it is ten years old, then yep that was it! I told him he might actually keep a few jobs int eh nicer neighborhoods now, they won't be ashamed to have that other truck out in front of their house...

[JB]

I finished the tie rod with the help of Tate's chop saw. It is 1.5" DOM with 3/4" heims from PSC. Not welded yet though

bad pic, but it is big and heavy. The puppy liked the flashing light.


also got some new shoes, 285/70/17s. Got a hell of a deal at Discount in Houston. The old rear tires were chunking hardcore, and I tried to have them warrantied through Ford, but they said it came from spinning the tires

[Jackasic]

looking good John, yea that's the "new" work truck. 97 3/4 ton 4x4, auto, way to nice for me

[JB]

Damn, i just found this old picture. It was once that clean

[JB]

What would be wrong with running a drag link with Chevy TREs and a tie rod with heims?

I sent off my pass knuckle to ORU ato hav ethe crossover arm put on and I just foudn out that the hole that is on the arm for the d-link is tapered for a 1 ton Chevy TRE. My fault.

Also, 1 ton Chevy TREs are always refered to as 7/8".......is 7/8" the thread size? or the bigend of the taper??

[JB]

Also, ORU thought I was crazy for wanting to run heims joints in any rig that wasn't a "full blown race truck".......Whats up with that???

[Doug Krebs]

What would be wrong with running a drag link with Chevy TREs and a tie rod with heims?

I sent off my pass knuckle to ORU ato hav ethe crossover arm put on and I just foudn out that the hole that is on the arm for the d-link is tapered for a 1 ton Chevy TRE. My fault.

Also, 1 ton Chevy TREs are always refered to as 7/8".......is 7/8" the thread size? or the bigend of the taper??

Thread size... 7/8 - 18

[JB]

bought 4 Chevy TREs today. They really make the heims that I wanted to run look small. Also, the UPS guy brought me a new passenger side knuckle for the D60 so I can run crossover.. The first picture is of all the parts piling up (all the rear disc brake conversion stuff)