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Ms Piggy. Black and Blue! - ParadisePWoffrD - 12-28-2014
Dang wish I'd known you were looking for something like that, I've got some 37 BFGs on beadlocks.
I doubt anyone has a brake bracket that would work. I have found that 5 lug 1 ton stuff isn't off-the-shelf, esp ford.
The newer dodge 1500 brakes are really nice & work well but require 17"+ wheels
Ms Piggy. Black and Blue! - broncosbybart - 12-30-2014
Got the front radius arm weld on wedges and spring buckets drilled for bolts. I used 3/8 bolts and welded nuts to the axle wedges. Not a whole lot to look at but it took a bit of doing. Before the coil buckets were just tack welded to the radius arm brackets to hold them in place.
Ms Piggy. Black and Blue! - ParadisePWoffrD - 12-30-2014
Might as well step up to coilovers now
Ms Piggy. Black and Blue! - Bronco Biff - 12-31-2014
You are rolling right along!!
Ms Piggy. Black and Blue! - broncosbybart - 12-31-2014
Thanks guys!
Coil overs are on order. Not really...
I did modify the oil pan to clear the front axle. I used the engine hoist to lift the front of the frame up and removed the coil springs. Then I lowered the frame down until the oil pan got close to the front dif. I marked out what to cut and got to it. After that, I bent up some sheet metal and cut it to fit. Got it all trimmed up and tacked into place. I took it to Chris at Mars Fab in Harrisburg and he TIG'd it all up for me all pretty like. Filled it with water and let it sit for a few hours. No leaks!
Ms Piggy. Black and Blue! - chuzie - 12-31-2014
How much volume does that remove? Will it affect cooling capacity or ability to keep pump fed at high rpm? Sure is pretty!
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Ms Piggy. Black and Blue! - Bronco Biff - 01-01-2015
broncosbybart Wrote:A lot of it now is pure time/labor not really purchasing stuff/spending money.
Ahhhh! The fun part!!! fun=time/labor
Ms Piggy. Black and Blue! - broncosbybart - 01-01-2015
The section removed eyeballs to 1.5 quarts. The system holds 10 quarts. High RPM for this thing is anything over 2500. The new gov spring kit starts defueling at 3000. I'm not worried about it. Pretty much a requirement to cut the pan to install the motor into an EB.
Got the body back on the chassis. It is just sitting in place. No where near ready to start bolting it back together. With the 2" body lift and the 37's she sits way too high. Got to figure out something a bit different.
Ms Piggy. Black and Blue! - chuzie - 01-01-2015
All that hype and not a single picture? Boooo
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Ms Piggy. Black and Blue! - broncosbybart - 01-01-2015
You are too fast.
This post is not for the faint of heart! Chuzie be forewarned!!
Almost everyone makes resolutions for new years. Many involve fitness, diet, and losing weight. Ms Piggy is no different. Today the cutoff wheel came out and she lost some weight! It was a beautiful day to work and I felt like a lot got done.
The rockers were already damaged so I didn't feel too bad about it