10-11-2011, 03:46 PM
ok folks! sorry i've been gone so long, the end of the fiscal year is finally over, and i have some time on my hands! woohoo!
So over the past couple of months, in very speratic burst of effort, i have made a little bit of progress. The body is now resting atop the frame, and the t-case shifters are installed, a small peice of disappointment there though as the t-cas rails have not been modified to allow independent operation which leaves a project for another day... anyway, the clutch is hooked up, the tie-rod is fabricated, knuckles drilled out for the 3/4" steering link hardware, tailgate latch and links rebuilt and installed, cage installed, headlights and hood latch refurbed and installed, aux fuel tank repaired and dash and controls hooked up and installed.
The following still needs to be accomplished:
Buy and install headers and exhaust
buy and install Wheels and Tires
Fab and install steering link
rebuild Power steering box and repair outlet port on PS Pump
Source and install Bench Seat form Late 80's Pick-up
buy and install Vent window hardware, weather stripping and assorted rubber
Fabricate Bikini and Half-cab soft tops
Source and install stock main fuel tank, sending units, and hoses/lines
finish brake plumbing
buy and install power brake booster/MC
install park brake (complete system)
rebuild rear drumbs
wire up under hood and lights
install battery, cross fingers, say prayer, turn key...
biggest road blocks at this point are money & money...
i need about 4 or 5 grand to do all of the stuff thats left, and i wont have it until i get back from my military mandated vacation next summer... I have made peace with the fact that my goal of november this year was fiscally out of reach. i have some pictures of the current state of things, that i will upload this evening...
if you would like to donate to the cause please PM me!
upergrin::beer:
So over the past couple of months, in very speratic burst of effort, i have made a little bit of progress. The body is now resting atop the frame, and the t-case shifters are installed, a small peice of disappointment there though as the t-cas rails have not been modified to allow independent operation which leaves a project for another day... anyway, the clutch is hooked up, the tie-rod is fabricated, knuckles drilled out for the 3/4" steering link hardware, tailgate latch and links rebuilt and installed, cage installed, headlights and hood latch refurbed and installed, aux fuel tank repaired and dash and controls hooked up and installed.
The following still needs to be accomplished:
Buy and install headers and exhaust
buy and install Wheels and Tires
Fab and install steering link
rebuild Power steering box and repair outlet port on PS Pump
Source and install Bench Seat form Late 80's Pick-up
buy and install Vent window hardware, weather stripping and assorted rubber
Fabricate Bikini and Half-cab soft tops
Source and install stock main fuel tank, sending units, and hoses/lines
finish brake plumbing
buy and install power brake booster/MC
install park brake (complete system)
rebuild rear drumbs
wire up under hood and lights
install battery, cross fingers, say prayer, turn key...
biggest road blocks at this point are money & money...
i need about 4 or 5 grand to do all of the stuff thats left, and i wont have it until i get back from my military mandated vacation next summer... I have made peace with the fact that my goal of november this year was fiscally out of reach. i have some pictures of the current state of things, that i will upload this evening...
if you would like to donate to the cause please PM me!
upergrin::beer:
My Build Thread-
http://www.carolinabroncos.com/forums/sh...php?t=3919
You're gonna have to be more specific... 11/12/11
http://www.carolinabroncos.com/forums/sh...php?t=3919
You're gonna have to be more specific... 11/12/11