08-23-2012, 04:12 PM
Time to get this thread up to date. I haven't taken any pics of the work, but I will work on that this weekend. A lot of nic nacs, but I'm picky.
What has been done....
1. Re-fixed rear diff leak. After replacing the diff cover gasket with silicone it started leaking out of the pinion nut through the splines. Dropped the gear oil, removed the pinion nut and added some rtv. 3 days later re-filled with oil.
2. Installed the Redneck Ram. This went fairly well. The ram had an 8" stroke which was a little too much but we added a spacer on the shaft so it's a little less stroke now. Hooked the lines up backwards the first time, so made a mess reversing them and then re-bleeding, re-bleeding, and oh yea more re-bleeding. Also replaced the leaky gasket for RTV on the front diff cover when we took the cover off to weld the tabs to.
3. Added a hood prop. Got the ghetto 1x4 that was bevel cut on each end to support it just right out of the way. Welded a pivot point on and then a tab for it to spring against when the hood is closed and keep it from bouncing around.
4. Welded tabs to the roll cage and added some turn buckles to keep the windshield from rattling.
5. Replaced the throttle body. The one I had picked up was for a driver side set up and my 5.0 is passenger side so I had to make that work, but no big deal. I didn't realize how hard it would be to find the little ball socket that the accel cable hooks to.
6. Wired the winch up. Used some fat 2 gauge cable. Also fixed the ratchet on the 8274.
7. Removed the twin sticks, heated, and bent them so they don't swing so far back and hit the console tray we made. Still need to install them back.
There's more... just can't think of it right now. Pics will come sooner than later I promise!
What has been done....
1. Re-fixed rear diff leak. After replacing the diff cover gasket with silicone it started leaking out of the pinion nut through the splines. Dropped the gear oil, removed the pinion nut and added some rtv. 3 days later re-filled with oil.
2. Installed the Redneck Ram. This went fairly well. The ram had an 8" stroke which was a little too much but we added a spacer on the shaft so it's a little less stroke now. Hooked the lines up backwards the first time, so made a mess reversing them and then re-bleeding, re-bleeding, and oh yea more re-bleeding. Also replaced the leaky gasket for RTV on the front diff cover when we took the cover off to weld the tabs to.
3. Added a hood prop. Got the ghetto 1x4 that was bevel cut on each end to support it just right out of the way. Welded a pivot point on and then a tab for it to spring against when the hood is closed and keep it from bouncing around.
4. Welded tabs to the roll cage and added some turn buckles to keep the windshield from rattling.
5. Replaced the throttle body. The one I had picked up was for a driver side set up and my 5.0 is passenger side so I had to make that work, but no big deal. I didn't realize how hard it would be to find the little ball socket that the accel cable hooks to.
6. Wired the winch up. Used some fat 2 gauge cable. Also fixed the ratchet on the 8274.
7. Removed the twin sticks, heated, and bent them so they don't swing so far back and hit the console tray we made. Still need to install them back.
There's more... just can't think of it right now. Pics will come sooner than later I promise!
'74 Grocery Getter, '73 Project Buggy, '77 Parts Rig
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