Project "Big Country" - Front Bumper Fab

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I welded a couple tabs forward of the cage bar to line up with the windshield frame bolts. A couple turn buckles and wa-la no more rattle!

You can see why I am modifying (heating/bending) my twin sticks. We made this cool little change tray and the sticks hit it in the low position. I like the tray so much I decided to modify the shifter rather than the tray!

Radiator pics are pretty dark and can't see much. Since I had to use 4 core mounts, I had to modify my upper mounts that bolt to the front hoop of the core support. I cut them and added 1/2" to accept the 4 core rubbers. Keith calls them Franken-mounts since they are so chopped up and re-done, but very beefy too. Bottom line... they work! I let the engine idle tonight with the hood up for about 20 min. It never got over 200 degrees where as the other one would be 210-215ish easy. I did also add a fan shroud that may be helping the cause.

It is amazing the difference in sound after replacing the idler pulley! I never knew it was making so much noise and my motor actually sounds quiet, which I like. It's so quiet I can hear the exhaust leak I need to fix :banghead:

The ram pics are also too dark to see. I have a Ruff Stuff 3/8" front diff cover so I used that as my fixed end point. You can see the spacer I put on the ram shaft to shorten the stroke. We just set it up with that on it in the closed position and reduced it from an 8" stroke to 7-1/2". I didn't want to chance breaking my stock knuckles in a bind so rather be safe than sorry.