I must have misfiring dendrites and axons cuz for the life of me don't recall that U-joint behind the carrier bearing. Oh well...

Thanks Jeff.

 

No Prob Buddy. I got your back. Nothing you wouldn't have done for me.
And ah, as far as the misfiring dendrites etc is concerned.......Vitamins, Sleep, and.........

 

This is getting interesting...

'Finished up the full spring hanger flip and netted a total of 5 inches of drop - it's now 13 inches to the axle center line. The pinion angle is waaaaay outta whack so some shimming will be required. There's two inches of travel between the axle tube and the stock bump stop. It'll get trimmed a little. The overload spring is still installed.



As with most anything endeavor, there is no free lunch. The hanger flip brings on another issue, besides the pinion angle, and that is with the Flexo-o-matic spring system. Changing the leaf spring's geometry leans back the Flexomatic bracket and it is no longer braced against the leafs to start taking on an applied load. See the gap? It appears the springs would need to compressed up to the bumpstop before the Flexomatic bracket makes contact. Shimming will be required here too. I'll figure that out another day.

 

Well Hio, my 1st rection was a Ford Super Duty's rear spring insulator. P/N 2c3z5586a. This would be nylon like you would want there for when the bracket slides a tad on the spring as it applies and retracts. But it is only 1/8" thick. So then it hit me:
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Thanks. Those are definitely on the list. I think I have a pair left over from my Hotchkis TVS and am gonna look for 'em later. IIRC, they're about an inch tall.

Speaking of Super Duty , how much does a Super Duty air dam run? The PN is BC3Z17626AA.

 

Will PM ya.

 

Will PM ya.

 

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I've liked the look of LMC's driving light bumper but hated the $299 price tag. I can do better and at a significantly lower cost.

Last year at the JY, I was walking by a 67 F250 and noticed the nice patina on the bumper... then I noticed that it had never been hit. $45 later it was coming home with me for this mod - complete with patina'd bumper bolts. Plus the bumper looks the part of the LBB.

It turns out a can of Del Monte peach halves is the same diameter as the lights I'm using. 'Taped the lids on for mock-up.





The lights are off a 90s Pontiac... $10 for the pair. Ford's newer driving lights are either too big or had some weird azz shape. The tape is there to reduce scratching the lenses more than they already are.



Rear layout to see where the lights would bit the contour. It's good... just a lil overhang on top. It'll have a small "eyebrow". Also notice the lack of rust...the OE chromed bumper is flaky rust on the back side.



Front layout. The slag will collect on the back side. I'm gonna need a bigger plasma cutter.



Plasma'ed the holes and left them fat to sneak up with a die grinder. Clearanced the holes holding the grinder at 90° instead perpendicular to the bumper surface for that 'aero' look.



Test fitting to figure out how long the tabs should be. About 1.75 inches long with a 5/16ths hole 1.375 inches up from the bumper.



Marked, drilled, and cut tabs out of 1/8 steel. Assembled the tabs on the light brackets and tack welded. Removed the lights and then fully welded. Applied etching primer from the back to preserve the bumper's patina.





Installed. Need to do a lil bit more clearancing on the passenger side cuz the light is kinda tight and needs to tilt a bit more. Total: $55

 

Nice look. Can't wait to see them wired up and on.

 

I'm betting that is not from a can of Del Monte peach halves..........looks more like Green Giant corn to me......

 

And I am betting it was hand cranked opened .

 

The 29 oz. cans which are 4-inch diameter... not the lil, 16 oz. ones. I am a peach addict. They're soooooo good.

Machine... a vintage Westinghouse model circa about ... hmm... about 1990. It's a good one.. I've broken three hand-cranks but this 'un still keeps going.