I'm still pondering how to finish it out. I have the poly bushing set and it has a hex depression in the top, apparently for the factory washer-nut to go down in. I'm thinking about ordering in a kit from Jeff's Bronco Graveyard as I'm running out of time since Marshall needs the stuff. Otherwise I might get a big washer, MIG a nut on the bottom, and use the stainless all-thread you did, or a stainless bolt. Or I might cut another couple of pieces of the 1/8" plate, drill a hole in them, and put them on the lathe to make the washers. Then MIG the nut on the back. That way the "washer" won't bend and there's no hole in the middle for water to stand in. Hmmmmm.........

 

I didn't use all-thread, just a fully threaded bolt.

Do what you can to meet Marshall's deadline.
Are you finished packing all those bits and wiring away yet?

 

JBG has a full core support kit, including the bolts, nuts, and bushings for $92. But I already have the bushings, so only need the bolts and nuts.

And here's a shot of the new bushing pair, followed by a view of the top of the upper bushing. (Oh, phooey! The shots need to be rotated clockwise 90 degrees.) As you can see, there's a big depression for the nut. So, all it would take is making the two washers and tacking nuts to them. Viola!

However, I need to find out if I need anything for the cab mounts as I may have to order the whole kit from JBM which includes the core support bolts/nuts as well as the cab fasteners. So, tomorrow morn I'll pull the bolts to the cab mounts and lift the cab up to find out what the situation is.

Oh, and see the PM re the other.

 

Missed the part about packing things away, and the answer is a resounding NO! I'm on my third box of quart-sized zip-lock bags to file bits away, and have used quite a few gallon bags as well. All are labeled and are sitting on the work table in a random order. I need to put them in a box in alpha order so I can find them when the time comes. And I need to move that and the bigger pieces up to the attic so I have some place to work. It is absolutely amazing how much room it takes, and that doesn't include the body parts as most of those are at Marshall's.

 

 

Yep, that pretty well captures it. And, as you know, if there's no organization in my shop then things are a mess. Well:

 

At least you have a reason. I mean, you don't have a completly deconstructed truck (or two) in your shop or anything. LOL!

 

Gary, while you have everything out, two suggestions.

First, replace the gasket on the underhood AC casing.

Second, insulate the engine side of it. Mine is the later (94-96/7) style that came insulated, big difference in cooling and lack of engine heat after standing.

 

Looks like I need to come up and get my stuff. You seem to have plenty of your stuff everywhere.

I used a couple of 7/16 bolts and threaded them all the way down for my core support. They were grade 8 too so rthat button die went straight to the trash after that.I think the factory bolts are metric.

 

They were metric on my '87.
I just used Imperial...

Grade 8 is ridiculous overkill, and the added carbon will cause corrosion faster.
(remember that nobility chart? Yeah, Carbon is off the chart as most cathodic)

 

Bill - I'd planned on a new gasket, but hadn't thought of insulating the outside. Might use Frost King.

Bruno - No hurry. Every once in a while I find something in there that's useful.

Ok, what'd I do today? It feels like I must have done quite a bit. Got the rear sway bar off and the rear bump-stops. Turns out the front bump-stops are held on with Torx fasteners that are difficult to get to, so I left them on. Then I turned to the cab mounts. The first picture shows one of the front mounts that wouldn't come out whatsoever, so I finally had to cut it out. The second shows one of the rear mounts that came out w/o cutting. But, as you can see, it is rusted beyond use. So, with one cut up and one rusted out I ordered the body mount hardware kit from Jeff's Bronco Graveyard for $302 inc shipping. Anyway, in the third picture you can see that I did get the cab off.

Then I turned to the bed bolts. With lots of heat and PB Blaster 5 of the 8 came out nicely. But the middle 2 twisted off, and one of the front ones stripped out in the bed so I had to weld it to the bed - then the nut came off. And, with that I was done preparing the truck, so I rolled it out of the shop, as shown in the next picture. Wow, do these things roll easily when stripped!

That made it time to turn to Brownie as there are several things to do to it to get it ready for Marshall. So I slid the axles back in the 9" housing, w/o the differential, bolted the retainer plate down, and threw some wheels on it. (That was just for you, Chris.) The next picture shows Brownie in-tow from the back of the shop where it's sat for a couple of years, while the following picture shows the entire fleet, with Rusty, Dad's, and Brownie from right to left.

The last picture is entitled "Time For A Saginaw!"

 

Gary, I like my lawn tractor better than yours, mine says Ford on it, a 1991 YT16-H.

 

I think we went down that road once before. Tough getting old and forgetting things, huh!?

Anyway, looking at the pictures I remembered something I was gonna tell y'all: See the "477" on the firewall on Dad's truck? Marshall found it on the inside of the fenders as well. So he didn't paint over it when he painted the inside of the fenders, but did clear-coat over it. And, he's going to do the same thing on the firewall.

So, doesn't anyone know what that # represents? I've read through how Chrysler built vehicles in the 60's and assume Ford did pretty much the same, meaning that they put the same # on the major parts coming from all corners of the factory that were destined for the same vehicle. So, I'd guess that 477 was put on the cab, bed, fenders, doors, and maybe even the engine, transmission, t-case, and axles, although I've not found it any place but the fenders and cab. Anyway, my question is "Where did 477 come from?" Was it the 477th vehicle that day or week? It isn't part of the VIN. In fact, it doesn't show on the Cert Label any place. Thoughts?

 

477 is the number of the final assembly line inspector. He/she looked at certain parts, then marked them thus.

 

Thanks, Bill! So, lots of trucks came out showing the same #?

By the way, I like your new picture. Looks like you got a hair cut after the pictures Chris sent me.