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Working on the floors I discovered I needed to replace the rockers to attach the floor supports. I had planned on doing this anyhow just not so early in the project. To I cut out the rockers and tacked in the steel, need to trim it down but want to make sure the length is right since I don't plan to use these fiberglass fenders. Also gave me a chance to check the body for square, all looks good!
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Cut the inner fenders on the front clip and mocked up the grill and measured for the radiator.
Look at the width difference! Wow!
Looks like i'll be chopping about 6" off the frame in the front soon too.
Look at the width difference! Wow!
Looks like i'll be chopping about 6" off the frame in the front soon too.
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Worked on the floor supports today, got all 3 done and ready for the floors.
They will need to be finish welded once the tub comes off the frame.
Before the floors can go in I need to repair the kick panels, I also have new front door supports on the way, probably do those before the front floor pans as well.
Clears the NP435 no problem
They will need to be finish welded once the tub comes off the frame.
Before the floors can go in I need to repair the kick panels, I also have new front door supports on the way, probably do those before the front floor pans as well.
Clears the NP435 no problem
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Got the new front springs in today, they were a bit taller than I wanted so I moved the spring buckets up on the frame.
She sits just right now, need to bend the track bar to clear the axle, be doing that Saturday, love getting these little projects done!
She sits just right now, need to bend the track bar to clear the axle, be doing that Saturday, love getting these little projects done!
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Got some work done this weekend, mostly worked on the rear floor and wheel wells.
I am narrowing the wheel wells as I don't need the full depth with the full width axles.
I was able to create an additional 7.5" of space between the wheel wells, enough to fit my rear seat.
I started by removing the entire floor and cutting down the wheel wells
Mocking up the wheel wells, I missed the cut on these so I have to fill the seam with about an inch of sheet metal, no big deal, just a bit more work
Also need to get a patch panel for the center of the floor as well as fab a splice for the floor support
And here is a pic of the ride height of the rig, this looks a bit high but it is lower from frame to axle than a stock full size
I am narrowing the wheel wells as I don't need the full depth with the full width axles.
I was able to create an additional 7.5" of space between the wheel wells, enough to fit my rear seat.
I started by removing the entire floor and cutting down the wheel wells
Mocking up the wheel wells, I missed the cut on these so I have to fill the seam with about an inch of sheet metal, no big deal, just a bit more work
Also need to get a patch panel for the center of the floor as well as fab a splice for the floor support
And here is a pic of the ride height of the rig, this looks a bit high but it is lower from frame to axle than a stock full size
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Made some progress today, not as much as I wanted but I wasn't feeling 100%.
I picked up some fenders thanks to a member of the Utah Bronco Club, and they are perfect. I couldn't see getting new fenders or even paying big money for a set of uncut fenders just to cut them so these are just right. They were already cut so they just needed a bit of trimming to clear my axle which is slightly forward of stock.
The approach angle is going to be great, excited to see this coming together!
I was also able to cut the sliders to length.
To cool the 408 I wanted to keep a big radiator but the FSB radiator had the tanks on top and bottom and would have hung 8" below the core support. I picked up this Be Kool radiator that has the tanks on the ends but has the same surface area as the FSB radiator.
I had to modify the core support by cutting the opening to allow more air flow, also had to notch the frame for the tank to slip down enough to clear the hood, details on that later. I will have enough room for a dual electric fan set up.
Another thing I got done was the core support mounts, simple but effective!
I picked up some fenders thanks to a member of the Utah Bronco Club, and they are perfect. I couldn't see getting new fenders or even paying big money for a set of uncut fenders just to cut them so these are just right. They were already cut so they just needed a bit of trimming to clear my axle which is slightly forward of stock.
The approach angle is going to be great, excited to see this coming together!
I was also able to cut the sliders to length.
To cool the 408 I wanted to keep a big radiator but the FSB radiator had the tanks on top and bottom and would have hung 8" below the core support. I picked up this Be Kool radiator that has the tanks on the ends but has the same surface area as the FSB radiator.
I had to modify the core support by cutting the opening to allow more air flow, also had to notch the frame for the tank to slip down enough to clear the hood, details on that later. I will have enough room for a dual electric fan set up.
Another thing I got done was the core support mounts, simple but effective!
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I was able to get the rear area all tacked in today, really opened it up.
I put a couple of extra floor supports under the seams, I will get some pics of those when I take the body off the frame which might be next weekend.
I put a couple of extra floor supports under the seams, I will get some pics of those when I take the body off the frame which might be next weekend.
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Got the main hoops for the cage bent today, they are a little long but I don't have the top yet so I wanted to make sure they were long enough.
I haven't bent pipe for about 10 years so pretty happy with the out come. Most of the rest of the cage will be straights, simple.
I haven't bent pipe for about 10 years so pretty happy with the out come. Most of the rest of the cage will be straights, simple.