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You literally made it through 140 pages of discussioneering, idears, design engineering, implementationating, time and money. Now is not the time to fret over an itty-bitty bit of wiring drama. Is it? :-) 😉

Throw together a quick “wiring party” and make your bane more fun. I think just about everyone is ready to come out of the woodwork right about now. Unless your garage and barbecue are still buried in snow?

Well sheeoot. Sorry to hear you're having this kind of trouble. Is it a hard stop, or does it feel like it wants to start as you wobble it around? A little bit of wobbly movement and it may just need to be forced. A hard stop means something more troublesome. And no, you should not have to force...

Depends on the problem. Just what exactly is not working? Will the new one not slide over the splined shaft? Does the outer surface not fit within the seal? Is it sliding on but not all the way?

Well, to my way of thinking, if it has anything to do with the rear end, then whether it’s during the build, or just refurbishing the differential, I would add it here. However, for the larger, overall build, I would start another thread with that in the title. Then add a link to this...

The reinforcing flange is a great idea. They usually work great on those flimsy tin pans. The explorers use them on the steel oil pan and we’ve even used them on Corvair oil pans to good effect.

Hopefully you got a few pics?

There ya go. Lighter than an average Bronco by about 400lbs. Thanks for looking that up.

Nope. Some other non-bronco Ford’s do use the bell/tulip joint with power steering. But I’m pretty sure Justin‘s comment was pointing out that when Broncos went to power steering, they got rid of the bell, and went to a U joint plus a rag joint. Although, I suppose it’s possible that some late...

Square/rectangular headlights were included in an option package for the full-size '78 trucks if you got the Ranger XLT option. Or perhaps it had to the the Lariat package? Not sure, but it was one of the higher up packages got the rectangular lights. In '79 they were on all the regular trucks...

Ahh, nevermind. I was looking at that and wondering what you were talking about. The image appeared at first to be of the side of the top, not the back. Now after staring at it for a few minutes, I see that it is indeed the liftgate as you were describing, and that your spare tire carrier is...

Yeah, but next time you're out there take a peek at how thick the sheet metal is and engine and other things. IH was a true industrial manufacturer! Now, all that said (because I had a '66 pickup) it would be very interesting to weigh one and get the actual numbers. Maybe they're the same, or at...

Anyone ever just cut the seal in half, or just one slice on the bottom, and installed it that way? Not a reasonable approach? Either phyically, or too much chance of fumage in the cabin? Just curious since I've never had to go through the fun of replacing one. paul

Maybe the people you were talking to were thinking of the full-size trucks. Specifically the F250's, which did go through some major driveline, accessory and regulation changes mid-way through '77. Leading to the whole "mine's a '77.5 F250" thing. Two of those changes actually made it to our...

And for any experts out there, does the presence of a spool in place of an actual differential have any indication for the reasons that the current gears are worn out or otherwise damaged? I know spools are usually the bane of anyone's existence when used on the street, but thought they were...

Only see one thing obviously wrong, but don't think it'll cause a three-alarm fire or anything. And might not really be categorized as "wrong" but might not be the best practice. That's the wires connected to the alternator side of the fuse, rather than the battery side. If the fuse blows and...

Wow, one whole bolt came out clean. Count the small victories though, because some of use didn't even get that luxury! :D Nice job though, getting almost all of them out. Lots of work it sounds like, but most of them finally came around. You can count that as a big victory I'd say. Well, just...

When you check it out, if you're not sure, or it doesn't match my admittedly vague descriptions, post up a picture so we can all check it out. Paul

Great. You can put them in your "garage" or "gallery" locations in your User CP above. Or you can e-mail them to me at paulb@wildhorses4x4.com and I can post them up into this thread. Looking forward to seeing what you've got. The good news is that, either way, since the axles have obviously...

In my opinion though, "making torque and horsepower" actually CAN be secondary for an engine driven on the street and trail compared to drivability. Especially when it's also a daily driver. Fuel economy and lower emissions are actually a thing we can be happy with, and proud of with our more...