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- Aug 14, 2018
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it has been a while since I made an update. unfortunately I have not gotten much done. I did start installing my serpentine kit from sandmann. I got a new flowkooler waterpump from wildhorses, ac compressor from oreilly and it took me a long time and many trials but I finally found a 1 wire 200 amp alternator that will work. I have that all installed and clearances are good. I haven't gotten a belt yet. i am still vacillating on what type of fan I want to use. I think I will probably use the explorer clutch fan.
yesterday I got my duff ceramic coated long tube headers. started installing them and of course there were lots of things I had to adjust. I had to loosen the motor mounts and adjust the engine a bit because the drivers side header was hitting. I also had to rebend the brake line. and I will need to bend my clutch linkage which means I will probably have to re powder coat it. but in the next couple of weeks I will finish the exhaust install and finish running my fuel lines then I can put the body on the frame. to start figuring all the mods i need to do before paint. I am so looking forward to that.
Oh, and we finished the design of my dash. I initially ordered one from bc broncos with just the glove box cutout. they were backordered. I waited six months then decided to go another route. I heard about a guy named Dan Dillner who has a small business he runs out of his garage after work apparently, building jeep dashes. as some people have noticed I have a jeep and enjoy the jeep forums as well. I know that is heresy but there it is. anyway. I asked him if he would consider branching out into early broncos. I sent him my original dash and a lot of components and we designed the dash exactly the way I want it. I decided I want to keep it as clean and simple as possible. I plan to run a double din stereo in a blank cubby I bought from wild horses. and I am going to mount the ac vents under the dash rather than in it. I love the design and so now he is going to fabricate it and get it sent to me in about a month.
and I got my gauges in as well.
yesterday I got my duff ceramic coated long tube headers. started installing them and of course there were lots of things I had to adjust. I had to loosen the motor mounts and adjust the engine a bit because the drivers side header was hitting. I also had to rebend the brake line. and I will need to bend my clutch linkage which means I will probably have to re powder coat it. but in the next couple of weeks I will finish the exhaust install and finish running my fuel lines then I can put the body on the frame. to start figuring all the mods i need to do before paint. I am so looking forward to that.
Oh, and we finished the design of my dash. I initially ordered one from bc broncos with just the glove box cutout. they were backordered. I waited six months then decided to go another route. I heard about a guy named Dan Dillner who has a small business he runs out of his garage after work apparently, building jeep dashes. as some people have noticed I have a jeep and enjoy the jeep forums as well. I know that is heresy but there it is. anyway. I asked him if he would consider branching out into early broncos. I sent him my original dash and a lot of components and we designed the dash exactly the way I want it. I decided I want to keep it as clean and simple as possible. I plan to run a double din stereo in a blank cubby I bought from wild horses. and I am going to mount the ac vents under the dash rather than in it. I love the design and so now he is going to fabricate it and get it sent to me in about a month.
and I got my gauges in as well.