4 link, ORI's, narrowed D60w/only 2.5" lift, 5"+WB stretch, 2" floor lower, P/S....,

[Yeller]

Yeah, you work faster than I do, buddy. lol

People that don't know the story might think someone was at the top of Hell's Revenge... and doing a selfie!

( Looks like Hell's Revenge, but I'm a thousand miles away)

If course it is HR, good eye

doing my typical, putting anyone’s wife, girl friend, or kid I can get behind the wheel, drive down Hells Gate and back up Devils Staircase. Doing my part to make sure they feel involved, give them the opportunity to drive without the pressure of their significant other in a calm and mostly controlled manor. I’ve even been known to drive folks rigs down and up that say it won’t do it, as long as they will ride shotgun. It’s only hard between the ears

 

[nvrstuk]

My daughter loves to drive but with as much time off she gets, it's hard to get any real hours for her behind the wheel.

Totally enjoy taking people for calm, easy going rides. It's what I do if I'm not in deep snow or on sand dunes.

 

[Yeller]

I’ve spent 1/2 a day there making laps, just enjoying people and allowing them to experience some adrenaline where there’s a 1000 roll over videos of an obstacle and show them that, staying calm and follow easy, calm instructions it works with no fan fair. I will say I may be a little too comfortable with my rig’s ability, I’ve tried everything everyone says is wrong to prove it’s not a problem, except make a hard left turn at the ledge near the top, that’s what causes all of the metal bending excitement. For some reason if they are watching a spotter they loose them there and 9 times out if 10 they turn left. Then you get to ride the roof to the bottom.

 

[73azbronco]

What year? Knock on wood, I've had good luck with mine too.

Alaska trip must have been fun. We love BC & the Yukon. Everywhere ya look it's picturesque!

2010

 

[nvrstuk]

Bronco Hauler update.

Well, the USS Nimitz was making a little noise on it's first trip and here's what the #3 cyl on the pass side looks like..

A diesel mechanic friend said it looks like the injector could have been spraying waaaay too much fuel on the clean side of the piston. Essentially washing the cyl which has cause alum to be sticking to the cyl wall.

No smoke or color when running.

Short block or long block time.

Then I have a Bronco 4x4 hauler for sale.

I'm sending the injectors off to get them flow tested.

 

[nvrstuk]

4th one... look close as it seems like it's coming from the core to tank seam. All 3 other failures were tank to core seam failures also.

I got 3 replaced on warranty & they are done with that.

So am I, going back to copper/brass. I had a Griffin that was stocked at all large auto retailers like Summit, Jegs, Speed... etc, etc. Thought I had quick access to a replacement in case a stick went thru it on a trip but I can't find anything OE that is a direct replacement and my tube frt end is built around this-literally.

US Radiator is what I'm looking at now. Any other good builders?

I have looked thru 8 yrs of Ford cars/trucks since I have an Exploder hose setup and nothing OE so far will fit.

 

[dclack]

Bronco Hauler update.

Well, the USS Nimitz was making a little noise on it's first trip and here's what the #3 cyl on the pass side looks like..

A diesel mechanic friend said it looks like the injector could have been spraying waaaay too much fuel on the clean side of the piston. Essentially washing the cyl which has cause alum to be sticking to the cyl wall.

No smoke or color when running.

Short block or long block time.

Then I have a Bronco 4x4 hauler for sale.

I'm sending the injectors off to get them flow tested.

This is another reason I will never let go of my 7.3L's. Sorry to hear about your bad luck.

 

[nvrstuk]

Yeah, here I was thinking that something w/40k miles would just need maintenance for the next 100k miles... what a dreamer! LOL.

New short blk is in, injectors are all checked OK but replaced one marginal one.

Should be a good runner when done. (I think I said this already).

 

[nvrstuk]

Stiffening things up...

Not much clearance for the 40"s behind the headlight bucket since I'm nowhere close to full width (to fit btw the trees here in the PNW.

Mock up time w/EMT, then some tubing. I drove up on an ecology block to stuff the tire some. The tape measure was to help figure out if the 5" of chrome showing on the ORI would allow the tire to stuff that much more & clear the new hoop around the bottom of the hdlt

Learned something "new" today since I hadn't paid attention b4. Headlight adjusters are the same left to right meaning one of the adjuster screws are on the frame rail side on DS & the other one is on the fender side. It reminded me of a project I was in charge of decades ago where I said, let's make it as cheap as we can... and Ford did! lol.

Least my tubes can be the same size from side to size- at least within a 1/4" for clearance of the adjusting screw.