68 custom in NM: Build Thread *** Lot's O' Photos***

[WyleCoyote]

Who's lift did you go with?


I bet thats somewhere in this thread, right?

 

[GraficO]

It's the 3.5" Super Deluxe superlift kit from JBG. It had the components I wanted... although I was expecting a 11 leaf spring set for the back and it came with 5ers. I'll try em and see how they feel. main point was not to do blocks or add a leafs and still keep the cost manageable.

In another week I'll order my shocks and BC's heim steering setup. Gotta get the measurements though

 

[GraficO]

Got the floor shifter almost in place last night (still have to hook up the shift rods)

but the best thing was...

THE DASH IS BACK from Nick!!!

3 other fellers are coming over next weekend to do some serious wrenching and getting the Centech electrics put in. I'll be playing with fiberglass and foam!

Saturday will be "cover your entire body" day... breaking out the POR-15 and hitting the undercarriage. I hear that stuff is murder to get off your skin... hopefully an Al Jolson routine is not in my repertoire.

 

[Tito]

I got that crap on my head, arms, hands, feet, everywhere but my hootus ;D
It comes off in a couple days in the wear areas like palms and fingertips but the arms, etc it takes forever! But man that stuff is durable if you prep it right.

 

[GraficO]

LOTS of work accomplished today!;D

 

[Bronco Brett]

now thats what I call progress!! great work

 

[GraficO]

yeah... if you look at the photos of the dash a few posts ago while it was still at Nick's being fabbed and then look at what I posted in stages yesterday... it's come a long way. I just can't wait until next weekend when it gets installed!

 

[GraficO]

Big time progress today. My friend John came up from out of town to help me. We now have the entire interior covered in DynaMat, the Centech harness nearly installed and I got the doors started as well as the tailgate.

More tomorrow...

 

[nrramse]

Hey Adam - the truck looks great. Keep it up!

Newell

 

[NYLES]

I dont say it much but Id like to see that one first hand when its done! And you get a extra A+ if the 2nd pic top row is a speaker box?

And the Lil Man I know why he's so happy....He's thinkin be done just in time for my 16th Birthday!

 

[sprdv1]

Damn.... Looks great brother....

 

[GraficO]

Thanks so much! Yes... the 2nd pic on the top row is a speaker box for a set of Alpine X-Series 3.5". I plan on being at the RMR is August and possibly SOB...so far.

For the speaker boxes, I got a stainless steam table tray from a restaurant supply and cut out the kicker for the speaker and bolted/sealed the pan to the kicker. I covered the inside and outside with Duplicolor liner and then covered the insides with FatMat... so they should sound really good. No chances of water getting in em. They will be stealthy and out of the way of the E-Brake lever. I think that the stainless will take some abuse as far as rocks being kicked up into the inner quarter from the tire.

Main thing is that all the body parts including the kicker speaker boxes are being bolted on with stainless and nutzerts where applicable... any bolt that was a phillips head (door jambs, fender to post, etc.) are being replaced with stainless flat head allen bolts. (McMaster loves me right now) as well as all the screws for the fender flares.

Yes JJ has made noises that he gets the Bronco when he's old enough to drive. I figure in couple years I'll pick up another EB and build that one for him. Right now he's torn between Broncos and Mustangs... his personality hasn't revealed whether or not he's a "Go Fast" or a "Climb over" type yet... we shall see.

 

[GraficO]

Word from the wise...
DO NOT install FatMat or DynaMat without gloves on! The ink of the imprinted logo rubs off when you put the stuff down!

My hands STILL look like I got some sort of weird smurf disease!

Another word of the wise...
When you put in a new steering column and linkage... make sure you don't jam the steering shaft too far inside the U-Joints and then try to turn them... the bearing caps tend to fly out causing your pocketbook $70 worth of pain.

 

[DonsBolt]

JJ has made noises that he gets the Bronco when he's old enough to drive. I figure in couple years I'll pick up another EB and build that one for him. Right now he's torn between Broncos and Mustangs... his personality hasn't revealed whether or not he's a "Go Fast" or a "Climb over" type yet... we shall see.

Your truck is comming along awesome, I can't wait to see the console

As for JJ when the time comes, build him something like this. Put in a mild 302, 4 speed top loader. That way he can only take one friend with him, it won't be too fast, but still fun to drive. Then you will have the best of both worlds, a 4x4 bronco, and a street rod bronco.

 

[GraficO]

THAT sounds like a fine idea to me Don. I had already planned on building a half-cab after I finished this one

 

[GraficO]

Ok... small update...

I got most of the passenger side door installed (guts) and the tailgate hung but it's still not latching right.

The power steering, shaft and column are on but only so I can accurately move it in and out of the garage.

I found out that there is too much wire to pass through my billet wire looms for the PWR windows and the locks... so now I have to figure out another solution before I start getting nuts with the hole saw. I may have to bag the billet/stainless idea and go find something rubber at U-Pull-It... or get two sets of billet and run both at the same time.

Hopefully I'll get on the fiberglassing/shaping of my boxes and console again this week. Work has been demanding to say the least.

 

[GraficO]

new photos of progress...
I am going to have to go and look at the U-Pull-It for some rubber jamb looms... the billet ones are not going to be enough to run all the wiring. That means that I can't hang my fenders yet or my grille... but at least the grille is painted;D

Starting to see signs of little tweeks that have to be done to get things to fit right. The passenger side of the tailgate won't latch and so there is a 1/16" gap at the top and a 3/8" gap at the bottom... but the driver's side is ok and straight... so I guess I need to spread the tailgate opening a bit.:-[

 

[GraficO]

anyone know of a good donor vehicle for rubber door looms?

UPDATED:
So I went to the U-Pull-It today in search of door looms. I found out the the size and shape of early 90s Nissan rubber door looms are going to be PERFECT-O!

I'll use the one on the far left between the door and post and the 2 circular ones to go from the post to the kick panel... time for the hole saw!!!!%)

 

[NicksTrix]

nice collection of rubbers~

 

[bax]

nice collection of rubbers~

Their ribbed and have funny ends on them?