Baby Bronco 72, get two more inches!!!

[orangecrush4u]

Hope to roadtest it soon

 

[tasker]

DO IT QUICK! your running out of time!!!

 

[orangecrush4u]

DO IT QUICK! your running out of time!!!

Its not comming to BYOB....... Big blue is comming hope to have it ready for the Fall cruise though%) ;D

 

[orangecrush4u]

Well me and my buddy tried to figure out what would be a easy bolt in for the pro port valve and I need to change brake lines they are different sizes, so maybe tomorrow run over to carquest and see what i can come up with. I thought it was just a bolt in guess not. I also see that the radiator is FREAKING leaking again!!!!!!!!!!! I have only run the truck maybe 10 mins since I put it god dam it!!!!! Im pissed. I called the shop and he said bring it back in again. So at some point in the morn I am going to drain it and drop it off so it can be pressure tested again...

 

[orangecrush4u]

Well just got off the phone with TBPs and found out I was again missing stuff, it pays to buy from one person and not peice togthere:-[ Well they are going to mail out the stuff hope to have it by fri, who knows %)

 

[orangecrush4u]

Well Im back out from under the rock I crawled under the last week. I was really discouraged about my Rad and even spoke to the guys who built it and said they could do nothing for me and I know it has been leaking the whole time and thought it was from elsewhere So I am basically $500 in the hole and need a new one. I guess Im going to put in aluminum stop leak at some point and hope for the best. I just spent a Butt load on parts from James duff.. going to swap in my new 4 speed and transfer. My rims for my 79 got messed up but they are getting straightend out. But I did ripp out all my interior last week and gave three coats to the front floor pans and one to the rear. Going to give it all one more coat maybe tomorrow or the next and also did some work on my hardtop as well.

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[orangecrush4u]

almost done with the brakes, just took everything to carquest yesterday and they had all the adapters and the last one should be in today. I hope...........

 

[orangecrush4u]

The fitting got dropped off and I was able to dry fit it all, even better I was able to switch things around and use my flexable lines. Hope to asemble in the morn and bleed the system.

 

[tasker]

Looking good Thomas!

 

[orangecrush4u]

Thanks.... who knows maybe it will be ready for the fall crusie, if not a new driveshaft or Jess's truck ;D

 

[sprdv1]

Making great progress brother....

 

[orangecrush4u]

yea a little at a time...;D

 

[orangecrush4u]

some goodies from BYOB.. Duff extended radius arms, skid plate and new exhaust system.;D thanks Suzy and Randy

 

[orangecrush4u]

Brake system is completely in and first time to start the bleeding process, ran out of fluid so I picked some up this morn. Hope to put the Rad back in tomorrow and final coat of Durabak so mon or tue I can fire it up and test out the new brakes!!!!

 

[orangecrush4u]

Gave the floor its final heavy coat, I still have some minor cutting in to do. I also still have to order the twin stick setup and have to cut a hole for the NP 435 shifter so Im leaving that area unpainted untill thats done.

 

[orangecrush4u]

Went over to my friends and it felt like I spent more time going back and forth to my house cause I kept forgetting things. I put the Rad back in a lost a bolt somehow in the whole process and the shroud. It should show up just could not see it among all the stuff. I had to reroute the fuel line cause it was in the way with the brake booster and bracket also saw that there was a leak so fixed that and put in a line for the vaccume for the booster. Fired up the truck and let it run for about ten minutes and pumped the hell out off the brakes and all felt good and no leaks. Maybe tomrrrow after work we will move all the stuff out of the way and get it out off the garage. I have to put at least two bolts in the drivers seat before a I move it. stay tuned....

 

[orangecrush4u]

Just ordered up a gallon of smooth finish white Durabak for the hartop. Want to get it on the truck so I can get it out of the garage soon,%)

 

[orangecrush4u]

Well first time the truck has left the garage since March, only pulled it out and rear drivers wheel seems to lock up easy. I guess some adjusting and then a test ride. I swept out the garage and looked for the bolts to put the drivers seat in. I had to clean out the holes cause the bedliner leaked in.. Gave the hardtop a coat this time atempting with a roller forget it.. it was worse, I ended up brushing the stuff on and it was chunky it sat too long and started to kick in the can for the last couple of weeks. I hit it with the roller but made it worse. Not sure where to go with it at this point kinda bummed how it turned out. I should have ruff coated the entire thing and be done with it.

Took the pass seat to my house to clean up the bottom parts before I put it back hit it with some primer done for the day..

 

[orangecrush4u]

Went over to remove the tape off spots on the hardtop and it started to peel, So im removing all of the bedliner on hte sides and going a different route.
then.....well spent the better part of my afternoon removing all the bedliner and my fingers are killing me. I didn't sand the surface well enought thats why it cam off easy and im kinda glad cause I was not happy how it looked. So I did what my first plan was shoot the sides with plasti kote spray and it looks good. white top and black sides. hope to get another coat on tomorrow after work and some pics.

 

[orangecrush4u]

Scored a pile of little parts bolts, flaming river steering shaft, bikini top, tuffy securty console, and a couple other odds and ends for $100 today.. NICE;D