migs' build thread - A 1970 Bronco ...an ever evolving project

[Crawdad]

You may want to make a few while you are at it, your stuff seems some popular...%)

Fatty got a pointy there?!!!!

 

[SSDDBRONCO]

just premade shock hoops this time around.

as for the transfer case, it's getting a teralow gear set and an extreme duty output assembly.

Can you send me a link to the setup you are going to run? What transmission setup are you running?

 

[sykanr0ng]

You may want to make a few while you are at it, your stuff seems some popular...%)

^^ Yeah, what he said! ^^

I'd really like a nice steel cover.

 

[migs]

well, maybe I'll make some extras then.

for now, a little more done. blasted and painted the front shock hoops... so hopefully this weekend I'll be able to finish up the welding of everything on the frame.

 

[fatboy]

Hoops look good, did they come off of another rig or are those migs originals?

 

[dave67fd]

^^^Ditto..
Kinda like that paint hanger too.

 

[migs]

Hoops look good, did they come off of another rig or are those migs originals?

they are used hoops. was planning to build my own mounts but if I keep making new parts I'll never get this on the road!;D

 

[migs]

Front shock hoops installed. just about ready now to finally start putting this thing back together.

 

[NGABronco]

Front shock hoops installed. just about ready now to finally start putting this thing back together.

HaHa!!! Get on it brother!!!! You got it going now!!!!;D;D;D

 

[fatboy]

HaHa!!! Get on it brother!!!! You got it going now!!!!;D;D;D

He is probably just making a new frame in the shop for the fun of it Ben...;D

Looking good B!

 

[Slednut10]

Still fighting that spellcheck huh, Pete? Bet you're right, he's making a new frame (Migs Skunkworks). Lookin' good B!

 

[fatboy]

Still fighting that spellcheck huh, Pete? Bet you're right, he's making a new frame (Migs Skunkworks). Lookin' good B!

I think that is a fat finger move...

 

[migs]

I started assembling the transfer case tonight, installed the new seals along with the shiftrails, shift forks and front and rear low gears. then when installing all those needle bearings in the cluster gear(machined a nice little tube to aid in this) I ran into some issues.
first, the three new spacer washers are too big to fit inside. so, compared them to the old ones and noticed they looked hardened. Hmm, checked with a file and sure enough, they are. well, the new ones are not. the old ones still look good so in they went.
so now I pull out the new cluster gear shaft include in this kit as well. first off I notice the tiny o-ring groove and the much fatter supplied o-ring. that ain't gonna work! so figure I better check it out some more. so I test it with a file and sure, it's hard I guess, but no where near as hard as the original I pulled out. and looking at the surface closer it kind of has a rough centerless ground appearance to it, not a nice perfectly smooth finish. so I checked the original with a micrometer and there's really no sign of wear so I'm thinking I'll just run that.
hopefully I don't have anymore issues when I go to button the rest up.

 

[JSmall]

I had the exact issue when I rebuilt mine. I used the stock parts because they looked like they were in good condition. I never got around to calling the vendor. Your build is looking good.

 

[dave67fd]

Just goes to show the drop in quality over the years. Good decision making.

 

[Slednut10]

Just goes to show the drop in quality over the years. Good decision making.

Problem is that we are still paying for quality. What happens when you don't have good used parts to reinstall? Granted, Migs, you are the exception here as you can make them. Us BONES folks are lucky to have you close by B. You are unbelivably talented!

 

[tasker]

YES......Mugs has got it under control!!

 

[fatboy]

YES......Mugs has got it under control!!

You really know how to kick a guy when he's down, don't you...

 

[Slednut10]

You really know how to kick a guy when he's down, don't you...

Changing your handle to FATFINGER?

 

[migs]

Picking away at things here and there when I can...
started on the last bit of rust repair for this one, a small area on the drivers quarter panel behind the door. flares would make it way easier...;D

also, finished the assembly of the transfer case, I think it looks a little better now than the before shot.