Pilgrim's Progress

[NGABronco]

Hey, it's all clean!!! Now get back to work!!!

 

[Howard2x4x4]

Hey, it's all clean!!! Now get back to work!!!

Yessir, I did, not that it made lot of difference. Logic would seem to dictate that a lot of time between posts would equate to a lot of progress between posts. Well, not so much here in beautiful westMichigan. Darn squirrels, anyway. Did get the roll cage finally connected from one end to the other, though. Not finally, finally done, but finally complete from end to end. Oh, and I did get a start on the rear seat mounting. The vinyl floor is not finally-

finished in, but it's good enuff for now in. Oh, and Shimmy, don't be lookin' at my booger welds. Oh, and I may have gotten the ebrake situation figured out. Just had to howardize it a bit to be sure I'd never be able to find replacement parts.

Also, just an fyi, got the shift cable working at the C4 now, but not yet at the shifter. Maybe I'll just cut a hole in the floor and shift by hand right at the tranny.

 

[Howard2x4x4]

Awright, maybe an update, maybe not, and maybe I'll be passin' this way again, maybe more than once. Wanted to bring the horse to a hometown car show, but, once again, it was not to be. Got the shifter to work, sorta, but couldn't get the wheels to turn, which is a pretty much a gotta-have thing. Called up a local good ole boy who stopped by and said that the modulator had to have a vacumn line connected to the intake manifold in order to work. Who knew? So I got some pieces and parts and started to putze.

{Insert popcorn here)

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=1175045240499503

INSERT BRIEF INTERMISSION HERE

Didn't know it was a double feature, did you.

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=446052068407371

 

[fordfan]

I didn't know you were so great at multi-tasking, Howard! Mechanic, orator, and videographer with a Bronco! Congrats!! Keep after it!

 

[Howard2x4x4]

Like this. And this. Hmmm.......

 

[Howard2x4x4]

Well, I reckon if you've already got one, you may as well have two But if you have two, it takes more room to store them -
unless they sleep like spoons. Still gotta have a use for 'em....... What about the other side...
So what's the purpose? Wanted to get them where they had to be for the console. Yeah, I know, heat and band, yeah, maybe. My concern was the force vecters. I wanted to get as much force as I could going directly to the TC rod flags.

 

[Howard2x4x4]

Grab some popcorn, Woody, this won't take too long.....!

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=789112850085072

 

[Howard2x4x4]

Just a bit of progress. Remember in the previous post where I said I wanted the shift handles centered in the console? The red line is the center of the console. Please, no micrometers. They say to make an omelet, you gotta break some eggs. And then ya gotta pop rivet the eggs back together again. Which all the kings horses and all the kings men could not do for Humpty. Guess he should've come to beautiful west Michigan. We do stuff like that here all the time.

 

[Howard2x4x4]

Remember back in post #562 where I thought I might have the E-brake situation figured out? Well, maybe, but not for sure. Working on connecting the ebrake cables to the console-mounted hand ebrake lever. Hmm..... Maybe......
just maybe...... As it turned out, it didn't work, heck! But I'm not done yet. Or dead yet. I have managed to get the twin sticks to the center of the console where I wanted them. Plus I took my pups and wife to Maine.
Rozy Rocky and the missus.

 

[Speedrdr]

Remember back in post #562 where I thought I might have the E-brake situation figured out? Well, maybe, but not for sure. Working on connecting the ebrake cables to the console-mounted hand ebrake lever. Hmm..... View attachment 932819 Maybe...... View attachment 932820
just maybe...... View attachment 932822 As it turned out, it didn't work, heck! View attachment 932828

Howard, when you get the kinks worked out of your e-brake setup, could you do a tech thread about the hows and whys? At some point in my “re-hab” I plan on doing a hand e-brake between the seats as I don’t want to have a fight with a roll cage A-leg. I have this thread bookmarked for a reference.

Randy

 

[Howard2x4x4]

Randy, I would love to do that! Bear in mind that getting the horse on and off the road comes first. Oh, and keep in mind that I am glacially slow, I am at 13 years and counting now. So, if you're not in a big hurry, have the patience of Job, and plan on living a really long time, count on it! Thanks a bunch for asking! Howard in beautiful west Michigan

 

[Speedrdr]

Randy, I would love to do that! Bear in mind that getting the horse on and off the road comes first. Oh, and keep in mind that I am glacially slow, I am at 13 years and counting now. So, if you're not in a big hurry, have the patience of Job, and plan on living a really long time, count on it! Thanks a bunch for asking! Howard in beautiful west Michigan

Considering that mine is on jack stands, has NO brake lines (or fuel lines), no sheet metal from the firewall forward and started this project in ‘19, I obviously have patience. Lol

Randy

 

[Howard2x4x4]

Guess what? The horse left the stable on it's own power!! First time! Heeha, get a long little doggie! Only went straight out And straight back, but I'll take it!
Imho, it looks pretty good in the great outdoors

Guess I'll hafta do this more often!

 

[BronCowie]

"Looking pretty good"? That looks frickin' awesome!!! Many congrats to you Howard, from Mark in beautiful Vancouver, WA.

 

[Howard2x4x4]

Thanks Mark, it was a pretty darn good morning!

 

[Yeller]

That’s awesome Howard! Looks really good out in the sun! Won’t be long and it will be cruising time

 

[Howard2x4x4]

Golly Steve, I can hardly wait! My Bday is coming up and I sure would like to give my better 3/4 a ride! Thanks for the kind words!

 

[sprdv1]

looking good Howard.. love it

 

[sprdv1]

That’s awesome Howard! Looks really good out in the sun! Won’t be long and it will be cruising time

Hell yeah time to show that sucka off

 

[El Kabong]

Congrats Howard!

When I first started reading, I thought something had gone wrong & the Bronco had driven out on its own with no one at the wheel.


The way it showed on my phone I missed the word "Power".