jdevon
Sr. Member
This weekend I pulled both gas tanks and I have the large BC tank ready to go in. My aux tank was cracked but the main is in good shape so I can sell that one.
I put the 2" body lift in yesterday and what a difference! The rig doesn't just look taller -- it looks bigger. Vast improvement. The install was pretty easy, except that my brother manged to drop the sleeve inside the frame rail right behind the driver's seat. We had fun getting that out, but all it took was a bit of redneck engineering. I tied a string to a wad of kleenex and placed in the front of the frame rail. Using a leaf blower, I shot that throught the rail right out the back. I then removed the kleenex and tied a piece of 1/4" plate and slowly pulled it back through the rail. On the first pass I was able to snag the sleeve (and several mud dawber nests).
I installed the new fan shroud to compensate for the lift. It was not easy putting the fan back on while holding the shroud. Also, the radiator is great for grating off the skin on the knuckles.
I also removed the J shifter and installed the twin stick setup.
I had to fold down the windshield to remove the dash pad. Man that made me nervous! Luckily no major issues with that.
I have the crab cage sitting in the truck so that I can fab up some mounts for the new elite seats. I'm just waiting on the tuffy console to arrive so that I can figure the placement of the cage's cross supports.
I need to figure out what to do with the steering shaft now that I have a gap btwn the upper and lower.
Also, something grenaded in the engine compartment. The thing that is stuck on the front of the engine near the steering box decided to dump its contents on my shop floor. Nice.
Still alot to do but progress is being made.
I put the 2" body lift in yesterday and what a difference! The rig doesn't just look taller -- it looks bigger. Vast improvement. The install was pretty easy, except that my brother manged to drop the sleeve inside the frame rail right behind the driver's seat. We had fun getting that out, but all it took was a bit of redneck engineering. I tied a string to a wad of kleenex and placed in the front of the frame rail. Using a leaf blower, I shot that throught the rail right out the back. I then removed the kleenex and tied a piece of 1/4" plate and slowly pulled it back through the rail. On the first pass I was able to snag the sleeve (and several mud dawber nests).
I installed the new fan shroud to compensate for the lift. It was not easy putting the fan back on while holding the shroud. Also, the radiator is great for grating off the skin on the knuckles.
I also removed the J shifter and installed the twin stick setup.
I had to fold down the windshield to remove the dash pad. Man that made me nervous! Luckily no major issues with that.
I have the crab cage sitting in the truck so that I can fab up some mounts for the new elite seats. I'm just waiting on the tuffy console to arrive so that I can figure the placement of the cage's cross supports.
I need to figure out what to do with the steering shaft now that I have a gap btwn the upper and lower.
Also, something grenaded in the engine compartment. The thing that is stuck on the front of the engine near the steering box decided to dump its contents on my shop floor. Nice.
Still alot to do but progress is being made.
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