I don't give a flip 25 build. (1 Viewer)

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Over tightened valves would put stress on the rocker tower but think the skinny push rods would give long before the tower broke.
 
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So just how does someone break not one, but the two, center rocker shaft towers? Really, I can't think how you can break just the center tower. Attempt to lift the motor with them maybe? :doh:

No pics, but it dawned on me when digging in the shed for replacements (thanks @zebrabeefj40 you knew they would get used someday) and seeing them next to the not so flimsy later ones, I realized that simply overtorquing these on install will snap the towers.

Not much to post, except did you all know that an early crank pulley ID is the same as the OD of the most flimsy-ass axle ever built .... the Dana 28? Who would have thought that the F135 would but the Ranger back in service for the last 18" of snowfall. :hillbilly: Yeah, I don't give a flip, the weakest point is still at the u-joint.:poop:
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Related to the 25 ......... the reason I had a crank pulley laying around to weld axles together was because somewhere along the line I picked up this unique harmonic balancer. Yes above the tape measure, that's a two pulley press on harmonic balancer, I think it came from the unicorn '67 - '68 cali emissions engine?
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By request, under the lights. Really just need to make a wiring harness, add some seats a couple of driveshafts and someday we'll get to take a ride Nick.
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Seasonal tablecloth. It was Halloween for a year or so. The Valentines one was short lived. Pretty sure I modded the real aprons and hood from a FJ40.

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