Builds el bandito rojo

[aztoyman]

Nice score on the parts. I'm with you on supporting local business, up to a point. A little more money for the convenience is ok but I have my limits.

The reason the column clam shells break here in AZ is because they get so brittle that they just crumble. All of the ones I've had were found on the floor one day. The columns inside that the screws go into are usually the first to fail and the outer surface "looks" ok. I usually patch it together for a while with a plastic straw filled with JB Weld to replace the broken off posts. All the screw bosses will have a bunch of radial cracks around the screw holes. You'll find your screws on the floor and wonder where they came from. Mystery solved....for my climate anyway.

 

[gnob]

guess it's been a minute
I've been in a holding pattern waiting for this property sale, so I've been trying not to really blow money on this turd.

today shyt motor mounts sent the fan into the shroud. in reality i should have been all over this earlier but such is life. not like this thing is making hp or anything. mashing speed bumps too hard finished things.
local shop had replacement parts. blew this out pretty quick with minimal cussing

 

[gnob]

i also have a new headlight harness to install. Paraguay has a law about headlights and the wiring is questionable at best. i don't really like unnecessary convos with jackboots. this should remedy any chance of said encounter.
probably will pick up a light bar as well.

 

[aztoyman]

Pretty uh......creative jacking solution there. Sometimes ya gotta do what ya gotta do.
Good to hear from you.

 

[jgranthevagrant]

I will add that to my bottle jack file. I usually jam a 2x4 underneath.

 

[gnob]

i added the headlight harness but it really didn't help much. kind of thinking these reflectors just suck aşş.

broke down and did my first real "mod"

hella black magic 20" 100w bar. i just wired this parallel with the high beams so I didn't have to run anything into the cab. all just tucked underhood next to the headlight harness.

 

[Mudder]

I tried doing upgraded wiring harness and new parts store 5x7’s in an old F250 and they still light up the road like sh!t. The only real upgrade anymore is Hellas or going to projector retrofits/HIDs it seems like

 

[gnob]

I tried doing upgraded wiring harness and new parts store 5x7’s in an old F250 and they still light up the road like sh!t. The only real upgrade anymore is Hellas or going to projector retrofits/HIDs it seems like

idk. my 89 is fine with old skool sealed beams. i just cranked the adjustment up a bit and they are good enough. i do still have a 100w bar on it but didn't really use it much on road.
these are h4 drop ins. they are depo brand reflectors, and they just throw a shyt pattern. some of the surfs here use an oe kioto reflector. i might try a set of those at some point.
my 2000 used to eat drop ins every year. to say that im less than impressed with this style of bulb would be a vast overstatement. imo they are absolute garbage.

just took this bar for a drive to check adjustment and its exactly what i was looking for.

 

[Mudder]

The patterns has been my biggest issue and I tend to notice a s*** pattern with the seal beams that are considered the "brighter" ones. They also were tiny little squares even with upgraded wiring harnesses which is why I did the HID kit on my 84.