I also want to add to the upper quarter protection to what I already have, similar to what Malteserunner did. I look forward to what you do.
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I also want to add to the upper quarter protection to what I already have, similar to what Malteserunner did. I look forward to what you do.
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So here’s where we’re at so far. Cutting out the drivers side is tomorrow’s adventure.
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Need to smooth this out. Hundreds of spot welds on top of spot welds. It’s
solid.
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Both sides welded plates are in and seam sealer applied. The quart of Monstaliner should arrive tomorrow for top coat.
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On to bumper mods. The quart kit of Monstaliner arrive yesterday but I’ll wait on that until all bumper modifications and trials are done. I love my Hypertherm plasma cutter. It’s second favorite tool to the 5 pound sledge.
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I managed to make some progress today. First thing was to finish grinding out the old web. Then we bent a couple tubes and tacked them in. After breakfast tomorrow I’ll bolt the bumper in and figure for wing support.
Who makes that bender? Ive been eyeing the Swag one.
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The bender is a Woodward fab that I bought used several years ago. The collar is from Swag and the ram I picked up on eBay.
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I had to back up two steps and relocate the tubes on the bumper due to clearance issues with the body. I’m still thinking that time would have been better spent building an entirely new bumper. Moving forward.
And the neighbors Goat standing atop their previous shelter. This humming bird has been stuck in my garage all afternoon. As soon as I opened the door it flew in. Why can they not figure out how to fly out?
And the neighbors Goat standing atop their previous shelter. This humming bird has been stuck in my garage all afternoon. As soon as I opened the door it flew in. Why can they not figure out how to fly out?
Building a new one will take a long time. But if your at that point. Cut all that off in the rear body and really get the departure angle way up. Then build a new bumper with your new found 4-5 inch of body removed. Thats a big job tho and will net you the most clearance
Cut that red line all the way around sides and back. Reweld and seam seam then build a bumper.
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Red X’s! LOL! I had some sexy tube work going on when I left a pin in the wrong Hole, bent that pin and may have shut the bender down until I can get another pin of that length. We’ll see in the morning if that pin was absolutely necessary to the process. If nothing else, I’ll have time to sweep the floor.
Bust out the sawzall and the get the angle grinder and flap discs and make it disappear.
Use a bolt. Every good mechanic has a bucket of random bolts. Drop it in and get back to work. Otherwise throw a crappy screw driver to hold it for now
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We are talking about forces in the tons of magnitude. The pin was 3/4” thick. This just gives me more time to think.
Although a bumper with better departure angle could be built, If you look at the first picture in post 370 you can see that the frame is just a little lower the the body so cutting that area off really doesn't gain any departure angle. I still hit my rear bumper even though it's higher & and closer to the rear but I rarely get hung up on it, it just bangs and drags along.
The real gains are in moving the sliders up and chopping the rockers, That where the Fat lady gets hung up and high centered.
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Looking good Steve, keep up the good work. curious to see what you do with the quarter panel protection.
I'm thinking we may have to add to the 80 Gang (Spyduh) ? there not a lot of 80 owners that like to smash rocks like we do
Hmm. Grade 10 bolt should work. One off a radius arm or the panhard is about that size.
Talking about that. I lost my nut from the panhard hard bolt in baja in 2019 while driving 80mph. Got some crazy death wobble from it on the Turbo80. It started walking out. Was real lucky it did not completely fall out or I would have lost steering and would have rolled it. That was the one part I didn't carry, but luckily my buddy had an extra nut. I carry a lot of parts but would have never thought that's a part I needed.
Sounds good to me. I don't like to smash rocks. But the rocks like to smash me.Looking good Steve, keep up the good work. curious to see what you do with the quarter panel protection.
I'm thinking we may have to add to the 80 Gang (Spyduh) ? there not a lot of 80 owners that like to smash rocks like we do
I might be picking up some donor doors for cheap soon and considering building myself half doors. I have left over 4xinnovations quick detach door hinges I was going to use on my mini truck. I actually need to get rid of 4 mini truck spare doors. I got way to much spare parts and need to clean out my crap.
4 banana job, much skill needed.
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So yesterday after a cup of coffee I went out to assess the damage to the bender. She’s nothing more than a boat anchor now. Both upper steel plates are twisted and three of four pins are also bent. I was so intently focused on the tube and degree wheel a lot of damage took place before the ram speed began to slow down enough for me to notice.
New bender on order as of yesterday. I called Woodward fab directly. The lady was knowledgeable, friendly, and helpful but also the bearer of bad news, OUT OF STOCK for a week or two.
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While waiting for my replacement tube bender to arrive I dove into another headache, I mean upgrade. I sent my spare steering gear to Redhead up the road 150 miles to have it rebuilt, upgraded to the 105 sector shaft and tapped for the possible addition of a hydro assist cylinder in the future.
If you’ve read my disorganized mess of a thread you know that I swapped out the brake vacuum booster with a GM hydro booster almost two years ago. So, since I’m considering (will) installing a hydro assist ram I felt it a fine idea to replace the factory PS reservoir
with something larger that also incorporates a second return port that would be dedicated to the brake hydro booster. The reservoir is actually a PSC unit that was made for a Bronco specialty shop in Lodi, CA called Wild Horses, hence the logo etched into the lid. It has a Napa brand filter on the inside.
This involved making a bracket for the new reservoir. I began by removing the bracket from my extra factory reservoir. In the end I only use the portion of it that has the two bolts facing forward where it mounts to the intake plenum. The rest was made with, basically, 1/8” thick steel.
The hose is Parker Jiffy hose in 5/8” for the pump feeder and 3/8” for the returns. The fittings are -10AN push lock for the feeder and -6AN push for the returns. Supposedly clamps are not necessary with this hose and fitting combination but I clamped them anyway.
The steering box is installed loosely and waiting for the the hydraulic cylinder and hose kit from West Texas Off-road to arrive next week.
If you’ve read my disorganized mess of a thread you know that I swapped out the brake vacuum booster with a GM hydro booster almost two years ago. So, since I’m considering (will) installing a hydro assist ram I felt it a fine idea to replace the factory PS reservoir
with something larger that also incorporates a second return port that would be dedicated to the brake hydro booster. The reservoir is actually a PSC unit that was made for a Bronco specialty shop in Lodi, CA called Wild Horses, hence the logo etched into the lid. It has a Napa brand filter on the inside.
This involved making a bracket for the new reservoir. I began by removing the bracket from my extra factory reservoir. In the end I only use the portion of it that has the two bolts facing forward where it mounts to the intake plenum. The rest was made with, basically, 1/8” thick steel.
The hose is Parker Jiffy hose in 5/8” for the pump feeder and 3/8” for the returns. The fittings are -10AN push lock for the feeder and -6AN push for the returns. Supposedly clamps are not necessary with this hose and fitting combination but I clamped them anyway.
The steering box is installed loosely and waiting for the the hydraulic cylinder and hose kit from West Texas Off-road to arrive next week.
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