Project: chopped70

[bent70]

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leaving tommarrow 12pm for jv

still need bump stops on my tow rig
get my front driveshaft tomorrow and check for clearances
mount seats
fill gear oil in drivetrain
fill and set shocks
find out if i need to make temp limit straps
finish covering center console
get some memory cards for the contour camera.

[bent70]

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Yes, that is a cold air grille covering the radiator....what do you expect I'm a furnace guy....there's alot of zip screws in the car too.

[kwspony]

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I don't see any duct tape though.

[bent70]

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lt's holding the ca grille on...haha

[Rockbronco67]

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It seems everytime I go somewhere I am up all night doing last minute shit. I guess all of us do that. Looks good. I wish I was going.

[crawlin68]

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Man you have made a lot of progress in the past few days. A lot of late nights I bet. Looks great!

[earlybronco72]

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Looks great. I still see the bronco in it. Will look better when you get some skins on it also.

[bent70]

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It works well. Carb and accelerator cable are giving me idle issues. Lost the mechanical fuel pump just before the mailbox on sledgehammer. Goes fast for me in the whoops and flats. I'll get more video today.
Might try and get one up later tiday of me walking the plaque line like it was flat ground.

[bent70]

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Got new plastic skins on today, looks real clean for now

[bent70]

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I broke my short shifter on the 435.....to many speed holes and to much power in my shift arm. ripped it right off.

A true 3 link is the way to go if you can't do a 4 link. Rode and climbed very well compared to radius arms. I was actually able to drive the dunes and the front was smooth as hell.
Radius arms are shit and suck offroad.....period.

[71BRONCO71]

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Radius arms are shit and suck offroad.....period.

[bent70]

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I figured someone would like that comment. I will never build one again and try and make as many converts as i can.

I'm torn on putting my 8274 on the front or switch to a standard style winch on the bruggy. Maybe toss the 8274 on my superduty when i build a tube bumper. Although, that think would need a 10k or bigger winch. It shouldn't get stuck anyways.

[bent70]

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Down for repairs again. This last con trip whooped its ass.
List of stuff

Broke hub selector
Broke front driver outer stub
Wheel bearings wasted/ no inner on driverside
Broke lower eye off driver front airshock
Rear driver upper arm bracket ripped off frame
Lower pass link end cracked and ripped at frame joint
Bent driverside swaybar arm
Caved in chassis at rear passenger
Top kicked out..haha
Oil drained from motor
Bunch of cut ratchet straps
Oh....carb needs a rebuild since flooding it seeps gas from everywhere
Lastly rear brake line got burned while welding...whoops(its plastic)

Unfortunatly, i turned the camera off before Darin fliped us over just after the slabs while in tow.....he must have been rocking out to katy perry or something.
It was funny.

[bent70]

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Wow, I haven't seen this thread in a long time....I should have just put new leaf springs on.
Anyways, probably not making the rubicon trip with the bronco. I need to retube the front driveshaft and fix the leaking carb at minimum. Other than that I need a plasma to cut off trail repairs and cobbled messes in the rear link bracketry. Poor car is even more rusty and sad with flat tires.

[earlybronco72]

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I'm hoping my slope is not slippery and end up there. My car is in the garage now rusting with flat tires and a bad engine. I need more time.