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'82 Bullnose


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14 hours ago, sar4x4 said:

Where the really big items like the engine are, there are lots of cross members and no come-along would budge the frame!

The front frame on those trucks have no support from the coils springs and forward, that's why it is not recommended to install a plow on that body style truck, I twisted and mangled the frame in Tom's truck plowing with it, it compressed, twisted and dropped about 4", they move alot, and straighten easily, with the rails tied together with the winch Mount, that frame in Jays truck is stronger now than it ever was, squeezing the rails slightly will not effect anything on his truck, newer frames are much more ridgid than older frames

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good eye!

Not new, they came with the '74 SAS setup I bought for the Explorer. I've installed them because I was chasing a noise, and I thought the RC springs that I had on before were moving around in the coil buckets because the RC coils are smaller at the bottom.

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Bumper is done. I have to re weld the vertical runs as they are shocking....I cannot weld up hill!!

I'm super pleased with how it came out.

I'll add a stubby bull bar the height of the market lights later.

Burnt it all with my DC stick 7014 rods on my generator.  100ft of 12/3 on a 15amp breaker doesnt work very well lol.

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Found a completely incorrect 4wd shift knob to replace my broken one. The pattern is good, but there's no need to 'push down' on my tcase. Also a very trick Ford 'tripple' dome light at Kenny's today. I'll swap it over to LED because it gets super hot when all 3 bulbs are on, and I burnt my fingers lol

Also tripped over a perfect sliding rear window seal... for a mere 5 bux I snagged that too....I'll leave it mellowing in the sun 🙂

 

 

 

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Nice scores!! That dome light isn't a ford product, however a optional piece supplied to major car manufactures, I used to have a bunch of those here , I took them out of Chevy vans, and Cadillacs, but have seen them in Ford's and the odd dodge. The truck is looking real good!!

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1 hour ago, ovrlndr said:

I thought it was aftermarket too, but then I saw the part number. Maybe someone lifted out of a car.

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It's factory, but it's also the same piece in the other brands. They all stamp their p/n on them. But made from the same manufacturer, and are interchangeable between them. Just letting ya know if you need to replace a lens or switch, not to limit your search to just ford. Makes it easier to find in multiple applications

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Over the last couple of weeks I picked up a vibe in the rear end on deceleration. Thinking it was just the rear driveshaft being too short, I figured I'd fix it when I get chance to lengthen it.

I also have an oil leak on the 9", and after some investigation it looks like the pinion seal is leaking....but I also noticed the DS u-joint needed replacing.

When I took the 354 u-joint out, the needle bearings on 2 caps were all ground to dust 😮  ....nothing left in either of them, just shiny mud LOL

 

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