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Re: The 8 Year Project
Posted: Mon Apr 08, 2013 5:57 am
by AussieRod
Looking good, Steve. Its coming together very nicely
keep up the good work.
Re: The 8 Year Project
Posted: Mon Apr 08, 2013 8:17 am
by 93Broncobuff
Looks bitchin man!
Re: The 8 Year Project
Posted: Mon Apr 08, 2013 9:17 am
by ChaseTruck754
Nice!
I wish yard sales around me had limit straps!
Re: The 8 Year Project
Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2013 11:35 pm
by SteveG
ChaseTruck754 wrote:Nice!
I wish yard sales around me had limit straps!
This yard/barn sale was out of control. I spent 2 hours there, made 3 trips & spent almost $100... good times. I think!
Re: The 8 Year Project
Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2013 11:41 pm
by SteveG
Starting to knock out the little stuff....
Brake lines are routed and mounted. I was able to reshape the original hard lines to relocate the brake line brackets where I wanted them on the back of the coil buckets.
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Re: The 8 Year Project
Posted: Wed Apr 10, 2013 7:13 am
by philofab
Any luck on bushings? I tried to find rubber ones the other day and and no luck... what a bunch of crap. I wish I had bought more from UHaul before they ran out.
Re: The 8 Year Project
Posted: Wed Apr 10, 2013 9:03 pm
by SteveG
I haven't bought them but I found some on Amazon (Shop42a.com). They were about $20 a set... lame! I just put a set of cheapos on there for now.
Re: The 8 Year Project
Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2013 9:25 pm
by SteveG
Shock parts are all cleaned up. I need a couple reservoir hoses, to decide on valving, the shock assembly.
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Re: The 8 Year Project
Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2013 9:33 pm
by hobbyturnedobsession
Steve how in the hell did you get so many shock parts?
Re: The 8 Year Project
Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2013 10:00 pm
by SteveG
It just looks like a lot. It's only 4 shocks worth.
Re: The 8 Year Project
Posted: Fri Apr 19, 2013 4:48 am
by johncharlesb
hobbyturnedobsession wrote:Steve how in the hell did you get so many shock parts?
Randy, I suspect garage sales. You know there's some "hoarders" stuff goin on up in there.
Re: The 8 Year Project
Posted: Fri Apr 19, 2013 6:53 am
by hobbyturnedobsession
I need go go garage sale hunting where Steve lives im desrined to be a hoarder!
Re: The 8 Year Project
Posted: Fri Apr 19, 2013 9:11 am
by ChaseTruck754
Hoarders huh... I might know one... Anyone who has ever been to the shop can confirm that I might be that one.
And if what steve shows there is considered hoarding I'm sure you'd agree
Re: The 8 Year Project
Posted: Sat Apr 20, 2013 11:35 am
by SteveG
I'm definitely a recovering hoader. Hoarding plus ADD is a bad combo.
Today, I'm pretending to know how to valve shocks.
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Re: The 8 Year Project
Posted: Sat Apr 20, 2013 3:23 pm
by Kel Fab Creations
I like to pretend I know how to work on shocks from time to time too.
Re: The 8 Year Project
Posted: Wed Apr 24, 2013 8:33 pm
by SteveG
Rear shocks are done. I'll get some hoses made for the fronts tomorrow and finish those up. Hopefully start testing next week.
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Re: The 8 Year Project
Posted: Wed Apr 24, 2013 8:37 pm
by hobbyturnedobsession
Nice!!! That will be one bad exploder!
Re: The 8 Year Project
Posted: Thu Apr 25, 2013 4:41 am
by johncharlesb
Those shocks look great.
Are you going to install them in the stock location?
Are you planning on running the spare in the factory location?
What amount of shock travel are you running, 10"?
Re: The 8 Year Project
Posted: Thu May 09, 2013 10:00 am
by SteveG
johncharlesb wrote:Are you going to install them in the stock location?
Are you planning on running the spare in the factory location?
What amount of shock travel are you running, 10"?
Yes. Yes. And yes.
The goal here is simple, simple simple... no big travel numbers, no big shock structures and no spare hanging off the back or taking to cargo space.
I've been driving this thing for the past few days and am REALLY liking it... I still need to mess with the leaves a little but it drives and rides great. I'm gonna have a hard time giving this back to my brother.
Re: The 8 Year Project
Posted: Thu May 09, 2013 8:37 pm
by yikes
Air shots or it's all smoke and mirrors.