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Re: 93 F1 Flareside

Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2015 10:37 pm
by jkrell
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Re: 93 F1 Flareside

Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2015 10:46 pm
by dtbback
Looks pretty strong to me!

93 F1 Flareside

Posted: Sat Mar 28, 2015 9:41 pm
by jkrell
Chipping away at it.

Finally got the regear done and built a little mini truss to hopefully keep the 8.8 alive for a while.

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Planning on going down to follow norra race so trying to get this thing dialed in over the next month. Still a lot of little things to get done but it's coming along.

Re: 93 F1 Flareside

Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2015 1:04 pm
by Quailhunter
This truck looks very nice and has some sweet work done. I like it.

Re: 93 F1 Flareside

Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2015 4:43 pm
by cypher
Quailhunter wrote:This truck looks very nice and has some sweet work done. I like it.
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Re: 93 F1 Flareside

Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2015 1:28 pm
by jkrell
Thanks guys!!

It's been a busy week on the F1 project. I got the upgraded steering and Saginaw pump installed (thanks vintageironfab), man what a difference that makes for steering effort and feel. BIG improvement! Installed Autofab motor/trans mounts (seriously knucklebuster), new 3" magnaflow (nice and quiet now), built a radius arm brace, and I started on a jack/tire/fuel/storage tray that bolts into rear bed -- still a ways to go to get it done but I was just looking for something simple that I could remove easily if wanted.

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On to electrical stuff this week, hopefully get lights, radio, and GPS wired up shortly. Still trying to figure out where to mount the Elite 7" GPS. I really don't want it down on the floor and I don't think the top of the dash is strong enough to support it on its own. Thinking I might make a 1 1/4 cross tube above the dash to mount it too..hopefully I'll get some time to mess with it this week too. Anybody else ever tech screwed a dash bar between the A pillars on their bronco or F150? Curious how that would would hold up.

Re: 93 F1 Flareside

Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2015 4:05 pm
by VintageIronFab
Glad to be of help- I just love these Flareside trucks!

Re: 93 F1 Flareside

Posted: Fri Apr 03, 2015 9:33 pm
by jkrell
Didn't get to my wiring, but got a few miscellaneous things done this week. Biggest accomplishment was mounting the GPS. I was thinking about making a bar across the dash between the pillars but after pulling the dash apart a little I realized I could add a little bracing below the center of the dash and just mount it there. Seems pretty solid, going to hit a little dirt tomorrow, hoping it doesn't shake around too bad.

Dicktab/starship enterprise gps mount.

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Re: 93 F1 Flareside

Posted: Fri Apr 03, 2015 10:16 pm
by dtbback
I really like that mount!!

93 F1 Flareside

Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2015 2:56 pm
by jkrell
Great day in the high dez. F1 ran great and is getting close!

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93 F1 Flareside

Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2015 2:58 pm
by jkrell
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Re: 93 F1 Flareside

Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2015 5:55 pm
by toddz69
Damn, truck's looking good and looks like you and Kritter had a great time!

Todd Z.

93 F1 Flareside

Posted: Wed Apr 22, 2015 8:57 am
by jkrell
Another small addition getting ready for Baja. Found a good size pelican case at local surplus shop. Added some cup holders. Should get the job done for lockable storage but leave room for legs of center seat passenger.

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Re: 93 F1 Flareside

Posted: Wed Apr 22, 2015 6:21 pm
by dtbback
Can you post a wider angle shot?

Re: 93 F1 Flareside

Posted: Mon May 04, 2015 9:02 pm
by jkrell
2k miles of baja this past and the f1 never let me down.

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Re: 93 F1 Flareside

Posted: Mon May 04, 2015 11:36 pm
by Rmc
Great pic!

Re: 93 F1 Flareside

Posted: Tue May 05, 2015 5:11 pm
by squirelmurphy
Sounds (and looks) like you had a great trip, right on!

Re: 93 F1 Flareside

Posted: Tue May 05, 2015 8:39 pm
by Quailhunter
Beautiful picture of your truck and Baja. Congratulations on a big trip. Is that a picture of Bahia de Los Angeles o Bahia de Concepcion?

Re: 93 F1 Flareside

Posted: Tue May 05, 2015 9:48 pm
by SteveG
Not a bad idea for locking storage. I like it.

Re: 93 F1 Flareside

Posted: Tue May 19, 2015 8:23 pm
by jkrell
Quailhunter wrote:Beautiful picture of your truck and Baja. Congratulations on a big trip. Is that a picture of Bahia de Los Angeles o Bahia de Concepcion?
Thanks! Don't know the name of the bay but maybe an hours drive north of Loreto...several bays to pull off and camp at in that section, we stopped for photo ops at a fw of them. The Sea of Cortez is such a beautiful place.