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 Hits: 2342 Size: 97 KB Posted: 12/22/11 I found this on CraigsList not even 10 miles from my house; it has a 5.8L with a SEVERE bottom-end k... |  Hits: 1509 Size: 91.45 KB Posted: 12/22/11 I found this on CraigsList not even 10 miles from my house; it has a 5.8L with a SEVERE bottom-end k... |  Hits: 1346 Size: 71.95 KB Posted: 12/22/11 I found this on CraigsList not even 10 miles from my house; it has a 5.8L with a SEVERE bottom-end k... |  Hits: 1301 Size: 107.16 KB Posted: 12/22/11 I found this on CraigsList not even 10 miles from my house; it has a 5.8L with a SEVERE bottom-end k... |  Hits: 1275 Size: 42.78 KB Posted: 12/22/11 I found this on CraigsList not even 10 miles from my house; it has a 5.8L with a SEVERE bottom-end k... |
 Hits: 1209 Size: 76.74 KB Posted: 12/22/11 I found this on CraigsList not even 10 miles from my house; it has a 5.8L with a SEVERE bottom-end k... |  Hits: 1224 Size: 69.75 KB Posted: 12/22/11 I found this on CraigsList not even 10 miles from my house; it has a 5.8L with a SEVERE bottom-end k... |  Hits: 1398 Size: 91.62 KB Posted: 12/22/11 Just a shot of a 4WABS module & HCU in a '93 Bronco. It's at the far L of the pic, under the harnes... |  Hits: 1573 Size: 110.58 KB Posted: 12/27/11 I'm keeping it at Greg's, where I keep the '83 stashed (barely visible behind those green trees next... |  Hits: 1441 Size: 94.75 KB Posted: 12/27/11 Just your typical oily mess down here. Note the true dual exhaust dumping forward of the axle. Wha... |
 Hits: 2300 Size: 95.7 KB Posted: 12/27/11 This engine (or at least the valve cover) might have come out of a heavier truck, judging by the cal... |  Hits: 1327 Size: 100.98 KB Posted: 12/27/11 I'll reuse some of this wiring, and maybe the brake system. |  Hits: 1327 Size: 107.97 KB Posted: 12/27/11 Most of this needs to go. |  Hits: 1483 Size: 99.97 KB Posted: 12/27/11 I made some progress today - I might be ready to pull the engine this week, weather permitting. And... |  Hits: 1331 Size: 106.86 KB Posted: 12/27/11 Since Winter is coming, & I don't know how old it is, I dumped the coolant. The fan came off surpri... |
 Hits: 1402 Size: 94.82 KB Posted: 12/27/11 I got some work done inside, too. The dash can come out soon. |  Hits: 1287 Size: 87.03 KB Posted: 12/28/11 Dut to several rusted/broken U-nuts, some stripped screws, and a visitor with a Bronco that needed s... |  Hits: 1511 Size: 64.96 KB Posted: 12/28/11 Did you ever get the feeling you was being WATCHED?
They'll have to wait for the scraps - right n... |  Hits: 1375 Size: 123.59 KB Posted: 12/29/11 This column lacks not only an airbag, but also a brake-shift interlock. I'm about to remove the shi... |  Hits: 1914 Size: 80.09 KB Posted: 12/29/11 Being a '93, I expected it to have this single push-pull temperature blend cable. I'll swap it for ... |
 Hits: 1292 Size: 87.26 KB Posted: 12/29/11 The cluster wiring enters the cluster well just below the driver's door harness, which is immediatel... |  Hits: 1448 Size: 74.98 KB Posted: 12/29/11 Connectors in the driver's footwell area. |  Hits: 2425 Size: 92.01 KB Posted: 12/29/11 Dash coming out.
The white clips across the top of the firewall hold the driver's door harness. |  Hits: 1682 Size: 67.98 KB Posted: 12/29/11 Passenger firewall area.
This truck hasn't yet gotten the updated dual temperature blend cable. |  Hits: 4179 Size: 124.87 KB Posted: 12/29/11 Backside of the dash.
Note that, even though the truck & harness were built for an automatic, the... |
 Hits: 1513 Size: 101.42 KB Posted: 12/29/11 This evaporator has the typical layer of dirt, though not as many leaves as I expected to find. The... |  Hits: 1330 Size: 91.71 KB Posted: 12/29/11 Not nearly as bad as I expected. |  Hits: 1325 Size: 103.14 KB Posted: 12/29/11 It's close to coming out - just the bellhousing bolts, engine mounts, exhaust, & fuel lines. |  Hits: 1327 Size: 95.83 KB Posted: 12/31/11 There's still some pressure in this old R12 system, so I'll take it to a shop with a recovery machin... |  Hits: 1309 Size: 40.06 KB Posted: 12/31/11 I've been soaking these with Liquid Wrench since I got the truck, and the L nut came off with no tro... |
 Hits: 1337 Size: 76.95 KB Posted: 12/31/11 LOOKING GOOD!!! 8) |  Hits: 1504 Size: 115.49 KB Posted: 1/1/12 This is how far I got last night. |  Hits: 1337 Size: 108.86 KB Posted: 1/1/12 This is how far I got last night. |  Hits: 1472 Size: 114.68 KB Posted: 1/1/12 This is how far I got last night. |  Hits: 1174 Size: 92.99 KB Posted: 1/1/12 After changing my mind about pulling the engine/trans/t-case as a unit, and deciding to lift the bod... |
 Hits: 1189 Size: 79.34 KB Posted: 1/1/12 I got it in just the right spot, and found why the motor didn't respond: the wires were cut, spliced... |  Hits: 1184 Size: 102.23 KB Posted: 1/1/12 This angle show how hard the hit was that dented the t/g & bent the swingaway's lower bumper - note ... |  Hits: 1310 Size: 111.36 KB Posted: 1/1/12 Greg helped me lift the shell off the truck (on the trailer) & get it down where I could walk with i... |  Hits: 1270 Size: 104.76 KB Posted: 1/1/12 Now I have to find somewhere ELSE to stash all the stuff I've been stripping off the truck, and the ... |  Hits: 1262 Size: 80.83 KB Posted: 1/1/12 Where can I pile all this crap for a few months??? |
 Hits: 1194 Size: 91.47 KB Posted: 1/1/12 Everything is disconnected in preparation to lift the body, EXCEPT the t-case shifter bezel screws. ... |  Hits: 1272 Size: 79.24 KB Posted: 1/2/12 After cleaning the t-case shifter bezel screws, they came out and I emptied the interior. A PO slic... |  Hits: 1560 Size: 73.06 KB Posted: 1/2/12 My portable 2-post lift is going into action again...
[url=http://www.supermotors.net/registry/2742... |  Hits: 1385 Size: 93.93 KB Posted: 1/2/12 I just slapped this hoist together a few years ago for Cody's body swap, and it has proved endlessly... |  Hits: 1242 Size: 111.07 KB Posted: 1/4/12 Just centering the truck on the trailer before lifting the body - I want to be able to set the body... |
![It's UP, a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-and, it's GOOD!
[url=http://www.supermotors.net/registry/2742/33395-4][img...](https://www.supermotors.net/getfile/902182/thumbnail/46bodylift.jpg) Hits: 1213 Size: 108.23 KB Posted: 1/4/12 It's UP, a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-and, it's GOOD!
[url=http://www.supermotors.net/registry/2742/33395-4][img... |  Hits: 1518 Size: 78.43 KB Posted: 1/4/12 Ooops! Someone left the safety clips off the fuel lines, too. |  Hits: 1261 Size: 73.92 KB Posted: 1/4/12 L frame rail. |  Hits: 1194 Size: 73.09 KB Posted: 1/4/12 R frame rail. |  Hits: 1199 Size: 84.72 KB Posted: 1/4/12 Why do people do $#! like this??? Obviously, and like SOOOOO many other popular modifications, tru... |
 Hits: 1202 Size: 107.86 KB Posted: 1/4/12 Yes, the vertical tubes are bowing. I guess the doors & t/g are pushing the limit. |  Hits: 1374 Size: 123.02 KB Posted: 1/4/12 This'll make prepping the engine to pull MUCH easier. |  Hits: 1330 Size: 114.6 KB Posted: 1/4/12 With the body off the frame, it's much easier to get the engine ready to come out. |  Hits: 8353 Size: 80.05 KB Posted: 1/4/12 I don't even think MY welds are that bad! (Well, maybe...) |  Hits: 1299 Size: 95.35 KB Posted: 1/4/12 Yeah, pulling the emissions systems makes them run SO much better... |
 Hits: 1183 Size: 81.76 KB Posted: 1/4/12 I'm making note of the shifter's position on the frame so I can try to get it close enough to fit th... |  Hits: 1459 Size: 92.91 KB Posted: 1/4/12 Well, THERE's your problem!
The #2 piston is a little high... |  Hits: 1434 Size: 91.31 KB Posted: 1/4/12 Mmmmmm... Chocolatey goodness! |  Hits: 1183 Size: 90.98 KB Posted: 1/6/12 Since the rear seat brackets are difficult to remove anyway, I left them and used them as the main l... |  Hits: 1398 Size: 104.69 KB Posted: 1/6/12 I didn't design the crane in the dually for this, but by swapping to a longer boom, it worked perfec... |
 Hits: 1258 Size: 101.99 KB Posted: 1/6/12 Just one more big heavy chunk to pull... |  Hits: 1628 Size: 106.39 KB Posted: 1/6/12 The first thing to come out of the oil drain was nice fresh coolant.
[url=https://www.supermotors.n... |  Hits: 1971 Size: 99.41 KB Posted: 1/6/12 It took about 15 min. for all of this to drain out - no wonder it was knocking before it seized.
[u... |  Hits: 1336 Size: 105.8 KB Posted: 1/6/12 I scraped a few pounds of grime off the engine Xmbr before moving the trailer & unloading the Bronco... |  Hits: 1220 Size: 91.37 KB Posted: 1/6/12 It was getting too late to be delicate, so I decided to just shove it off the trailer. The strap wi... |
 Hits: 1182 Size: 70.61 KB Posted: 1/6/12 Now I can really raise the body & get the trans/t-case out. |  Hits: 1239 Size: 93.93 KB Posted: 1/6/12 Typical for a '92-96 Bronco. Anybody want it? |  Hits: 1164 Size: 103.24 KB Posted: 1/18/12 I took a chance and left it hanging, despite the recent winds. |  Hits: 1206 Size: 101.17 KB Posted: 1/18/12 Now I can roll this out to pull the trans & t-case, and split them. |  Hits: 1151 Size: 95.93 KB Posted: 1/18/12
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|  Hits: 1135 Size: 114.03 KB Posted: 1/18/12 $#!% |  Hits: 1203 Size: 74.13 KB Posted: 1/21/12 I pulled the t-case by hand, but I don't think my back can take any more E4ODs, so I'm using the bed... |  Hits: 1196 Size: 105.06 KB Posted: 1/21/12 It almost seems like this beast weighs more than the engine did. | ![Now, I have to figure out where to stash it.
[url=http://www.supermotors.net/registry/media/911882]...](https://www.supermotors.net/getfile/904269/thumbnail/76transout.jpg) Hits: 1328 Size: 76.91 KB Posted: 1/21/12 Now, I have to figure out where to stash it.
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 Hits: 1259 Size: 120.95 KB Posted: 1/21/12 I don't know why people make such a big deal about dropping a tank - it was easy! |  Hits: 1264 Size: 93.14 KB Posted: 1/21/12 Uh-oh... The body is bent! |  Hits: 1256 Size: 85.41 KB Posted: 1/21/12 This is the only dent I really care to fix. |  Hits: 1647 Size: 110.69 KB Posted: 1/22/12 Tornadoes are on the way, so I decided to lower it so it wouldn't fall, and...
It fell. I forgo... |  Hits: 1763 Size: 58.25 KB Posted: 1/21/12 Cigar Lighter Circuit
NON-STANDARD WIRING - DO NOT USE THIS DIAGRAM FOR DIAGNOSIS!!!
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NON-STANDARD WIRING - DO NOT USE THIS DIAGRAM FOR DIAGNOSIS!!!
IF THE IMAGE IS TOO SM... |  Hits: 1381 Size: 109.11 KB Posted: 1/24/12 A quick & easy mod to the wiring harness was making the PW hot all the time so the 1-touch mod will ... |  Hits: 2334 Size: 48.54 KB Posted: 1/24/12 Since the truck originally had a 5.8L, I had to make this simple mod for the tach to work right with... |  Hits: 1384 Size: 106.12 KB Posted: 1/24/12 To support all my courtesy light mods, it was necessary to open the harness & rearrange the LG/Y cir... |  Hits: 1198 Size: 98.16 KB Posted: 1/24/12 After carefully tracing the wires, & re-checking a few times, I cut away the feed to the engine bay ... |
 Hits: 1091 Size: 93.25 KB Posted: 1/24/12 I used an old wire coat hanger as a fish to pull the new A-pillar feed in through the instrument clu... |  Hits: 1303 Size: 75.06 KB Posted: 1/24/12 Having more wires attached directly to the fuse terminal allows me to safely run a larger fuse, with... |  Hits: 1153 Size: 116.75 KB Posted: 1/24/12 I'm adding a light in the floor console, so I spliced it onto the pigtail from the main LG/Y splice.... |  Hits: 1996 Size: 49.23 KB Posted: 2/16/12 4WABS Line Locks PROBABLY NOT A GOOD IDEA
IF THE IMAGE IS TOO SMALL, click it.
NON-STANDARD WIRING -... |  Hits: 1462 Size: 52.18 KB Posted: 2/25/12 I built this relay block from several junkyard blocks by reconfiguring the modules & repinning them.... |
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NO... |  Hits: 2870 Size: 93.23 KB Posted: 1/3/12 MAJOR score at the JY today! I haven't tried to read any specs on the CD relays, but they're probab... |  Hits: 2007 Size: 75.79 KB Posted: 3/12/12 These relays from a JY ambulance will isolate my aux. battery. But having 2 will increase the curre... |  Hits: 2000 Size: 60.81 KB Posted: 3/12/12 Most of the dash wiring mods are done, including 13 new relays (8 unused), AutoLamp/AutoDim headligh... |
 Hits: 1289 Size: 92.39 KB Posted: 3/12/12 The floor harness now includes a stealth switch to disable the driver's door switch from turning on ... |  Hits: 1052 Size: 58.27 KB Posted: 3/12/12 The alternator harness is now prepped to full-field the alternator when the new Y wire is grounded b... |  Hits: 1526 Size: 91.13 KB Posted: 3/12/12 The eyeball dome lamp came from a GM truck. The truck manual-shift column cover is VERY hard to fin... |  Hits: 1708 Size: 73.64 KB Posted: 3/12/12 Other than the A/C panel nuts & the tiny crack in the lower L inset, this dash is in pretty good con... |  Hits: 1787 Size: 106.96 KB Posted: 3/13/12 It looks a lot better clean, but the A/C panel nuts will take some effort to repair.
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|  Hits: 1520 Size: 133.36 KB Posted: 3/18/12 Even after several applications of PurplePower, a lot of scraping, and a few months of heavy rain, i... |  Hits: 1193 Size: 129.9 KB Posted: 3/18/12 Even after several applications of PurplePower, a lot of scraping, and a few months of heavy rain, i... |  Hits: 1126 Size: 127.53 KB Posted: 3/18/12 Even after several applications of PurplePower, a lot of scraping, and a few months of heavy rain, i... |  Hits: 1337 Size: 118.32 KB Posted: 3/18/12 Even after several applications of PurplePower, a lot of scraping, and a few months of heavy rain, i... |
 Hits: 1094 Size: 110.01 KB Posted: 3/18/12 It's a LOT cleaner after burning a tank of gas thru the pressure washer, but I'm going back for more... |  Hits: 1181 Size: 126.67 KB Posted: 3/18/12 It's amazing how clean it can get with 2600psi. |  Hits: 1482 Size: 127.01 KB Posted: 3/18/12 It's amazing how clean it can get with 2600psi. |  Hits: 1140 Size: 117.68 KB Posted: 3/18/12 It's amazing how clean it can get with 2600psi. |  Hits: 1189 Size: 119.11 KB Posted: 3/18/12 It's amazing how clean it can get with 2600psi. |
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[url=http://www.supermotors.net/registry/media/92... |  Hits: 1112 Size: 137.41 KB Posted: 3/18/12 It's amazing how clean it can get with 2600psi. |  Hits: 1022 Size: 111.44 KB Posted: 3/18/12 It's amazing how clean it can get with 2600psi. |  Hits: 1170 Size: 132.54 KB Posted: 3/18/12 It's amazing how clean it can get with 2600psi. |
 Hits: 1136 Size: 124.39 KB Posted: 3/18/12 It's amazing how clean it can get with 2600psi. The t-case is a few pounds lighter, too. |  Hits: 1149 Size: 130.69 KB Posted: 3/18/12 It's amazing how clean it can get with 2600psi. |  Hits: 1081 Size: 133 KB Posted: 3/18/12 It's amazing how clean it can get with 2600psi. |  Hits: 1114 Size: 124.55 KB Posted: 3/18/12 I hadn't planned on blasting the body yet, but I was already wet & filthy, so I shot it. |  Hits: 1430 Size: 127.03 KB Posted: 3/18/12 I hadn't planned on blasting the body yet, but I was already wet & filthy, so I shot it. |
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2H20 means 1992, August 20th |  Hits: 1265 Size: 118.05 KB Posted: 3/18/12 I almost missed this tag & blasted it off, but I managed to just remove the top layer of paint or un... |  Hits: 1372 Size: 87.71 KB Posted: 5/4/12 After a lot of searching & cup-brushing, I found the 2nd frame VIN on the passenger rail top, just b... |  Hits: 1203 Size: 56.33 KB Posted: 3/23/12 Tailgate Window Circuit with One-Touch modules
NON-STANDARD WIRING - DO NOT USE THIS DIAGRAM FOR DI... |  Hits: 1075 Size: 56.9 KB Posted: 6/11/12 I had already rearranged the grounds for other mods when I decided to rewire the tailgate window cir... |
 Hits: 3892 Size: 110.53 KB Posted: 4/1/12 I thought I had just about finished modifying the dash harness last week. But I had to pick up a re... |  Hits: 1156 Size: 70.2 KB Posted: 5/9/12 I snagged this from a '00 Explorer and tested it by wiring it up so that any button turns on the bac... |  Hits: 1026 Size: 114.5 KB Posted: 4/26/12 Wiring Harnesses
Engine harness from '93 F150 4.9L
Frame harness from '93 EB Bronco |  Hits: 1610 Size: 102.9 KB Posted: 5/2/12 Both perches are bolted, but this one also has 4 rivets that I've ground the heads off.
The (fade... |  Hits: 1559 Size: 120.28 KB Posted: 5/2/12 After pulling the brake lines, spring bolts, & axle pivots, the frame came up. |
 Hits: 4292 Size: 117.62 KB Posted: 5/2/12 Test-fitting a '90 M5OD-R2 4WD crossmember; it fits perfectly in the front location. |  Hits: 1108 Size: 124.38 KB Posted: 5/2/12 Test-fitting a '90 M5OD-R2 4WD crossmember; it fits perfectly in the front location. |  Hits: 1063 Size: 111.16 KB Posted: 5/2/12 Test-fitting a '90 M5OD-R2 4WD crossmember; it fits perfectly in the front location. |  Hits: 988 Size: 101.75 KB Posted: 5/2/12 It doesn't fit in the rear location - it's about 1" too narrow for the bottom holes to line up.... |  Hits: 1172 Size: 115.85 KB Posted: 5/4/12 First real use of the million-dollar trailer is hauling the '93 frame from Greg's back to my house.
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 Hits: 1151 Size: 78.99 KB Posted: 5/4/12 Now, I can start putting things back ONTO it... |  Hits: 979 Size: 82.12 KB Posted: 5/4/12 After cup-brushing the rust off, I painted the body mount perches. |  Hits: 1194 Size: 106.44 KB Posted: 5/6/12 One more wash before a few mods & undercoating. |  Hits: 1061 Size: 102.75 KB Posted: 5/9/12 I've blasted as much as I can get with the frame on the trailer, so I set it off & prepared to blast... |  Hits: 1438 Size: 74.51 KB Posted: 5/9/12 This portable hoist is worth its weight in gold - no way I could have done all this alone without it... |
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|  Hits: 1166 Size: 88.37 KB Posted: 5/9/12 The deadening pads in the floorboards aren't sticking very well anyway, so I'll replace them with Pe... |  Hits: 1371 Size: 78.68 KB Posted: 5/9/12 This didn't take nearly as much time, cursing, or blood as I expected, even using a short knife & a ... |  Hits: 1270 Size: 64.42 KB Posted: 5/9/12 The lower trim clips are buried in sealant, so it took some effort to remove them. Surprisingly, al... |  Hits: 1135 Size: 75.7 KB Posted: 5/10/12 This is before REALLY spraying underneath. |
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[url=http://www.supermoto... |  Hits: 1800 Size: 81.63 KB Posted: 5/11/12 There were obvious indications of ongoing leaks near the firewall, so I removed all the old windshie... |  Hits: 1278 Size: 77.12 KB Posted: 5/11/12 There were obvious indications of ongoing leaks near the firewall, so I removed all the old windshie... |  Hits: 1218 Size: 86.68 KB Posted: 5/11/12 There were obvious indications of ongoing leaks near the firewall, so I removed all the old windshie... |  Hits: 1294 Size: 83.25 KB Posted: 5/11/12 There were obvious indications of ongoing leaks near the firewall, so I removed all the old windshie... |
 Hits: 1843 Size: 101.22 KB Posted: 5/11/12 There were obvious indications of ongoing leaks near the firewall, so I removed all the old windshie... |  Hits: 1206 Size: 55.73 KB Posted: 5/11/12 I haven't decided what to do about these yet. For the rear cracks, I might try to do the TSB.
[u... |  Hits: 1706 Size: 66.94 KB Posted: 5/11/12 I'm about to blast the underside before painting it.
[url=http://www.supermotors.net/registry/2742/... |  Hits: 1109 Size: 89.38 KB Posted: 5/11/12 Now I just have to let it dry for a day or 2 before I try to paint the underside. |  Hits: 1218 Size: 63.24 KB Posted: 5/14/12 That's 1qt of Rustoleum oil-based gloss white applied with a Wagner fence-stain HVLP gun by a rank a... |
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 Hits: 1263 Size: 69.78 KB Posted: 5/14/12 This is why the cargo floor was sagging here - NO SUBSTRUCTURE above the gas tank. Just the corruga... |  Hits: 1983 Size: 92.51 KB Posted: 5/25/12 I don't know why the floor isn't rustier here - this hole was MASSIVE.
NAPA 4323 Universal Black Fir... |  Hits: 1067 Size: 75.31 KB Posted: 5/25/12 This isn't critical, but some sealer will keep dirt from building up here. |  Hits: 1100 Size: 74.15 KB Posted: 5/25/12 This isn't critical, but it'll keep dirt from building up here. |  Hits: 1082 Size: 71.85 KB Posted: 5/25/12 Both sides have this ripped crack; IDK if the factory did it during assembly, or if it's due to body... |
 Hits: 1096 Size: 57.29 KB Posted: 5/25/12 I filled the space between the outer body & the base of the B-pillar (lower R of the photo) to preve... |  Hits: 1050 Size: 67.45 KB Posted: 5/25/12 The base of the driver's A-pillar probably isn't critical, but I don't want any leaks that are this ... |  Hits: 1147 Size: 86.79 KB Posted: 5/25/12 There were several leaks at the bottom of the passenger B-pillar that I've filled, and some that I c... |  Hits: 1094 Size: 88.69 KB Posted: 5/25/12 I filled some cracks between the floorpan & the firewall, and under the threshhold. |  Hits: 1085 Size: 93.76 KB Posted: 5/25/12 The run is some old windshield sealer. I filled a gap along the w/s seam, and in that cowl seam. |
 Hits: 1060 Size: 83.26 KB Posted: 5/25/12 I may go back over these seams, even though they're only cosmetic. |  Hits: 1044 Size: 78.65 KB Posted: 5/25/12 There were several gaps at the top of the tailgate jamb, and I might not have gotten all of them yet... |  Hits: 1016 Size: 115.61 KB Posted: 5/25/12 The outboard seam was factory-sealed, but the inboard one was bare. |  Hits: 1450 Size: 61.72 KB Posted: 5/25/12 These seams were wide open. After this seam sealer cured, I sanded it down smooth before painting.
... |  Hits: 1241 Size: 35.14 KB Posted: 5/31/12 I can't reach these with the seam sealer, but the indicated holes go out into the rear wheelwells. ... |
![[url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002FYIIV2]Peel & Seal[/url] is the exact equivalent of Dynamat Xtrem...](https://www.supermotors.net/getfile/924500/thumbnail/132pns.jpg) Hits: 2956 Size: 90.41 KB Posted: 5/31/12 [url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002FYIIV2]Peel & Seal[/url] is the exact equivalent of Dynamat Xtrem... |  Hits: 2463 Size: 99.77 KB Posted: 6/5/12 I'm covering more of the firewall & floorboards than the factory did, but I'm not going nuts with it... |  Hits: 1245 Size: 69.44 KB Posted: 6/5/12 By leaving the backing on & holding tension where the strip goes, it's easier to place it in all the... |  Hits: 1154 Size: 114.11 KB Posted: 6/9/12 All the mildew, mud, & grime is out, along with most of the rust. The only bad spot was the typical... |  Hits: 1054 Size: 99.91 KB Posted: 6/9/12 My drying rack... |
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[url=http://w... |  Hits: 1150 Size: 101.22 KB Posted: 6/9/12 Right now, I'm only doing the INSIDES of everything - where the factory doesn't bother painting. I ... |  Hits: 1293 Size: 103.93 KB Posted: 6/11/12 This is SemiGloss black on the front of the core support - I might have to go back over it with flat... |  Hits: 3220 Size: 66.06 KB Posted: 6/16/12 THIS is how to undercoat a frame! I just cut some welded-on aftermarket exhaust hangers, so I can't... |  Hits: 1365 Size: 118.24 KB Posted: 6/23/12 Rubberized undercoating comes out of the can really slimy, but if you can keep it warm for a day or ... |
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This mounting ... |  Hits: 1580 Size: 36.04 KB Posted: 6/7/12 These have a bright spot pattern around 5', but it diverges and creates a nice flood farther out.
... |  Hits: 1271 Size: 67.59 KB Posted: 2/12/13 Cornering & Off-Roading Lights circuit for my mirror-mounted LED work lights in Ford/L/M vehicles wi... |
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