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(even) more 3/4 ton prep

12/30/2016

 
So I got the front 3rd cleaned & painted. Also of note is the drain plug I added. New seals for it sitting on the work bench, which ill slap in once I start putting it all together.
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Got delayed by yesterday's freak snowstorm, so this morning we got the bronco moved from her resting place up to the driveway
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Looks like tomorrow im going to a friend's house to grab a set of 'B' Code rear Superduty leafs from him.  Then hopefully Monday I can pull whats left of the 302 out of the truck, and then bring her inside so the rebuild can begin!

more 3/4 ton prep

12/28/2016

 
So i salvaged the F250's ubolt plates, and the oem blocks from it as well. Got em blasted and now theyre sitting in a fresh coat of primer.
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Pulled the massive sway bar off the 10.25. Going to clean it up and save it, but not planning on installing it; just keeping it in case i want it later on.
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Got the rear needle-scaled, wire wheeled, and painted too.  Ignore the rusty diff cover, thatll be getting replaced with a new one when the axle goes in.
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I was gonna start cleaning the front diff, when i remembered we have a bigass parts washer with agitator at work, so im bringing that in to soak all night while im working.
Tomorrow a couple buddies are coming by after work, and we're going to bring the bronco up from its space in the stones, to the garage door so i can yank whats left of the motor, and then bring the truck inside for the rebuild!

Brake Check

12/26/2016

 
 I brought the rear into the garage to pop a drum off, and check condition of brakes. Needed to see if it had the 2½" or 3" shoes, condition of hardware etc. The drum didn't come off too well, but once it did come off, I was greeted with this:
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New brakes! The wheel cylinders look like death from the outside so they'll be getting replaced, but the shoes (3") & all hardware are all damn near new.
​So this is where i left off for the weekend:

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10.25 ready to be stripped, and the front 3rd waiting for a chance to be degreased. Hope to start prepping both of these tomorrow morning after work.

stripping parts

12/22/2016

 
So yesterday after messing with the knuckles and caliper mounts, I pulled the drive shafts & tcase, then pulled the front clip, and yanked out the motor/trans
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3/4 ton prepwork continues

12/21/2016

 
TTB Knuckles/chevy brake brackets blasted, primed and painted
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So that pretty much wraps up the parts gathering for the front end. So now to move on to the parts truck....

Axle Breakdown

12/15/2016

 
85 K20 front axle from the junkyard:
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Parts truck!

12/9/2016

 
In the hunt for a 351, I neded up buying a whole truck!
Enter this rotted out 88 F250:
351/C6/1356. 4.10s with a L/S rear
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