LEB Ben
Arrogant A-hole At-Large
Figured I had been sitting on my haunches long enough, and decided to take an inventory of everything my rigs needed to get back on the road. Here's what I came up with:
Red, hasn't even been started in the las 6-8 months, and moved minimally over the last 18 months. After some engine rotations by hand and a new battery she started right up.
-I've got a massive gas leak coming from the driver's side of the carb...like so big it leaked to the ground after moving it 30 feet. Should be an easy fix, if not I was wanting a new carb on Red anyway.
-The original reason it was essentially parked was due to the power assist leaking so bad, well, that system has leaked itself dry. The control valve, cylinder, hoses and pump should be on order some time this week. Should be another pretty simple fix...just a matter of swapping parts.
- Looks like while it's sat, it's developed a bit of a rear main leak, so that'll be a fun fix...not difficult, I just don't like doing it because it requires some finesse.
-She also needs some axle seals, front and rear...and could probably use new bearings all the way around.
-Also need to replace the boggers in the worst way...wouldn't even pass inspection.
The Bronco...my red headed step child, is actually in pretty decent shape, been keeping that relatively usable because she handles the abuse. Front and rear axles have been brought back to new (with the exception of new rear drums). However, she could use the follow:
-Entire brake system could be redone (booster and MC are currently completely shot). Haven't decided if I want to go F350 upgrade or jump right to hydroboost.
-Carb is being finicky, doesn't wanna come off high idle. Dunno why, but this carb always goes wonky once ambient temps start rising.
-In the near future, she could definitely use a C6 rebuild...haven't decided if I wanna tackle this myself...or send it to a buddy of mine.
-Tires are needed here as well
-Then there are the list of wants here as well, like swapping to a 3g alt, jump to a 6" Deaver lift (and all that comes with that), headers and a couple other doodads.
Thunder...has been sitting for over 2 years now, down a cylinder or two. I have a 91 460 to swap parts over...but I haven't decided if I wanna swap over the essentials, or just rebuild the original engine and drop it back in. Quite a few electical gremlins have popped up, not looking forward to it...fuel tanks/lines/pumps all probably need to be replaced. Then she should be road worthy again.
That should sum it all up, quite a bit to get done, but I'm looking forward to getting my hands dirty again...although the 90+* heat isn't all that appealing. I really think I can get all this stuff done, just have to remain motivated.
Anyone see anything else I should add? How about the rest of you guys...any projects that need to be finished, or plan on doing???
Red, hasn't even been started in the las 6-8 months, and moved minimally over the last 18 months. After some engine rotations by hand and a new battery she started right up.
-I've got a massive gas leak coming from the driver's side of the carb...like so big it leaked to the ground after moving it 30 feet. Should be an easy fix, if not I was wanting a new carb on Red anyway.
-The original reason it was essentially parked was due to the power assist leaking so bad, well, that system has leaked itself dry. The control valve, cylinder, hoses and pump should be on order some time this week. Should be another pretty simple fix...just a matter of swapping parts.
- Looks like while it's sat, it's developed a bit of a rear main leak, so that'll be a fun fix...not difficult, I just don't like doing it because it requires some finesse.
-She also needs some axle seals, front and rear...and could probably use new bearings all the way around.
-Also need to replace the boggers in the worst way...wouldn't even pass inspection.
The Bronco...my red headed step child, is actually in pretty decent shape, been keeping that relatively usable because she handles the abuse. Front and rear axles have been brought back to new (with the exception of new rear drums). However, she could use the follow:
-Entire brake system could be redone (booster and MC are currently completely shot). Haven't decided if I want to go F350 upgrade or jump right to hydroboost.
-Carb is being finicky, doesn't wanna come off high idle. Dunno why, but this carb always goes wonky once ambient temps start rising.
-In the near future, she could definitely use a C6 rebuild...haven't decided if I wanna tackle this myself...or send it to a buddy of mine.
-Tires are needed here as well
-Then there are the list of wants here as well, like swapping to a 3g alt, jump to a 6" Deaver lift (and all that comes with that), headers and a couple other doodads.
Thunder...has been sitting for over 2 years now, down a cylinder or two. I have a 91 460 to swap parts over...but I haven't decided if I wanna swap over the essentials, or just rebuild the original engine and drop it back in. Quite a few electical gremlins have popped up, not looking forward to it...fuel tanks/lines/pumps all probably need to be replaced. Then she should be road worthy again.
That should sum it all up, quite a bit to get done, but I'm looking forward to getting my hands dirty again...although the 90+* heat isn't all that appealing. I really think I can get all this stuff done, just have to remain motivated.
Anyone see anything else I should add? How about the rest of you guys...any projects that need to be finished, or plan on doing???
