Tree trunks 87 FSB

[Tree trunk]

We are gonna have to wait for July to flip the calender…. She jumped the gun…

I have been trying to compile some photos for my own calender though…..



I like to call this series. “Sweaty men doing stuff”

Hopefully my buddy in the picture doesn’t mind me posting it up….

 

[UR_Mawm69]

walkers are not the ONLY reason i like those pics, buuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuut deffffff the main reason

 

[the bodj]

walkers are not the ONLY reason i like those pics, buuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuut deffffff the main reason

The shirtless dude is the other reason, eh?

 

[Tree trunk]

I’ve been plugging away at the inner fender wells and trying to sort out the wiring in the engine compartment.
-Fender wells installed
-Main wiring harness secured
-built the air cleaner mount





too do list in the engine compartment.
-Finish routing electrical
-mount radiator and window washer reservoirs
-find a better spot for my trans cooler
-install hood, grill and all that other crap

Then on to the bumper, skid plate and winch

I will keep the bronco black for a while, but I asked chat GBT to make a picture of a bronco with the paint job of my old 95 f250…





Pretty cool

 

[Brett_408]

What did you do about the wiper linkage?

 

[Tree trunk]

I had to move the whole wiper motor towards the front of the truck then down a bit. So I built a tab off the cage and drilled into the stock sheet metal area.
In doing that I had to cut out a portion of the lower sheet metal area that houses the wiper linkages.
Then I had to shorten the linkages and actually I shortened the tab that spins on the motor.

Essentially the fix was to reduce the amount of “swing” the linkages move and scoot the whole motor assembly away from the tube that it was crashing into.
I’ll post the pictures I have and if you want a closer look let me know and I’ll snap some close ups when I get home.

 

[Brett_408]

I should know in about a week how mine will look when I start doing those tubes. I'll reach out for those pics if I need some ideas. Thank you

 

[Turboyota]

I had to move the whole wiper motor towards the front of the truck then down a bit. So I built a tab off the cage and drilled into the stock sheet metal area.
In doing that I had to cut out a portion of the lower sheet metal area that houses the wiper linkages.
Then I had to shorten the linkages and actually I shortened the tab that spins on the motor.

Essentially the fix was to reduce the amount of “swing” the linkages move and scoot the whole motor assembly away from the tube that it was crashing into.
I’ll post the pictures I have and if you want a closer look let me know and I’ll snap some close ups when I get home.



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Sounds very similar to the hack-fuck work I just did, only with slightly better documentation! Hahaha

 

[Tree trunk]

The little things are kicking my ass on the front end,
The 92-96 front end kinda sucks lol
Well actually I’m a cheap ass and bought a bunch of bootleg parts off Amazon rather than OEM or OEM quality parts.

My grill and headlight mount chingaderis arrived broken… last year….. but I didn’t pull it out till this week so it got the zip tie treatment. I’m sure it’ll wiggle and break more once I’m up and driving.


Light bulbs and bulb sockets are in the mail. before all that goes on I wanted to get everything done in the engine compartment done so I’m not working over all the headlight crap

https://youtu.be/llYaZMPU1gE?si=ioHBbE1NaRjvmD4m

This video doesn’t show much of anything, mostly that I spent way too much time making a radiator resi and window wash bottle mount.

It’s a good i don’t do this for a living cause I am sooooo slow But I’ll keep plugging away and she’ll be done some day.

 

[Tree trunk]

Also permatemply mounted my trans cooler, more or less just to get it in place to fire the truck. The placement is less than optimal, it sits way too low, but I’ll throw some fans on and get it mounted ligit at a later time.

 

[Tree trunk]

Been plugging away at getting the engine compartment squared away.

-finally got the headlights and bezels on and wired. The headlight housing kit came with the clear running and turn indicator housing so I bought the OEM style yellow housing just for looks.
-Bought two different marker light pig tails sets and they are both wrong.
-tried to get the electrical mess somewhat contained, still looks like shit
-Plumed in a fuel pressure sending unit
-radiator fan shroud had to be clearanced for all the extra bullshit that’s around the engine. But it’s in.

Still need to get all the grounds situated, there is one unsuspecting ground in there that will cause a no spark no fuel senerio if not grounded. I’m not sure if it’s a factory ground or what, but I was about to pull the EFI for a carb untill I figured that one out.





after a little more electrical I will be ready to fire this bitch up!
After it’s running and happy I will start on the front bumper and hood install.

I bought a stock style chrome bumper, the completely chrome one. Now that I’ve seen that style on a few trucks I’m not sure I like it too much. we will see if I can make it work, if it sucks I’ll cut it up and do a go fast valence

 

[Tree trunk]

She’s a runner!

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Had to get a little help starting from the ol yatota,

Some fresh gas and a bit of a starter work out and we’ve got a runner.

No leaks on the power steering and hydro lines.
Big leak on my lower radiator hose coupling,
And a few pin holes on the welds on my lower radiator hard line. I’m hoping those will magically seal up some day lol

Other than that, it idled smooth for a while, I could hear my fuel pump working pretty hard, maybe pulling air somewhere or my pick up is a little fuckered up in the tank… I’ll investigate that another day.

 

[UR_Mawm69]

 

[Tree trunk]

@UR_Mawm69 forreal! I think this thing was parked 2020 gave me a biggol kick in the ass to keep pushing on it. Still have a big list ahead

 

[Tree trunk]

small updates on the bronco but very time consuming….

Got a little help getting the hood on



It’s cool seeing this thing starting to look like a vehicle again.

- mounted the hood and got it somewhat lined up with the fenders
- installed some gas shocks for the hood assist
- hooked up some lights for the engine compartment. I still need to clean up and route the wiring

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And last nights nocturnal adventures…

I started on the subframe bumper deal to support the stock bumper, winch and skid plate.
the time lapse of the bumper build sucked so I didn’t include it

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I tacked up some temporary supports so I can start slinging tubes without the bumper and other body parts in the way.

 

[95Bronco]

Best use of child labor and office chairs I've ever seen.

Looking awesome. Jealous of your fancy hood hinges and lights. All I've got are 4 hood pins and a sore back.

 

[Tree trunk]

Best use of child labor and office chairs I've ever seen.

Looking awesome. Jealous of your fancy hood hinges and lights. All I've got are 4 hood pins and a sore back.

I gotta work him while he’s not old enough to complain about working yet.

The office chair came in clutch, it doesn’t look like it in the video, but I couldn’t find shit to hold that bumper in place lol
And those hinges could not be any closer to the cage and close fully it’s almost like I designed it that way. But it was just a happy accident.

I am going to run front hood pins though.

Is your hood fiberglass? I couldn’t imagine slinging a steel hood around without hinges

 

[95Bronco]

I gotta work him while he’s not old enough to complain about working yet.

The office chair came in clutch, it doesn’t look like it in the video, but I couldn’t find shit to hold that bumper in place lol
And those hinges could not be any closer to the cage and close fully it’s almost like I designed it that way. But it was just a happy accident.

I am going to run front hood pins though.

Is your hood fiberglass? I couldn’t imagine slinging a steel hood around without hinges

It's glass and pretty light. I can one man it but prefer two people to more easily hit my pins. Also have dzus fasteners down the side to stop it from being floppy. I don't eyeball my engine as much as I should..

 

[UR_Mawm69]

LOVE IT, ALL!