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Well, it's been a while and I had completely recovered from the withdrawals that one gets when kicking a habit, and now ITS BACK!
I dropped the tranny/t-case off at a friend's shop to have him install the new tail shaft Advanced Adapter kit for me while checking out the 4L60E and the 1982 NP 208. That was the first week of November. Fast forward to APRIL and I FINALLY get my tranny/t-case back!!! Of course he hasn't even mentioned a bill!!!
An old high school buddy, Richard is moving back from Montana and was in Baytown so he brought it to me. In about 30 minutes we were setting it in place
That's Richard, we used to work on hot rods together in high school, and that was the last time either of us worked on cars for fun. He enjoyed it enough to start looking for his own so we can do it after mine is done.
Well, it bolted up nicely. I used the Jeep N Pete motor mounts for the engine and used the front holes, I didn't drill new holes like others, I'll pay for that later.
So I cut out the front lip, turned it over and welded it back in. This lowered the rear of the t-case so I have a real nice line for the rear axle, and the front one has less offset too.
Then I thought about it and decided it needed some stiffening since it would be riding on that front lip.
This is a picture from the bottom side showing the 2" angle used to stiffen that front lip.
And here is that new Adapter support leg sitting in place on the original Jeep tranny support.
The cross member is bolted in the rear holes. The rear drive shaft is about 1" from dropping in, so I'll have it shortened to allow for some play.
The conundrum is the front shaft. I got them with the 82 I bought off of Iflypropjobs in Little Rock. The front shaft is about 8" too long! I mean it is WAY off. If the t-case moved back making the rear shaft too short, HOW cant he front shaft be sooooo long? Anyway, I'll take it down and have it shortened as well.
QUESTION, I do not know how to make the emergency brake work! The cross member is from the 82, and I think it must have been mounted in the front holes under the auto in that one. I can't figure out how the E brake will "wire" up under there. Once I get the drive shafts in and the exhaust on it, I guess I'll figure out something for that.
Then I started on the fuel system. I read on the Bronco site about using a large fuel filter as a reservoir for the high pressure fuel pump to pull from to supply the engine, and using a low pressure pump to keep fuel in the fuel filter. That way when the gas sloshes around in the old tank you can keep a steady stream of fuel going to the engine.
As a side note, the 82 I bought had an auxiliary fuel tank where the rear tire should go. The rust on the under side of the rear deck over that tank was awful, it had made Swiss cheese of the entire rear cargo area, wheel wells and all. Anyway, here is hoping that the double pump with the holding tank will work as others say.
First I had to build a bracket to wrap around the front of the fuel tank coffin. It bolts to the frame, to the top lip of the coffin, through the fuel filter to the coffin (3 places) and then wraps the side of the coffin to add some rigidity. Here are some pictures of that.
Top of the fuel filter (holding tank) from the top.
High pressure pump mounted on the frame rail.
And here is a side shot showing how the bracket wraps the coffin and mounts to the side.
I can shake the frame when I pull or push on the filter, but it doesn't appear to "vibrate" at all. So I hope it works fine.
The body tub has been at the body shop since the first of November. He swore that "weather permitting" he would start this weekend on the tub. So maybe I can have the drive shafts in and the exhaust run before it gets here.
I dropped the tranny/t-case off at a friend's shop to have him install the new tail shaft Advanced Adapter kit for me while checking out the 4L60E and the 1982 NP 208. That was the first week of November. Fast forward to APRIL and I FINALLY get my tranny/t-case back!!! Of course he hasn't even mentioned a bill!!!
An old high school buddy, Richard is moving back from Montana and was in Baytown so he brought it to me. In about 30 minutes we were setting it in place
That's Richard, we used to work on hot rods together in high school, and that was the last time either of us worked on cars for fun. He enjoyed it enough to start looking for his own so we can do it after mine is done.
Well, it bolted up nicely. I used the Jeep N Pete motor mounts for the engine and used the front holes, I didn't drill new holes like others, I'll pay for that later.
So I cut out the front lip, turned it over and welded it back in. This lowered the rear of the t-case so I have a real nice line for the rear axle, and the front one has less offset too.
Then I thought about it and decided it needed some stiffening since it would be riding on that front lip.
This is a picture from the bottom side showing the 2" angle used to stiffen that front lip.
And here is that new Adapter support leg sitting in place on the original Jeep tranny support.
The cross member is bolted in the rear holes. The rear drive shaft is about 1" from dropping in, so I'll have it shortened to allow for some play.
The conundrum is the front shaft. I got them with the 82 I bought off of Iflypropjobs in Little Rock. The front shaft is about 8" too long! I mean it is WAY off. If the t-case moved back making the rear shaft too short, HOW cant he front shaft be sooooo long? Anyway, I'll take it down and have it shortened as well.
QUESTION, I do not know how to make the emergency brake work! The cross member is from the 82, and I think it must have been mounted in the front holes under the auto in that one. I can't figure out how the E brake will "wire" up under there. Once I get the drive shafts in and the exhaust on it, I guess I'll figure out something for that.
Then I started on the fuel system. I read on the Bronco site about using a large fuel filter as a reservoir for the high pressure fuel pump to pull from to supply the engine, and using a low pressure pump to keep fuel in the fuel filter. That way when the gas sloshes around in the old tank you can keep a steady stream of fuel going to the engine.
As a side note, the 82 I bought had an auxiliary fuel tank where the rear tire should go. The rust on the under side of the rear deck over that tank was awful, it had made Swiss cheese of the entire rear cargo area, wheel wells and all. Anyway, here is hoping that the double pump with the holding tank will work as others say.
First I had to build a bracket to wrap around the front of the fuel tank coffin. It bolts to the frame, to the top lip of the coffin, through the fuel filter to the coffin (3 places) and then wraps the side of the coffin to add some rigidity. Here are some pictures of that.
Top of the fuel filter (holding tank) from the top.
High pressure pump mounted on the frame rail.
And here is a side shot showing how the bracket wraps the coffin and mounts to the side.
I can shake the frame when I pull or push on the filter, but it doesn't appear to "vibrate" at all. So I hope it works fine.
The body tub has been at the body shop since the first of November. He swore that "weather permitting" he would start this weekend on the tub. So maybe I can have the drive shafts in and the exhaust run before it gets here.
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