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That said, I have a collection of different parts (nowhere near everything we've made). I should lay them out sometime and take a photo.
Anyway, more parts came in. I have power mirrors, steel brake lines and adapter fittings, girdle cover w/ gasket. Oh, and I bought more gear oil so now I have something to fill it with.
The cover is still in it's packaging, but looks nice. I can't wait to bolt it up. The adapter fittings all fit up nice, although I learned that the threads in the calipers I bought were *horribly* machined. Tehy would thread in, but you need more than finger pressure. Only on one side, however. Other side went right in. Go figure.
The brake lines feel oddly flimsy, but I've also never handled steel braided brake lines. Maybe I was expecting something beefier than what is reality. I remember expecting 5.56 to be bigger than what it turned out to be when I opened my first box of the stuff.
That said, they are long enough. I opted to go with a set that have right angle fittings on one end for the calipers. 36" is plenty long, realistically speaking 34" might have been a better choice. That said, I'm OK with the extra length. Will just need some creative routing. Otherwise, it should go together OK. I'll get the clutches in, cover on, and fill 'er up with some of that smelly gear oil and she'll be ready to plunk on underneath the Ranger.
....after the suspension gets worked over.
There's a lot going on at once!
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1999 Ford Ranger XLT - 3.0 V6 4x4 - Loaded (Totaled) 143k. Rest in Peace, Gold Dust.