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With all that mud servicing the brake caliper was tons of fun. So glad to have a parts washer!
Dang near new wheel bearings and larger brake rotor on this rig now
Decided to run these 16" sport trac wheels to clear the new brakes, wheels have newer tires on them maybe 5000 miles.
MUCH better then the stocker 15's and 235's
We hooked up the clutch line and bled the clutch while truck was still on the rack
Installed 4 new shocks, the rear shocks on this truck were leaking so we went ahead and ordered 4 new ones.
Went through the front and rear brakes, serviced the calipers, pads are at 80%, this truck was WELL maintained, lots and lots of new parts all over.
Also put some wheel and tires on it, had to run 16's to clear the new brakes.
Installed a new Carter fuel pump and strainer
We not driven it yet but we did get to the point where we put a battery in and turned the key.....vroom
Fired right up and runs smoooooth
Ran her through a couple of heat cycles, let the thermostat open, bleed the fluids....all signs are GO!
Truck runs awesome!
She has entered the detailing stage
Had to find some seats for this truck, we found the perfect set of 96 Explorer cloth seats and center console!
Will be cleaning up some seats today.
Also found some doo dads like OHV throttle body cover, headlight retainer clips, little stuff we needed for this build
Remember the nasty interior? Elbow grease to the rescue!
have all new headlights, parking lamps and tail lamps for this truck
Well almost
gotta love Ebay! Sent two of the LH light..........
replacement is on the way
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