dreamr
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- Joined
- October 5, 2003
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- 3,636
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- City, State
- Lynnwood WA
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 99 XL / 4x4 / 4.0 ohv
So after all this talk and planning I got sick of waiting and dove in tonight.
The Body Lift has been sitting in the garage looking at the truck and wanting a home, o what could I do. I also found out that I don't have to work Friday, so I snuck home early with the intentions of starting to prep the vehicle. Ya know all that dissasembly. What I thought was going to be several hours of prep turned into a thirty minute job, so... we just kept going.
The body mount bolts were not to bad to get out, even without using the torch. 2 of the bushing thingies started turning which made it fun but a very large set of channel locks cured that problem.
Actually breaking all the bolts free took about 2.5 hours due to our many breaks to let our arms rest, but getting it jacked up and bolted to the new blocks was quite quick. Boy are my shoulders and arms going to ache tomorrow.
The real time killers were with the radiator brackets (lower) They were a huge time consuming PITA!!!!!! The holes would just not line up for the screw no matter what we tried. Finally I got pissed and grabbed my favorite tool Soon it fit just fine
Man I was so concerned that this was going to be a huge ordeal, but it is all so simple even if a bit demanding on the arms and shoulders. I should open a 4x4 shop it's kinda fun to re-create vehicles.
I suppose I shouldn't say that yet. I am not done. Tomorrow will tell the tale I suppose. Tomorrow I need to put the interior back together, mount the bumpers, re-route a couple lines cause I don't like the bind on them, re-install my intake, double check everything, and go for a drive.
I really only have two concerns as of now.
My tranny shift cable only had two clips that I could find. The cable was rather tight after the lift, and only fit into the lower bracket. Should I have any concerns here?
My second fear is that I am not going to fit into my garage anymore after I get 33's on there.
Pics soon, but first I have to get it out of the garage. I'll drop in an update to let y'all know if it stays simple or not.
The Body Lift has been sitting in the garage looking at the truck and wanting a home, o what could I do. I also found out that I don't have to work Friday, so I snuck home early with the intentions of starting to prep the vehicle. Ya know all that dissasembly. What I thought was going to be several hours of prep turned into a thirty minute job, so... we just kept going.
The body mount bolts were not to bad to get out, even without using the torch. 2 of the bushing thingies started turning which made it fun but a very large set of channel locks cured that problem.
Actually breaking all the bolts free took about 2.5 hours due to our many breaks to let our arms rest, but getting it jacked up and bolted to the new blocks was quite quick. Boy are my shoulders and arms going to ache tomorrow.
The real time killers were with the radiator brackets (lower) They were a huge time consuming PITA!!!!!! The holes would just not line up for the screw no matter what we tried. Finally I got pissed and grabbed my favorite tool Soon it fit just fine
Man I was so concerned that this was going to be a huge ordeal, but it is all so simple even if a bit demanding on the arms and shoulders. I should open a 4x4 shop it's kinda fun to re-create vehicles.
I suppose I shouldn't say that yet. I am not done. Tomorrow will tell the tale I suppose. Tomorrow I need to put the interior back together, mount the bumpers, re-route a couple lines cause I don't like the bind on them, re-install my intake, double check everything, and go for a drive.
I really only have two concerns as of now.
My tranny shift cable only had two clips that I could find. The cable was rather tight after the lift, and only fit into the lower bracket. Should I have any concerns here?
My second fear is that I am not going to fit into my garage anymore after I get 33's on there.
Pics soon, but first I have to get it out of the garage. I'll drop in an update to let y'all know if it stays simple or not.