B.W.T.

Hey guys -

First time back on the forums posting in a long time. I need help in a bad way. I will try to fill you in.

I am finally going to complete the SAS on my truck. It has been in my driveway not moving for about a year and a half now. The big rush now is because I have finally gotten sick of not driving it - I miss it - and also because the city code enforcement office has given me notice and I need to make it a "functional vehicle" - technically by monday. Also - the car that I have been driving kinda blew up on me so my transportation is kinda limited. I have most of the parts I need already - track bar, tie rod, drag link, shocks, springs, axle, pitman arm, etc.

What I need now is help. I need someone who has a welder and some experience and is willing to come to the house with welder. I can def work out some form of compensation. My frame needs welding and reinforcing in two places. I also need to fab a track bar bracket up. I also need two tires at minimum to roll on, don't care what size or anything to be honest as long as they work. I can buy more later. Some extra hands will be needed to get the axle in place im sure. I think that the only pieces I am missing now are the lower coil buckets, hardware, gear lube, and little misc crap. I am thinkin that initially I won't even hook up the driveshaft, run a ring gear or axles in it. I can do all that once it moves under its own power and is off jackstands. Cooper and Eric have both mentioned they could help - anyone else out there? I don't care if I know you or not - I am in a pretty serious bind right now. I am willing to feed and "water" and whatever else is needed anyone who can lend me a hand - I will be in deep debt to you. I am sure I will follow up to this - but I wanted to at least post something up now that I finally can. Thanks in advance.

Seth

EDIT:

I am putting my to-do list here:

Remove TTB - done
Buy Springs - done
Buy steering - done
Buy shocks - done
Buy trac-bar - done
Buy ball joint - done
Repair frame - done
Fab in new front x-member - done
Get new tires - done
Paint axle, arms, cups, etc. - done
Get hardware (x10?) - done
Drill and mount radius arm brackets - done
Buy stock pitman arm - done
Remove drop pitman arm - done
Install stock pitman arm - done
Seperate caps from radius arms - done
Drill/tap spring cup mounting bolt holes - done
Attach radius arms to axle - done
Get upper tracbar mount bracket - done (thanks frick)
Pull old brake lines - done
Get new brake lines - done
Install brake lines - done
Charge battery - done
Clean up spindles, pack bearings - done
Get new spindle nuts - done
Install brake calipers and pads - done
Bleed brakes - done
Install shocks - done

Replace spindle stud
Repair exhaust
Install new ball joint
Alignment
Make shims for under spring cups
Install shims
Have front gears installed
Install front driveshaft
Install hubs (buy new ones?)
Install axle shafts (with gears?)
Have rear gears installed
Shackle Flip rear axle
State Inspection
Remove Body Lift (redo front crossmember)

Its not a mazda is it?

No. It's a white single cab F-150.

i could be free for a while on sunday

yeah, seth isn't gay like chadnuts.....somebody help him out. I will owe you some beer if you do.

Long Live Seth!

He's a CLEAN BOY!!! Wash your own DAMN SHEETS!!!

S.O.S.-Save Our Seth!!

BTW, "Water" = beer, and lots of it.

I know some of you had a great time (even though Seth wasn't there) the night Eric exploded his driveshaft(sorry had to take one more shot at you, Eric). The house across the street from Lissa's is where this is. So some of you already drank his beer, even though the guy wanted to drain a keg into a bucket when he couldn't find a working tap... Eat at New York Sub a year or so ago? Seth probably made your sandwich. See, he didn't even know you then and he fed you and gave you beer! Imagine the possibilities after ressurrecting his truck! I'm not saying he's gay or nothing, but if you fix up his truck you might have a chance, Robbie...

Help Seth out if you can, He's a CLEAN BOY!!

I could probably help out today for awhile.

i should be able to help for a little while today... my roommate has a mig im sure he would let us use.

I get off work at 4:15 - come on by whenever - I am going to try and get off tomorrow if I need be too.

New York sub? Did you work with Dusty Tullos?

i wouldnt mind helping some... but am headed to my shop today

ok I am back home - come one come all I am going to go fiddle with what I can with what I have - 214-906-3678

PS yeah I worked with dusty - hows his baby and morgan?

I dont know I havent talked to them in a long time. He was my roommate before "It" happened. They were living with Morgan's parents but they moved out and thats when I lost contact with them.

I can lend a hand as well.

hey seth sorry i didnt get by yesterday to help, from what i heard from coop and robert told me was that you got quite a ways to go, and without having the lower coil buckets you either gota lot of fab time to make a solid 44- ttb coil buckets adapter, plus trac-bar mount.

Im not trying to be all negative, but can you just bolt the ttb back under there so you can easily get it rolling by monday? and then do the sas another weekend once you have all the stuff you need?
here is a couple links from a thread i made on fullsize bronco about sas swap mainly dealing with the 60 swap, but the tracbar mounts and stuff can be helpfull to you.

http://fullsizebronco.com/forum/showthread.php?t=45065
trac-bar mounting ideas
http://fullsizebronco.com/forum/showthread.php?t=15323
solid axle radius arm to ttb coil bucket mounts-pics about half way down first page
http://fullsizebronco.com/forum/showthread.php?t=54563
and another
http://fullsizebronco.com/forum/show...t=57056&page=2

Well we made some really good progress yesterday. Got the frame pulled back together and got a new front crossmember fabbed up and welded in. Also put in a gussett near the crack in the crossmember. Hopefully get some more done after highway cleanup today. At least finish the welding up and start thinking about the track bar bracket. I talked with james trent on email and he is still has the lower coil mounts, so one way or another those will soon be on there way. Anyone goin down houston way for any reason tonight and coming back tomorrrow by any chance? Worth a shot, he missed gettin them to scott by like a half hour apparently.

Next few nbig things:

Plate/gussett frame
Track bar bracket
buy hardware


PS - the TTB is not going back on - I will talk to the city lady and buy some time, I think she will be cool if I explain the situation to her

she's all patched up mang, you should be ready to drill holes and bolt everything on now
I also left my "drill motor" for you
and welding overhead with 6011s sucks

My apologies for not making it out after Chicken Oil, I came back home to feed the dog and had to finish up a couple things for school. Tomorrow after 3 I can help if you still need it.

how did you patch that nasty crack under that body mount?

plated the inside of the frame and then put another plate along the bottom of the framerail over the crack

tight, sound solid

Not the prettiest work I've ever done but I think it'll do the trick

Oh **** you're sending the wolf? (Eric) sheet negro, that's all you had to say...

if you need some help today when you get off work seth holler at me as i am free after like 4 if i go to my last class that is...979-574-5870

Man - The frame is officially intact enough now to bolt this stuff on. I am deeply indebted to Eric for stayin after I left for work to finish up. Thanks to everyone who came out to lend a hand this weekend. I owe you all. Tommy did some pretty welds up front - I guess that whole practice thing pays off. Tate - your welder is safe..in my bedroom. I now can get some stuff done this week kinda solo until I need to fab the track bar mount up. At least thats what I'm hoping. I'll try to keep ya'll posted.

oh yeah don't forget to flip the switch on the drill from hammerdrill mode to drill mode
yep tommy's a freakin master with a 6011 rod
and your oil filter has a hole in it :D

got the spring cups UPS today - thanks trent

I just now saw the line about the hole in the oil filter - i was wondering what the hell was goin on there...- so how did that happen exactly?

rod got stuck and then came loose a little fast and tapped the filter.
What kinda oil is that? Crude?
you needed to change it anyway :flipoff2:

i guess the city hasnt towed it away yet?

i need to come by tomorrow and get my stuff back

take some pics so the rest of the Furd people can know what to look for and how to fix it

looks like someone needs some practice w/ the 6011,

why, because I didn't throw away a stick when the slag chipped off the end?

ahh.... :flipoff2:

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Originally Posted by uglyota

why, because I didn't throw away a stick when the slag chipped off the end?

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no, because you dont know the difference bewtween slag and flux :flipoff2:

it's a damn farmer rod, i can call it anything I want :flipoff2:

do you chip the "slag" off before you weld?

no the flux chipped itself off while I was welding