Went back to the junkyard yesterday to get the pitman arm prepared with a puller since I couldnt get it off last week after I beat and banged and pryed on it. Got there and tried putting the puller on it and it wouldnt go over the head. The head on it is bigger the a stock one. So I beat and banged a little more and still nothing. So I unbolted the steering box to get it out so I could get to the arm a little better and I was pulling it out the damn arm just fell off. lol Guess I wasnt holding my mouth right.
Also grabbed the shocks off it also to use the fronts for now and got the rear for my buddys Ranger hes putting together. Also found a brand new wiring kit for a cd player laying the back behind the seats.
Also have done some little odds and ends to it over the last week or so.
I was on my way to work the other week and the clutch line got a little to close to the exhaust manifold and burnt it in half so there goes the clutch. No more releasing it. lol It wasnt the right line to begin with just one my buddy had laying around at the transmission shop he works at.
So I took the day off and put it in low ranger so I would start in gear easier and made it back to the house and did a little afro engineering to the line to get me by until I find the right line. Use compression fitting to go from the plastic line and another fitting from it too brake line and pieced it back together. Ran it that way for a few weeks and it worked fine. No leaking or anything.
Then yesterday I was at the same shop and was messing around and we ran across a braided line with the same exact ends on it so figured I would give it a try and wouldnt you know, the perfect length. Got it changed it and it works great.
Ran some air hose for my OBS from the tank in the back to under the hood to get ready for the front air locker. Put a tee and a quick disconnect under the hood. The ARB solenoid is going to the other side of the tee I have plugged now.
3 way splitter at the tank
Also picked up a adjustable pressure switch and Home Depot to up the pressure a little for the air locker.
Put some much needed air shock/struts on the lid of the box I built for the back. Got the angles and everything right the first try. They work perfect. There the same ones that on the rear window in the hatch. Also got a fir extinguisher mounted.
Also was bored and got a few pics of the exhaust I did on it. Dont think I have put any up of it. Its 2.5" pipe dumped at the axle, Flowmaster 2 chamber, with no cat. Its got a nice coating of mud now. I like to think of it as custom ceramic coating. lol
Dump
Muffler
Straight piece of 2.5" pipe to the y pipe.
Thats it for now. Going to got to my buddies shop this week and hes going to help me get my other front and rear ends put together and setup with the gears and lockers.