Time for updates....I got the 44 spring pads relocated, since the eye to eye on the 44 was 31.5" and the 60 is 36.5", this presented a small problem on the driver side pad since the factory one is cast into the diff housing and there is not enough room to for a full pad...So I cut one pad down on one side, and welded both sides on the short side for extra strength. All of the weight will not be resting on the weld, as about 1/4 of the leaf spring will be on the original pad, not the added pad. So for you pic whores, on with the pics
I wonder why this pic got taken
Here you can see how the new pad sits to the original pad, and how the spring will rest on the original pad along with the new pad...
Thinking.....thinking.....thinking....(Mr Thinker)
Cutting brackets off the 60...
Here is the 44 going under FordZilla
I need to clean the threads of the wheel studs on the passenger side ( was at the point where I didnt feel like it) So it looks like the camber is way off, but its actually the lug nuts are not all the way tight. I have a tap that I need to run on the studs to clean them up, but I needed to get the truck out the road, and it was only going about 20 feet back, so I just left it for now. I need to pull it back down for the calipers (need replacement before road worthy), so it'll have to come back off anyways...
So, I switched projects last night and needed to work on the CJ...I pulled the tank out since it was sucking up rust to the carb, so I dropped the tank to replace the sending unit (fuel gauge didn't work either), and I found the tank was rusted on the inside. So I decided to split the tank and clean it out, then I POR'd it to stop the rust. Today or tomorrow I'll weld the tank back together and get it back under the CJ, then get the rear brakes done on it. The owner is ready to have it back, so it's now top priority....
A bug decided to commit suicide....Kinda hard to see....
While this is curing, I called it a night (9pm). I've replaced all 4 axleshafts and joints, replaced the seats, replaced the master cylinder, and fuel filter. I need to replace the fuel filter again (sucked up rust from the tank), fab some seat brackets (the ones now make you feel like your sitting in a space shuttle awaiting launch), then it'll be ready to go back to the original owner, and one project will be complete
SVT