An amazing discovery....

I was waiting for you to say "Marty! Ive done it! I have the FLUX Capacitor! I't been under the dash of my Bronco the whole time!"

ragajungle said:

I was waiting for you to say "Marty! Ive done it! I have the FLUX Capacitor! I't been under the dash of my Bronco the whole time!"

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Well, I havent looked under the ENTIRE dash yet....there could be other amazing discoveries under there.

no bs, i found $20 and 3 30-06 bullets in the inner dash when i had it out.. idk how the bullets got there, the $20 looks like it might have been pushed through the back of the ash tray

whocares said:

it could have been worse, if i had actually bought and installed a tilt column and then found this out...... I cant really say what i would have done. Probably hide the old column and never tell anyone about it.

On a side note, i replaced the hatch struts when i put my new hatch on. I used one of the old struts on the hood and got rid of the prop rod. So yeah, i'm feeling pretty good about that at least!

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true!

whocares said:

You could have! Both of the old hatch struts were too weak to hold up the old hatch. I just used one of them and the mounts from the hatch to mount it under the hood. One is plenty strong enough to open and hold the hood up.

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Can u post pics of how you did it. Just curious, I've got some old struts laying around. Might do it this weekend.

country0001 said:

Can u post pics of how you did it. Just curious, I've got some old struts laying around. Might do it this weekend.

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I'll take and post some pics here in a little while. I'll try to explain it the best I can in the meantime.

I replaced my old hatch with one that has the flip up glass, so I took the strut mounts off of the old hatch. Put one mount on the underside of the hood and made an 'L" bracket for the other end to mount off the inner fender.

Had to notch the underside of the hood support to get it to clear. I just used one of my old struts that was too weak to hold up the hatch. I could have made it look better, and will on the new hood.

This hood is pretty rusted out along the front edge, so I didnt worry about making the cut look good.


I'll have some pics up a little later for those interested. If you're really lucky, I might post some pics of my newly discovered tilt wheel.

country0001 said:

Can u post pics of how you did it. Just curious, I've got some old struts laying around. Might do it this weekend.

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First pic, bottom bracket, drivers side.



Second pic, top bracket, drivers side.


Third pic, whole assembly.


Front view


Bonus pic of the half doors I'm making...well one of them so far.

Thanks

No problem, sorry about the poor pic quality. I just used a free camera I got from Marlboro to take them. First time I have used it and this is also the last time.

i was thinking about the doors like that on the trail rig, that way it has the "lip" like a jeep..i actually though to just cut the bottom 3 inches off the door and weld it in place and then make the rest of the door usable for the cold season, which here in MS aint all that cold.

4.0B2 said:

i was thinking about the doors like that on the trail rig, that way it has the "lip" like a jeep..i actually though to just cut the bottom 3 inches off the door and weld it in place and then make the rest of the door usable for the cold season, which here in MS aint all that cold.

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I had an extra set that came with the BII when I bought it so I thought what the hell. Havent driven it on the street with them yet, but should be nice in the summer since I dont have A/C....then again it may suck and I end up throwing them away lol.

whocares said:

I had an extra set that came with the BII when I bought it so I thought what the hell. Havent driven it on the street with them yet, but should be nice in the summer since I dont have A/C....then again it may suck and I end up throwing them away lol.

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well someone has to be labrat lol...

99RangerKrazy said:

That's hilarious. I love it.

But don't feel bad: it took my like four years of driving to figure out that the little switch on the rearview mirror was for when driving at night and people are behind you....that was an amazing discovery!

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I drove around for 8 years with my mirror bouncing all over thinking it was worn out, I went to replace and found the setscrew had fallen out sometime (it had to have been before I got it)

85_Ranger4x4 said:

I drove around for 8 years with my mirror bouncing all over thinking it was worn out, I went to replace and found the setscrew had fallen out sometime (it had to have been before I got it)

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lol, I feel your pain.

whocares said:

I just got out the little piece of the lever that was broken off in there. Looks like the lever just screws in. I can make something work but I think I would rather have the actual lever. Right now I can tilt it with a screwdriver. I love my new tilt steering column.

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Go to stylingconcepts or cruizin concepts.com they sell the billet replacement parts and they might have a piece that will fit your b2, I dont know if the mustang cruise lever will fit, but it might be close enough to make work.