Sr.Irie
07-31-2007, 05:15 AM
Well the bronco build is fighting me all the way everything has taken longer than it should. To start with the block toke three months at the machine shop to hot tank it put cam bearings in and bore it 30 over. Then another machine shop drilled my D.O.M. steering linkage two big to tap even when I toke him the right drill bit. He said he wanted to use his drill bit witch I believe the only reason was to F up my stuff. My 15” wheel disk brake conversion brackets (witch I have made numerous sets in the years past) I bought to “save time” didn’t fit. The front ones holes that hold the caliper were drilled not far enough out to clear the rotor. The rear brackets the holes were drilled to close together so the caliper wouldn’t fit. So the bought brake brackets I bought to “save time” I had to remake witch I think may of taken longer than just making them. Then the toper my brand new 4340 cromoly axle breaks while I was seating the u-joint cap retaining clips with a soft hammer that might weigh 20 Oz’s. I toke a picture of it because even I dint believe it at first.
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I found out today Randys sent me the wrong ring and pinion set for the rear so now I am waiting on that too. If SOB was not coming up I would just say F it and stop working on it. I have built full tube chassie rigs from the ground up in less time with less hassles than this has been it must be because it’s mine. I wrote this because I read RCwheeln’s post about trying to find a bronco and how frustrating it has been well after he finds one it may not be any less frustrating and I needed to vent.
http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g67/SrIrie/0722.jpg
I found out today Randys sent me the wrong ring and pinion set for the rear so now I am waiting on that too. If SOB was not coming up I would just say F it and stop working on it. I have built full tube chassie rigs from the ground up in less time with less hassles than this has been it must be because it’s mine. I wrote this because I read RCwheeln’s post about trying to find a bronco and how frustrating it has been well after he finds one it may not be any less frustrating and I needed to vent.