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I'll have to browse the catalog, but can't get to it for a bit. However, if I don't get back w/you later today please rattle my cage.
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Dad's: '81 F150 Ranger XLT 4x4: Down for restomod: Full-roller "stroked 351M" w/Trick Flow heads & intake, EEC-V SEFI/E4OD/3.50 gears w/Kevlar clutches
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Tonight's progress:
This product has been awful handy for taming the rust of a northern truck!  Here are a few shots of the body. One under the front seat:  One under the bed area:  I can't even begin to count the hours of trying to tame the rust... And the underbody doesn't even look that great...  Hoping to start filling him up with some fluids to prep for another fire up! Hoping these will help a bit. (At least for the rear end and T-case. 
Jamie Helmick
'85 Bronco 351W HO, C6, 4X4, Full rebuild @ 51k original miles (fire), Edelbrock air gap intake & 600 cfm carb. w/elec. choke. 4" RC lift w/35's. Check the Projects Page if you're interested. |
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First, no it wasn't there all along. When you asked I looked and realized it was missing, so added it. That's a service I provide members of this forum. And, once it is there it'll be available from no on so everyone, including me, can use it.
And the Corroseal looks good. It says it is a primer, but if it is like POR15 it really doesn't need a top coat if it isn't subjected to UV light. So I'm assuming you will use it that way? On the pumps, I've used the quart one with an extension hose on it in bigger bottles and it works quite well. Its the way to go for filling transmissions, t-cases, and rear diffs. 
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Dad's: '81 F150 Ranger XLT 4x4: Down for restomod: Full-roller "stroked 351M" w/Trick Flow heads & intake, EEC-V SEFI/E4OD/3.50 gears w/Kevlar clutches
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Progress Report.
Wanted to start getting things back together and really hate when these door skins disintegrate in the sun. So, I am going to attempt something I have never done before. Sand down and paint my inner door skins. However, I am not having much luck finding the right color.   TSP for degreasing after all the prep. And the Duplicolor products seem to be very highly recommended. Please weigh in if you have used anything else and how it performed.  Here is a sample of the color. You can see how far off it is:   I thought I would pull the fabric portion and steam them to brighten them up but it made very little noticeable difference.   TALK ABOUT A ROOKIE MISTAKE... I can't believe I didn't double check both mating surfaces! SO, needless to say, when I filled the T-case, I had more than a "small" leak. 🙄   So let me just tell you how excited I was to try and get the Bronco fired up today. However, after I had to reseal the rear output shaft housing on the T-case, I was getting ready to put the fill tube on the transmission to fill it and fire everything up, the sponge I stuffed in that hole while painting decided to fall down inside the tranny! 😣 Sooooo, I spent o lot of my time REDOING work… so frustrating. I did at least get the T-case finished, installed both driveshafts, put the rear shocks on, fixed the door bushings (man did I figure out an awesome fix I will share in a few), got the fuel lines and tranny cooler lines tightened, and the rear diff filled. Home made door bushing:  Even though the goal was to fire Ferdinand up today and check for that coolant leak with UV dye… That will have to wait till tomorrow. I usually wait till after evening worship to tinker, but I am so ready get this thing on the road I am going to have to tinker between services! I had to shut it down early tonight. That sponge falling in the Tranny this evening was the last straw! 🙃
Jamie Helmick
'85 Bronco 351W HO, C6, 4X4, Full rebuild @ 51k original miles (fire), Edelbrock air gap intake & 600 cfm carb. w/elec. choke. 4" RC lift w/35's. Check the Projects Page if you're interested. |
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Thanks Gary! I was thinking I missed the T-Case linkage somehow and I didn't browse the site deep enough. (BTW, the breakdown of the grille parts is where I am camping out right now, trying to get all that back together)
The pumps did work really well for the transmission fluid, but not too hot with the Gear Oil. Not sure what happened there?  The pictures of the underbelly were after a single coat of gloss black Rustoleum Professional over the cured Corroseal. (I didn't want to mislead anyone there). I haven't used POR15 yet, but I am thinking I will likely have an excuse to try it before this project is over 
Jamie Helmick
'85 Bronco 351W HO, C6, 4X4, Full rebuild @ 51k original miles (fire), Edelbrock air gap intake & 600 cfm carb. w/elec. choke. 4" RC lift w/35's. Check the Projects Page if you're interested. |
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Wow! You had your issues, that's for sure.
On the interior paint, I've used SEM with good luck. I'm not saying it beats the others, but I can say that they will mix the proper colors to match our trucks. And yes, the proper colors have to be mixed for many of our trucks, but the info is here: Specifications/Interior/Interior Paint. Glad you got the t-case sealed. But the sponge must have been a real bummer. Sorry.  As for working on things today, I usually get a bit done between services, but probably not today. We have a luncheon after services this morning and then services this evening are at a retirement home at 4:00. And in between I have to prepare a lesson and my wife and I have to make 2 or 3 dozen sandwiches. Maybe a nap?
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Dad's: '81 F150 Ranger XLT 4x4: Down for restomod: Full-roller "stroked 351M" w/Trick Flow heads & intake, EEC-V SEFI/E4OD/3.50 gears w/Kevlar clutches
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Afternoon Gary.
Good to hear of a brother with an active faith! (Js 2:14-17) 👍🏼 I was browsing to get some info on my interior paint code since my Bronco was manufactured in 09/84 and I am finding some rather conflicting info. to say the least. But I happen to stumble upon a Forum I was a member of years ago... FTE, and guess who I saw posting in a thread about interior paint codes? "THOU ART THE MAN!" (In a good way though) Whenever you get a minute, would you be able to look up what the interior paint code is for Ferdinand? The exterior color is 1C (Black). Nice and simple. But this interior is maybe: tan, Desert Tan, Medium Desert Tan, Light Desert Tan, Camel, Saddle... 🙃 You get the picture. Anyway, any help and guidance would be most appreciated. Hope you've had a good day so far.
Jamie Helmick
'85 Bronco 351W HO, C6, 4X4, Full rebuild @ 51k original miles (fire), Edelbrock air gap intake & 600 cfm carb. w/elec. choke. 4" RC lift w/35's. Check the Projects Page if you're interested. |
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There are several of us on here with active faith.
As for the interior color, go to the certification label decoder and you will see Body on the bottom line. Click that blue box and it'll take you to the Body Codes page where you can decode what you find there. I'll bet that the 2nd character will be "H", meaning tan, as shown in the table, since there was only one color like that for '85. (You can use my table at the top or scroll waaaaaay down to the 1985 table from Ford.) Then click on the link above the table to go to the Interior Paint page, where you'll see the same table but with an adder to the right showing that SEM calls that paint Desert Tan and the paint code is 3040. Unfortunately any 4-digit code isn't off-the-shelf, so you'll have to find a SEM dealer that will mix it for you. But there are supposed to be lots of them around, so hopefully that won't be difficult.
Gary, AKA "Gary fellow": Profile
Dad's: '81 F150 Ranger XLT 4x4: Down for restomod: Full-roller "stroked 351M" w/Trick Flow heads & intake, EEC-V SEFI/E4OD/3.50 gears w/Kevlar clutches
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Which bolt(s) do you mean? Maybe they aren't in this view?
And 7B498 is the seal, but I will have to look to see how it comes out. 
Gary, AKA "Gary fellow": Profile
Dad's: '81 F150 Ranger XLT 4x4: Down for restomod: Full-roller "stroked 351M" w/Trick Flow heads & intake, EEC-V SEFI/E4OD/3.50 gears w/Kevlar clutches
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 The bolts that go in here to mount the little arm that hold all the linkage, that's coming down from the shifter, in place for its pivot points.
Jamie Helmick
'85 Bronco 351W HO, C6, 4X4, Full rebuild @ 51k original miles (fire), Edelbrock air gap intake & 600 cfm carb. w/elec. choke. 4" RC lift w/35's. Check the Projects Page if you're interested. |
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Couldn't find them in the catalog.
But I remembered that I have a C6 in the attic. They are 3/8-16, and the bottom hole is blind with just over 6 turns of threads, about 3/8". So the bolt may be about 3/8" long, or maybe 1/2" if there is a lock washer and the bracket.
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And here's the replacement procedure for seal D5AZ 7B498-A:
 
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Luke 15:8  |
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Yes, I forgot to mention that passage.
Gary, AKA "Gary fellow": Profile
Dad's: '81 F150 Ranger XLT 4x4: Down for restomod: Full-roller "stroked 351M" w/Trick Flow heads & intake, EEC-V SEFI/E4OD/3.50 gears w/Kevlar clutches
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