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Ol'blue's rearend modifications

Rear end work on ol'Blue. More later.

Before
Before

Mud and rust dam removed.
Are the rear end work. Still has a way go.

The "Bull Bar" is born.
The "Bull Bar" is born. Still a ways to go.

Jon 1985 6.9l diesel chassis running a (1979 7.5I 460), f250, 4x4, t19, BW1345, front: (Heavy duty) dana 44 ifs (Spartan lunchbox locker, drain plug and D50 Half shaft) and rear: dana 70U (Detroit Soft Locker) full floater.
3G alternator, duraspark II

Gary Lewis

Re: Ol'blue's rearend modifications

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Wow! How much weight did that save?

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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
Blue: 2015 F150 Platinum 4x4 SuperCrew wearing Blue Jeans & sporting a 3.5L EB & Max Tow
Big Blue: 1985 F250HD 4x4: 460/ZF5/3.55's, D60 w/Ox locker & 10.25 Sterling/Trutrac, Blue Top & Borgeson, & EEC-V MAF/SEFI

bullnose1985

Re: Ol'blue's rearend modifications

After the frame tied in BullBar I probably added about 40 lbs.

Gary Lewis

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I'm surprised. With the mesh replacing the tread plate, and the tread plate gone in the middle I expected it would still be lighter with the "bull bar" and tow points.

What the bull bar made out of

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bullnose1985

Re: Ol'blue's rearend modifications

Hi Gary,
Mostly half inch. The plates behind the loop mounts are half inch, the tube is 7/16, grade 8 hardware very heavy.

I use the bull bar for recovery tasks and arborists activities.

I don't have any pictures of the bull bar build on my phone. New phone. I have built four of them for people here in the area will zero failures. It was fun to build too.

Gary Lewis

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Sounds like it is SOLID, which is the way I like to build things.

So it bolts to the frame and the clevis mounts pretty directly there?

Gary, AKA "Gary fellow": Profile

bullnose1985

Re: Ol'blue's rearend modifications

Yes it ties into the frame channel at the top, bottom and sides about 18" into the frame channel with high sheer grade 8 bolts. If I figured correctly it would blow a u-joint or burn a clutch before it would move that mount.

I have made a few as I have spoke about before. One of them was to pull a 6x6 out of a creek bed. I was a little surprised but at the angle and elevation of the puller certainly worked it the pullers favor.

Gary Lewis

Re: Ol'blue's rearend modifications

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That does sound like it is solid. Having designed a rear bumper/spare tire mount that ties into the frame in the same area, I'd say yours is even stronger than mine - and it is strong.

Gary, AKA "Gary fellow": Profile