JimJam300 Posted January 3, 2022 Author Share Posted January 3, 2022 I dont know who you tried for the parts but I have used https://www.thegearbox.org/home.html for WC T5 parts for another project. Dave ---- Rear axle is in, the truck sits on a brand new suspension finally. Took almost 3 months to get my third member from QuickPerformance and I'm disappointed it didn't come painted like it was shown in the image on their website. Oh well. I managed to get a reverse gear on Finditparts. Some dude near me has a 80-86 tailgate he wants to swap for my 89 tailgate. It has a bunch of bullet holes so I'm not sure what's usable. Next step is to drop the transmission, transfer case, and driveshafts. I'm just going to open and inspect the transfer case. Driveshafts I'm not sure whether to rebuild mine or buy new. I was going to make my own brake lines but I decided I could just work a few hours of OT and bite the cost of pre-bent stainless. I found a way to get past CA emissions by registering the truck in South Dakota under an LLC in New Mexico. I doubt I would be able to get the emissions equipment working well enough to register it in California and I am thinking about doing a Holley Sniper 1100 single barrel throttle body fuel injection conversion way on down the road which is illegal here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 Rear axle is in, the truck sits on a brand new suspension finally. Took almost 3 months to get my third member from QuickPerformance and I'm disappointed it didn't come painted like it was shown in the image on their website. Oh well. I managed to get a reverse gear on Finditparts. Some dude near me has a 80-86 tailgate he wants to swap for my 89 tailgate. It has a bunch of bullet holes so I'm not sure what's usable. Next step is to drop the transmission, transfer case, and driveshafts. I'm just going to open and inspect the transfer case. Driveshafts I'm not sure whether to rebuild mine or buy new. I was going to make my own brake lines but I decided I could just work a few hours of OT and bite the cost of pre-bent stainless. I found a way to get past CA emissions by registering the truck in South Dakota under an LLC in New Mexico. I doubt I would be able to get the emissions equipment working well enough to register it in California and I am thinking about doing a Holley Sniper 1100 single barrel throttle body fuel injection conversion way on down the road which is illegal here. That axle looks good! And I think I see Bilsteins in there. On the brake lines, my experience with Inline Tube was very poor. Every bend was wrong and I had to correct them. And they sent the wrong pieces several times, and claimed the problem is that there are so many different lines for a Ford. Not true. Anyway, I don't recommend buying from them. But if you do be prepared to re-bend every piece and have them make a new part for the rear where the lines connect to the tee as they don't understand the size of fittings the Fords use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimJam300 Posted January 4, 2022 Author Share Posted January 4, 2022 That axle looks good! And I think I see Bilsteins in there. On the brake lines, my experience with Inline Tube was very poor. Every bend was wrong and I had to correct them. And they sent the wrong pieces several times, and claimed the problem is that there are so many different lines for a Ford. Not true. Anyway, I don't recommend buying from them. But if you do be prepared to re-bend every piece and have them make a new part for the rear where the lines connect to the tee as they don't understand the size of fittings the Fords use. Dang. Yeah the ones on Jeff's Bronco Graveyard are from Inline Tube and I assume the ones on LMC Truck are the same ones because they're about the same price. Are they the only manufacturer that makes em? I have a bunch of copper-nickel alloy tubing at home, guess it's time to practice my double flares. I have equipment at work to do stainless with Swagelok-type fittings but that would be complete overkill...But cool nonetheless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuzzFace2 Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 Dang. Yeah the ones on Jeff's Bronco Graveyard are from Inline Tube and I assume the ones on LMC Truck are the same ones because they're about the same price. Are they the only manufacturer that makes em? I have a bunch of copper-nickel alloy tubing at home, guess it's time to practice my double flares. I have equipment at work to do stainless with Swagelok-type fittings but that would be complete overkill...But cool nonetheless. Unless going for a show truck and want the brake line to stand out I would not go SS. The reason is SS is vary hard so unless you have the big dollar tool to flare SS that would be the first thing. Also and the big one for me,because SS is hard you cant get the connections to seal right. The flare crushes a little to make the seal and the SS will not crush. I dont remember who I used for my 70 AMC Javelin but I found https://classictube.com/ with a Google search just dont know if they have anything for our trucks? Dave ---- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimJam300 Posted January 5, 2022 Author Share Posted January 5, 2022 Unless going for a show truck and want the brake line to stand out I would not go SS. The reason is SS is vary hard so unless you have the big dollar tool to flare SS that would be the first thing. Also and the big one for me,because SS is hard you cant get the connections to seal right. The flare crushes a little to make the seal and the SS will not crush. I dont remember who I used for my 70 AMC Javelin but I found https://classictube.com/ with a Google search just dont know if they have anything for our trucks? Dave ---- Yeah that's why I was spitballing about Swagelok fittings, impossible to screw up and holds several thousand psi. Flaring is obsolete, but not according to the DOT. I checked that website you linked and they had some stuff for Bullnose F-series trucks. Nothing for Broncos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuzzFace2 Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 Yeah that's why I was spitballing about Swagelok fittings, impossible to screw up and holds several thousand psi. Flaring is obsolete, but not according to the DOT. I checked that website you linked and they had some stuff for Bullnose F-series trucks. Nothing for Broncos I would have to look up you Swagelok fittings but I was thinking the same thing about DOT and your fittings. As for nothing for Bronco I would get a kit for the F-series truck (F150) in either short or long bed if looking for a full kit. My reason is the Bronco is a F-series truck just a little shorter. Everything up front (master / axle) and out back (axle) would be the same and the line along the frame rail would be different. That is what I found between my 2 81 F100 trucks - 1 SB other LB. Dave ---- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimJam300 Posted January 10, 2022 Author Share Posted January 10, 2022 Yeah that's why I was spitballing about Swagelok fittings, impossible to screw up and holds several thousand psi. Flaring is obsolete, but not according to the DOT. I checked that website you linked and they had some stuff for Bullnose F-series trucks. Nothing for Broncos I would have to look up you Swagelok fittings but I was thinking the same thing about DOT and your fittings. As for nothing for Bronco I would get a kit for the F-series truck (F150) in either short or long bed if looking for a full kit. My reason is the Bronco is a F-series truck just a little shorter. Everything up front (master / axle) and out back (axle) would be the same and the line along the frame rail would be different. That is what I found between my 2 81 F100 trucks - 1 SB other LB. Dave ---- They dont have brake lines but they have fuel lines. I don't know the fuel tank location on a F-150 but I'm gonna assume it's not behind the rear axle like a Bronco. Otherwise they have a fuel pump to carb line for a straight six, which I'm gonna buy and report back to you guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 They dont have brake lines but they have fuel lines. I don't know the fuel tank location on a F-150 but I'm gonna assume it's not behind the rear axle like a Bronco. Otherwise they have a fuel pump to carb line for a straight six, which I'm gonna buy and report back to you guys. F-Series trucks can have either a mid-ship tank on the driver's side or that plus an aft-axle tank like the Bronco. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuzzFace2 Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 They dont have brake lines but they have fuel lines. I don't know the fuel tank location on a F-150 but I'm gonna assume it's not behind the rear axle like a Bronco. Otherwise they have a fuel pump to carb line for a straight six, which I'm gonna buy and report back to you guys. They dont have brake lines for the F trucks? That is strange as I would think for given years they would be the same, 150 for all 150's 80-86 same with the 250 / 350. Being the Bronco is a shorter pick up I figured the PU lines would work but if they dont make them for the PU guess you are SOL As Gary said the PU's do come with a after axle tank Dave ---- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimJam300 Posted January 31, 2022 Author Share Posted January 31, 2022 They dont have brake lines but they have fuel lines. I don't know the fuel tank location on a F-150 but I'm gonna assume it's not behind the rear axle like a Bronco. Otherwise they have a fuel pump to carb line for a straight six, which I'm gonna buy and report back to you guys. Trying to get my brake lines right. The Titan flaring tool I bought does a good job, but my cutting and filing and deburring can use some work. Here's some of my work before blowing out the debris with brake cleaner If I can't use the F150 fuel lines then I will have to buy the appropriate sized Titan flare tool. I might just use the old ones and upgrade to high pressure lines when I get the Holley Sniper 1100. Also I'm not sure how you guys bend your brake lines, but I zip tied the old lines to some tubing and bent the tubing exactly side-by-side. They look kind of funny to me when they're on the truck, I might re-do them OCD style in the future. Driveshafts and transfer case are out. Also got to use my new toy. I am still getting used to how it works. The head was much larger than I was hoping, so it doesn't fit everywhere a standard ratchet can. Has anyone purchased the Bronco driveshafts from Jeff's Bronco Graveyard? I can't find anything on the u-joint sizes. Also, not gonna be rock crawling or anything, but they are really cheap compared to most other ones I find online, just want to make sure I'm getting something that's straight and balanced. I'm also gonna have to post some pictures of the transfer case shifter linkage that came out of my truck so I can pick all your brains about needing a "standard" shifter linkage or converting the one I have. Since the factory transmission is a SROD, things are a bit different down there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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