Finally crating all the stuff we sold this week along with the 2.8tg. I'll post once we figure it all out, we are using an e350 gear box with a 4" drop pitman arm and the corresponding pump. We got the box mounted yesterday, a lot of cutting...
Diff cover is a G2, looking for getting a green oval to fit in the recess. Got on sale at that heep place. Only changed it as it had pin holes in the old pressed pie tin of a cover.
Going to get a Solid for the front as the G2 is to deep to fit as the track will foul it, the Solid is not so deep. The Solid is made of iron.
So we used an E350 box and a rover pump, boxed the chassis and reinforced the frame supports. Should be on the road this weekend, will keep you updated... I will have to make a new floor bc the section under fuel peddle has to be raised to clear the pitman arm. I was also able to move the box forward about six inches, which is a huge bonus!
If you still have the original steering box fitted, I added a 3inch tube (3/8 pipe) to the filler tube. This gets the oil level higher so the top bearing is covered with oil. As it was the top bearing didn't get oil.
Hope you don't mind me posting pics... I'm doing the same project, and due to how few of these there are I figured you wouldn't care if you do I'll stop... I'll be testing the power steering conversion this weekend on the trail
I got tired of the Housing straps that somebody called seat belts, had a old set from my 90 and fit "perfect".
I should add that this FC101 is now road legal, it's been a long year getting it set up to my likings that is safe. It just a shame that this vehicle came to me in such a poor state of repair.
Look good man... I am actually dumping the ford box set up that we did and will be going full Hydrolic. To many issues with the gear box angles that we didn't anticipate
Thanks guys, it was a long haul, was nearly set fire to on a couple of occasions. I always wondered about the full hydraulic set ups but was told not so good for road use? As this is going to be used alot for car camping? Plus other things in the moutains. It seems some are using the p38 boxes.
Was looking at one of those pop up slide in camper type things, there is a company in California that make one nearly to my fit but don't supply a bare shell just fully built out. Might be a good reason to get that tig welder?
Got four nearly new 900x16 bar grips that have less than a 100 miles on them coming up for sale if anybody is interested. Plus a good spare age mileage n/k
Honestly you can do hydro assist and keep everything the same and be perfectly happy. I gutted everything so there isn't any turning back, and I got to see some guys with hydro setups and they are amazing. I felt the same way as you about hydro before I started, but have since changed my mind after seeing a couple sets
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