09Trailer.JPG 627 hits | 77.71 KB | Posted: 1/24/10 A friend & I drove to N'ville today to pick it up.
10Trailer.JPG 485 hits | 53.46 KB | Posted: 1/24/10 A friend & I drove to N'ville today to pick it up.
11Trailer.JPG 390 hits | 48.57 KB | Posted: 1/24/10 A friend & I drove to N'ville today to pick it up.
12LFWheel.JPG 359 hits | 74.75 KB | Posted: 1/24/10 The L radius arm is bent so far that the (flat) tire hits the firewall. But it's interesting to not...
13LHBumper.JPG 421 hits | 85.23 KB | Posted: 1/24/10 The bumper is folded around & behind the core support. I hate 2.5mph bumpers.
14LTieRod.JPG 389 hits | 78.67 KB | Posted: 1/24/10 The long tie rod is bent, but the L one appears OK.
15LFrame.JPG 452 hits | 71.54 KB | Posted: 1/24/10 The radius arm, its bracket, & the frame are all damaged.
16LRadiusArm.JPG 417 hits | 68.7 KB | Posted: 1/24/10 Pretzel. The radius arm bracket & frame are also damaged.
17LRadiusArm.JPG 380 hits | 71.03 KB | Posted: 1/24/10 The front d'shaft & t-case seem to be OK, despite the diff being ~4" too far back. I'm not sure whe...
18LRadiusArm.JPG 388 hits | 77.99 KB | Posted: 1/24/10 I haven't gotten a thorough look at the tire yet, but I think it's OK. At least good enough for a s...
19LDoor.JPG 353 hits | 47.24 KB | Posted: 1/24/10 I hope this is strictly door damage - I don't want to have to change the body tub.
20LDoorLow.JPG 410 hits | 54.29 KB | Posted: 1/24/10 The damage actually continues all the way to the rear wheel lip, but I hope it'll tap out back there...
21RBumper.JPG 396 hits | 80.83 KB | Posted: 1/24/10 The hood, radiator, condenser, fan, wiper valance, grille, axle, shocks, sway bar, R headlight & doo...
22LCoreSpt.JPG 486 hits | 89.91 KB | Posted: 1/24/10 The hood, radiator, condenser, fan, wiper valance, grille, axle, shocks, sway bar, R headlight & doo...
23LFrameHorn.JPG 517 hits | 88.44 KB | Posted: 1/24/10 Getting the bumper off the frame & out from behind the core support took some effort. The L light t...
27RadiusArm.JPG 375 hits | 80.32 KB | Posted: 2/14/10 First real look I've had at the pretzeled radius arm.
28DragLink.JPG 394 hits | 75.1 KB | Posted: 2/14/10 The drag link's not looking healthy, either.
29RadiusArm.JPG 899 hits | 60.42 KB | Posted: 2/16/10 E8TZ-3A292-A less than $100 from the dealership. The bolts holding it on the axle housing took over...
30 Bent.JPG 379 hits | 86.9 KB | Posted: 2/24/10 With the new radius arm installed, the bend in the axle beam became apparent. There should be dayli...
31Bend.JPG 364 hits | 80.6 KB | Posted: 2/24/10 The axle beam is touching the crossmember.
33Stripped.JPG 356 hits | 99.74 KB | Posted: 2/24/10 So I pulled the axle out & stripped it down. I'll probably buy a used axle assembly & just install ...
35Side.JPG 485 hits | 84.76 KB | Posted: 2/24/10 The core support isn't badly damaged, so I'll just straighten it before installing another fender.
36CSpt.JPG 360 hits | 95.26 KB | Posted: 3/27/10 It took a few hours with some big pry bars & wood blocks, but the core support straightened out pret...
37CoreStraight.JPG 362 hits | 80.66 KB | Posted: 3/27/10 It took a few hours with some big pry bars & wood blocks, but it came out pretty good.
38Pivot.JPG 310 hits | 86.99 KB | Posted: 3/27/10 I finally found a useable axle beam from a '93 F150, but its pivot bushing was in worse shape than t...
39Beam.JPG 394 hits | 106.41 KB | Posted: 3/27/10 I had to strip the pickup axle anyway to swap on the Bronco (4WABS) knuckle. The sensor was ruined ...
40Axle.JPG 348 hits | 102 KB | Posted: 3/27/10 While it was bare, I washed the axle beam, but I didn't take the diff with me, so it's still filthy....
43In.JPG 385 hits | 104.44 KB | Posted: 3/27/10 After a few hours (just before the rain), I got it back on 4 wheels. If the battery wasn't ruined, ...
44RadArm.JPG 361 hits | 108.16 KB | Posted: 3/27/10 I'll finish tightening all the bolts when I get it to the shop to change that radius arm bracket & s...
45Moved.JPG 483 hits | 67.66 KB | Posted: 4/1/10 With the replacement axle beam, it became semi-mobile again, so I moved it onto the driveway to inst...
46 Splined.JPG 503 hits | 58.19 KB | Posted: 4/2/10 After replacing the radius arm, axle housing, & tie rods, the truck would only steer about 1/4 turn ...
47PSbox.JPG 498 hits | 126.67 KB | Posted: 4/3/10 This Delco reman steering box was ~$200 wholesale; the MotorCraft was ~$40 more.
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49Bracket.JPG 1216 hits | 96.69 KB | Posted: 4/3/10 The original L bracket is factory-bolted on, so changing it will probably be easier than straighteni...
50Rolling.JPG 536 hits | 66.28 KB | Posted: 4/11/10 After painting the door & fender, I discovered that the body was so far out-of-place on the frame th...
51Taped.JPG 653 hits | 88.89 KB | Posted: 4/11/10 The weather was so good that I decided to spray the trim color.
54Painted.JPG 608 hits | 62.05 KB | Posted: 4/11/10 Not perfect, but better than what I started with.
56BumperF.JPG 657 hits | 92.21 KB | Posted: 5/19/10 I finally got the bumper on, which is when I realized the frame is diamonded by ~2".
62BumperRs.JPG 494 hits | 29.64 KB | Posted: 5/19/10 I don't know how apparent these pics will make it, but the L frame rail (R side of the pic) is about...
First Wreck
