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09Trailer.JPG
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A friend & I drove to N'ville today to pick it up.

10Trailer.JPG
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A friend & I drove to N'ville today to pick it up.

11Trailer.JPG
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A friend & I drove to N'ville today to pick it up.

12LFWheel.JPG
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The L radius arm is bent so far that the (flat) tire hits the firewall. But it's interesting to not...

13LHBumper.JPG
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The bumper is folded around & behind the core support. I hate 2.5mph bumpers.

14LTieRod.JPG
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The long tie rod is bent, but the L one appears OK.

15LFrame.JPG
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The radius arm, its bracket, & the frame are all damaged.

16LRadiusArm.JPG
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Pretzel. The radius arm bracket & frame are also damaged.

17LRadiusArm.JPG
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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
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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
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I hope this is strictly door damage - I don't want to have to change the body tub.

20LDoorLow.JPG
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The damage actually continues all the way to the rear wheel lip, but I hope it'll tap out back there...

21RBumper.JPG
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The hood, radiator, condenser, fan, wiper valance, grille, axle, shocks, sway bar, R headlight & doo...

22LCoreSpt.JPG
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The hood, radiator, condenser, fan, wiper valance, grille, axle, shocks, sway bar, R headlight & doo...

23LFrameHorn.JPG
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Getting the bumper off the frame & out from behind the core support took some effort. The L light t...

25Front.JPG
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The snow finally melted...

26Engine.JPG
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The snow finally melted...

27RadiusArm.JPG
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First real look I've had at the pretzeled radius arm.

28DragLink.JPG
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The drag link's not looking healthy, either.

29RadiusArm.JPG
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E8TZ-3A292-A less than $100 from the dealership. The bolts holding it on the axle housing took over...

30 Bent.JPG
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With the new radius arm installed, the bend in the axle beam became apparent. There should be dayli...

31Bend.JPG
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With the new radius arm installed, the axle beam is touching the crossmember, indicating that it's b...

33Stripped.JPG
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So I pulled the axle out & stripped it down. I'll probably buy a used axle assembly & just install ...

35Side.JPG
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The core support isn't badly damaged, so I'll just straighten it before installing another fender.

36CSpt.JPG
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It took a few hours with some big pry bars & wood blocks, but the core support straightened out pret...

37CoreStraight.JPG
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It took a few hours with some big pry bars & wood blocks, but it came out pretty good.

38Pivot.JPG
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I finally found a useable axle beam from a '93 F150, but its pivot bushing was in worse shape than t...

39Beam.JPG
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I had to strip the pickup axle anyway to swap on the Bronco (4WABS) knuckle. The sensor was ruined ...

40Axle.JPG
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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
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After a few hours (just before the rain), I got it back on 4 wheels. If the battery wasn't ruined, ...

44RadArm.JPG
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I'll finish tightening all the bolts when I get it to the shop to change that radius arm bracket & s...

45Moved.JPG
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With the replacement axle beam, it became semi-mobile again, so I moved it onto the driveway to inst...

46 Splined.JPG
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After replacing the radius arm, axle housing, & tie rods, the truck would only steer about 1/4 turn ...

47PSbox.JPG
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This Delco reman steering box was ~$200 wholesale; the [url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000C5DSN4]Mot...

49Bracket.JPG
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The original radius arm bracket (Left: E1TZ-3B095-B ; Right F5TZ-3B095-BA) is factory-bolted on, so ...

50Rolling.JPG
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After painting the door & fender, I discovered that the body was so far out-of-place on the frame th...

51Taped.JPG
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The weather was so good that I decided to spray the trim color.

See the PREVious & NEXT pics.

54Painted.JPG
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Not perfect, but better than what I started with.

See the PREVious 2 pics.

[url=http://www.supermo...

56BumperF.JPG
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I finally got the bumper on, which is when I realized the frame is diamonded by ~2".

62BumperRs.JPG
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I don't know how apparent these pics will make it, but the L frame rail (R side of the pic) is about...