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78 D44 as i brought it home

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half sandblasted

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tubes welded to center section

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full sandblast

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paint

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caliper holders painted

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primed

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diff cover painted

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james duff rad arms, coil cups, springs

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james duff lower coil cups

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cast c's

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james duff long arms

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2* poly bushings

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6" superflex deaver springs

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"y-link" steering kit from ruffstuff specialities

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painted

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upper coil buckets

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cleaned/not cleaned

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painted black

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tuff country track bar bracket. PN#20905

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just before putting in the garage

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poor old ttb

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tight now, wait until after

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bilstein 5150 shocks. 14" travel. 255/70 valving

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7* tapered reamer for TREs

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brake lines for thunderbird calipers

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up on stands

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no more!

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easiest way to remove ford rivets. cutoff wheel down the middle and use an air hammer to punch of th...

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stock buckets gone

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frame cleaned

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bucket mounted. 1" forward from stock location.

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track bar bracket mounted. have to clearance the inside tab on the crossmember just a little.

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c caps, cast c's, poly bushings, and coil cups mounted

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i mounted it too far forward first time around.

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plumb bob the front end. make sure truck is level!

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at ride height

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1 ton TREs and weld in bungs

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Bloody Knuckle Garage shock hoop

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steering kit welded up. 220v is a must.

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temp track bar that i didnt use.

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lockouts in the solid axle. reason for this pic is i thought there was an issue with the ring not be...

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ttb outer shaft

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solid outer shaft

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brake lines in, before letting it down on its own feet

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weight on tires

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everything but track bar. ratchet straps x'd to keep the axle from shifting

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old brake lines were leaking and destroyed

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new flares with new nuts

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shocks in

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PNs for future reference

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PN

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bilstein warranty

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bilstein instructions

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78-79 bulletproof track bar from jeffs bronco graveyard

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pretty close to parallel

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after first drive. 2" low in rear

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