What did you do to your bronco today?

More work on @Burntoutaccountant 's rig. Rebuilt an aluminum York 210 and cleaned it down to raw metal. Then i cut off the ugly fitting bosses on top and threaded the holes for 3/8 NPT.

He bought the @BoulderBronco BroncoAir kit to mount the york to his current AC compressor. The kit is real nice but isnt a bolt-on affair if you have a saginaw. You could space it off the AC a bit more, but i was concerned with the bolts being long enough. In the end i took it to the bandsaw. Took a couple square inch section out to clear the cap and reservoir.



This engine has a lightning style intake tube, so i cant say how factory fitment would be. Its a bit tight, but i can lower the York just a bit. And since he has a K&N FIPK style air box, the 4.9/7.5 filter box inlet duct still fits. Juuuust barely. With a factory filter box, it wont come close to fitting.



I also spent 90 minutes on the rear passenger side body mount. I cut the head off, only for it to not pound out a single millimeter. Ended up using an air body saw to slice through the bolt and sleeve. The next three took 20 minutes total lol. Just 3 front ones left.

Did some painting on a sterling 10.25. Using Eastwood's Platinum Rust Encapsulator. Its one heck of a product. Its loaded with aluminum powder. Great for corrosion resistance. Just dont inhale it if spraying. Gonna get topcoated with their chassis black.

Bore scoped it. Checking out the problem. And there it is! Flex plate is totally fubar as I suspected.

Also made this heat sink for @Burntoutaccountant 's OBA. Started as a 2" diameter aluminum bar about 8" long.



That makes 3 broncos, besides my own, that ill have custom made parts on. One is a spacer for a saginaw, to whom i dont recall. It was a 460 v-belt iirc. And then a PCV catch can on @BikerPepe` 's black 96.

BigBlue 94 said:

One is a spacer for a saginaw, to whom i dont recall. It was a 460 v-belt iirc.

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That was me.

Did a little onboard air plumbing today. Gotta make a mount for the tank then it will be pretty much done, except the air locker lines. Fittings and nipples on the York are 3/8 NPT. Used right at 25ft of hose. All the fittings were sealed with Permatex Seal+Lock; thread sealer and blue loctite in one formula. The little filter is an S&B with a 5/8 hole. Cool feature was the inside of the hole was threaded so it screwed right on. Fun fact, 3/8 NPT and 5/8-18 are the same diameter at the wide end of the NPT taper.



He is using this awesome ViAir tank. It has 6 bungs, one each for front and rear output, one for input, one for the drain, one for the blowoff valve, and one for the pressure shutoff sensor.