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FunKing85 · 09-19-2018, 10:24 AM

The tear down begins. All in all, took about four hours with what I got done. Went well, the usual rusty bolt issues. One thing I was really unhappy with was the bumper brackets. Instead of just unbolting the bracket from the frame, I had to undo all the chrome headed bolts on the bumper itself because someone WELDED the brackets to the frame. Not only that, but they did a terrible job of it. Got all but one off, had to cut one with the cut off tool unfortunately. Had to break out the 1010 oil, about 8 or so years ago a friend of mine found a pallet of this stuff in a warehouse he rented, I don't know what it is but it works wonders on stuck bolt, by far the best penetrating oil I've ever used.
Today I'm gonna get the hood and fenders off, reassess my list of parts to buy and find all the other unexpected gremlins. Here's some pictures:

09-19-2018, 10:24 AM	#55
FunKing85 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Merritt Island, FL Posts: 76	Re: '85 Short Bed 4X4 The tear down begins. All in all, took about four hours with what I got done. Went well, the usual rusty bolt issues. One thing I was really unhappy with was the bumper brackets. Instead of just unbolting the bracket from the frame, I had to undo all the chrome headed bolts on the bumper itself because someone WELDED the brackets to the frame. Not only that, but they did a terrible job of it. Got all but one off, had to cut one with the cut off tool unfortunately. Had to break out the 1010 oil, about 8 or so years ago a friend of mine found a pallet of this stuff in a warehouse he rented, I don't know what it is but it works wonders on stuck bolt, by far the best penetrating oil I've ever used. Today I'm gonna get the hood and fenders off, reassess my list of parts to buy and find all the other unexpected gremlins. Here's some pictures: Attached Images __________________ Jake, Merritt Island, FL "If You're Gonna Be Dumb, You Gotta Be Tough"