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Gold Hills Posse 4×4 Club · Folsom, CA

1979 Ford high pinion Dana 60 build for a TJ

  1. JohnDF Member Joined: July 2003
    #2016 Apr 2010, 9:19 PM

    Looks good. Time to lose the body lift 😏

    I used to wheel a lot. . .
  2. Anonymous former user
    #2027 Apr 2010, 8:25 AM

    Rake the windshield and paint it orange?

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  3. RobD started this Subscriber
    #20310 Apr 2010, 8:32 PM

    MY two newest items to my build 😀 John is coming over tomorrow to help me install the York compressor....



    Genright rear sway bar 😎







    Kilby OBA Airboss 😎



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  4. JohnDF Member Joined: July 2003
    #20410 Apr 2010, 9:34 PM

    I guess if you NEED a swaybar 😛

    I used to wheel a lot. . .
  5. RobD started this Subscriber
    #20510 Apr 2010, 10:08 PM

    It's all about the looks. If it looks kewl; it is kewl 😁





    "JohnDF" wrote: I guess if you NEED a swaybar 😛

    __________________ 'If we ever forget that we're one nation under God, then we will be a nation gone under."- Ronald Reagan
  6. JohnDF Member Joined: July 2003
    #20610 Apr 2010, 10:12 PM
    "RobD" wrote: It's all about the looks. If it looks kewl; it is kewl 😁

    I look kewl 😎

    I used to wheel a lot. . .
  7. JohnDF Member Joined: July 2003
    #20712 Apr 2010, 7:38 AM

    Rob's York install was very straight forward and easy. His oil return system is sweet!

    I used to wheel a lot. . .
  8. Guest former user
    #20812 Apr 2010, 9:11 AM

    so i guess he's all done. nice work rob. now how much u selling the jeep for? 😛 😂

  9. RobD started this Subscriber
    #20914 Apr 2010, 6:24 PM

    York is all installed and up and running. Very nice to have unlimited air. Runs my air tools with no problems!!!!!! The 1.75 gallon tank was a tight fit!!!! It is on the driver side tucked into the back corner by the rear spring.





    Shot with Canon PowerShot SX210 IS at 2010-04-14





    Shot at 2010-04-14

    __________________ 'If we ever forget that we're one nation under God, then we will be a nation gone under."- Ronald Reagan
  10. Guest former user
    #21014 Apr 2010, 8:02 PM

    How does the oil return system work with the compressor up that high? Does the air pressure actually blow it back in?

  11. RobD started this Subscriber
    #21114 Apr 2010, 8:14 PM

    What happens is that the air output from the compressor to the manifold goes through an oil filter and reservoir. The reservoir holds the excess oil until full. When that happens, I leave the compressor running and open a valve at the bottom of the oil reservoir and the air pressure pushes the excess oil in the reservoir back into the compressor to re-use it. It is a pretty slick system.....

    __________________ 'If we ever forget that we're one nation under God, then we will be a nation gone under."- Ronald Reagan
  12. RobD started this Subscriber
    #21216 Apr 2010, 12:34 PM

    I did a time check on filling a tire with the York today. With a 40 inch tire deflated to 2 pounds, it took the York 1 minute 38 seconds to fill it back up to 30 pounds. I only run 22 pounds of pressure on the street, so my air time will be around 1 minute to fill each tire. I like it 😁

    __________________ 'If we ever forget that we're one nation under God, then we will be a nation gone under."- Ronald Reagan
  13. JohnDF Member Joined: July 2003
    #21316 Apr 2010, 4:52 PM

    That sounds good to me. Nice mod Rob.

    I used to wheel a lot. . .
  14. Fred Subscriber
    #21416 Apr 2010, 5:35 PM

    That sounds great!

  15. RobD started this Subscriber
    #21516 Apr 2010, 8:44 PM

    Rear sway bar showed up today and will be installed this week.

    __________________ 'If we ever forget that we're one nation under God, then we will be a nation gone under."- Ronald Reagan
  16. Dan-H Subscriber
    #21618 Apr 2010, 9:34 PM

    Rob,



    out of curiosity, where's your checkvalve?

    Closed Mondays.
  17. RobD started this Subscriber
    #21719 Apr 2010, 7:34 AM
    "Dan-H" wrote: Rob,

    out of curiosity, where's your checkvalve?



    On the driver side inner fender.



    __________________ 'If we ever forget that we're one nation under God, then we will be a nation gone under."- Ronald Reagan
  18. JohnDF Member Joined: July 2003
    #21819 Apr 2010, 8:02 AM

    I don't think you can fit any more stuff under that hood 😂

    I used to wheel a lot. . .
  19. RobD started this Subscriber
    #21919 Apr 2010, 7:53 PM

    I got most of the sway bar system installed today. I just need to take the arms to a metal shop tomorrow and get a "Z" bend put in them to clear my rear springs...



    First step was to cut some of the fender well trim to get the outer tube in position from frame rail to rail





    Shot with Canon PowerShot S90 at 2010-04-19



    Next was to clean up the frame rail for the weld on brackets that hold the sway bar outer tube in position





    Shot with Canon PowerShot S90 at 2010-04-19



    Next was to tack weld the brackets in place





    Shot with Canon PowerShot S90 at 2010-04-19



    Then everything went on to test fit and make sure everything was working!!





    Shot with Canon PowerShot S90 at 2010-04-19



    Brackets get the final weld





    Shot with Canon PowerShot S90 at 2010-04-19



    Arms in place.





    Shot at 2010-04-19



    Tomorrow, I will have a Z bend put in the arms then build the links and weld the tab on the axle and call it good!!!!

    __________________ 'If we ever forget that we're one nation under God, then we will be a nation gone under."- Ronald Reagan
  20. Justin Subscriber
    #22020 Apr 2010, 6:45 AM

    Nice Rob! Your welds are looking good.

    Outboarding my shocks and that sway bar are two mods I want to do soon.

  21. RobD started this Subscriber
    #22120 Apr 2010, 9:22 AM

    Thanks, out-boarding the shocks was one of the best mods for the rear axle I did. Huge performance gain...With the addition of the rear sway bar, the front and the rear will work together for off road traction. Most important, it will really help with body roll in off camber situations, and I seem to spend a lot of time in those situations 😏





    "Justin" wrote: Nice Rob! Your welds are looking good.

    Outboarding my shocks and that sway bar are two mods I want to do soon.

    __________________ 'If we ever forget that we're one nation under God, then we will be a nation gone under."- Ronald Reagan
  22. JohnDF Member Joined: July 2003
    #22220 Apr 2010, 12:55 PM
    "RobD" wrote: Thanks, out-boarding the shocks was one of the best mods for the rear axle I did. Huge performance gain...With the addition of the rear sway bar, the front and the rear will work together for off road traction. Most important, it will really help with body roll in off camber situations, and I seem to spend a lot of time in those situations 😏
    . Quit quoting Blaine. It makes you sound like one of his clones.
    I used to wheel a lot. . .
  23. RobD started this Subscriber
    #22320 Apr 2010, 1:34 PM

    Well I tried to get the perfect 50/50 balance between the front and rear, but failed, so I settled on a swaybar 🙂 and don't be a Blaine hater. Some people idolize him!!!!!





    "JohnDF" wrote: [quote="RobD"]Thanks, out-boarding the shocks was one of the best mods for the rear axle I did. Huge performance gain...With the addition of the rear sway bar, the front and the rear will work together for off road traction. Most important, it will really help with body roll in off camber situations, and I seem to spend a lot of time in those situations 😏
    . Quit quoting Blaine. It makes you sound like one of his clones.

    __________________ 'If we ever forget that we're one nation under God, then we will be a nation gone under."- Ronald Reagan
  24. JohnDF Member Joined: July 2003
    #22420 Apr 2010, 5:09 PM

    I'm not a Blaine hater...he's a great source of entertainment.

    I used to wheel a lot. . .
  25. Justin Subscriber
    #22526 Apr 2010, 10:38 AM
    "RobD" wrote: I got most of the sway bar system installed today. I just need to take the arms to a metal shop tomorrow and get a "Z" bend put in them to clear my rear springs...



    Did you get the bend done to the arms? If so, who did it?

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