[CheapThrillB2]

i actually had to take a hammer and chisel to the cover in this area to be able to get at the bolts. The cover was bent over the bolts from draggin across the rocks.

New cover installed

went and got a non-a/c heater box. On the RBV's of this style the only difference in the box's themselves is in the engine compartment. And they interchange completely. The firewall is the same with or without A/C.

Changed my soft up a little bit, before it was open at the bottom on the sides, and it hung way over on the back. Now it hangs down just far enough on the sides and barely over hangs the back

 

[CheapThrillB2]

the brake lines were just bent up and out of the way to get the covers on/off......they do not sit like that normally......

 

[TBSdontstop]

looks good, I definetly like the new cover

 

[KennyOffroad]

Nice, looks good. :thumb:

opcorn:

 

[CheapThrillB2]

been wheeling the last few trips with no inner fenders, been making a real mess of my engine compartment. Remedied that today.

 

[nd4spd71]

So with the cover like that do you have to unbolt it to roll it up?

 

[nd4spd71]

been wheeling the last few trips with no inner fenders, been making a real mess of my engine compartment. Remedied that today.

Might help keep the relays dry also. :teehee:

 

[CheapThrillB2]

yes i unbolt it to roll it up.

 

[CheapThrillB2]

newest addtion to the truck, replaced my junk champion 8K winch

went and got a warn m8000

he had it on ebay and the bids were up to $223 and it still had 5 days left. I noticed he was out of lansing, mi (50 miles from me). So i sent him a message stating i would come and get it today with cash for $275. He got back with me and said sure. So i went and got it. Seems to work fine. The cable that was on it was junk. But i have a pretty much new cable (the one in the pic). It seems to work fine i spooled the cable onto it and the winch never hesitated and never even felt warm to the touch. Atleast now i know i can get parts for it just about anywhere unlike my old champion.

 

[TBSdontstop]

Nice find! What are you gonna do with your old winch?

 

[feva4u]

Find what part you need, fix it and mount it in the bed of the truck for rear winch :sonicjay:

 

[frdtrckmnrich]

That's is awsome. You will be glad that you got a good one.

 

[KennyOffroad]

Nice Warn Winch !

 

[CheapThrillB2]

mounted the solenoid pack, yeah its upside down but it'll have to do for now. Eventually i might relocate it to inside the cab of the truck. Its hard to tell in the pic but the box is mounted flush with the grill, so looking from the side you can't see it.

I also went and got some 63" chevy springs and am in the process of replacing my rear leafs so i can elimnate the 4" blocks

 

[CheapThrillB2]

current set-up in the rear springs

 

[TBSdontstop]

looks good. What rear springs do you have in the truck now? Stock or lifted?

 

[CheapThrillB2]

i don't even know, they were off another truck and had a bunch of leaves not even sure, maybe 2" lift springs

 

[CheapThrillB2]

63's mounted but to tired to take pics, had to move the front leaf mount forward and drop it down to keep my lift height with no blocks. I added two of the old leaves to the chevy pack, but i think i may pull those out.

 

[KennyOffroad]

63's mounted but to tired to take pics, had to move the front leaf mount forward and drop it down to keep my lift height with no blocks. I added two of the old leaves to the chevy pack, but i think i may pull those out.

Pics ? oke:

 

[CheapThrillB2]

pics of the before after of the 63" chevy spring swap.......I retained the same lift height before/after

before

after

*the area of the front spring mount where i cut the bolt hole off is welded to the steel plate, you just can't see the weld in the picture. Whats not seen in the pic is the L Bracket on the back side of that steel plate that connects to the bottom of the frame rail and has peices of metal going from the bottom of the plate to the frame ral sideways as a cross brace/bridge.

*those are stock 89 rear 4wd chevy leafs from a 4x4 truck, the only modification to the springs is i cut the over load. The over load is still there its just no wider/longer then the spring perch.