Enough with the body

Onwards - I now have the frame to disassemble and prep for paint.  The more I look at it, the more confusing it becomes.  Like any large project, learning to ignore the overwhelming job in front of you and concentrate on the small bits is the hard part.

For now - I am concentrating on removing everything from the frame.  I started with the drive shafts, front and rear.  then the transfer case, then the transmission, then the engine, then the rear axle, then the front axle.  This was my plan of attack.

Since I don't do this for a living - and I don't have a mechanic living next door anymore, I found myself having to research everything.  Like, how to remove a drive shaft?  Ever done it?  The manuals and instructions that I do find make assumptions that I know the names of all the parts and where there are.  "undo the stress bolt and tap the retainer key"... what!? So this makes it ever so much enjoyable as I get stumped with every piece.

I am ever thankfull that I have a hoist, an impact wrench and a BFH.  These are the answer to most things.  When trying to get the front spindles off of the Dana 44 front end - and heat and hammer weren't getting me anywhere, hit it harder.

42 years of rust is a bitch.  Plus, all those hunks of metal that make the Bronco go are damn heavy.  No plastic anywhere.

I am at the end of the deconstruction with the front-end being the final piece to remove.

and Bonus - I sold the 289 on craigslist - one less thing cluttering up the garage.