Recent content by TN1776

I am a reservation holder who chose not to order in 2021 and instead pushed it out to 2022. My local dealership is who's listed on my reservation. They have the same two demo models sitting on the lot now that they have had for months. They are available for test drive (and I did go drive...

I recently swapped a ZF 5 speed into my rig and I love it so far. The transmission cost me $1000; got it from a truck wrecking yard who had tested it and gave a written guarantee. I debated long and hard about transfer case options and was going to adapt the D20 to it, but the devil on my...

I have learned which lights in my area don't "see" my Bronco and I now try to avoid them. One in particular, if I forget and I get stuck, I either have to wait for someone to come up behind me, or do an illegal maneuver to get out of the perpetual wait. I admit that I've ended up "running"...

That looks nice. Glad to hear that more suspension options are coming to the market. I really like that center link mount where the front and rear links all can connect. And it looks like the bracket hangs about as much as your Atlas, so that's not so bad. Thanks for sharing.

It was very temporary - like 60 miles to get home temporary. and you raise a valid point.

I had this problem after I rebuilt my D20 and installed twin sticks. It sucked. My short term fix was to bungee the shifter in place until I could work on it again. lol. I ended up replacing the detent balls and springs with units that I got from Jack O'Brien (not sure if he is still in...

I run the CKMTA12 "twin" compressor and have it mounted on the driver's side inner fender. It's a very tight fit there, with my vacuum brake booster angle-mount contraption. But it fits. It is a really nice compressor, fills up tires quicker than any belt-driven converted a/c compressor that...

I stepped away from my "first edition" reservation so maybe there are only 6999 of them in circulation now? lol. I stepped away because I could only get it with a soft top this year. I did not want to get a soft top vehicle and maybe it was a mistake, but Ford (not the dealer, but FoMoCo...

In my experience, the least expensive shocks that are offered by the vendors don't do the job. It is those kinds of shocks that lead to the prevalence of double shock mounts. Doubling up those shocks helps. I started with the "white box shocks" (as a friend of mine referred to them as)...

I kicked my reservation out to 2022. I had a "first edition" reservation and I sat on it well beyond when I could have ordered it. When it came time to decide, my only option was to order it with a soft top. I know that I could have done that and then bought a hard top later, but I really do...

My dad had a K5 when I was a teen; I loved that truck. I do recall very clearly that there were stickers on the inside of the removable rear hard top, which stated that the blazer was not intended for use with a slide-in camper. I guess the Chalet gets around that by not sliding in? lol...

I bought a Dakota Digital VHX cluster and have been using it since 2017 or 2018. I love it, it's easy to read, accurate, and the untrained eye barely even notices that it's not original. Have not had any issues with it, and I really like that I can recalibrate my speedometer to account for...

I keep seeing these after they happen. I'm not all that close to the area but I am looking to put some miles on the bronco in the coming months. I will try to pay more attention to this forum!

My only suspicious carry-on is a couple of pieces of hardware in my ankle. Gets their attention sometimes, and sometimes not... Flying internationally I hardly got so much as a second glance. Flying two states away I got pulled aside for extra scanning with their wand and some extra pat...

I want an electric vehicle for all the wrong reasons. Having driven a Tesla (and not even one of the ridiculously high performance models), instant full torque at the moment you step on the throttle is an experience like nothing any gas engine provides. I am attracted to EVs also because of...