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akaFrankCastle
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Joined: Wed Oct 27, 2010 6:25 pm Posts: 4901 Images: 0 Location: Colorado Springs
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The cold is upon us....
And some of our Broncos will grow slower and see the road less often. Many will keep plugging along, seeking out snow and chilly autumn trails. As the seasons shift and things slow down around your house, now is a good time to start thinking about events. Tech events. Off road events. Anything event related. So as you start to reinstall hard tops, winterize coolant, and check the function of that "Pull For Heat" switch on the dash, don't forget to jot down those ideas about what YOU would like to be doing with your Bronco. We're anxious to here what kinds of stuff you guys are doing during your Bronco daydreaming.
_________________ Stroppe'd 1972 Sport, 302, 3 speed with old school Duff floor shifter, T shift Dana 20 with JB Fab twin stick, 4.11 gears with Trac-loc, Lincoln hydroboost, Chevy disc conversion, WH gas lift gate shock kit, 33" Duratrac tires on slots and about 2.5" of lift, Stroppe installed: bumper braces, dual shocks on all four corners, GM power steering, trans cooler mount, auto shift column, rollbar.
The Terrible One 1972 Sport uncut, 302, C4 with 1974 column , T shift Dana 20, 3.50 gears w/ limited slip, 1966 U13 Roadster kick panel, and factory power steering.
1973 Stroppe Baja project
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Sat Oct 06, 2012 4:52 pm |
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crawlercreations
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Joined: Sat Nov 06, 2010 9:36 pm Posts: 1101 Location: Arvada
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Re: The cold is upon us....
I would recommend a blower motor upgrade tech class for those that don't have it already! I know my brother in law would benefit from it!
_________________ There is a fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness"
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Sat Oct 06, 2012 5:50 pm |
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akaFrankCastle
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Joined: Wed Oct 27, 2010 6:25 pm Posts: 4901 Images: 0 Location: Colorado Springs
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Re: The cold is upon us....
_________________ Stroppe'd 1972 Sport, 302, 3 speed with old school Duff floor shifter, T shift Dana 20 with JB Fab twin stick, 4.11 gears with Trac-loc, Lincoln hydroboost, Chevy disc conversion, WH gas lift gate shock kit, 33" Duratrac tires on slots and about 2.5" of lift, Stroppe installed: bumper braces, dual shocks on all four corners, GM power steering, trans cooler mount, auto shift column, rollbar.
The Terrible One 1972 Sport uncut, 302, C4 with 1974 column , T shift Dana 20, 3.50 gears w/ limited slip, 1966 U13 Roadster kick panel, and factory power steering.
1973 Stroppe Baja project
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Sat Oct 06, 2012 8:32 pm |
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Colorado75bronc
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Joined: Fri Oct 22, 2010 7:13 pm Posts: 996
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Re: The cold is upon us....
Ya you need that and maybe a new heater core at the same time
_________________ 75' bronco, 302, carb'd for now, i'm gathering parts for efi, 3g alternator, saginaw pump, 4x4x2 box, fw hp44, fw 9", N.P. 435 w/ gearbanger shifter, twin stick'd dana 20, 2" BL, 5.5" wildhorses lift, and 35" km2's
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Sat Oct 06, 2012 9:31 pm |
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Justin
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Joined: Sun Oct 10, 2010 12:04 am Posts: 6198 Images: 0 Location: Lakewood
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Re: The cold is upon us....
Thanks to you, Zach, all I can think about is the best design for my winch mount. The rest of the winter list is fabbing a bumper to compliment the winch, hydroboost, pulling my body lift, sliders, finishing up my bodywork project that got interrupted by my move, replacing part of the inner fenders with perforated steel, reinforcing and expanding my roll cage, and attempting to have none of these projects turn into a frame off restoration.
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Sun Oct 07, 2012 1:00 am |
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akaFrankCastle
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Joined: Wed Oct 27, 2010 6:25 pm Posts: 4901 Images: 0 Location: Colorado Springs
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Re: The cold is upon us....
Eh, as long as your are going to do all of that might as well pull it off the frame. Will just make everything easier to get to.
_________________ Stroppe'd 1972 Sport, 302, 3 speed with old school Duff floor shifter, T shift Dana 20 with JB Fab twin stick, 4.11 gears with Trac-loc, Lincoln hydroboost, Chevy disc conversion, WH gas lift gate shock kit, 33" Duratrac tires on slots and about 2.5" of lift, Stroppe installed: bumper braces, dual shocks on all four corners, GM power steering, trans cooler mount, auto shift column, rollbar.
The Terrible One 1972 Sport uncut, 302, C4 with 1974 column , T shift Dana 20, 3.50 gears w/ limited slip, 1966 U13 Roadster kick panel, and factory power steering.
1973 Stroppe Baja project
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Sun Oct 07, 2012 1:03 am |
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Justin
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Joined: Sun Oct 10, 2010 12:04 am Posts: 6198 Images: 0 Location: Lakewood
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Re: The cold is upon us....
Seriously, my wife would kill me. They'd have to locate my corpse through blood spatter analysis. It helps that I don't have enough headroom in the garage to pull the body without pulling the entire drivetrain out.
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Sun Oct 07, 2012 1:10 am |
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Kinder
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Joined: Wed Sep 29, 2010 10:03 pm Posts: 4371 Images: 0 Location: Parker, CO
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Re: The cold is upon us....
Yes! Heater blower upgrade!
_________________ Best to Date MPG: 26.6
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Sun Oct 07, 2012 10:56 am |
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landshark
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Joined: Fri Oct 14, 2011 12:16 am Posts: 3942 Location: Denver, Wash Park Area
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Re: The cold is upon us....
_________________ 1976 Bronco "Green, Yellow, whatever", 1969 Bronco "Red", 1972 Bronco Stocker "Kind of Blue/Grayish"
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Sun Oct 07, 2012 11:21 am |
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75DBE
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Joined: Sat Jul 16, 2011 8:37 am Posts: 319 Location: Colorado Springs
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Re: The cold is upon us....
I'd like to see us do a Hydroboost / 4x4x2 "class." :-)
_________________ Now with disk brakes, has turned into my sons daily driver while he is home on Christmas break.
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Mon Oct 08, 2012 12:44 pm |
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sbolt19
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Joined: Wed Oct 06, 2010 10:04 am Posts: 740 Images: 0
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Re: The cold is upon us....
I've got a hydroboost write up that I did several years ago on another site that I can copy and paste up. Hydroboost is super easy to do and if you have everything on had, it can take less than 2 hours to do.
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Mon Oct 08, 2012 4:13 pm |
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socofn
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Joined: Sat Apr 02, 2011 11:52 am Posts: 204 Images: 0 Location: Pueblo County
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Re: The cold is upon us....
I would really be interested in the Hydroboost instructions with a parts list if possible. Thanks JP
_________________ 74, MONEY EATER
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Mon Oct 08, 2012 5:55 pm |
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Justin
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Joined: Sun Oct 10, 2010 12:04 am Posts: 6198 Images: 0 Location: Lakewood
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Re: The cold is upon us....
If people want a hydroboost class soon I'm about to do my install. Anyone want to make it a tech day? I've got a few parts to get, but that is easy.
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Mon Oct 08, 2012 8:34 pm |
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Kinder
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Re: The cold is upon us....
Tech day HB would be cool, I've got the Astro booster set aside for our Broncos, need lines and then tap or T the low pressure side. Mass buy on lines from a local source?
_________________ Best to Date MPG: 26.6
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Tue Oct 09, 2012 6:08 am |
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Justin
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Joined: Sun Oct 10, 2010 12:04 am Posts: 6198 Images: 0 Location: Lakewood
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Re: The cold is upon us....
I've been using rebuildable lines and fittings from Emrick and Hill. Pretty much the same stuff as Aeroquip, but black and stainless instead of blingy. I bet they'd give a quantity discount, and it would give everyone the flexibility to figure out how they want their lines routed. Want to set a day a few weeks or a month out?
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Tue Oct 09, 2012 8:40 am |
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Kinder
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Re: The cold is upon us....
Yes, maybe early to mid November, October is full already.
_________________ Best to Date MPG: 26.6
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Tue Oct 09, 2012 7:36 pm |
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Colorado75bronc
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Joined: Fri Oct 22, 2010 7:13 pm Posts: 996
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Re: The cold is upon us....
Ya mid to late November would be best for me
_________________ 75' bronco, 302, carb'd for now, i'm gathering parts for efi, 3g alternator, saginaw pump, 4x4x2 box, fw hp44, fw 9", N.P. 435 w/ gearbanger shifter, twin stick'd dana 20, 2" BL, 5.5" wildhorses lift, and 35" km2's
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Tue Oct 09, 2012 11:19 pm |
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Justin
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Joined: Sun Oct 10, 2010 12:04 am Posts: 6198 Images: 0 Location: Lakewood
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Re: The cold is upon us....
OK, I can wait a bit to get it done. I'll see about finding a good rate on the hoses. Do you guys have strong feelings about rebuildable hoses vs. crimped ones?
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Tue Oct 09, 2012 11:49 pm |
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Crazyone
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Joined: Tue Jan 25, 2011 9:33 am Posts: 207 Location: Aurora, CO
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Re: The cold is upon us....
Justin, I would be into the HB upgrade tech class as well. I've been mulling over doing that as an upgrade.
_________________ You will not see me cry because I do not sing the blues
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Wed Oct 10, 2012 8:00 am |
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75DBE
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Joined: Sat Jul 16, 2011 8:37 am Posts: 319 Location: Colorado Springs
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Re: The cold is upon us....
I am available the first or second weekend of the November -- 11/3-4 or 11/10-11, but I am heading to CA for a one year delayed honeymoon and then Thanksgiving the following weekend. First weekend of December looks good as well!
_________________ Now with disk brakes, has turned into my sons daily driver while he is home on Christmas break.
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Wed Oct 10, 2012 8:34 am |
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Justin
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Joined: Sun Oct 10, 2010 12:04 am Posts: 6198 Images: 0 Location: Lakewood
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Re: The cold is upon us....
I'll touch base with the wife and see what's on the calendar for those two weekends. Sounds like the consensus is that mid Nov would be better for most, how does 11/10 work for everyone? I'm thinking that, depending on location, we can get at least a couple of rigs done and have those that don't get done well schooled on how to make the install happen.
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Wed Oct 10, 2012 12:31 pm |
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pilosopher
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Joined: Thu Nov 17, 2011 8:32 am Posts: 39 Location: Palmer Lake, co
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Re: The cold is upon us....
have all of you done the cherokee wiper swap? It works great! wipes so much better than stock. and considering all the crap that's going to be on the roads soon...it should definitely be on your "to do" list.
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Wed Oct 10, 2012 11:09 pm |
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akaFrankCastle
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Joined: Wed Oct 27, 2010 6:25 pm Posts: 4901 Images: 0 Location: Colorado Springs
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Re: The cold is upon us....
I did mine a few weeks ago. Was thanking the baby Jesus for it on Saturday during the drive back from Platte. Although, the lack of a decent defrost nearly rendered the wipers obsolete.
_________________ Stroppe'd 1972 Sport, 302, 3 speed with old school Duff floor shifter, T shift Dana 20 with JB Fab twin stick, 4.11 gears with Trac-loc, Lincoln hydroboost, Chevy disc conversion, WH gas lift gate shock kit, 33" Duratrac tires on slots and about 2.5" of lift, Stroppe installed: bumper braces, dual shocks on all four corners, GM power steering, trans cooler mount, auto shift column, rollbar.
The Terrible One 1972 Sport uncut, 302, C4 with 1974 column , T shift Dana 20, 3.50 gears w/ limited slip, 1966 U13 Roadster kick panel, and factory power steering.
1973 Stroppe Baja project
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Wed Oct 10, 2012 11:12 pm |
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Kinder
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Joined: Wed Sep 29, 2010 10:03 pm Posts: 4371 Images: 0 Location: Parker, CO
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Re: The cold is upon us....
11/10 works, and lines that can be rebuilt or modded sound good as long as the price is reasonable.
_________________ Best to Date MPG: 26.6
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Thu Oct 11, 2012 6:23 am |
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Dukietown
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Joined: Wed Jun 08, 2011 12:24 pm Posts: 523 Location: Denver
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Re: The cold is upon us....
I'd never heard of the cherokee wiper mod. another one to add to the list, thanks!
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Thu Oct 11, 2012 8:30 am |
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hockeydad4-22
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Joined: Tue Nov 02, 2010 1:11 pm Posts: 2378 Location: Highlands Ranch Colorado
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Re: The cold is upon us....
Cherokee wiper mod is super easy, and not expensive. If you by all new stuff from the parts store it is around $50 for wipers and blades. Takes less than an hour. We could knock out 20 rigs in an afternoon assembly line style.
Might even get enough interest to create a mass buy discount on the parts.
96 Jeep Cherokee rear wiper arms (2) 13" blades (2) to fit. Hack saw, 2 pop rivets and a drill.
_________________ [color=#BFFF40]Greg
If you are the smartest person in the room - You are in the wrong room
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Thu Oct 11, 2012 1:31 pm |
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sbolt19
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Re: The cold is upon us....
Its funny as hell when you go in to tell a parts store geek that you need two arms. Way back when I did mine, the kid told me that I only needed one arm, that they didn't make Cherokees with 2 rear wiper arms. I told him that mine was a Canadian model and he just said "huh, ya learn something new every day". I knew one of the guys behind the counter and he about died laughing as I told that to this kid with a straight face. Next time I went in, the guy I new told me how this kid was telling everyone on staff that Canadian models were different from American models.
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Thu Oct 11, 2012 3:48 pm |
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Colorado75bronc
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Joined: Fri Oct 22, 2010 7:13 pm Posts: 996
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Re: The cold is upon us....
You can run a 14" blade instead of the 13"
_________________ 75' bronco, 302, carb'd for now, i'm gathering parts for efi, 3g alternator, saginaw pump, 4x4x2 box, fw hp44, fw 9", N.P. 435 w/ gearbanger shifter, twin stick'd dana 20, 2" BL, 5.5" wildhorses lift, and 35" km2's
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Thu Oct 11, 2012 6:34 pm |
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cwin74
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Fri Oct 12, 2012 8:40 am |
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Booger
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Re: The cold is upon us....
Wiper upgrade is something I need to do. I hate those crappy flimsy things and I've got different arms. Of course I wish I hard the park setup working on my wipers but I couldn't figure out how to get it to work when I did the Centech harness.
HB is another upgrade whose time has come as well.
_________________ Bob - Turning hydrocarbons into noise since 1970
Spiritual owner of the now Zoso mobile (1974 Bronco Ranger - EFI 351W-4R70W-ARB front and rear-STC softtop- High Country hood-3 1/2" WH lift- Cross inboard rear shock mnt- Duffs bumpers- Warn 8274- 33's- Cheby disc conversion)
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