Digging through my parts pile

[JimC2]

Yesterday and today.
Found everything needed to replace the one-piece bumper on the 708 with the winch bumper.
Call me lucky.

 

[John Mc]

I just made my winch bumper out of my original one-piece bumper. (Or rather, I had a local fab shop make it for me - it would have looked like crap if I had made it myself.) We cut the ends off the one piece bumper and added a length of pipe split lengthwise to make the radius at the winch opening.

 

[JimC2]

Looks good. I've got a bent up one-piece that I'm going to convert to an extra winch bumper.

Got a NOS 5.83 ring and pinion today.

Still looking for a passenger side running board. I may have a good one in the pile - don't remember (it's ****getting old....).

 

[JimC2]

Needs a little soap & water and a dab of paint, but it's a start.
Not looking forward to reassembling the LU-4.

 

[JimC2]

I think I'm going to convert this front bumper to a set of winch bumperettes.
I have a NOS tailgate for the 37 - need to mount it.
Got to scratch build a duplicate of the factory tailgate for the 708.

 

[JimC2]

Hood has picked up a dent that wasn't there when the truck was at my hangar out at the airport. But it doesn't look too serious - should buff right out. Might take a little heat and a big *** hammer.

 

[JimC2]

Looks like my rear driveshaft is gonna need a new tube....