Made a little more progress on the wagon, slowly but surely!
After my beautiful week off, the weather took a dive and it was cold and rainy for over a week, so nothing got done...
Snuck my bumper shocks into work last nite and threw them on the press to try my luck again.
Squeezed them down to where I wanted them but they kept popping back...
Since at least they were moving freely now, when I got home I put them in a clamp and set it at the length I wanted.
I then drilled another hole right near the flange thru the outer and inner pieces and ran a big screw thru it to hold it in place.
One more screw at the back to fill the hole I drilled to drain the oil and now they're done.
Now they won't creep back out on me, and in the event of a collision the screw will break and still provide some cushion.
Got them mounted on the frame rails and will get the bumper on after I readjust the passenger side fender...
There's a few other irons in the fire to eat up my time, but it shouldn't be too long before we're road-worthy!
After my beautiful week off, the weather took a dive and it was cold and rainy for over a week, so nothing got done...
Snuck my bumper shocks into work last nite and threw them on the press to try my luck again.
Squeezed them down to where I wanted them but they kept popping back...
Since at least they were moving freely now, when I got home I put them in a clamp and set it at the length I wanted.
I then drilled another hole right near the flange thru the outer and inner pieces and ran a big screw thru it to hold it in place.
One more screw at the back to fill the hole I drilled to drain the oil and now they're done.
Now they won't creep back out on me, and in the event of a collision the screw will break and still provide some cushion.
Got them mounted on the frame rails and will get the bumper on after I readjust the passenger side fender...
There's a few other irons in the fire to eat up my time, but it shouldn't be too long before we're road-worthy!
