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  1. TAC71

    What did u do to your raptor today?

    Wow ...it's so cheap. Gas is $2.39 a liter in Vancouver and $1.99 where I'm at. At 2.39 its $9 a US gallon in Vancouver and thats without exchange.
  2. TAC71

    Fox Shocks Rebuild

    Read and watch all you can on rebuilding them. Lots of info on this site about rebuilding. I bought a set of good condition used ones from a member on here. It does make it easy with no rush to get them done. If your a hands on type just take your time , its no big deal. You will need the...
  3. TAC71

    What did u do to your raptor today?

    UPDATE... My new Cardone PS pump worked great and quiet for 7 days. Now.... Noisy as hell and power assist is weak.... Ugh I think I'm going to adapt a Saginaw pump. Dealt with Ford power steering pumps before and they just don't cut it. Both of my early Broncos run custom adapted Saginaw...
  4. TAC71

    What did u do to your raptor today?

    Old fluid was dirty, kinda like mud. Didn't smell cooked or burnt. Before I put the belt back on the pump I spun it with my drill to flush the system. I had the return line from the stock cooler in a bucket and poured new fluid into my reservoir to flush it out. I still have the stock cooler in...
  5. TAC71

    What did u do to your raptor today?

    Installed my new aux power steering cooler, custom reservoir, new high pressure line and new PS pump. I got a new Cardone pump. Sounds way better than my old one which has 110000 miles on it. The old one worked ok but was getting noisy, especially as it got hot. We'll see how good the Cardone...
  6. TAC71

    What did u do to your raptor today?

    Coronaraptor will have a heart attack with this pic. Out with old and in with the freshly rebuilt. Put on the rears yesterday want to feel the new valving before I do the fronts. Gotta finish PS mods then I can test.
  7. TAC71

    What did u do to your raptor today?

    Thanx. Going to build a compressor for my shop press.
  8. TAC71

    What did u do to your raptor today?

    Well ... I guess without a dairy queen curl. Lol
  9. TAC71

    What did u do to your raptor today?

    Anyone know what the free length of the front stock coil spring is?
  10. TAC71

    What did u do to your raptor today?

    I finished both front shock rebuilds tonight. The fluid that came out of the rears looked used but not bad. One of the front shocks oil looked about the same as the rears...but the other front was dirty. A black/green color vs the dark ATF red of the others. Internal parts all looks the same...
  11. TAC71

    What did u do to your raptor today?

    I roughly worked out what new stock shocks would cost. About 2500 to 2800. Forget any upgrades that requires left nut. Shipping down to someone for a rebuild is pricey also .... It's that damn line in the dirt called a border. We used to ship parts all over North America. Costs more to go 400...
  12. TAC71

    What did u do to your raptor today?

    I bought a set of used stock shocks from a member on here about 6 months ago. Made up a holding jig for the shocks and some tools to work on them. Did the rebuild of the rear shocks today and got started on the fronts. New seal kits from shockseals.com along with schrader valves and trying some...
  13. TAC71

    What did u do to your raptor today?

    I had the same issue with the 6r80 dipstick. About $400 landed in Canada. I built my own with a connection going into the pan. Welded a fitting on as well as a drainplug while doing a service. Set the fluid level with the factory mini stick then calibrated the new stick.
  14. TAC71

    Cracked plate need some advice

    That plate looks like its rusting from the inside out. I would get it checked out.
  15. TAC71

    What did u do to your raptor today?

    I have stock HID headlights and they use the amber marker light as the drl. The HIDs are not on at all. You can program what lights do what through Forscan.
  16. TAC71

    Need help with remote start

    Low/ weak battery ,or a trouble code can cause no remote start.
  17. TAC71

    Gen1 Tire & Wheel Picture Thread (upgraded) - post em up!

    Those are nice. I'd love to run true beadlocks, but in Canada thats 20yrs to life. lol
  18. TAC71

    Gen1 Tire & Wheel Picture Thread (upgraded) - post em up!

    I designed them and a friend cut them out on his plasm table. There was some clean up on the edges and I had to tapper the countersunk holes. Had them powdercoated and got some SS countersunk bolts to finish them off.
  19. TAC71

    First long trip in my Gen1

    Late last month my wife and I took a roadtrip down to AZ. Our first long trip towing our trailer with the Raptor. We left Osoyoos BC Canada and the first 2 days were about getting down some miles. We ended up in Alamo NV for a couple of days. Not a bad place to spend a bit of time. Then...
  20. TAC71

    Gen1 Tire & Wheel Picture Thread (upgraded) - post em up!

    Great choice!! I purchased these same wheels last summer . I added the rash rings.
  21. TAC71

    Valve spring repair cost?

    Looked up book time... One spring any location... 2.7 hours All springs 7.3.
  22. TAC71

    Valve spring repair cost?

    I'm a technician and although I have not done springs on a 6.2, I have done it on other engines. That price is WAY high,$5000 would be about 30 to 40 hours labour , not figuring in parts. Unless, they are doing other things / repairs.
  23. TAC71

    Was There a Time When…

    Only had my Gen1 for 2 years now and LOVE it. Had 100k miles (160000 km) on it when I got it. Now has about 112000 miles, with 3500 of those just in the last 2 weeks on a roadtrip to AZ. 281 gallons of gas and the smiles to prove it was worth every drop.
  24. TAC71

    Gen1 vs Gen2 mod/upgrade potential and cost

    That " like" was NOT intended Is there a way to remove an unintended "like"

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