Mounting the winch tomorrow...

Post by **Cal_Gary** » Fri Mar 12, 2010 3:52 pm

I still need to "true up" the frame holes just a tad but the frame extensions are in place and I hope the winch will set in without a lot of difficulty. After that I'll be looking for the PTO, shifter, and bumperettes-swap meet April 23rd....

I'll let you know how it went on Monday morning-have a good weekend to All!
Gary

rixm37 · Post by **rixm37** » Sun Mar 14, 2010 6:02 am

Sounds like a fun weekend to me!

Post by **Cal_Gary** » Mon Mar 15, 2010 5:46 am

Fun was right! Saturday morning I cleaned out the mounting holes so all bolts would start by hand, slid the PTO shaft into the front crossmember (do this first or you are screwed), pulled the M up flush with my S-10's tailgate, then aligned and slid the winch directly from the tailgate and onto the M's frame rails with little difficulty. That sure is a heavy sucker but it is now bolted in and bad-assed looking-even w/o the bumperettes! I hit the grade-8 bolts and side mounts with some Gillespie rattle-can 24087-enough to make it "blend" in with the rest of the "still in Saigon" look.

Now looking for the missing parts, and I have a rear spring issue to address....
Gary