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my '74 Build Thread--408W/C4/Atlas 2 3.0/35 Spline Rear

5001craig

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Didn't think I would do a build thread but maybe, just maybe, there is something I can add to this awesome site. Probably not because I pretty much got all my ideas from CB. Not saying this is the only or best way to do things but this is how I did it.

At any rate, I wanted an EB since I was practically born. My uncle owned one when I was a kid. Purchased a new '93 Eddie Bauer in '92 and I loved it. Changed jobs in '96 and just never drove it anymore so I sold it. Fast forward to winter 2014 and I purchased my first EB. It was a project that got stalled in the middle. Perfect for me. Then I found another one here that I purchased to drive while I built my project. Well, the driver turned into my project and the project was sold to fund the driver. Here's me on the way home going through a blizzard. I was in 4 High from Nashville to Indy. This thread is about my '74 Red/red Explorer but not much stock is left. Stock will be my next build.

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Here is me taking my first drive in my '74.

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I mainly drive my EB on the dunes at Silver Lake. So first thing I did was install a used 2.5" lift from my father-in-law (he has a '75), Lock Right lockers and go through all the fluids. Needed a new radiator too. Went with a single pass four core from WH. Here's a pic after phase 1 in the summer of 2015:

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But the 302 just didn't have the power I wanted so I started putting together a plan. I wanted pretty big HP and didn't want to break anything. After much deliberation, I chose a 408W, stout C4, Atlas 2 3.0, Duff 3.5" Monster Suspension with a 4 Link rear and 35 spline rearend. Front already had chromo axle shafts from Phase 1.

January 4th 2016 I pulled the body off the frame to start my build. Full disclosure, I did almost nothing to the body during my rebuild. I was on a schedule and needed to get it back together by July 8th (2016) for our annual 10 day trip to the dunes in MI. I had a lot to do in seven months.

Pulled the body on 1/4. Removed pretty much just the battery and disconnected whatever needed disconnected. Lifted the front with my overhead hoist and the rear just enough to slide the frame (with axles still attached) out from under the body.

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I slightly lifted the body off the frame without doors and/or door opening supports and that won't work. So I saw the door opening supports Englewoodcowboy built, printed the pics out and built a set for myself (you can see his pic on my seat Lol). You can also see how I lifted my body from these supports. I added a couple kickers between these supports after the pic was taken as they started to bow inward a bit.

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I used Harbor Freight dollies modified as necessary for both the frame and body.

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After the body was off, it was disassembly time for everything. First thing I did was get a bunch off the frame then steam clean it.

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Next off was cutting off front radius arm brackets for the Duff Long Arms and the rear spring perches/shock mounts.

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All went well until I found rust-through/deep pitting under the rear shock mounts and spring perches. This surprised me as I thought the frame was in awesome condition until these mounts were cut-off (frame was rust-proofed early on or when new). Seems like dirt/water had been trapped in those spots for a few years. This is some of what I found after cutting off the mounts:

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So I cut the bad parts out and welded new steel in.

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I've got a ton of pics and will keep going with what I did.
 
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I started with installing the Duff Long Arms.

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And started the 408W path. I was all set to buy an ATK or Blue Print 408W but my buddy that just had his blown 396 rebuilt said I just had to sit down with his guy. After about two hours talking to his guy I knew where I wanted to buy my engine from. But I was concerned that it would come back way more than the crate motors. For the record, I printed-out the info (with pricing) from the ATK and Blue Print engines and gave them to him. Much to my surprise, he came back competitive. But he was doing more. He is sold on internally balanced engines and quoted that. He went with an Edelbrock Performer top end kit which I liked (rode in an F150 with one on a 351W that rocked). The front sump of the Crown Vic pan needed modified for the high volume oil pump. He must have thought I was a teenager when I'd show up to see the progress. Here are some early pics of the engine.

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Next off was tackling the rear 4 link.
 
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I put a lot of thought and had trouble with the 4 link. My problem was how do you stick an axle under a frame, in the exact location you want it to be, install super beefy arms (without moving anything at all) then tack the track bar mounts to the frame. Actually, most of my problem was with getting the axle in the exact spot it needed to be (which was step 1). Moster Mike helped a ton (that guy actually answers emails and cell calls) and eventually I got it right where I wanted it. Started with fitting/tacking the axle truss/link mount on the BB 9 inch. Built something adjustable to help me hold it while I moved things slightly.

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Tacked things in place (actually twice as I wasn't happy with the first try).

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But eventually I (actually we--my FIL and my blown 396 buddy) got it right.

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Next up--I wanted some extraction points. I saw a guy here on CB that did exactly what I wanted (wish I could remember who it was so I could give him the credit). I wanted to raise the ends of the frame for the bumper and add extraction points on four corners.

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I did all my frame modifications with the body off. I was amazed that everything came out well. Maybe it was luck but I measured a ton and gave a lot of thought to each step. I don't do this for a living and always see the pics in the magazines and here on CB of the "perfect" EB's. I always thought I could do that. Well I can't. I tried to do each step as perfect as I could but it is a lot more difficult to things "perfectly" than I thought.

I really like how the frame ends came out. Especially knowing that I did this with the body off.

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Back to the rear 4 link. I had a set of adjustable coil brackets I remembered I had and with the body off (no weight on the Bronco), I couldn't figure-out where to weld my rear coil perches on the frame. So I took my adjustable coil brackets and modified them with parts from the Duff perches.

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Next up was a rear swaybar. I rode in a four link (custom but triangulated like the Duff) and it was tippy on the dunes. I prefer a slightly tighter ride to say the least. So I searched ways to get a rear sway bar on my truck. blwngsket here on CB did what I wanted to do but I had the Duff upper shock mount I needed to get past at full stuff. I thought (really tried) to put the swaybar behind the axle over the gas tank but that won't work. I went with a 36" x 3/4" bar (Jegs P/N:* 272-CE-9901-17).* This kit came with 17" steel arms and 14" vertical links.* I had to put a radius in the arms to sneak around the upper shock mount at full stuff as the only place I could find them to work was in front of your upper shock mount.* I also had to order another set of 10.5" vertical links (I got them from mudflaps.com and their*P/N was CE-9901RD5)*as the 14" long ones could not be shortened enough.* I just welded the tabs onto the outside lower radius tab (they even had the same radius) after some beveling to get some weld in there.* I did not weld them in-line with the tabs on the lower radius mount.* I welded them more straight in-line with the frame.* There was not any problems with body interference where I put them.

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I fish-plated the inside with more 3/8" plate just to be sure.

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Next up engine runs. :cool:
 
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I really like the Duff 4 Link.

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So the engine guy calls and says the engine is broke-in on his run-stand. It's a flat-tappet and is supposed to be 415 hp/430-450 ft. lbs. at the crank. After driving it for some time I really like it.

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Did I mention that my buddy's engine guy that is now my engine guy has a 7 second drag car in his garage?

Brought the engine home and my FIL and I installed it.

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I should probably talk about headers now. My engine guy said I needed 1.75" long tube headers for this engine. They are difficult to come by. I wanted to go fenderwell after looking at a few 4 linked rear ends. I studied headers for some time. Then I found a post on here where a guy named Dan Ferraro at Clear Image Automotive (425)251-0329 that made a set for someone. He did mine and I really liked them. They are mid length I believe. My engine guy had them ceramic coated and broke-in the coating with the engine which is what he preferred.

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Next thing I ordered was the Atlas 2 3.0. I think if I had to do it again I would get an HD case Atlas 2 so I could go with an additional reduction in front down the road (AA says you can't put this on a standard duty case). I don't think the HD cases are that much more. Also, I would think more about the C6 although I've had zero problems with my C4. I went with cable shifters for the Atlas, short output shaft (no speedo provisions) made from 300M. Purchased it through WH and was very happy with their customer service on this.

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Since I ordered the Atlas for a C4 I now needed to either do something with mine or find a good one. Just about that time, Monster Mike posted his 427/C4/Atlas for sale here on CB. I believe he sold his engine and Atlas and I purchased his C4. I really wanted to build a good C4 but after studying this I couldn't get past pulling everything, possibly multiple times, if I did something wrong. Mike's C4 looked like everything I wanted and it has worked perfectly. So I purchased it and installed it.

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Oh, and BTW here's what the Duff 3.5" Monster Suspension with 4 link looks like when it arrives:

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Next up, exhaust.
 
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For exhaust, I went with Flowmaster Super 44 mufflers and purchased a mandrel bend kit. Right now I can't remember where I purchased the mandrel bend kit from but the master kit I purchased was more than I needed as it had a lot of bends in it. I really didn't need that many bends. I just mounted the mufflers with brackets I made and (modified) rubber suspension mounts for the mufflers from Summit. Then I cut the bends to fit. The driver side needed to be modified after the body was installed as it was touching the floor pan. And the floor pans got really hot on initial start-up so insulation was added which has worked well. For the record, the Super 44's are pretty loud. But my neighbors like them. ;D

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I wanted to support the Atlas from the rear and TMR made a universal kit for this. It's really tight in there but with some thought it fits. Just barely.

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Next up was the 35 spline rear end and discs.
 
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I knew I wanted to go beefy and 35 spline was what I wanted. I did not do all my research before buying my axles/brakes--and found that I needed to also get a new center section for this upgrade. Oh, well it's already a money pit.

Ordered a new center section, gears and locker--all Yukon stuff. The locker is the Grizzly and I feel that I kind of need to respect this with the engine I have. I have a 90° turn I make (on asphalt) not far from my house and just after the turn there is a little bend and I've jumped sideways on the little bend when I hammered it and the locker locked-up after the turn.

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I purchased the WH axle/brake kit and it went together without a hitch. With this kit you need to relocate your shock mounts but I needed to do that anyway for the new rear suspension.

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Front axle was already upgraded with chromo shafts but I re-geared from the 3.50/3.55. I studied gearing calculators until my eyes hurt. My FIL must have gotten really tired of talking gears because he finally told me to just let him know what I went with.

As I already said, I like the sand. My gearing question was how fast are guys going up a big hill in the sand (only concerned with wheel speed). None of the guys we go with knew for sure. At 6,000 RPM the calculator said I would have the following speeds:

Low 1 19.55 mph
Low 2 32.94 mph
Low 3 48.06 mph
High 1 59 mph
High 2 99 mph
High 3 144 mph (lol)
I really wanted to use high 1st pretty much all the time in the sand. 4.56 gears put me at 53 mph in high 1st compared to 59 mph with 4.10's. I didn't know how fast I wanted my tires to be spinning so I didn't want to run out of rpm's. I was hoping my engine had enough torque to overcome my 4.10's. I only ran it last summer but so far I'm extremely happy with this gearing combination. The stall is 3K so that probably helps the get-out-of-the-hole-feeling. I can't wait for this summer when I raise the limiter from 5K to 6K. :cool:

I added JBG's front disc conversion and a Ruff Stuff (extra thick) diff cover. Already had the Extreme Custom GM steering from phase 1. Steering was limited by the tie rod contacting the diff cover. I re-reamed everything from the top, installed BC's sleeves and went TRO. This helped slightly but not much. I'm still thinking about going with a stock diff cover, offset joint on driver side or??? Full disclosure I have some work I will be doing on the front end this winter if I ever get off my ass.

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Frame time.
 
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I had to modify my BC frame reinforcement plate for the Duff shock hoops. Before:

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And after:

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After everything was mocked-up I took this picture at full compression:

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Then I tore everything apart for final welding and frame coating. I went with KBS and used their cleaner then etcher then rust encapsulator then the top coat. I went with white on the encapsulator thinking it would help with seeing the coverage on the top coat. If I did it again, I would probably go with either matte or gloss on the encapsulator then the opposite on the top coat. I probably should have roughed the encapsulator up a bit more before applying the top coat. And I would have purchased more top coat than recommended as I ran low on that because I coated some other parts before starting on the frame. Rust encapsulator coat came out really nice. I was very happy with that. Top coat ran thin and I wish I would have had more time to order more and finish that properly. Top coat came out pretty good.

Final welding (my buddy):

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Frame cleaning:

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Rust encapsulator (dry--I put one more coat on):

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Then top coat:

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I'll note that when I was steam cleaning the frame (did this two separate times) I spent a lot of time trying to get all the junk out of the inside of the frame. After I had the frame top coated outside I used a couple cans of Eastwood rust encapsulator (26060Z). These cans come with extended hoses with special nozzles that you can fit through just about any hole in the frame and spray a 360° pattern 90° from the hose. I would just snake the hose in the frame and spray as I pulled back. I did this a couple times in each spot. I was pretty happy with this product. I purchased three cans but didn't use the last one.
 
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Frame is coated and assembly started. At this point I was working every available minute to get the Bronco ready for our trip we were leaving for on July 8th. This picture was taken on May 27th. I was really feeling the pressure.

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After everything was reinstalled onto the frame, I got ready to set the body back on the frame. I pulled the body by myself but my FIL helped me reinstall it. When I pulled it I left the axles on the frame and headroom was close. I left the axles off going back together until after the body was on. You can see the stainless braided hoses that go to the back. More on these later.

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Working on the body mount bolts:

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Body went back on on May 28th. Just over a month to go...
 
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And life around me was still going on. Kids had fun on May 30th.

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Next thing I did was my transmission cooler. As much as I wanted to put the cooler up front, I was concerned about the room as well as putting additional heat in front of the radiator. I purchased a Derale thermostat (25719) and mounted it on the frame about half way between the front of the transmission and the back of the Bronco. This thermostat returns coolant to the transmission, bypassing cooler, until fluid reaches 180° F. I built the bracket but they sell one.

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I built a frame and installed a Derale 15875 Cooler and a 13021 thermostat for the fan (180° on/165° off).

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Next up I built the bracket for the Winters shifter and installed the AA cable twin sticks. This pic was taken on June 10th.

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June 11th (yes I was really keeping track of the days--I found out later there were a lot that thought it wouldn't be done by July 8th). New Painless wiring harness. Went pretty painlessly except for the steering column (Ididit) hookup. Another thing I need to correct this winter.

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Axles went back under with extended bump stops and WH track bar riser bracket (June 13th).

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Still working on the wiring harness. Found this and took a pic of it half way though fixing this "fix" from the PO.

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Ran nicopp brake lines. Still working on the wiring harness.

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Installed safety switch from Summit (the rubber cap in the pic just happened to be sitting there when I took the pic).

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June 20th and I'm working on brakes. Couple things to remember about brakes I learned the hard way. On the Chebby discs the rotor goes on first (with studs in rotor) then the spindle. Pressing the studs in the spindle will ruin the spindle. For sure. And brake bleeders must be up not down. No amount of brake fluid will bleed them if they are down.

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Driveshafts arrived on June 22nd. During mock-up I had some driveshaft u-joint clearance issues in the front and I had to limit my droop with limiting straps (they are on the back too). When I ordered the shafts (Tom Woods) they did some clearancing on the front for extra available angle. And I ordered a spare rear.

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I finally fired it on around July 1st. I had some ignition issues but here's the second distributor going in on July 7th.

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Idled it up and down the road to top-off the transmission with fluid and loaded it on the trailer for Silver Lake Sand Dunes. I made it but fought ignition issues. Ran great when it ran but I was not able to fix it until I returned home after the trip. I ended up going a totally different direction ignition-wise. MSD 6AL (6425) and distributor (8584). I've been very happy with this set-up. Like I said, I am looking forward to going from 5K rpm's to 6k rpm's this spring. I feel like I should wait until I get 500 miles on it and go to regular oil instead of break-in oil (although I've changed my break-in oil twice).

Here's me on the sand in July. So glad I made it. My FIL is the white one. He was a huge help on phase 1 and phase 2.

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sanndmann3

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Dang Craig, you do nice work and get more done in 1 winter than i do in 6...
 

Stutsmo

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Wow! This is a super nice build you have going. Good job!
 
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