Clydesdale Buildup (heavy horse)

[JB Fab]

Let me try and rephrase my question. On my motor there are what appear to be four separate valve covers. How much taller is your turbo set-up than the covers?

Gotcha.......
8-1/2"

 

[JB Fab]

smart lady!

Well, the way I feel about it is, this is the type of engine I want, if Ford made an engine similar to this I would use it (even if it cost a little more),
If I was to use a non-Ford small block gas engine, it would make me feel dirty...

 

[JB Fab]

The parts are rollin' in

Seats, exhaust, guages, transfer case, drivelines ect, ect
are starting to pileup.
The UPS guy dropped of so much stuff (375 lbs) one day last week, the wife used the bucket on the tractor to bring it down to the shop.

Here is the T-case.
Thanks to Cary at CT Performance, Inc. for setting up the mass-buy that a few of us took advantage of.

Stak B-type W/ Overdrive

 

[JB Fab]

coming together

Now that the the parts are coated, it is going together, the cab has been Linexed, and the wife is doing the bodywork, she should have it in paint next weekend

 

[JB Fab]

Jered / Gered, are you out there?

This is kind of weird (in a good way).
When the wife was stripping the drip-rail, she found that someone had engraved their name into it.
I can only assume this was a previous owner.
As near as I can tell it says "Gered Cox" or "Jered Cox", we bought this Bronco in Roseburg, Oregon about 5 years ago, if anyone knows him show him this thread?

 

[Broncoman]

Looks like it says Jered Cox. Still funny though

I welded my initials in a floor cross member on a bronco tube I sold about a year and a half ago. The owner probably never has seen it b/c its under the floor. It was headed to Louisiana last time I saw it.

 

[Mono]

This is kind of weird (in a good way).
When the wife was stripping the drip-rail, she found that someone had engraved........................

No, I think the weird thing is your wife helping you on the Bronco!
Please share how you got that to happen!

 

[crawln68]

This thing is looking sweet! I can not wait to see more pics and details as you assemble everything! Great job!

 

[Mtn Gote]

I am starting to hate you more and more when you make progress on the bronco! J/k. You have an awesome wife!!!!
Cory,

 

[JB Fab]

[QUOTE. You have an awesome wife!!!!
[/QUOTE]

Ya, she's a keeper.
She does bodywork for a living (since she was 13 years old), so she knows what's up when it comes down to bodywork (I can't sand my way out a wet paper bag). I would have Linexed the whole thing.

 

[JB Fab]

I can not wait to see more pics and details as you assemble everything! Great job!

We have most of the air, hyd, and fuel lines run on the chassis.
The next step after paint will be actualy getting the body / exo on the frame.
Our crane is not going to get them high enough to clear the shock towers.
I think I will have to remove the wheels, and drop the axles to the ground (on blocks) to get the clearance that we will need..... we'll see?
Jon

 

[JB Fab]

Got paint!

Well it's all one color for the first time in a couple of decades.
Slight delay in getting the body on...... Ironing out some suspension issues, it will easier now with the bare chassis.

The wife painting the Bronco (I don't care who you are, that's sexy!)

 

[mountainlivin]

nice build! I look forward to reading more

 

[bronko69er]

3 weeks left!

 

[pmctighe]

Gotcha.......
8-1/2"

Thanks! and I cant wait to see yours finished it looks like a really great build!!!

 

[Bitch'nBronco]

Thats one mean lookin Bronco, cant wait to see it finished

-John

 

[Hogback]

is there any way you can make those pics bigger? I'm killing my eyes straining on all those goodies.

 

[Mtn Gote]

Just curious, how much is a stak case w/ overdrive like the one you got? I need to get me one of those wives that can help fix my truck!!!
Cory,

 

[1sicbronconut]

Love the cab!! check out my gallery to see why although mine isn't near as nice, I never bothered with the body work.

 

[swa0330]

Jon,
We need to get a picture of our broncos side by side just to show wild versus mild. Your build is looking good. I really want you to make it with that thing at SOB. I will be going on the friday run with mine, and will try to hang around and see that thing in action. Although, I won't be attempting all of the stuff you will likely be able to do in 2wd let alone 4wd. By the way, don't know if you have tooled around in the yard with it yet, but the crawling power is nice based on the driving around what boulders and stumps I have found. Stalling this motor is almost impossible in 4 low.