1969 Bronco build

[Big One]

The build looks great. I'm a big fan of that wheel/tire combo!!;D
On a side note, where did your old FJ finally end up?

 

[trlblazr]

Nice job, I think the charcoal gray will look great. Are you thinking of a lighter gray for the hard top or two tone on the body?

 

[GloNDark]

One of my FJ's is currently in oregon somewhere. And the 1 ton crawler I built is in Northern California. I miss that rig. But I love my bronco.

As for the 2 tone. I'm going to leave the top white. I think that broncos just look right with a white top. I'm thinking the top half of the truck the charcoal gray, and the bottom half lighter gray.

 

[GloNDark]

Got the top on, the heater installed, bunch of small stuff outta the way. It's getting there. Too bad I have yank the "rebuilt" transmission to replace the pump and the 3rd gear bands. gggrr


But I was able to atleast get it outta the garage for a while and let the dogs and kiddo run around for a while

 

[GloNDark]

So I ended up ditching the C4 altogether. I found a smoking deal on an NP435/adapter/dana 20 combo that I could not pass up. So I snagged it.

Got it 2 weeks ago, it's in, and done as of Monday. WHEW. NICE! Of course the hydro clutch conversion is what held everything up, but it's done now.

I still need to figure out a new tunnel cover and remote my Summit heater but it's nice and low geared now.

 

[GloNDark]

Got the rock bars done this weekend. They are tied into the frame, and the cage is tied into the supports. Worked out pretty good. And should be plenty stout.

Also got my ruff stuff torque bar kit all installed too. Works great. I need to put a slightly longer shackle on the frame side. I wanted to do a full crossmember but exhaust and all sort of problems kept me doing that. So, I built the rubicon express joint into some 2"x2" .250 wall box tubing, gusseted the hell out of it, then welded it to some 3/8" flat plate and then stitch and roset welded it to the frame. it should hold, or it should tear the frame in half.

 

[HotWheels]

ohhh..so so nice and functional...gratz on getting her outta the garage! Be interested in your comments on ur new setup.

 

[GloNDark]

ohhh..so so nice and functional...gratz on getting her outta the garage! Be interested in your comments on ur new setup.

So far, crawl ratio wise, the np435 wins hands down. Crawling and low speed stuff are awesome.

Drivewise around town and what not, I'd still prefer a C4. It drives very similar to my old 69 Fj that ran an SM420 and then later an SM465 in it.

Overall i'm happy with my choice. Can't wait to get it out for a good shakedown run.