4 link, ORI's, narrowed D60w/only 2.5" lift, 5"+WB stretch, 2" floor lower, P/S....,

[nvrstuk]

Jeeez, for 14+ hr days I wish I could show some progress pics... sorry guys!

 

[nvrstuk]

IT MOVES!! Last night I drove it down the driveway with the front on the bumpstops...

Not like a 5 yr build or something but non-the-less it was much longer originally planned as I had, like everyone else does- a few extra "must-do's". lol

Wish the short videos could load but today I did about 20 small list items and after lifting it with the backhoe I found when articulated fully my pitman arm bolt drags across the bottom of the frame so it looks like I need to tweak that then put 40 miles or so on it tomorrow am.

Pack and go. I'll load up some pics later tonight off my phone.

 

[nvrstuk]

I have worn out 2 of the valves already for filling struts... anybody use something similar?

One end goes to the nitrogen tank, other end screws on the schrader valve on the strut/ORI.

Just quits sealing and leaks a bunch of nitrogen piss into the air.

 

[Yeller]

Your just hard on stuff:-*

been using the same one for nearly 20 years, looks just like yours.

 

[nvrstuk]

Made it to Moab!!

Wheeled the entire week!!

Still in S. E. Utah driving up washes and hiking up draws to check out Indian caves and petroglyphs. Having a great time.

I'll try one pic. One bar on the phone is all we get here.

 

[nvrstuk]

Finally adding a few pics

No cell service means no pic uploads. Had a great trip.

I did get to lead Loren Healy and (somebody) Vaughn who race for Ford and drove the new Broncos on a bunch of the trails in Moab. Fun to watch them take the new Bronco about anywhere they wanted. Hit all the hard lines, lifted a tire here and there but they performed much better than I thought they would and better than almost everybody there thought too.

Put several hundred miles on (250 one day), wheeled 6 days without any issues.

Appreciate all the input, tips and suggestions guys! [/QUOTE]

 

[nvrstuk]

Here's a few more pics.


We had a fantastic showing at Moab. Tons of Broncos, weather was great... and it was Moab.

I have as much fun running trails all week as I do the following week cruising then hiking the the washes and draws lookingnat old Indian caves and petroglyphs with my wife

 

[Digger556]

Congrats, your rig looks like a beast!

I love the action pics from Utah. The Vaughn (somebody) you met, was that Vaughn Gittin Jr.?

 

[Yeller]

Glad your having a great time! sure wish I could have made the trip.

You are correct the new bronco will be far more capable that folks think. Good driving skills helps but the equipment will work, and I'm going to get into trouble..... it will out perform many "built" classics. Ask the guys I asked to pass in the wife grocery getter Toyota and did:-X

 

[nvrstuk]

Yes, Vaughn Gittin Jr. He 's the one.

Thanks Digger! Hard to keep it looking decent since I want to try any trail but also drive it every day.

Yeah, the new Bronco did amazing I thought. We will get one. Depends on when a decent one comes up that is equipped right and not paying for having one of the first few. lol

I've got dozens of pics. Just had a ton of fun. Met a guy, also from Washington that was at the first Bronco "Safari" I ever went to back in 2002? He was crawling around under my rig (just like I do) at a coffee shop in town. lol

Wish ya could have been there Steve! I passed on invites to Pritchett and Coyote Canyon because I didn't have my rig 100% and I don't ever want to be "that guy". lol My shoulder was bugging me big time too. No undercarriage protection.

 

[nvrstuk]

Just a few pics. We like to hike in the canyons & draws looking for old Indian ruins and petroglyphs. Both dogs hopped in to cool off but Trudy couldnt make it out...she's a spunky 16 yrs old. We only hike where we can't find other people. Hard to do now a days...

 

[nvrstuk]

No real action shots of me since I led trails for us and Safari runs. Here's a few, nothing knarly as I was spotting on those!

 

[ssray]

No real action shots of me since I led trails for us and Safari runs. Here's a few, nothing knarly as I was spotting on those!

What are you doing winching with a rig like yours. Seriously, that does look like a safety issue there...pretty Knarly terrain. Does look like a good time, glad everything worked well for you.
4XROCZ Turbocharged power? Someone you know from out west? Interesting ride!

Scott

 

[Yeller]

What are you doing winching with a rig like yours. Seriously, that does look like a safety issue there...pretty Knarly terrain. Does look like a good time, glad everything worked well for you.
4XROCZ Turbocharged power? Someone you know from out west? Interesting ride!

Scott

Pictures don’t do that spot any justice..... I like it

 

[sprdv1]

that is an awesome trip right there brother...

No cell service means no pic uploads. Had a great trip.

I did get to lead Loren Healy and (somebody) Vaughn who race for Ford and drove the new Broncos on a bunch of the trails in Moab. Fun to watch them take the new Bronco about anywhere they wanted. Hit all the hard lines, lifted a tire here and there but they performed much better than I thought they would and better than almost everybody there thought too.

Put several hundred miles on (250 one day), wheeled 6 days without any issues.

Appreciate all the input, tips and suggestions guys!

[/QUOTE]

 

[sprdv1]

No real action shots of me since I led trails for us and Safari runs. Here's a few, nothing knarly as I was spotting on those!

you need a passenger to make get out and HEY go get pics of my rig before I start spotting all these peeps LOL

 

[nvrstuk]

Thanks all. that was a safety line & I kept it tight. Not a lay down on your side spot there. Steve knows that draw off to the DS is probably good for at least several rolls.


Great trip. Try to do it 2X/year - except last year.

I got a winch on that Bronco in April of 1978. Before I had real lockers... to me a winch is to be used (even if just for safety) so I don't spend all summer rebuilding it. IF I was closer I'd have a tubed Bronco buggy for doing the most extreme stuff I could. I drive this every day and just don't want it looking like a beat up piece of ... lol It's hard to express how much fun I have driving the "same" rig since '76 even tho all thats left is the "Sport" emblem and the windshield with it's frame.

That's part of the reason when I extended the wheelbase I finally closed up the front half of the qtr panels so the rear tire would be centered so it would look "stock" - well- kinda

It's 100% different but it's still easily recognizable as a Bronco.


SSRay- the black turbo diesel in the pic is a friend. He lives in Oregon. Jon and his wife Rhonda own JBCustomFab. You probably know him as the shifter guy!

That rig we call "The Beast". He's literally towed with the hydralic hoist on the rear a guy out of KOH that would have been there till parts were flown in. It's awesome. But their other rig...WOW. Twin turbo'd 427, beautiful build... show stopper. Jon and Rhonda are both almost OCD for quality and you see that in their shifter products and other work they release. Anyway, their beauty will win awards at every event for a decade--- yes, it's that well built.

I'll get a couple more pics ...

 

[nvrstuk]

More Safari pics:

Except the first one. lol That's The Beast and me at the RoundUp in Florence Oregon a couple years back

2nd Bronco was not in any of our groups led by me. Hate to have a rollover by any rig near that nice looking.

3rd pic is me on Hamburger hill. Waltzed right up w/o effort. Thanks to those who helped with 4 link numbers and other things. What helped is watching a Bronco who tried for at least 15-20 min in front of us... kept trying till he grenaded a hub. Least we learned what not to do there! lol

 

[nvrstuk]

Couple more from the Safari

1st is my wife waiting while we climbed something... lol

2nd is a new Real Bronco. Notice they obviously don't have the articulation we do but they did exceptionally well on all the obstacles on Poisen Spider that I led that day. They were running a couple trails/day.

3rd wrong pic! Can't delete w/o deleting all so this was Sand Hollow... waaay cool place. No trick photography- this was steep.

Update 9/5/2022, The 2 new Broncos are driven by, unbeknownst to me, Loren Healy and Vaughn Gitten Jr (sp??). I had no idea why they were ignoring my "help" as I was trying to be their trail guide. lol

 

[nvrstuk]

So we are home for 4 days, I walk out to start up my rig and it acts like it's on FULL choke. Check the Wide band and it's reading 10.0 to 10.1. Even at 0deg F it never starts and run at those numbers.

So I try it several times, same symptoms.

I call Garry and he suggested reloading my tune.

I did that, it started up fine, revved fine. Thought I'd test drive it in the am. Next morning I start it up and the fuel pump doesn't cycle. It just keeps on running. After 4 sec I shut it off. Tried it about 3 times and it never cycled.

Most common symptom of a dead Qtrhorse battery is the fuel pump not cycling.

I pulled it out and checked the battery voltage on my old battery. It was .348 volts. Guess it's dead.

My Qtrhorse has the battery soldered directly to the PC board, the newer models have a clip that holds the battery in place/


I can't believe my good fortune in not having the battery die when Tammy and I were 20+ miles off a paved road hiking in the canyons in the middle of nowhere. Whew.

That would have been hard to even find a tow and extremely expensive to get back to our camp.