migs Bronco Barn - a chronicle of what's happening at the new place

[migs]

Looking good. I have the same body, never installed. What do you figure the body lift will end up being? I was contemplating doing the same thing with sub-structure to tie the cage and seats into. Maybe rockers too.

Thanks. Right now I'd say it's right around the 1" mark. I tried to reference many measurements from my Bronco with the 1" body lift as I was figuring things out. The biggest issue is the front floor section as it sits almost 1" lower than the rest of the floors and also as compared to a factory tub, so with the 1" body lift you end up needing basically a stock sized mount, maybe with a spacer or two, under each front floor pan.

 

[migs]

Fiberglas dust is as bad as bondo dust.....oh wait they're the same!!! My bad!!!

Oh...it's much worse.....usually I don't need to use that much bondo

 

[migs]

Checked on it this morning and removed the bandages. a little more grinding and we can lay some fiberglass over the outside.

 

[tasker]

WHAT A WORK OF ART!! The Mona Lisa has nothing on this...that ugly hag!

 

[migs]

Moved the chassis out of the way for access under the tub to do some more fiberglass work and to clean and scrape the crud off the underside in preparation for prettying it up a bit. There's a good amount of old oil and grease under there slung up from past drivetrains... probably what kept it from rusting

 

[migs]

Also enlarged the hacked out hole for the t-case twin sticks. Cutting fiberglass with a pneumatic body saw is much less dusty than a bid ole' spinning cut off wheel.

 

[wsager]

Thanks. Right now I'd say it's right around the 1" mark. I tried to reference many measurements from my Bronco with the 1" body lift as I was figuring things out. The biggest issue is the front floor section as it sits almost 1" lower than the rest of the floors and also as compared to a factory tub, so with the 1" body lift you end up needing basically a stock sized mount, maybe with a spacer or two, under each front floor pan.

Thanks for the info. They definitely didn’t make things easy with that body.

 

[migs]

More prep and fiberglass work. Getting ready to spray some Raptor Liner on the underside, making sure everything underneath is fixed and ready before applying it. Removed the rest of the random rusty brackets and bolts through the floor and started filling in the rear side marker cut outs and a couple repairs on the forward edges of the rear wheel well openings.

 

[tasker]

CANT WAIT!!! Makes my weekend so much better!!

 

[bronco1017]

CANT WAIT!!! Makes my weekend so much better!!

You are going to have some serious decisions coming up. Yellow, green or blue? What flavor do you want to drive?

 

[broncokak]

Nice work Migs!

 

[migs]

Thanks, check out this cool fort I built....



And everything else important under cover.

 

[migs]

Sprayed the underside with the black Raptor Liner.


all the masking and over spray shielding removed.


and the results...

 

[migs]

and more....

 

[tasker]

Looks fantastic! Happy with the way it came out?

 

[migs]

Yeah, it's a bit smoother now than that unfinished fiberglass was. should be a little easier to clean.

 

[tasker]

freaking sweet!! Waiting on anything from me?

 

[migs]

Painted those crossmembers and cutting down the body mount bushings(messy job) and sleeves to the proper sizes….now as long as I can remember what goes where….

 

[tasker]

JUST as intricate as I would of done! Really coming out great!!

 

[migs]

Bushings are cut, crossmembers are done, tub is prepped and ready….a few other odds and ends and the chassis and body should be mating for good soon.