My new 600 dollar ride.... build

[HOJO]

TD......It was awesome to see your beautiful bronco and catch up can wait to ride that beast....

Lee

 

[Stutsmo]

Are you replacing all the floors with 14ga?

 

[HOJO]

yes I have replaced all the floor boards with 14ga ..

 

[HOJO]

I got this set of axles from a 1979 either f150 or bronco match set disk brake
also got the DS sheet metal welded in ready for final clean up, sanding, and paint.

 

[HOJO]

Bronco Clause

Somtimes the jolly red suited man comes at christmas..today the brown suited man came ....in his big brown box sleigh...his name::: BRONCO CLAUSE.....

 

[shamu]

Somtimes the jolly red suited man comes at christmas..today the brown suited man came ....in his big brown box sleigh...his name::: BRONCO CLAUSE.....

Looking good.

 

[Mountain Ram]

Somtimes the jolly red suited man comes at christmas..today the brown suited man came ....in his big brown box sleigh...his name::: BRONCO CLAUSE.....

Sweet... I can't wait to see it!!

I am looking at either going to BMS for a car show or to one in JC this weekend. I may come out that way next weekend- you should have the lift on by then right ;D

Todd

 

[HOJO]

TD.

Dont know if it will be on by then but I am interested in the car shows where can I get the info for them....I kinda want to finish up the sheet metal work befor I move on to another area It wont take to very long I hope lol....

 

[HOJO]

PS floorboard

 

[Mountain Ram]

TD.

Dont know if it will be on by then but I am interested in the car shows where can I get the info for them....I kinda want to finish up the sheet metal work befor I move on to another area It wont take to very long I hope lol....

Ford show at BMS- I started a thread...

http://www.classicbroncos.com/forums/showthread.php?t=188130

 

[HOJO]

Ok.... couldnt stand it anymore and started dissasembling the rear suspension today ....the new lift was sitting there calling out for me to put it on lol 37 years of rust fun fun I have been soaking them daily for over a week with liquid wrench penetrant and they were still tough....

 

[sgtdcoulter]

Rusty parts challenges even the best Broncoholics! I have used PBlaster after trying many other types, good luck at the build! I am waiting on Brown Clause myself.

 

[HOJO]

Had to work today so didnt get as far as I would have liked but I got a great start on the suspension....ended up having to replace the DS rear hanger due to cancer....

 

[HOJO]

well is been like the gates of hell out today..... here is the progress pics for today ... got the full width 9" in the bronco, got the spring perches relocated and the pinion angle set to 1 degree and got the front coils in just to see where it would set ..I have a ton of work to do on the front ..ie cleaning and I have to get a long side shaft for it ...79 f150 HP d44 if anyone has one sitting around...did lots of grinding, wire brushing, priming and painting as I went along

 

[Mountain Ram]

Thats not the full width D44 is it?? I could be way off, but I would think you will need to move to coil buckets and shock mounts outward to match the axle...

TD

 

[HOJO]

nope its the stock d44 front I havent got it in just the coils to see the height... the back is the full width ....

 

[HOJO]

Why does all the fronts of seems like all the lift kits taller that the back ..even with big bumpers and winches or do they settle down

 

[shamu]

Why does all the fronts of seems like all the lift kits taller that the back ..even with big bumpers and winches or do they settle down

The rumor is that if you put a full top on it will equal out. And if you wheel it, it will equal out.

I call BS I have wheeled pretty hard in the last 2 years and my bronco still sits high in the rear. And she has over 1500 miles being boomed at the axles on some rough Texas highways. Some day I will remove a lief or two or install a 1" spacer under the lower spring cup.

 

[HOJO]

I kinda didnt make that post clear sorry let me try again..lol my front is higher than the back by a noticable amount and its sopost to be level....

 

[Mountain Ram]

Mine is the same with the Deaver springs 5.5" front and 4.5" rear. I now have an 8274 and winch plate to put on the front. I'm hoping it will level out with all that added weight!! If not, I may get a 1" block, cuz I like the way these springs ride. 1" would put me at the MAX to fit in my garage.

Todd