My new 600 dollar ride.... build

[JLBachs]

The congratulations are probably getting old by now but man, that makes me ashamed of what I paid for mine! Great score!

 

[HOJO]

poser pic

rolled her out of the garage to turn it around here is a poser pic

 

[dave vh]

great deal. man you're really making time on this

 

[HOJO]

I just try to do something everyday big or small even if its 5 minutes
Here is what happened after i put it back in the shop sunday

 

[ljspop]

Just read through the whole thread. Nice metal work. Makes me glad I live in a desert tho.

 

[Mountain Ram]

Lee,
Looks good, but pretty tall!

I may be looking to get some new wheels for mine... The wheels i have are 15x8, but have an offset that may tuck the tires back in for you.

Todd

 

[HOJO]

Td,
It has the 5 1/2" lift and 1" body it not Quite as tall as yours on those 36's lol , but close . I figure the springs should settle some eventually
With full weight, bumpers and winch and gear

 

[Mountain Ram]

I thought mine would drop with the 8274 on the front- maybe 1/2"...

I guess with the little tires- it looks big.

TD

 

[HOJO]

Well I had forgot how much fun it is to tear down an axle and replace everything ...I got all new joints , bearing, seals etc for the front end got it cleaned painted and rebuilt and did the radius arm mounts with new bushing..... what a flaming pain in the arse...lol but after some time doing the x patern and torquing to duffs specs they are ready to mount the coil cups and long arms to them...

 

[HOJO]

Today was productive ...got all the components installed and the front end back under the bronco ...still have to adjust and build the trac bar but its there and looking pretty good ...;D

 

[Mountain Ram]

Looks good! Can't wait to see it in person!!

TD

 

[Rox Crusher]

looks real nice

one things for sure..........it ain't no 600 dollar rig any longer

;D

 

[HOJO]

Yeah I am well over 4 grand and haven't done the power brakes or steering
And all the detail work and interior. Junk

 

[HOJO]

new update pics

Been a little while since I got pics up I have the pass. sode rocker skii on and the fender flares fitted and started building a bumper ..well have been tinkering with it a while but finally enough to post up in progress pics...

 

[KRAWLER]

Looking good Lee.

 

[HOJO]

finally got to do a few things this weekend ..got the bumper mounted up with Grade 8 hardware and the winch bolted down and I started on the back Of the beast....

The tailgate is pretty bad gonna need lots o luv ....and the drivers side of the body has a bad drop and the tailegate side is leaned out at the top gonna need some caressing and stiffning to get it lined up right..and I droped the gas tank to work on the underside.... here is a few pics

PS can anyone tell me whats wrong in the picture of the back of the bronco..something i didnt notice till after the tailgate and tank were out...
and Its not all the rust holes ...LOL?:?

 

[samamarshall]

Body lift on left side and not the right?

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[blazinchuck]

nice build!!! how bad do the coils sit due to the axle width?

whats up with the rear frame rails?

kickazz work fo sho!!!

 

[HOJO]

The frame rails are the answer they arent the frame rails the PO cut them off and added box tubing and inserted it into the frame and got them very crooked then weled them in solid ...Not going to be a fun fix at all

 

[HOJO]

The coils dont sit bad they do sit out but everyone I have asked here says they are done that way and run fine. I actually redrilled the holes and moved the bases for the coils in ..However if you do this you have to make new pieces for the top of the coils because it rotates the coil around some and it doesnt sit exactly where it did stock ..it is in the top good just rotated some ...I just took some 1" flat stock and bent it up to match and drilled the holes ..welded a nut on one side and it went right back it the stock location..

Lee