My second Bronco... Crawler build...

[Mountain Ram]

Hey now, after a week & a half in Boston, you'll need to learn to talk Southern again!!! Now get back to work on that crawler!!!;D;D;D

Whats wrong with Pahk tha Cah in Hahvahd Yahd?? Hard to read huh?

Welcome back Todd!!

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Thank you sir- its hard to get my head back on straight after vacation. I spent two days catching up on the Bronco- just figuring out where I left off!!

 

[fatboy]

Hey now, after a week & a half in Boston, you'll need to learn to talk Southern again!!! Now get back to work on that crawler!!!;D;D;D

You can take the boy out of Boston Ben but you cant take Boston out of the boy!

 

[Mountain Ram]

A little work here and there as I get time...

C6 trans and double t-cases mean the floor had to be... Modified. The hole was a combination of PO's handiwork, some good old fashioned floor rot and my added cutting for clearance on the shifters.



Looking thru my kids' arts and crafts stash, I found some heavy card stock to simulate sheet metal. The kids have better paper fab skills, but my Boy approved!




Transferred to sheet and bent up some of it.

 

[Slednut10]

Looks like your vacation paid off! Nice work for a ......hack;D;D(not quite sure how to say that with the correct Boston accent)

 

[Mountain Ram]

There are alot of little things that pictures don't show well. All the work to get the accelerator pedal and throttle cable in (around the 351 valve covers), fabbing up the dual T-case shifters, installing the Winters Gate shifter, moving the master cylinder over 4-5" so the hydroboost would clear the valve covers- (which required moving the brake pedal) and getting all the hydrosteer and brake lines to clear everything...

Ordering a twin stick boot and hood bubble today- not necessary to get it running, but necessary nonetheless...

 

[sprdv1]

Lot of great detail there bud, Looks really good. Nice job

There are alot of little things that pictures don't show well. All the work to get the accelerator pedal and throttle cable in (around the 351 valve covers), fabbing up the dual T-case shifters, installing the Winters Gate shifter, moving the master cylinder over 4-5" so the hydroboost would clear the valve covers- (which required moving the brake pedal) and getting all the hydrosteer and brake lines to clear everything...

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[Mountain Ram]

Lot of great detail there bud, Looks really good. Nice job

Thank you sir!

I have to quit making small deviations to the plan... I am ready for this thing to be mobile.

 

[Mountain Ram]

Just needs a couple of coats of paint and a shifter boot.

 

[englewoodcowboy]

Looks great Todd! Won't be long...


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[Mountain Ram]

Looks great Todd! Won't be long...


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Thanks Tom!

I picked up a Duff Hood Bubble to allow the hood to clear the EFI throttlebody and air cleaner.

I also placed what I hope to be the last big order of parts- only $160 from Summit, but its fittings and misc small items to get this running- I hope.

 

[Slednut10]

I picked up a Duff Hood Bubble to allow the hood to clear the EFI throttlebody and air cleaner.

What, no snorkel????

 

[englewoodcowboy]

That's great Todd. I was at that point once... Am still placing orders to summit for different bits and pieces to change things till I have them exactly right... At least Summit has been real good with the returns for me.


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[Mountain Ram]

It's nice having Duffs just down the road and a driver that goes by there 4 times a week!! I picked up a hood bubble this week. I wanted to avoid it, but the 351w and TB EFI will just put the air leaner too high and I needed to cut a hole.

Hole cut & bubble installed, I was shocked at how much strength it added to the hood after screwed down. I will have to remove for paint, so I used screws and didn't install the welting yet.







I will probably drill some side holes similar to this pic borrowed from another thread here.

 

[Monster Mike]

Duff parts adding strength...cray cray ;D

 

[englewoodcowboy]

Where is the Duff Snorkel kit?


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[Mountain Ram]

Where is the Duff Snorkel kit?


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Since Mike's Momster has been relegated to show queen status, I feel compelled to give it back... It will get more use in the parades with his rig than the trails with mine!

 

[Mountain Ram]

Since I posted these in another thread, I figured I would add them here. Radiator mounts. Simple and not sexy, but this radiator has more surface areas than the stocker and is thicker as well. Also not as exposed from the bottom like a factory Bronco radiator...

The brackets are lined with rubber- my only concern is if I get a lot of frame flex- there isn't a ton of room for the radiator to move. Between the welded on winch mount and tubular core support, I don't think there will be excessive flex here.

 

[englewoodcowboy]

Looks great!


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[Mountain Ram]

VMade some progress this weekend so far!

The Corbeau seats were in My Green Bronco- after 5 or so years, only one showed a at wear and Corbeau warrantied it!!




They sent a new cover at no cost- but it was a PITA to install on the frame...





In and permanently mounted!! Last time I should mess with this...

 

[Mountain Ram]

Last time for the radiator to go back in... All brackets painted up too!