Project "Bom Chicka Wah Wah!!"

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More cage progres...

Coming along nicely...hope to have it finished and painted by the weekend. Not sure if you can see but the cage will be a tall cage (probably wont be able to put the hardtop back on - dont care about that) and will have a mean looking brow at the front that will be peaking out above the windsheild frame.

 

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Cage in and painted!

Finally got the cage in and painted. Went with Rustoleum Silver Hammered paint, and I brushed it on using a foam brush! The paint is so think and sets up so quickly that it doesnt show any brush strokes and I only have a few very small runs that are hard to distinuish from the "hammered" effect.

Also got my turnbuckles installed and got a steel hood that I painted body color to replace the white fiberglass one with the scoop.

 

[johnnybgood74]

nice looking cage!

 

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Hood Shocks installed

A couple of pics of the new hood and hood shocks.

Used a pair of liftgate shocks from a camaro and built my own brackets.

 

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New Starter

Installed a mini starter...high torque, gear reduction unit. Wrapped the starter and half of the headers to try and keep the heat down.

New ignition switch and new starter too - starting problems be gone!

 

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Mesh inner fenders

I cut my inner fenders last year to allow additional cooling for the engine and headers. I always wanted to put those Broncool inserts in but couldnt justify the purchase. Inspiration struck and I grabbed one of those mesh trash cans that you can get a wal-mart for $9 and went to town.

Came out pretty good for 10 min worth of work. And only cost me $9 for one extra trash can since I already had one trash can in the basement.

 

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Vent windows installed

Also chopped up my window frames and made these cool vent windows (yes I have spares if I need to go back). I wanted something that would allow me to roll my window up 3/4 of the way on those cool nights and this works perfectly. And they unbolt from the doors if needed.

Also took a pic of the rear seat with speakers and sub installed. The sub is mounted behind the seat and is a 10" Infinity Basslink all in one unit. Sound great and has a gain control knob that I mounted under the dash that lets me adjust the bass for each song.

And FINALLY got around to driving the truck today. What a stress reliever!

Enjoy the latest installment.

 

[Project_bronco]

Wow, very smooth looking! Looks like it came that way from the factory.

 

[DirtDonk]

Now that's using the old noggin! That mesh is a great setup. What implements of destruction did you utilize to get that worked out?

On your header wrap, it looks like that one down-tube that's so close to the starter's end is the main culprit. Perhaps a little bit from the one behind the frame rail too (where you were not able to wrap it), but mainly from that close one. All the other areas appear to be far enough away from the starter so as not to cause too much concern.
Or ZERO concern, now that they're wrapped! Just for future reference if you end up re-doing any of it.
And those new-fangled flow-through wheel-wells are going to help keep the starter cool too. I think any heat-related starter issues are a think of the past.

Sorry about not remembering I could come to this thread for reference when working on your other detailed projects. 'Fraid I haven't viewed it since it's early days. If so, I might have seen pics of your headers sooner and been a better help with your starter issue.
Are those Blackjack/Thrush/Dynomax multi-piece headers that go around the engine mounts?

Paul

 

[Heus33]

Now that's using the old noggin! That mesh is a great setup. What implements of destruction did you utilize to get that worked out?

Cut off wheel and dremel for the thick area but tin snips for the rest of it.

On your header wrap, it looks like that one down-tube that's so close to the starter's end is the main culprit. Perhaps a little bit from the one behind the frame rail too (where you were not able to wrap it), but mainly from that close one. All the other areas appear to be far enough away from the starter so as not to cause too much concern.
Or ZERO concern, now that they're wrapped! Just for future reference if you end up re-doing any of it.
And those new-fangled flow-through wheel-wells are going to help keep the starter cool too. I think any heat-related starter issues are a think of the past.

Sorry about not remembering I could come to this thread for reference when working on your other detailed projects. 'Fraid I haven't viewed it since it's early days. If so, I might have seen pics of your headers sooner and been a better help with your starter issue.
Are those Blackjack/Thrush/Dynomax multi-piece headers that go around the engine mounts?

Paul

Thanks Paul. Not sure of the brand of the headers (PO installed) but yes, they go around the engine mounts and have a split flange. The tube you noticed was about 1/8" from the original starter but now that the mini starter is in, its about 1" away so it'll have some extra room to breathe now.

 

[DirtDonk]

Well there 'ya go then. Even if your starter was fine before, it was living on borrowed time. That's just too close to a starter for a normal life.
Even that inch is somewhat close, but more than enough to at least get a break from the heat. That 1/8" though, was just cookin' it.
Now that it's wrapped though, you should be golden.

If you ever have the headers out for any reason, I'd take the week or two to have them coated. Plays two roles. Keeps the heat down and keeps the corrosion/rust at bay for awhile longer. And they look great too! Ok, three roles.

Paul

 

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New Ashtray Cover

Check out my new ashtray cover. Stainless with the Bronco script engraved. I'm going to light the back up in sync with the instrument lights for the night time.

Thanks Carl! Great work! ;D

 

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Some night shots with it lit up at night...

 

[69BroncoDad]

Very cool....Very niiice EB. Excellent job on all your mods.....I love it
Love the roll pan ...i was thinking about one but with some kind of bumper behind it for impact reasons.....

 

[Heus33]

Very cool....Very niiice EB. Excellent job on all your mods.....I love it
Love the roll pan ...i was thinking about one but with some kind of bumper behind it for impact reasons.....

Good idea but the fit is tight! Not much room for anything else unless you shift the gas tank forward.

 

[Louie]

Some night shots with it lit up at night...

You gotta go with a disco ball hanging from the cage or mirror now to finish the look

 

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Refurbed Speedo

Refurbished the speedometer.

New bulbs
Painted the needles
Reset the odometer to 0000000
Removed the black paint and polished the stainless

My odometer jammed (before I got it) and the force of the gear actually broke the housing A little JB weld and its good as new. Took it for a ride tonight and put 1.3 miles on it! Fresh oil change too - should be easy to monitor it now!

Also oiled the unit with WD-40 - no more shaky speedo!

 

[tasker]

have a spare speedo head if you need some parts Tom, looking good!

 

[Heus33]

have a spare speedo head if you need some parts Tom, looking good!

Thanks but she's all buttoned up. Followed the tech article by Jeepster (thanks Dan) http://classicbroncos.com/tech/speedometer-rebuild-101

 

[tasker]

cool, keep'em coming