Project "BOB - Big Orange Bronco" Wheeling pics addded

[Mill KNOB]

maybe i missed it, but what are you gonna do for tail lights now?

You don't need tail lights out on the trails..;D

 

[SC74]

You don't need tail lights out on the trails..;D

Very true, but you know I'm going to drive it some around town too ;D

We'll make a tube "swoop" from the top corner down to the bottom of the tailgate - almost a triangle shape. That'll give me something to rivet some sheet metal to and throw a LED tail light in.

Still haven't figured out my front blinker lights though ?:?

 

[73stallion]

front blinker lights are easy. get some H4 headlights with the turn signal bulb built in.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/7-He...ptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/7-Tr...ptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories

 

[SC74]

front blinker lights are easy. get some H4 headlights with the turn signal bulb built in.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/7-He...ptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/7-Tr...ptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories

Those are perfect for what I need! Thanks for the link ;D

 

[73stallion]

you're welcome!

 

[SC74]

The bronco finally supports its own weight - the coilovers are mounted and the bars holding the rear of the body up are gone!

I'm running Fox 16" emulsion coilovers. We cut the side out of the rear fender well in order to attach them to the cage. It's set up for 10" droop, 6" compression. There will also be more support bars connecting to the cage where the shock attaches.

The bad news is that I had to lose the fuel cell mount under the body. As much work as we put into it to make it work, after cycling the suspension it just wouldn't work It was too low and would have hit the diff cover under full compression (not even full really).

Fortunately I had saved the 6" hole saw circle that I had cut out just in case, so it's welded back in. The fuel cell will sit in the bed and the tool box I had planned to go there is for sale.

Here are a few pictures ;D

 

[Jacksoon]

Looking Good

Robert, Your Bronco is really coming along well. The new pictures are awesome. You and Keith do great work.

 

[SC74]

Robert, Your Bronco is really coming along well. The new pictures are awesome. You and Keith do great work.

Thanks! We got some more work done on the cage tonight. It still lacks the other half of the "x" and the support bars that will reinforce the coilover mounts, but it's getting very close. Then comes time to take it all out to hit all of the hard to get to welds and paint it.

 

[66Gasgrill]

looking good robert, why didn't you dove tail the back as well? she's gonna be a bad bad baby.;D

 

[SC74]

looking good robert, why didn't you dove tail the back as well? she's gonna be a bad bad baby.;D

I thought about dovetailing the rear and may end up doing that in the future. My plan was to be able to run a soft-top for trailering it and in-case of rain when we take it places. I'm not too concerned about getting it wet or me getting wet, but the more things I can do to keep Jessica dry and comfortable the better off I will be ;D

 

[johnnybgood74]

Hey Robert! that is one sweet beast! I love it! cant wait to see her done!!!

John

 

[66Gasgrill]

I thought about dovetailing the rear and may end up doing that in the future. My plan was to be able to run a soft-top for trailering it and in-case of rain when we take it places. I'm not too concerned about getting it wet or me getting wet, but the more things I can do to keep Jessica dry and comfortable the better off I will be ;D

smart man;D

 

[joe]

smart man;D

YEP!

when Moma's happy, the whole family's happy ;D

but when Moma's miserable, the whole family is miserable



L KIN
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MAN!

 

[SC74]

It's been a while since I've updated the build so here we go ;D

The cage is finished. We ended up going a different direction with the tubes above the front seats for head room issues. We also added another vertical support tube to help absorb the coilover stress.

We also got the seat mounts and harness mounts built and tied into the cage.

 

[SC74]

After the cage was finished we built a console out of some 3/4" conduit - it's not structural and only connects to the dash and the cage with several 1/4-20 bolts. The console will be a home for some gauges and shifter.

 

[SC74]

Time for the cage to come out for final welding in all of those hard to get to places. It took some prying and grunting but it's out and ready to be final welded, primed, and painted.

We also put patch panels in the bed where we had originally cut holes for the fuel cell when it was mounted under the body. Then we re-sprayed it with liner to cover up all of the "oops" and places that we had to grind and re-weld when we stretched the fenders (again) and shortened the tailgate.

 

[SC74]

Figured that while we were working on the body I'd chop the front fenders some more too ;D

 

[SC74]

Brown Santa Came!

A big brown box from Summit showed up with gauges, oil cooler, and some other odds and ends.

I also bought the H4 headlights with built in blinkers that 73Stallion put me on to earlier in the thread.

 

[SC74]

Mounting the Gauges

While the bed liner was drying we worked on the dash and console. I'm really happy with how it turned out.

 

[SC74]

We also built the rear bumper during the last week. The mounts that bolt to the frame are sleeved through the bumper for the shackle mounts so that any pull is directly on the frame. We decided to go ahead and spray it to while we shot the tub with liner.