Red Label 68 4.6 Terminator Powered Bronco

[G's Baja Bronco]

BAst.ds, they know it's you toy and abused you. Pissses me off

 

[johnnybgood74]

oh man! im so sorry that you got f*cked over! those guys need to pay for that stuff! i would have givin them a major beatdown once i saw all the damage! i honestly would have snapped and got thrown in jail. grrrrrrrr! i hate seeing stuff like this happen!

 

[SSDDBRONCO]

wow thats some bullsh..t dont people know how to treat other peoples stuff. man i would have called the cops at that moment i found things broken on my bronco. good luck n take them down hard

 

[houseofdiesel]

Kinda hard to get clean pics of them, but here ya go, Headers:

 

[JDJ]

Man I hate to hear you had troubles......I hope you get everything worked out...

 

[johnnybgood74]

wow, those are some tight fitting headers! you would think for the price you paid, that he would have done a more professional job on the welds. im sorry you got hosed over the deal. any word about him paying for the damages?

 

[houseofdiesel]

So got the street wheels and tires and tried throwing them on to run it around for the final touch-ups. Setup is a set of OE 2011 King Ranch Wheels with the inners coated black wrapped in 37x13x20 Procomp Xterrain. The OE wheels barely contact the Currie High Steer so a set of 1/8" spacers will be needed to clear. Also surprisingly the '11 wheels have an inner lip on them that doesn't clear the rear hubs so the lip will be shaved off all the wheels. But it'll be a good setup for running around town and on the freeway and hopefully keep Mr. Policeman from feeling the need to give me a ticket.

Took all the springs off the rear shocks and it sits at ride hight with no springs and 200 PSI. Gonna be a tough setup so to not be too squishy, but I'll give Ballistic a call after the 4th and figure it out.

Other than that she's off to get the hood scoop fixed, a soft top made, finish the exhaust, final tuning, and then gears and lockers, and she'll be ready to go.

Here's some pics of how much further the OE SD wheels bring the rubbers in, and the rub issue.

 

[4x4jumper]

those are perfect man! i love your rig!

 

[broncoitis]

WOW!!! Don't know what to say. That thing is really nice for sure.

Quick question though. I notice that you had some wiring pretty close to the headers in one of the pics up top. Is that gonna hold up being so close to the header. Looks like the positive wire going to the starter or something.

 

[houseofdiesel]

WOW!!! Don't know what to say. That thing is really nice for sure.

Quick question though. I notice that you had some wiring pretty close to the headers in one of the pics up top. Is that gonna hold up being so close to the header. Looks like the positive wire going to the starter or something.

They were just laying there disconnected. There is a hose or two that we have to reroute though.

 

[Caddydawg]

Saw the picture of your son in the MiniBronco. You

a Razorback fan by any chance?

 

[houseofdiesel]

a Razorback fan by any chance?

Yep, where the heck did ya spy the Razor Wear? lol

 

[sprdv1]

Looking sweet man..!

 

[Caddydawg]

Yep, where the heck did ya spy the Razor Wear? lol

Saw the picture of your son in a Hogs jersey on the pirate 4x4 site I believe. Since I am a Hog fan in Fayetteville I had to ask. Lemme know if you are ever in the area or need any Razorback gear.

 

[houseofdiesel]

Update 9/17/11

Nothing huge just a couple pics of some small touches while we trouble shoot some issues with the Accel ECM. Got the 1/4" spacers on for tie rod clearance. Wiring guy wrapped the headers and fabbed a shield for the passenger side lines. And exhaust tips. When I get her back, plan will be to finish the trac bar and then drive her around town and commute to San Jose for a while before I do gears and to see where I want to go as far as gears, if I want to change or adjust spring rates/Shock pressures, and get used to the manual valve body on the streets. As soon as we get the ECM/Computer communication bugs worked out I'll post video of the Dyno tuning and results, with 37"s and 3.73 factory Superduty gears. Last time I dynoed the motor, trans, tcase, combo in the buggy on 42"s it ran 275 Horsepower at the rear wheels. So I'll be shooting for 350-400 on the 37"s.

 

[bronco-billy-66]

Very nice!
What kind of rock lights are those?
Do you like them? How many are you running?

 

[houseofdiesel]

Very nice!
What kind of rock lights are those?
Do you like them? How many are you running?

Rigid Industries
http://www.polyperformance.com/shop/Rigid-Industries-2-x2-Dually-LED-Light-p-24294.html

6 Total

Not sure yet, haven't had her out at night to give an honest opinion.

 

[Monster Mike]

those are "rock" lights on steroids! goes with the rest of the trucks theme;D

I was just at the 4 wheel parts place and they had those on display. very bright, beefy, heavy and EXPENSIVE!!! typically used for a light bar above or in front of your rig.

I wouldnt mind upgrading to those but I would have to find something real sturdy to mount them to.

 

[houseofdiesel]

Update 10/4/11

So having some issues with the tuning. I'm almost positive it's the plugs. Talked to the owner of Campbell Auto who was more than generous enough to lend me an extra ECM to see if my ECM was fried. When I told him that we ran the vehicle rich attempting to take it to the show at Knotts Berry and fouled the plugs, they are done. He said that it could take as many as 3-4 sets just to dial the motor, and that it has to be adjusted to a close ballpark within 30-60 seconds sometimes in order to not foul the plugs. So plan is there is a guy in Placerville that is the guru with the Accel ECMs and the 4.6's, just gotta find time to trailer her up there.

So news of the rain caught me off guard and I had to run home and throw the top and doors on yesterday. Thank goodness my 6 year old can follow orders and lower the forks on the lift down while I lined the top up. She did awesome for her first time without me actually holding her hand. Nice and slow, no surprises. lol It's been a long time since I had the doors on, like the beginning of the build. The passenger side just needs to be adjusted, but the driver is about a 1/4" off, so I gotta check it out when I get more time and see if I can fix it or if I have to take it to a body shop.

Also finally decided on my coil rates and ordered. 100/150 front and rear. I had an old number that I had figured out by calculating a long time ago of 80/180, but no luck in finding that kind of specs so I had to ballpark it since it was tough enough finding ratings lower than 150s. Got the 100/150s from FOA. I'll post some pics when I get them on next week. All I have now are the pics with the top and doors on.

 

[JDJ]

That thing looks good with the top and doors on it! I hope you get the tuning thing straightened out soon.