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Steel vs. Fiberglass Bodies
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rjlougee
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Whaddaya mean more streetable? Rides like a dream, OK, really it needs a front sway bar, but after that--Fantastic!
Joe
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Talked to Mike he say's about 3 or4 weeks to get body,he even said bring your frame up when you pick up tub he will help install tub. Going to order mine very soon.
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ryoungbronco
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That's a pretty good price especially since you get the front core support and inner fenders. I wish it was out when I bought my body. Would have saved A LOT on shipping.
Revelation
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Glad to hear that, Mike had asked me about riding up to get it to deliver to you. I was working up an estimate when he said you will be in Va. next month, Can't beat that deal!
And I was all ready to take a Pa. trip in Chipper!!
EagertoLearn
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What is the price for the tub? I was not able to pull it up on the site. I pulled up the tub, but did not see where to get price from.
ryoungbronco
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$3450, it was post #15 of this thread. It will tell you the benefits of his body.
EagertoLearn
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I missed it. Thanks for telling me where it was. I think thats a great price.
I bought my Bronco body from 4Wheel Drive Hardware in 1984. I believe it is a Kentrol body. I spent countless hours trying to get everything lined up and I could not get it to fit properly. It's ok for me but I wish it was of the quality I see being made today. Here in Michigan rust is a constant battle. Fiberglass gets my vote!
BroncoDesign
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New fiberglass tub
Howdy all-
Bryan was nice to post some shots I sent him of the new baby we just delivered. Its still not perfect yet but a good starting point. I just completed a new mold tonight that finishes the inside of the upper quarters so the last visible raw glass will be gone. It also effectively doubles the thickness so it has the feel and strength of the factory skin.
My web guy does sites for really big companies and is being shipped all over the country to service his clients. I'm his charity case, hence no tub pricing or fresh photos on the site yet. My apologies.
The steel vs fiberglass debate is totally subjective. I'm comfortable with fiberglass having built composite boats and planes. A fiberglass bronco is natural to me. You cannot deny the appearance of steel. Nothing looks as good as a perfect steel body. However, I want to use my truck, leave it out in the rain overnight, kiss a tree once in a while. Use it, not baby it. I'd feel like crap damaging a nice steel body. I don't have the courage to wheel a nice steel body like some of you guys do. As steel trucks get scarcer, its kind of a crime to beat a good one. I also believe its far easier for the average guy to repair a glass body than a steel body. Its basically an art project. Get some glass and resin. Grind the bad spots. Patch the cracks, fill it in level and sand it smooth. Prime/block/paint. Once you wrinkle a steel body you either have to be Jesse James with an english wheel or farm it out to a pro. Some of us are not great welders. Just some of my thoughts in the ongoing steel/glass wars.
Rgds to all and thanks for the kind words. Heres a few more shots of the new tub showing the assemble process. Patents should issue soon covering the internal frame and assembly system.
Howdy all-
Bryan was nice to post some shots I sent him of the new baby we just delivered. Its still not perfect yet but a good starting point. I just completed a new mold tonight that finishes the inside of the upper quarters so the last visible raw glass will be gone. It also effectively doubles the thickness so it has the feel and strength of the factory skin.
My web guy does sites for really big companies and is being shipped all over the country to service his clients. I'm his charity case, hence no tub pricing or fresh photos on the site yet. My apologies.
The steel vs fiberglass debate is totally subjective. I'm comfortable with fiberglass having built composite boats and planes. A fiberglass bronco is natural to me. You cannot deny the appearance of steel. Nothing looks as good as a perfect steel body. However, I want to use my truck, leave it out in the rain overnight, kiss a tree once in a while. Use it, not baby it. I'd feel like crap damaging a nice steel body. I don't have the courage to wheel a nice steel body like some of you guys do. As steel trucks get scarcer, its kind of a crime to beat a good one. I also believe its far easier for the average guy to repair a glass body than a steel body. Its basically an art project. Get some glass and resin. Grind the bad spots. Patch the cracks, fill it in level and sand it smooth. Prime/block/paint. Once you wrinkle a steel body you either have to be Jesse James with an english wheel or farm it out to a pro. Some of us are not great welders. Just some of my thoughts in the ongoing steel/glass wars.
Rgds to all and thanks for the kind words. Heres a few more shots of the new tub showing the assemble process. Patents should issue soon covering the internal frame and assembly system.
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broncodriver99
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Lookin' good. When are you gonna have half cabs in full swing production? I need one and yours are by far the best looking I have seen.
ken75ranger
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Maybe I was talking about heat and A/C.;D
That drivetrain sounds like a decent and easy combo to put together. There nothing wrong with the Ected's but if you dont want a L/S with the locker turned off take a look at Eaton's e-locker. Since they redesigned it a couple of years ago I've put in 6 or 7 of them and not an issue with any of them. Some of them are taking a good pounding too.
BroncoDesign
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half cabs- hard and soft
Hey 99-
Half cabs have been selling well since I introduced them this spring. I'm working on a soft half cab with my upholsterer now that uses an insulated bikini top, our new "backdraft" wind blocker (See rev's topless thread), and zip in sides that connect the top and back. It will cost about the same as a glass half cab but will be the ultimate in convertability- closed cab, bikini and "jammer", or bikini alone. One thing we're doing is using soft top materials outside and pinpoint headliner material inside- finished on both sides. Windows are sewn in just like Mercedes and Porsche. No unsightly RF welding seams. We'll be testing them on Ebay soon. This isn't really a top for your trail truck but rather a highly finished suit of clothes for the street guys who have nicely finished interiors and are sick of the usual chinese crap and looking at the backing of the outside as they drive around. We just finished the redesign of the soft windows using the NOS pieces Josh Stover "Tito" sent me as a baseline. With my roadster doors, soft windows, and a hard or soft half cab, you're set for winter.
Best Rgds, Mike
Hey 99-
Half cabs have been selling well since I introduced them this spring. I'm working on a soft half cab with my upholsterer now that uses an insulated bikini top, our new "backdraft" wind blocker (See rev's topless thread), and zip in sides that connect the top and back. It will cost about the same as a glass half cab but will be the ultimate in convertability- closed cab, bikini and "jammer", or bikini alone. One thing we're doing is using soft top materials outside and pinpoint headliner material inside- finished on both sides. Windows are sewn in just like Mercedes and Porsche. No unsightly RF welding seams. We'll be testing them on Ebay soon. This isn't really a top for your trail truck but rather a highly finished suit of clothes for the street guys who have nicely finished interiors and are sick of the usual chinese crap and looking at the backing of the outside as they drive around. We just finished the redesign of the soft windows using the NOS pieces Josh Stover "Tito" sent me as a baseline. With my roadster doors, soft windows, and a hard or soft half cab, you're set for winter.
Best Rgds, Mike
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rjlougee
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It will have heat before Winter sets in, don't need it now. Don't really need AC out here either, I'm happy with the safari top.
Not convinced on any of the lockers just yet, whichever way we go will be the same front/back, so either I swap a 31 spline 8.8 into the back and go electric or keep the 9" and go ARBs.
Joe
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Yeah baby! Let's get 'er rollin!!
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