"The Beast" - Explorer 5.0/ZF/NP203/NP205 is ALIVE!

[Tito]

Got it out in the sun this morning so I can get the misc stuff done, ie, doors, hood, grill, fenders, and tailgate painted. I was a little blind at first look at it in the sun but stepped back and really like the color. I started with the papaya orange like MartyG has and went a little off from it.

When I get the quarter guards and rockers painted up black it will help break up the brightness I think. Going with a satin black for the rest.

 

[sprdv1]

Got it out in the sun this morning so I can get the misc stuff done, ie, doors, hood, grill, fenders, and tailgate painted. I was a little blind at first look at it in the sun but stepped back and really like the color. I started with the papaya orange like MartyG has and went a little off from it.

When I get the quarter guards and rockers painted up black it will help break up the brightness I think. Going with a satin black for the rest.

Figured you were busy working on another "Beast" Looks great

 

[Devin]

"The cool bus".....LMAO. Looks good, Tito.

 

[gravy]

looking good tito!

 

[hardcharger]

tito that thing is looking AWESOME!!! gonna have to head up your way eventually and see it

 

[Tito]

Made some more progress over the past couple days...getting closer!

 

[Broncboozled]

Made some more progress over the past couple days...getting closer!

Love it Tito. Nice to see You see you sway to the Orange side! Mine is currently getting lifted. Now I can't sleep, because once again I'm seriously contimplating cutting it!! So I'm laying here in bed thinking if I cut it I'm going to put Black Flares on it. I fire up the ole laptop to check out some Lubers and see Your freshly painted Orange with Black flares, and it just about punched my ticket to do the unthinkable!!!

Rob

 

[yak67]

Looks AWESOME Josh, nice job, you're not gonna want to wheel it and risk scraping it up ;D

 

[trailpsycho]

Tito, looks great. It also does look alot like a school bus, especially with the black bumpers, flares and tree-tamers mounted. Keep it up. Its gonna be a blast. But looks really nice.

 

[Tito]

Looks AWESOME Josh, nice job, you're not gonna want to wheel it and risk scraping it up ;D

Haha, trying to get it finished up for the Rubicon run next month, should be clear to make it and earn a few new scratches! :-X

Rob, you cant cut yours! It is so clean and nice like it is. Just start putting a few bucks away here and there to build a beater you can come take wheeling with us!!!

Thanks for the compliments guys, it shows better in pics then it is...its that 10' effect ;D

 

[FRANKO289]

so thats what a CA Taxi looks like ... luv it !!! lol

 

[Tito]

I do seat 6!

 

[zombie66]

Looks Awesome Josh! Hard to believe it's the same bronco. Cant wait to see it all together and I'm sure the feeling is mutual!;D

 

[SpareParts]

I like the color! Can't wait to see the finished product. I think you pulled the pink one off great, I'm sure this one will be the same.

 

[hardcharger]

tito bro that thing is looking AWESOME. you getting me anxious to start working on mine. just waiting on a little thing called MONEY

 

[sprdv1]

Would need to seat 6 for all the dang kids the wife has, LOL

 

[Tito]

Working on my seating setup for the bronco, as most know I have 4 kids and they are all little...7,5,3,1.
I didn't like using the rear stock seat with the car seats, it put them up really high and just didnt work well especially with the room I needed.
Decided to build a rear seat structure to mount the car seats to and can become a seat later on if I want to, just add pads.

Used all 2x1 0.120 wall tubing and 3/16" plate for the tabs. Made it so all the tabs are right there in the right place to mount the seat. Angled the back 10* to match the car seat angle. I sleeved all the holed for mounting as well with 3/4" 0.120.
Need to grind down the tabs just a tad so the clips lock.
Here are some pics....

 

[Tito]

Cage went orange today, I'll have black pads on the upper bars to help with the head knocking and break up the color a bit.

I had a bit of a green upper lip tint after spending the morning sanding down the green cage. Man it made a mess!

 

[JDJ]

That seat mounting for the little ones and the cage looks good......now the last pic....no comment.

Good work so far. Can't wait to see the final product.

JDJ

 

[Thumper56]

Nice rig, reminds me alot of mine.