Spooby

[BroncoJo]

My name is Travis and I have a old-****ty Ford addiction

http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg115/BroncoJo/IMAG0446.jpg

1984 Bronco II
2.8 v-6 that "only needs fuel"
5 speed
dana 30 front 3-link (or as I like to call it, a radius arm +1)
7.5 rear leafs
Cage
2 seats
2 5-point harnesses
- cage and 3-link by CrawlTex

Plans:
get running
swap in dana 60 front and a disk-brake 60 rear
Front air shocks, rear leafs
cage work
sliders/bumpers/skids
hydro-assist steering
Sparling's old 36 inch TSLs

[stx4wheeler]

sweetness

[sam_hodnett]

I give it 4 weeks before you decide to part it out or sell it :flipoff2:

[BroncoJo]

When or if the motor blows I'll swap in a mass-air 302/c-6/np205

[BroncoJo]

I give it 4 weeks before you decide to part it out or sell it :flipoff2:

There is nothing to part out here :flipoff2:

JB asked me when we were pulling onto the road with the Bronco II if I was happy with my purchase... my immediate answer was no :flipoff2:

[Hot Pocket]

sweet

[sam_hodnett]

how much did you buy it for? if you dont mind me asking?

[jasonjuch]

he said $400 in another post

[BroncoJo]

**** it I might as well start this thing off with the 302/c-4/dana 20 I already have

[KrazyKarl02]

Yes, Yes, I love this plan! I always wonder why people do not build more of these. I am sure you have figured it out, but the 302 will fit in those, the 352, not so much!

The won ton swap, you going to do leaf springs?

[stx4wheeler]

Wheel it like it is a couple of times to remember what wheeling is all about, before removing everything and delaying its first trail run by a year.

[BroncoJo]

Wheel it like it is a couple of times to remember what wheeling is all about, before removing everything and delaying its first trail run by a year.

Can't do I'll either have it done before the spring semester or never. I figure I need about 200 hours and I already have 90% of the parts, so it's not impossible just highly unlikely.

Also it is no-where close to wheeling as-is

[BroncoJo]

Yes, Yes, I love this plan! I always wonder why people do not build more of these. I am sure you have figured it out, but the 302 will fit in those, the 352, not so much!

The won ton swap, you going to do leaf springs?

Front air-shocks and rear leafs

[KrazyKarl02]

I would do the exact opposite, front leaf, rear expensive springs. Wait, who am I kidding, I would put leaf springs and a van body on it...

[BroncoJo]

Who has expensive springs :confused2 , I have scotty's old air-shocks with a dented tube and damaged internals :flipoff2:

[KrazyKarl02]

Oh, in that case, carry on...

[BroncoJo]

Does anybody know much about the old 302's? I have that 302 in Nick's old bronco I think I want to build up but have very little information about it.

I think it is from the early 70's and I'm pretty sure in 74-75 is when they dumped the compression ratio and went to unleaded gas? Also I think the firing order is different in the older engines?

What i'm shooting for is an EFI 302 with the best bang-for-the-buck as far as power goes, either build the one I have or swap in one from a mustang.

[nickas]

There are a lot of options for a 302... Mustang/racing forums have a lot of ideas on how to get a ton of HP out of one. Before i did the axle swap, that 302 had plenty power with 35's. My plan was to put 351 heads, different intake, and bigger carb because it would fit and i had the extra parts. I just cant rmemeber all the details.

If i remember right, that 302 had the same firing order as our 83 ford. Those plug wires are still riding around in my car, and i found the dash to that eb last weekend, ill bring it by one day too.

[Sparling]

Firing order changed when they started calling it the 5.0. Mustang mass air or speed density from a truck should be pretty easy to make work. If you want the new firing order I think a cam change is all that's needed. The trucks are batch fire so you can just leave the injector wiring as is and use the old firing order. Not sure on mass air, but it's probably batch fire too.if you want to do anything but stick truck stuff I'd go with mass air.

[BroncoJo]

going to go with a mustang mass air, and I think they were not batch fire but I need to check on that

[BroncoJo]

Nick - Do you know for sure this is a 302? and what year is it? I don't think the bronco was a 76 because of the drum brake d44

[Sparling]

Check the casting numbers

[KrazyKarl02]

I know the truck injection is batch. I think mustang stuff might be sequential.

[BroncoJo]

"It didn't just start up, it started right the **** up!"

[TdmayfieldIV]

Tonight we found a name for the bronco II. From now on she shall be referred to as spooby.

[sam_hodnett]

I wholeheartedly support that name

[KrazyKarl02]

I saw that thing, it is not a bronco II, it is a Bronco III....

[TdmayfieldIV]

Literally two cranks with brake cleaner and it roared into life. If only we had a driveshaft, it would be dominating the baja course right now.

And for those of you who don't know what spooby is

Dp-FKWFVGDg

[BroncoJo]

JB - I was mistaken, it doesn't have a ratchet strap for a track bar, it has two ratchet straps for tracking bars.

[BroncoJo]

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[nickas]

Nick - Do you know for sure this is a 302? and what year is it? I don't think the bronco was a 76 because of the drum brake d44

it is a '74. i think the sticker is still on the driver striker post has a 74 manufacture date. i sure thought it was a 302 because the old man i bought it from said it was a 302, i never got into it that deep. i just put a carb kit in, ran it a couple weeks to make sure everything worked, then started on the axles. what do you think it is??

[Sparling]

It's a 302. It has 72 and 73 cast codes on it so it might be the original motor

[BroncoJo]

Valve seals are shot so I'll rock the 2.8 until I can build a 302 I want

[nickas]

Wt year did ford change from the 289 to the 302?

[BroncoJo]

Wt year did ford change from the 289 to the 302?

They offered both for a while

[davido]

I would focus the most on a "running" engine, then gearing. We don't need much power and engines can be a $$$ suck that can come back to later if it just HAS to have something beyond stock.

Looks like a fun project.

[BroncoJo]

as always I've been busy... New plan:

Tie cage to frame
Tie seats to cage
build track bar
extend front drive shaft
fuel cell (maybe boat tank, is that safe?)
Beat the piss out of it.

Who has some 32's for cheap?

[mudtoy67]

I've got some 33x15.5 swamper sx's you can have. They're a little dry and not a lot of tread, but if you put them on 8" wheels you can run 0 psi.:gigem:

And there's nothing wrong with a boat tank as long as you secure it with galvanized hanging strap. :D

[sam_hodnett]

My name is Sam, and I have an addiction to buying old ****ty projects that will never get finished

Spooby is now mine

[FJAggie07]

Oooooooh jeebus

[KrazyKarl02]

Ok, so what all does spooby need to get running?

[sam_hodnett]

My plan is pretty much just this

1. Build Track bar
2. Drive shafts
3. Fuel cell or something of that nature
4. Tie cage to frame
5. weld front and rear
6. those old 36 inch TSLs

[Sharpe]

Hahaha.

[sam_hodnett]

Hahaha.

I agree

[JB]

Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

[FJAggie07]

Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x223/Babycarob/Misc%20gifs%20and%20imagines/no-darth_vader.jpg

[BroncoJo]

Good plan, except use the boat tank I have, run 32s and don't weld the front

[mudtoy67]

I've got some 33x15.5 swamper sx's you can have. They're a little dry and not a lot of tread, but if you put them on 8" wheels you can run 0 psi.:gigem:

And there's nothing wrong with a boat tank as long as you secure it with galvanized hanging strap. :D

Come get these. :D

[JB]

This is as my apt and might be the cleanest b2 I have seen. Even has molded body kit-esque mud flaps

[Sparling]

This thing only needs a battery and a track bar to dominate the Baja course.

[Sharpe]

For the gas tank, get a stock tank and figure out how to mount it so it wont get FUBAR'd. This way you will have a gauge and it will help avoid Karling out on the trail. Also less likely to leak. Also cheap.

[Hot Pocket]

Don't weld the front if you want to be able to steer worth a damn, or unless you want to get out and unlock your hubs every time you want to turn

are you talkin bout sharpe's 36's?? should make a good baja course truck...

[TdmayfieldIV]

Sam, stop it. If you try to put those axles under it you're going to Sparling it all up. Keep the stock axles and wheel it.

[Sparling]

**** you. At least I work on my **** and not sit around all day playing Minecraft.

[Hot Pocket]

I give it 4 weeks before you decide to part it out or sell it :flipoff2:
sam called that ****

so there was a video on here with a running 302, what happened to that? you're keeping the sthuper awesome v6 im assuming?

dana 30's suck if you want to run anything bigger than 33's and actually do anything with it. I bet you could find a full width 44/ 8.8 or 9 inch that would go great in that thing, until then you should wheel the piss out of it until it falls apart :gigem:

what did the 5 speed come out of, because I'm pretty sure they only offered a 4 speed on an 84, they didnt go to 5 speeds until 85.

[robertf03]

you should put a piolin sticker on the bumper and drive around really slow. Thats all bronco 2s are good at.

[KrazyKarl02]

My plan is pretty much just this

1. Build Track bar
2. Drive shafts
3. Fuel cell or something of that nature
4. Tie cage to frame
5. weld front and rear
6. those old 36 inch TSLs

Sounds like a good plan, I would be a little afraid of welding the front. If you need driveshaft pieces let me know.

[Seth]

I've got a d44 front that could make its way to that thing.

[eight]

Yea, welding the front would be hard on axles, and hard on steering. I ran welded front for years and broke plenty of d44 shafts and joints with 35s and 36s. You can steer with it, if you run wheels with enough backspace. The 30 can hold up with 35s locked if you put the shafts with the big joints in it, not sure what you've got, TJs and XJs came with the big joints.

[BroncoJo]

My plan is pretty much just this

1. Build Track bar Comes with rod-ends and brackets
2. Drive shafts One is already made
3. Fuel cell or something of that nature Already has one
4. Tie cage to frame And seats to cage
5. weld front and rear no
6. those old 36 inch TSLs no 33's at the most

Now just pay me the rest of my money :flipoff2:

[MR.ZAP]

This is as my apt and might be the cleanest b2 I have seen. Even has molded body kit-esque mud flaps

I know a guy from way back who had an extremely clean Bronco II, don't see many of them around.

[sam_hodnett]

BDR, do you still have those 33x15.50s? If so, how much do you want for them?

[mudtoy67]

FREE.99! I'll have to get one pulled off a rim though...so if a couple Miller High Lifes were to make it down this way I would drink them. :D

[MR.ZAP]

That's a wide ass ****ing tire... Noice

[sam_hodnett]

FREE.99! I'll have to get one pulled off a rim though...so if a couple Miller High Lifes were to make it down this way I would drink them. :D

Where are they at? i might have to make a trip down there soon and pick em up

[mudtoy67]

I'm near Waller. About 45 minutes from CS. I'll get that wheel pulled this week.

[sam_hodnett]

I'm near Waller. About 45 minutes from CS. I'll get that wheel pulled this week.

sounds good

[sam_hodnett]

Evan and I got the trackbar done tonight. While we had the axle in the air, we made an interesting discovery, the front end is locked.

[KrazyKarl02]

Good to hear you are working on it! Now stick with them 33's if the front is locked. I am guessing it is a Lincoln Locker, or maybe a Miller???

[TdmayfieldIV]

yup...spoby is borken. meand evan had a loadof firewood and broke the pinion on teh rer diff.....

[Seth]

damn.

[KrazyKarl02]

yup...spoby is borken. meand evan had a loadof firewood and broke the pinion on teh rer diff.....

Can anyone translate "tommy"

[MR.ZAP]

Are you ****ing kidding me? You asstards managed to break something of Sam's that actually had great potential?

[sam_hodnett]

FML... I drove it like 3 rounds around Evans barn and let those asshats take off in it. now it is broken

[BroncoJo]

I want my money

[AggieTJ2007]

FML... I drove it like 3 rounds around Evans barn and let those asshats take off in it. now it is broken

you need to kick tommy in the nuts repeately :gigem:

[mudtoy67]

yup...spoby is borken. meand evan had a loadof firewood and broke the pinion on teh rer diff.....

You break it...you buy it. :gigem:


I want my money

[JB]

I want my money

I got a trailer, lets go repo that POS

[sam_hodnett]

I want my money

I know, you told me that at 1 a.m. when are you coming back to town?

[TdmayfieldIV]

Evan was driving. I wasn't even in it. Me and Sparling got that bitch driving in the first place before Clayton

[BroncoJo]

I'm back

[MR.ZAP]

Excellent...

Edit: I did not do donuts in your front yard

[TdmayfieldIV]

Ok, so we need an 8.8. Much better axle anyways.

[KrazyKarl02]

What gear ratio?

[sam_hodnett]

I'm back

Ill bring you the money tomorrow night

[Hellbent]

Hi my name is Evan and i like to break other peoples sheet!

[TdmayfieldIV]

Don't know the gear ratio but I'm guessing that the front wasn't the same as the rear anyway. The front is a tj dana 30 so 3:05 or 3:55?

[sam_hodnett]

Hi my name is Evan and i like to break other peoples sheet!

no kidding :flipoff2: I never even took it out of first gear!

[BroncoJo]

Find a 9 inch and buy the 44 from my bronco. We have a plethora of parts for the 9 including 4.11 gears which my 44 has. Fix this problem and upgrade.

[TdmayfieldIV]

You can have my 9" and extra shafts for 2 cans of copenhagen.

[Sparling]

That 44 is mine!

[BroncoJo]

Pay up bitches :flipoff2:

[Sparling]

I was waiting to see if that f350 would pan out.

[bcolman]

Hi my name is Evan and i like to break other peoples sheet!

I think I win, I just make it right if u can't help with the labor, just ask creighton

[eight]

A 44 is not really much any stronger than the TJ d30. Back in the day we ran very hard trails with TJs on 35s and had little front axle breakage. I imagine this thing would work the same. Just put an explorer 8.8 in it, bonus is that it just bolts in. Costs about $60 for the stupid driveshaft flange adapter thing. Axles still available for $100 and under. If you're lucky the d30 came from a 4 cylinder and has 4.10 gears.

[Hellbent]

I think I win, I just make it right if u can't help with the labor, just ask creighton

The labor is no problem we have this thing under control

[sam_hodnett]

Find a 9 inch and buy the 44 from my bronco. We have a plethora of parts for the 9 including 4.11 gears which my 44 has. Fix this problem and upgrade.

How much do you want for the 44?

[KrazyKarl02]

Can I suggest "rear TTB"

[sam_hodnett]

Can I suggest "rear TTB"

YES!!! spooby deserves it

[TdmayfieldIV]

http://i736.photobucket.com/albums/xx6/TdmayfieldIV/IMAG0075-1.jpg

http://i736.photobucket.com/albums/xx6/TdmayfieldIV/IMAG0078-2.jpg

[Hot Pocket]

just go move the nine inch thats in front of the garage underneath that thing... should be a "bolt in" swap

[TdmayfieldIV]

Leaf spring perches are too wide

[Hot Pocket]

so why cant you magically attach spooby's spring perches onto your axle?

[BroncoJo]

5x5.5 lug pattern won't match

[TdmayfieldIV]

And you robbed all of my parts off that 9" plus I don't know what's ****ed up inside the carrier

[Sparling]

Sam find a day when one of the pick n pull yards is having a half off sale and get an explorer 8.8

[Sharpe]

so why cant you magically attach spooby's spring perches onto your axle?

Because they don't have a JB Welder.

[eight]

www.car-part.com

[Hellbent]

what rear axle ratio did we find it to be?

[sam_hodnett]

3.73 I think

[Hellbent]

3.73 I think

sounds good enough.

We need to get spooby a gameplan

[JB]

Please make sure this pile is at tcc. I really see no excuses, but am fully expecting them

[Sparling]

It won't be at tcc.

[JB]

Why?

[MR.ZAP]

Because Sam owns it...

[sam_hodnett]

Because Sam owns it...

Go to hell, sorry I dont have a few hundred dollars to dump into this :flipoff2:

[MR.ZAP]

If I front you the money, will you stop making excuses??? :D Just kidding... I know how it is man.

[BroncoJo]

Money is the lamest excuse, it needs a $50 dollar axle...

[JB]

Money is the lamest excuse, it needs a $50 dollar axle...

:usa:

[Sparling]

The problem is that Sam is new to being an alcoholic, so he can't save any money because he spends it on mikes hard lemonade.

[Hellbent]

The problem is that Sam is new to being an alcoholic, so he can't save any money because he spends it on mikes hard lemonade.

this is true... sam will not drink anything unless it is out of a bottle...

I am willing to work on this pile so it can go to TCC, who is willing do donate cheap parts to sams needy fund?

[BroncoJo]

I prefer not to give any more money than I have to to lazy people :flipoff2:

[Sparling]

this is true... sam will not drink anything unless it is out of a bottle...

I am willing to work on this pile so it can go to TCC, who is willing do donate cheap parts to sams needy fund?

It's probably his familiarity with having hard round things around his mouth.

[Sparling]

this is true... sam will not drink anything unless it is out of a bottle...

I am willing to work on this pile so it can go to TCC, who is willing do donate cheap parts to sams needy fund?

It's probably his familiarity with having hard round things around his mouth.

[sam_hodnett]

Wow, yall are all assholes :flipoff2: I am planning on working on it and hopefully it making it to TCC. But rent takes a higher priority

[Deluxe]

get ryans axle

[BroncoJo]

Wow, yall are all assholes :flipoff2: I am planning on working on it and hopefully it making it to TCC. But rent takes a higher priority

don't lie to us or yourself, getting hammered on yuppie drinks takes priority.










:flipoff2:

[sam_hodnett]

get ryans axle

Maybe, but he is not sure he wants to sell it yet, and I dont have that much money.

[Hellbent]

you need to make a towbar for spooby and flat tow that little thing to trips! great success!

[FJAggie07]

I have a flat tow tow bar he can have. He just needs to weld up two points on the front of spooky to attach it to. Nobody wants the damn thing and I am tired of moving it out of the way in my garage.

[Sparling]

You also need decent tires for flat towing

[sam_hodnett]

Yeah, not sure BDRs 15.50s would last long flat towing

[TdmayfieldIV]

You don't need a car hauler to tow it. Polaris rangers weigh more than spooby.

[85cj7]

Step 1-Buy the 8.8
Step 2-Slap that bitch in Spooby
Step 3-Stop being a puss and wheel

http://www.texas4x4.org/showthread.php?t=42472

[eight]

I flat towed the scrambler all over the dam where. Now I flat tow the dodge, but it's bumper tried to fall off yesterday.

[eight]

I'll trade you a ready to wheel rig and a trailer for one of those 4840s.

[sam_hodnett]

One has a blown motor and the other has a broken pto

[Sparling]

Always with the excuses...

[RCcola55]

How about one of those 730's

[eight]

One has a blown motor and the other has a broken pto

I'll take both then.

[rgarner92]

150$ and the axle is yours

[sam_hodnett]

For sale, make an offer.

Let the **** talking commence

[JB]

:rainbow::beer::texas:

[TdmayfieldIV]

$.01

[MR.ZAP]

$0.02!!!!!!

[BroncoJo]

$200 :flipoff2:

[sam_hodnett]

$200 :flipoff2:

close

[BroncoJo]

$201?

[sam_hodnett]

19260
19261
It's gone

[BroncoJo]

How much did they give you for it ?

[JB]

You should really replace it with something.....

[sam_hodnett]

220 bucks

[BroncoJo]

You should really replace it with something.....

Why, he will just kill that too :flipoff2:


220 bucks

Damn, I bet you could have sold that cage to some redneck of of cl

[sam_hodnett]

Why, he will just kill that too :flipoff2:



Damn, I bet you could have sold that cage to some redneck of of cl

I just wanted the money, and wanted it out of my life...

[davido]

You should really replace it with something.....

...like a narrowed Scout. :)

[sam_hodnett]

...like a narrowed Scout. :)

Ding, we have a winner