Tater Bronco

[Shaggy]

the faCT That i spent the money to put superior evolution series shafts and ctms along with chromo poly performance drive slugs...will never break my 60

[Shaggy]

ever

[KrazyKarl02]

Its only cool when you give your self a black eye cause the wrench slips off. :)
.
Good times

[uglyota]

Longfields woulda been cooler

[Shaggy]

This another one of my new goodies... like my makeshift cart for it... the wheel kit for it is discontinued so i just put casters on the pallet it came on... the casters are pretty bling too

[Shaggy]

i was able to get the spacer off on the driver side with the help of the impact... but my wall came up a bit close.. the other side i got the shaft out and the lugs off the spacer but that damn spacer is on there tight and i cant get it loose. the other pic is of the detroit in the 10.25.
and one question... what socket do i use to get the rear hubs apart?

[uglyota]

very cool
I woulda put big pneumatic casters on it though...make it easier to roll around in dirt and over cracks, also probably dampen vibrations some

[Shaggy]

ya i thought about that too but this was a cheap (under 20$) fix for now

[uglyota]

yeah you seem to be hard up :flipoff2:

[Shaggy]

the way i have been spending lately... i get to skimp on some things right

[uglyota]

better than being like me and skimping on all of them :D

[stx4wheeler]

tate there is a ratcheting lock nut tool that is made for the rear hubs, but if you wanna do it onthe cheap a flat head and a hammer will do the job.

[Shaggy]

Got the lights welded in and the grill trimmed for the lights. it looks pretty good i guess.
poly performance called and needed me to measure the length of my inners. so i measure them from center of the u-joint and get 37" and 16" and the stubs 12.25"... are these numbers right?... i need to do a little research to make sure cause i would hate for the shafts to get here and be the wrong length

[stx4wheeler]

http://fullsizebronco.com/forum/showthread.php?t=57186

here is a link to one of the guys doing efi on m-block motors tate talk to them about what you would need to do it on yours.

[Sharpe]

I dig the narrowing. You gonna run any fenders (inner or outer) or no?

[Shaggy]

yes

[Shaggy]

-outer fender if i can get the spotwelded inner out

[Shaggy]

got the inner fenders out via airhammer... worked pretty good but my arm is now tired from the beating it took using it

[Shaggy]

i beat the dent out of the pass fender as good as i could... it looks much better but sill really wavy... i also just set the skins up there to get an idea how it will look... they will fit the front pretty good from what i can tell but since the length of the taper the back is gonna gap some... i just want it to look halfway decent so no biggie... i just need to start bending some tube so i can get these things on for good

[RCcola55]

there is a whole thread in the fabrication section of FSB on rollcages and designs


edit: i was wrong it is in the build up section, the one by chris85xlt i think is the best
http://www.supermotors.org/clubs/superford/vehicles/registry/detail.php?id=12&s=25417

[Shaggy]

thanks

[Shaggy]

well yesterday i risked rolling it in the shop to get the rear axle at a good enough angle to pull the shaft without moving it to the side... it was good fun... and today i wasnt planning on going out there but got tired of doing house cleaning so i went there for 30 min. i was able to get the 10.25 hubs apart with this new tool i got... now all i need is to get me some brackets and i can throw the disc stuff on there

[BMFScout]

I wouldn't really call that a shop

[Shaggy]

it is a shop on my budget... i dont live with my parents and mooch off their shop

[KrazyKarl02]

wow, you sir are brave, I would never crawl under or beside a truck jacked up like that...

[CheapJeep]

It looks alright, not as safe as my hoist/scaffold lift though.... :flipoff2:

[Graystroke]

idea: why not use the surrounds for the lights and narrow the grill further?
I'll mooch off my Dad's shop until I die.

[Sharpe]

That would have been awsome if it crashed through the wall into the neighbors unit.

[Cajun]

it is a shop on my budget... i dont live with my parents and mooch off their shop

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v246/manonfire/stallowned.jpg

[BMFScout]

Tate, the self made man!

[jerryg79]

Tate, the self made man!

He's sponsored.

[Shaggy]

it was pretty sturdy... and the only sponsor i have is my old aa psychologist

[Shaggy]

UPS guy just brought me some bling... these things are dead sexy

[Reckless]

Dad has the same one in our sandrail. Have fun bleeding the darn things!

[Shaggy]

well the ups guy was back again and now i have a pair of dana 60 CTMs and poly performance drive gear. I also have a dana60 detroit but they sent me the 4.56 and up one instead of the 4.10 and down. i am now faced with the decision of either sending it back and getting the right one or ordering 5.13s and a new detroit for the 10.25... i think fate is telling me to do the latter but my bank account is saying send it back... one thing that would make my decision easier is to know if anyone needs a 10.25 detroit 4.10 and down... John dont you still need one?... no pics of the new goodies because my memory card on my camera took a dump

[Shaggy]

and to add one more thing.... CTMs are insane... they are WAY bigger than i expected and can see why they have the warrenty

[Sharpe]

That cutting brake is badass, how much did it cost?

[Shaggy]

about 120

[Reckless]

120? I can get them through one of our sandrail companies for 95ish.

[Shaggy]

that was shipped

[Shaggy]

ok turns out 10.25 dont have a carrier split... i can use my detroit with 5.13s... so looks like i am ordering gears now

[AggieTJ2007]

sounds like fun

[CRaSHnBuRN]

can those cutting brakes be used as a temporary emergency brake? Seems like they could if they didn't bleed off to fast.

[Shaggy]

you have to keep your hands on them but i would assume they would work as one in a slam on the brakes type of situation

[Shaggy]

ok ordered some yukon 5.13 gears for both axles and install kits... they should be here thursday or friday

[Shaggy]

got a new card for the camera and took some pics of my new goodies

[Shaggy]

new alternator, ps pump, floor shifter, and tranny crossmember bushings

[sasquatch]

did you win the lottery?

[Shaggy]

nope... just gotta get this sum***** done before tcc

[Shaggy]

gears showed up today... headed out to the shop to get some stuff done... come on by if you wanna

[eight]

I be there in moments. call you first.

[Shaggy]

took gears out to the shop... pulled dana60 carrier out with comealong rigup and then pulled out 10.25. bolted up the 140 amp alternator also

[Shaggy]

there were a crapload of shimms in the 10.25

[Shaggy]

headed out to the shop in just a bit if anyone wants to come on by

[Shaggy]

didnt get crap dont today... a buddy of mine from hs called me and we sat and bsed or a long time... i drank 5 out of 6 of a 6pack of talls and am killing the 6ht right now... i showed him how to weld... that was fun atleast

[Shaggy]

update - i havnt done much. started working on the gears and that is it if i remember right... but i just got a 116lb box from ORD tonight... it was a sonofabeach to get the goods out... check out the new pics linked
http://www.texasoffroad.net/galleries/lonestar/album589?page=7

[Sharpe]

Tite, how is it going to be clocked?

[Shaggy]

it will be perfectly flat

[Shaggy]

Here is a list of the things that I know still need to be done.

Install T-Cases
Install T-Case shifters (on back order)
Install Floor Shifter
Weld on Disc Break Bracket (don't have yet)
Set Gears in both axles
Put 10.25 back together
install highsteer arm (need to order or build one)
Put 60 back together (custom shafts still being made)
Build driveshafts front and rear
Plum Breaklines and cutting break
Install Powersteering pump
Put one more bolt in steering box
bolt engine down
Install new tranny crossmember bushings
Mount radiator
Rebuild carberator
Run all wiring
Install dual battery setup
Heatshield starter
Install front blinkers
Trim grill to fit lights
Build draglink and tierod
mount and plum hydro assist
build roll cage
trim and skin front fenders
trim rear fenders and bumper
Add front tow hooks
build dash off cage
build center concul off cage
mount gages
winshield and tamor sticker
windshield wiper motor and wipers
shocks
tummy skidplate
rock lights
tube doors
5-piece harnesses


that is just the short list of what i know needs to be done.... who knows what else will come up... I hate you all if you make tcc in 5 weeks

[william_ace]

you'll make it. just keep it up

[Shaggy]

I'm not even gonna try and make it if it is spring break... i have other plans anyways... the only way i am going is if it is a while from now

[uglyota]

3pm Saturday, fools

[Shaggy]

ya gonna be working on it 3pm-late saturday and sunday

[Shaggy]

I skipped my last class today and went out to the shop. I put the two t-cases together. I had to do a little grinder work to get it on but it worked great. Then I moved on to installing the new tranny cross-member bushings. All I need to get them done is some 5.5" 7/16 bolts. The 6" ones I have dont have enough thread on them. These bushings lower the tranny a little bit which is good cause i moved it up too much when i built the cross-member. I am gonna go get some bolts tomorrow from ace and then I will just need a hand or two to lift the dual cases up.

[Shaggy]

I picked up the bolts i need today so tomorrow i should be able to make some good progress...

[Shaggy]

headed out to the shop... ill be there around 3

[uglyota]

well that 203-205 combo is one heavy mutha! Looks impressive bolted up though! Pix?

[Shaggy]

i get to it today after class

[Shaggy]

here are pics of putting the cases together and installing them

[Shaggy]

more... you can see where we raised the floor as much as 6" or so

[Shaggy]

more... and one of the new tranny crossmember bushings... i am going to have to build a tcase crossmember also cause that is just too heavy for that little adapter to handle

[KrazyKarl02]

looks pretty pimp, you gonna build some sort of skid plate for it?

[Shaggy]

ya i am gonna build a skid that works as a crossmember also

[Shaggy]

i will take a pic next time im out there to show how low it hangs... not much... maby 2-3"... the 205 is at the same level as the 203

[Shaggy]

I have decided to run a pillow block front driveshaft with it mounted onto the tranny crossmember where it squares down... the angle looks pretty decent and it looks good in the back too

[Shaggy]

Learn me on driveshaft tech... i am either upgrading to 1350 or 1410 stuff mostlikely probably the 1350 stuff because of availablity and pricing... since of the front setup i am gonna have to run a 2 piece shaft with a pillow block and a cv. I can get away with not running a cv in the back but i think i might ought to. is there going to be any problem finding yokes for the axles or tcase? is there a 1350 pillow block setup available?... i am used to just splicing together what shafts i already have, but have decided that i should really get decent driveshafts

[Shaggy]

I talked to Jesse at High Angle Driveline and he said he could do these shafts just how i explained them... so i am gonna do some more research and find everything myself and build them myself... cause i would be looking upward of 1300$ for both shafts and flanges and yokes from him... and i am gonna have to pass on that

[Shaggy]

oh and i learned that 1350 is as big as you can go on a rear shaft to have it street legal

[RCcola55]

i really doubt there are many cops out there the can tell a difference, but on the front y dont u just put a 1330 at the yoke in the front and and 1410 for the rest that a way u have a weak point and u wont hurt nothing else if u get in a bind

[TxCruzr]

oh and i learned that 1350 is as big as you can go on a rear shaft to have it street legal

I would put that ticket on the fridge right next to my picture I colored in the 8th grade with the 'C+' on it :D

[Shaggy]

the pillow block is gonna be 1410 and the rest 1350

[william_ace]

i agree with ryan, theres gotta be some sort of weak point our you'll bust up high dollar parts.

[eight]

It'd be really dumb to put superior shafts and ctms in an axle then feed them with a 1330 joint.

[Shaggy]

i agree... there are no cheap parts in my drivetrain... and i dont want the driveshafts to be too weak

[stx4wheeler]

i concur with pollock 1330 is to small, that would make it really weak.

[william_ace]

your ball joints are weak tate :flipoff2: just kiddin man. when you do the ujoints, whats gonna be your weakest point you think?

[Shaggy]

the ujoints will still be the weakest point even at 1410... the shafts in the 10.25 may be weaker but i doubt it

[Sharpe]

Chevy and maybe ford came with 2 piece rear driveshafts with 1350s being in 3/4 and one tons. I believe later model dodge diesels had 1410 from the factory. Look into it.

[Shaggy]

i have the one from the f350... i think i am just gonna ghetto something together with what i have and that be the first purchase after completion... i just cant come up with that much more mula

[Reckless]

Chevy and maybe ford came with 2 piece rear driveshafts with 1350s being in 3/4 and one tons. I believe later model dodge diesels had 1410 from the factory. Look into it.

I know the '90 Dodge CTD has the 1410 driveshafts

[stx4wheeler]

Chevy and maybe ford came with 2 piece rear driveshafts with 1350s being in 3/4 and one tons. I believe later model dodge diesels had 1410 from the factory. Look into it.

wrong there, not all f-250's came with 1350, i just took one out that was a 1330.

[Sharpe]

Well thats gay. All chevies came with 1350s. Chevy > ford

[RCcola55]

why dont u look into getting it all done with 1410's and one of the flanges that has shear bolts in it i saw them in petersons a while back, you can change how strong it is, i mean with all that money in the axles i wouldnt wanna risk funcking **** up, maybe im just under estimating the strength of ctms and superior shafts

[uglyota]

I think you are. Even with that heavy pig sitting on top of it that drivetrain's not breaking

[Shaggy]

the shafts and ctms will not break... i promise that and if they do they are free replaced

[stx4wheeler]

i thought the shafts were only free replacement with stock u joints?

[Shaggy]

they told me that if i could break these shafts they would replace them... nooone has yet and they run them on many comp rigs

[stx4wheeler]

cool deal

[Shaggy]

I got in my Fab Fours dana60 diff cover... it is one bad dood
I also got in my 3-stick shifter for the doubler... looks like it is gonna take a little work to install

[JeepPhisherman]

that cover looks good.

they make one for a 44 yet?

[Matt Conlee]

http://www.fabfours.com/Diff%20Covers%20Dana%2044%20Differential%20Cover%2 0P1250

[JeepPhisherman]

http://www.fabfours.com/Diff%20Covers%20Dana%2044%20Differential%20Cover%2 0P1250

gracias

[Cajun]

I got in my Fab Fours dana60 diff cover... it is one bad dood
I also got in my 3-stick shifter for the doubler... looks like it is gonna take a little work to install

Yes, the triple stick takes some figuring. It took me a 6 pack to get the shifters connected and lined up how I wanted them. ;)

[Shaggy]

the fun part is i have to do it with the case already bolted in and hardly any clearance... there is no way i want to take it down and have to deal with lifting it back up again

[stx4wheeler]

cut a very large hole in the floor, and put sticks on then weld said pieve back in, or leave it open for air conditioning, or a good beer can dispenser. :gigem:

[Sharpe]

Holes in the floor suck, stuff that shouldnt fall out does. Being able to see your tranny crossmember is nice though.

[sasquatch]

expanded metal

[stx4wheeler]

expanded metal

worst idea ever, i was joking about it, well at least the not putting it back in, expanded metal will jsut get you wet,muddy, nasty, and cold=no bueno

[sasquatch]

unless you mud bog or submarine your crap. i dont see how anything would get up in there if you drove at a reasonable speed.

shouldnt have taken your heater out if you didnt want to be cold :flipoff2:

[DRAGOONRANCH]

Expanded metal is the way I am going in the Beast. There was already a huge hole of rust, so we torched it out and gonna place some back in. Tryin to look out the bowties window at the tires is a *****. Gonna help fix that by scrapin the 11.50 38's and goin with som 20.5 44's or bigger if I can locate some portal axles. The hole let in a little mud at Alto, but gonna fix that with a heavy piece of trailer mat for a removeable floor board. Hell anything that will keep the big beast shiny side up and rubber side down will help. :beer:

[robertf03]

Holes in the floor suck, stuff that shouldnt fall out does. Being able to see your tranny crossmember is nice though.


yes it does, ask Jimmy about that. My rover still smells like cell phone.

And large holes in the floor are quite the opposite of air conditioning

[Sharpe]

Phone fall on exhaust?

[stx4wheeler]

unless you mud bog or submarine your crap. i dont see how anything would get up in there if you drove at a reasonable speed.

shouldnt have taken your heater out if you didnt want to be cold :flipoff2:


wrong you see that crack/creek that ed is flopped over in, or any of the small water crossing at clayton, holes/creek bottoms at alto, swampers and big ass tires throw **** freaking everywhere hence you will get wet.

[eight]

Yea a nice hole in the floor is a great heater. It warm up faster than the other heater too. Take a ride in the passenger side of my jeep. It blows hot air through the t-case shifters hole and at the passenger's left leg.

[Shaggy]

I am gonna try and get away without cutting my floor our... it would destroy the purdy liner

[Shaggy]

My shafts finally made it in... they are beef

[stx4wheeler]

1300 hundred bucks and they aint even blingin silver or shiny-damn if i were you i'd ask for my money back,

on a different note, get the darn thing done.

[Shaggy]

if i ever get time... i doubt i get it done before i move... and when i move i wont have a garage right away so i am gonna keep my shop for a while atleast

[Shaggy]

It has been a long damn time since I have even touched any bronco parts... since I don't work tomorrow I have decided to run out to the shop... if anyone wants to come out I will be putting my ctms in my superior shafts

[Shaggy]

I am gonna upload all the pics first and then follow with how the progress went

[Shaggy]

couple more

[Shaggy]

last one

[Shaggy]

ok so the pics are a little out of order but here is how the evening went. I started out by sticking in the first ctm in the stub-shaft. I now understand why the groves are machined in there... without them the thing wouldnt fit. Next I realized that I left off the rubber graumets. I proceded to take it apart and put it back together. After that I realize that the best way to put the full circle clips on is to stick them in before inserting the ctm into the shaft. So I procede to take it apart again and put it back together once again. My next step is to hook it up with the inner. This seems impossible, even though the machined area is there on that side it isnt as far. After a while of tinkering I decide to force it with a rubber mallet. It is a mirical... it works. So I finish that sucker up and start to putting in the grease fittings. I only get 3 in. I decide to not mess with the fourth till I get the other shaft complete. I go through the same procedure with the other shafts leaving out the stupidity within the first shaft and it goes together quite well. I had a little trouble getting the last circle clip to cooperate but it finally worked out. All of the grease fittings went into this ctm just fine. This may be because I didn't hit the cap with the small sledge a million times. I then moved back to the last grease fitting. I couldn't figure out how to get it in the misthreaded hole. After a million and a half failed attempts I decided to grip it with plyers and hit it with the sledge. I crammed that sucker in. I am assuming that that is the first cap I bust. Who wants to take bets otherwise. I just figured a forced grease fitting was better than not having one in there. After all that fun I decided to mess with the shifter for the transfercases. Since I raised up the tranny the kit needed a little clearancing. A little love from the sledge and the shifter is in. Well the main part is. None of the linkage is, or the boots and all that jazz. I basically did the easiest part, but it made me feel good to see them there. Another thing I did was to pull out the spicer long-side shaft. You can see a couple pics of the difference. Pictures don't do justice. Superior is the shiznit. ok that is all.

Tater

[Seth]

grommets - miracle - now finish before i do

[Sharpe]

Shifter boots are just frivilous.

[uglyota]

I am assuming that that is the first cap I bust. Who wants to take bets otherwise.
I bet you never bust any, but why don't you write CTM an email and see how cheaply you can get a new cap? Seems like a stupid part to kludge

[Shaggy]

honestly i didnt keep track of which cap it was... they all look the same now

[Shaggy]

I went out to the shop today... i tinkered around with a couple things. I decided to try and hook up the t-case shifter linkage. It was a good ol time... there is a lot to that sum*****. But I did get it all in. I still need to go back and put a nut on a bolt that is like imposible to reach and replace some 5/16 bolts with 3/8 ones to kill the slack. I also might shorten the linkage to the front case shifter a inch or two. the lever is just too low for my liking. It did feel nice to actually be able to shift through all the positions... man there are a lot of them with 3 shifters. that is all for probably a couple more weeks maby months... i really need to sell some stuff... i cant even buy a dollar worth of hardware to polish up what i did today until i sell something. oye veh

[Shaggy]

ok so i lied yesterday about not going to the shop for a long time... i went there today and installed the floor shifter. it was a pita. all i have to do to it now is trim and install the plastic cover that makes it look pretty and maby ajust the linkage a little bit. i took some pictures of both it and the tcase shifters. I will get them up later... maby tonight

[Shaggy]

Linkage and me shifting the sticks around into the different ranges

[Shaggy]

floor shifter and linkage

[Shaggy]

now the only other thing i need to locate in that area is the cutting brake levers... i think they are gonna be closer to the seat so i dont have to lean forward at all

[Shaggy]

oh here are two more of the t-case linkage. this is one of the brackets that makes the 205 rear yoak shift work

[JeepPhisherman]

looking good

[Shaggy]

worked on it a little today... I tried to fix my press but it doesnt work too well. then i bolted down the floor pan and trimmed it more for the transfercase shifters... ghettoed the boots on them and then modified the plastic cover for the tranny floor shifter... so that is down other than wiring the light on it up... but since there is no other wiring it is gonna have to wait..., I also took off the factory column shifter

[Shaggy]

I went and got new ball-joints today. I had no idea how much they cost so I asked Austin while I was talking to him. He said like $60 each (x4 = 240) and i was like hell no. well luckily he was wrong. I got new lifetime warrenty uppers and lowers for $135 after tax. I was a little more comfortable with that price.

[Shaggy]

well when in town the other day i installed the new ball-joints. I learned that using the loaner tool from the parts store makes life 20 million times easier... wish i would have done that to get them out. i got the knuckles on and went ahead and put the whole front end together minus the center section and shafts. I was curious to see the lockouts in. they look good and dont stick out at all... it is nice. My old warn hubs stuck out like 2 inches. Next time I come to town i will buy bearings and set the gears front and rear and get that all done with. But overall I had a very productive time in cs. I spent 12 hours clearing out 1830 lbs of stuff to bryan iron ($80 in my pocket) and two bed loads to the dumpster. and I organized the remainder of the stuff along with getting the bronco in rolling condition again. I think the day was a success. That is all for now.

Tate

[Shaggy]

i need to buy berrings for the 10.25 and 60, i have heard that Jimmy knows a good place to get them. if so do i need to know part numbers or can i just go into there and ask for the application. and if i mention jimmy will they give me a discount or come around the counter and kick me in the junk

[Shaggy]

bearings too

[Shaggy]

***

[uglyota]

bring part numbers for a few brands if you can, they don't seem to be able to look up auto applications. Yeah mention Jimmy and TAMOR, I've been trying to butter those guys up for a discount.

[Shaggy]

damn i just called randy's to get an idea on price. for just the Bearing kit it was $130 for the dana 60 and $177 for the 10.25. can Pulvis(sp?) beat that

[JB]

Tate...
http://fullsizebronco.com/forum/showthread.php?t=72090&highlight=10.25+disc+brake

[Shaggy]

bookmarked... thanks john

[JB]

uno mas....
http://www.tsmmfg.com/2670.htm

[Shaggy]

Last month I was in town and had about an hour to work on the bronco. I pulled the pass side rear hub off and pressed out the studs. I am now going back on the thought that I would have to grind down the hubs a lot. If I do any it is gonna be very minimal. After looking at it more the disc swap has maby 3 hours worth of work to finish it up less running the lines. I still need to order some brackets cause I really dont have time to build any. I have been working on average 65hrs a week here in SA so I don't think much progress will be made soon. After the christmas holidays I need to hit it hard though. I am planning on using the bronco for the getaway car for my wedding June 2nd. so a LOT has to go down before then. I will make it aware when I come to town if any before then. I can use as much help as you guys are willing to give me. The main work will be after January 1 though. And I will need a lot of help if I am gonna get it done by the new deadline.

Thanks

Tate

[Shaggy]

well Austin and I came into town the other day and worked on it once again. I ground down the hub and put the rotor on the side i had off and took off the other side, the gears are 95% set in the 10.25, got the pattern right and all just have to pull it apart one last time and put the new crush sleve on the pinion and press in the pinion seal and then put it back together, by the way it took a lot of shims, but i could not be happier with how it feels, I need to borrow a set of setup bearings for the 60 so i can get that sucker set up

[agjohn02]

ive got a set you can borrow, including pinion nut.

[Shaggy]

thanks, i will call you sometime in january to come and get them

[Shaggy]

It makes me sad... I was in CS yesterday and I looked at my bronco... I need my house to be done so I can start working on it again

[Seth]

Let me know when you clean that shop out - should be interesting.

[Shaggy]

i have gotten rid of most crap... i took the doors, fenders and hood from the f350 to bryan iron... i still have transfercases and such left though... and some dana44 parts and brackets and whatnot

[StevenAg03]

do you have any radius arms and spring perches for the 44??

[Shaggy]

no i traded burris a while back for leaf-sprung ones for Nix's ranger

[BMFScout]

..

[JB]

wtf is that about

[Jackasic]

I'm guessing he lost a bet, look at the shirt underneath.

[jerryg79]

i'll be nice.

It must be cause they are both on drugs, look at them he's stoned, and she's tweaking.

[DRAGOONRANCH]

So that's why he hasnt been on in a while, I would be ashamed to show my self around here too. :flipoff3:

BTW, how did you get that jimbo?

[Seth]

I am guessing that they are facebook or myspace buddies. Jimmy is showing all the young ones what can happen when you get married. Your rig goes no where and you start cheering the tsips.

[DRAGOONRANCH]

:eek:

So thats what happens when you get a cootie infestation....

[JeepPhisherman]

Is his wife a t-sip?

[jerryg79]

they met at a&M im pretty sure, doesnt she have a maroon shirt on too?

[JeepPhisherman]

I don't know, but tate's right hand looks like he was just throwing up the horns...

[Shaggy]

that was the game from 2006 in Austin, My sister-n-law goes there and we got tickets in the student section. Used someone's student ID's and the pulled the shirts off after we entered... good game.

[Shaggy]

I did this back in Dec. but i think it turned out nice... dual batteries with the biggest isolater ever... this is located where the A/C heater was

[Seth]

nice work, awful photography. actually it might just be that there is nothing that would normally be on a bronco to reference it to. at first I thought the shot was looking down from above.

[Shaggy]

that is why i tried to describe where it was... i couldnt get a better pic because the bronco is jammed against the garage wall

[Seth]

Don't sass your fatha!

[agjohn02]

I got my new goodies in... the isolator is freaking huge... didnt expect it to be so damn big after seeing the hellroaring one the other day... compare it next to the optimas

hmm, do optimas have a 2.5 yr shelf life?

[Shaggy]

i tested one last month when the one on the ford went out... full charge still

[DRAGOONRANCH]

optimas rok!!!

[Shaggy]

my thoughts... i was worried that they were going to die before i took the plastic off them... i know atleast one wont meet that fait

[agjohn02]

fate

[Shaggy]

good catch... i didnt think it looked correct...

[Shaggy]

ass

[DRAGOONRANCH]

wow, the boards sure has become "engrish" nazi's lately...

[agjohn02]

have

[Seth]

its just that tate is back. he brings a new level of grammar.

speaking of optimas. i was impressed with mine when the truck wasnt starting this past weekend. i cranked on it quite a bit and it didnt quit. it would recover, which i guess is the deep cycle part of it.

[DRAGOONRANCH]

have

Doesn't that need " " "'s?

[Sharpe]

wow, the boards sure has become "engrish" nazi's lately...

No its just that since Frick hasnt been around lately we've gotten used to people using proper engrish most of the time and now that Tate's back we have to readjust our reading skillz.

[Shaggy]

deal with it

[Shaggy]

Just thought I would update you on the bronco's "progress"... It now sits on jackstands 100% of the time. As you can see she is working hard as a tool shed. Her roof is sporting a TJ back seat some boxes, an ice chest and about 8 trash bags full of cans,

[Shaggy]

ok, this thing has been on the back burner long enough. I would like to set a goal of getting this thing trail ready by summer 2010. We will hopefully be having a little one next summer so I know it needs to get done by then. My plan is to have 4 work weekends (about one every 3 months) where club members come to SA and stay and work on my crap with me. I will supply beer and food and a place to crash. We will set a work agenda for each of these events. I will put in some work on my own between these gatherings to insure to keep the timeline in check. I feel that the only reason that progress hasn't been made in years is because I don't like to really work on it myself, and there are a couple things that are a little above my head. I will talk to the wife about potential weekends for the first one and then get back and see what works best with the club. Who would be interested in helping out and seeing Tonka back on the trail in summer 2010?

[TexTJ209]

its just that tate is back. he brings a new level of grammar.

speaking of optimas. i was impressed with mine when the truck wasnt starting this past weekend. i cranked on it quite a bit and it didnt quit. it would recover, which i guess is the deep cycle part of it.

Its Tait, not Tate. :flipoff2:


And yes I know I just added that to a quote from last year...but I don't care. Its slow at work.

[Fredo]

You know, I really enjoy the Carne Asada Tacos from On the Border. I've had brisket tacos before, and those are good, but the Carne Asada tacos come with this chipotle ranch that is just "awsome".

[BMFScout]

ok, this thing has been on the back burner long enough. I would like to set a goal of getting this thing trail ready by summer 2010. We will hopefully be having a little one next summer so I know it needs to get done by then. My plan is to have 4 work weekends (about one every 3 months) where club members come to SA and stay and work on my crap with me. I will supply beer and food and a place to crash. We will set a work agenda for each of these events. I will put in some work on my own between these gatherings to insure to keep the timeline in check. I feel that the only reason that progress hasn't been made in years is because I don't like to really work on it myself, and there are a couple things that are a little above my head. I will talk to the wife about potential weekends for the first one and then get back and see what works best with the club. Who would be interested in helping out and seeing Tonka back on the trail in summer 2010?

Did Obama put you up to this?

I say get out there and work on it a little each night if you want it to go anywhere. If you run into a problem or big project that needs help I would plan on towing it somewhere to get help. I don't know about everyone else, but if they're like me they are too busy with their own **** to drive to San Antone to work on your ****. Not trying to be rude, just keeping it real. :flipoff2:

[jerryg79]

You know, I really enjoy the Carne Asada Tacos from On the Border. I've had brisket tacos before, and those are good, but the Carne Asada tacos come with this chipotle ranch that is just "awsome".

on the border in atascosita closed, WTF? I never even got to eat there.

The barbacoa tacos at La Perla by doug's house are good.

[mudtoy67]

My boss brought in breakfast tacos from the new Rudy's near the office. I had a briskit taco...it was pretty good but supposively if I put some hot sauce to would be more better.

[jerryg79]

supposively

krebs!

[uglyota]

freddy, maby if you put some sissy sause on the brisket tacos they would be better

[jerryg79]

brisket breakfast tacos remind me of doug having sex on austin st.

[Shaggy]

i hate you guys... your making me hungry

[KrazyKarl02]

My boss brought in breakfast tacos from the new Rudy's near the office. I had a briskit taco...it was pretty good but supposively if I put some hot sauce to would be more better.

Those give me heartburn....

[DRAGOONRANCH]

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_xRFNBWST25E/SWVg-PKwW6I/AAAAAAAACwA/898Eq-WFr80/s400/Russian+Home+Made+Tractor.jpg

[uglyota]

i hate you guys... your making me hungry

maby you should get a breakfast taco then?

[jerryg79]

maby you should get a breakfast taco then?

your write hippie that wood be awsome.

[robertf03]

Ill prolly prune this thread laiter

[uglyota]

f#cking fascist!

[Doug Krebs]

f#cking fascist!

PS... why don't we remove fvck from the censor. It's been on Rowdy's bright ass avatar for a week now.

[Sharpe]

Or we can just change his avatar back to a bag of dicks?

[FJAggie07]

Or we can just change his avatar back to a bag of dicks?

winner winner chicken dinner.

[DRAGOONRANCH]

change his avatar, but don't be chicken **** about it. And trust me, I know chicken ****. :flipoff2:

[Shaggy]

Tonka looks good topless

[uglyota]

would have been a lot easier to move out of your backyard if we had done that first!
So are you cutting this thing up and kicking it to the curb?

[davido]

So are you back to building the Bronco instead of the Explorere, or are you cutting it up to get rid of it?

[JB]

What all is getting sold?

[Shaggy]

everything

[mudtoy67]

Damn, I'm gonna have to dig deep in the file cabinet to find the squares on this one.:laughing:

[Shaggy]

well technically... i won't give up on it until major parts are sold... If I keep it the roof was gonna get chopped for a shorter cage so it can drive into the garage.... but it is probably getting chopped up

[Seth]

Just scrap the body, you have the drivetrain for a bad ass family wheeler buggy. I just dont get this and the jeep both.

[JB]

Do you still have the tires? What about all the bling D60 shafts etc? Are the front springs the same as what I have? (stock F350)

[DRAGOONRANCH]

unless he has sold them since we were there a few weekends ago, yes to the first two.

[Shaggy]

yes, yes, and yes

[Shaggy]

Well the tires are gone now... But I put them on the dodge for a min to see how they looked before they went bye bye... looks cool but needs lots of lift.

[Shaggy]

uno mas

[AggieTJ2007]

just a little trimming no biggie, I think you should do it

[Shaggy]

sold them already... I have some 37's on h2s though

[DRAGOONRANCH]

Only you would go through the trouble of pulling your tires off of your DD, putting your wheeling tires on just to see how it looks then pulling them off and putting the old ones back on all the while having the wiring harness sitting gathering dust and it being one of the only things keeping you from wheeling your rig that the other tires belong on!@!

:flipoff3:

[Shaggy]

i had to rotate the dodge tires anyway

[DRAGOONRANCH]

i had to rotate the dodge tires anyway

Ok, that makes cents. :gigem:

[BMFScout]

I know what thread you should hack after the motivational poster thread if we run out of bandwidth...

[Shaggy]

jimmy when did you get so bitter... you used to be the funny guy

[eight]

He's getting old.

[BMFScout]

That IS funny!

[uglyota]

jimmy when did you get so bitter... you used to be the funny guy

I thought it was funny.

Besides, he's right: You bought a bunch of parts and started hacking up your rig, moved it twice and are Flemming it out.

On to the next project! :D

[BMFScout]

If he wants to post pictures of the further demise of his beloved Bronco, so be it. I know it's hard for him to part with it, this is theraputic. I was just commenting on the 6 pictures of the stock truck with the dumb tires on it in his driveway. Some from the same angle even. If it was one pic to say, "Hey this looks cool, huh?" That would be one thing, I don't think we need passenger, driver sides, close ups, 45's etc. to get the picture. However, this is his thread, I'm sorry for ****ting in it tait. :cheers:

[Shaggy]

sorry i just posted what i took... will take into consideration how many pics and just put one or two to make a point in the future

[BMFScout]

I'm just f'in with you tate cause I'm bored. Really, I think you should take more pictures when you do stuff like this, it's usually entertaining!

[Shaggy]

Who had 1/26/2010 as the point of no return?... Will cut the rest of the body up tomorrow

[agjohn02]

Did I miss something? Wasn't this a nice Bronco sitting in a garage when I left here?

[DRAGOONRANCH]

Being the most work that has been done to it since near the end of the last decade was moving it from storage to said garage, I would reckon no.

[Shaggy]

It was really clean before it was rolled in las cruces back in 2003

[KrazyKarl02]

Wasn't this a nice Bronco sitting in a garage when I left here?

Oxymoron - "Nice Bronco"

[uglyota]

It was really clean before it was rolled in las cruces back in 2003

I'm gonna say that was the point of no return. It only hurts the first time

[TdmayfieldIV]

Oxymoron - "Nice Bronco"

thats not true..........but they are rare

http://fullsizebronco.com/forum/showthread.php?t=94207

[Shaggy]

Took in 580lbs in today. Will take another trip another day don't want to get stuck out in traffic.

[agjohn02]

Took in 580lbs in today. Will take another trip another day don't want to get stuck out in traffic.

How much of that was powdercoat do you think?

[jerryg79]

How much of that was powdercoat do you think?

powdercoat....or bedliner.

So are your sponsors looking for someone else to sponsor? Maybe the klogger!?!?

[BMFScout]

Doesn't a buildup thread cease to be a build up thread when the updates are about going to the scrap pile with the buildup?

[Shaggy]

took another 300lbs today

[Shaggy]

So are your sponsors looking for someone else to sponsor? Maybe the klogger!?!?

you can make all the fun you want... my bronco was on a brocure (sp) they used for years

[robertf03]

graysons ****pile is used on the expedition exchange website

he didn't even know about it until I told him

[uglyota]

Grayson's sponsored!!!???

[Shaggy]

As she sits now.... waiting to be sold... anyone want anything?

[KrazyKarl02]

As she sits now.... waiting to be sold... anyone want anything?

Yeah, the doubler, but I don't want to pay you what you want for it....

[stx4wheeler]

Interested in the front shock towers? How much?

[Shaggy]

i am using those... just have not taken them off yet

[85cj7]

what are those tires in the background?

[Shaggy]

37" BFG KMs on H2's... they is for the jeep