Mine was a pain in the ass to adjust the shifters too! Wait till you try to build that cross member!
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Mine was a pain in the ass to adjust the shifters too! Wait till you try to build that cross member!
I suppose i could go back to hydraulic motor mounts. But my rubber trans mount would only last 2-3 runs before it tore itself apart, and that was with the 1345.
Hydraulic mounts, both engine and trans, are just soooo ****ty from the parts store. And try and find a trans mount for an 86 with an AOD. Ford, parts stores, JBG, dont have or make one anymore.
My frame does not flex as bad as some fullsize rigs I have seen. Chevys seem to be the worst.
I know there has got to be a reason no one really runs everythihg solid like I am suggesting, I am just not really sure what to do.
These are the mounts I have, so they are not technically solid, as they do have a bushing.
http://broncograveyard.com/bronco/i-...-302-351w.html
if you add the foot off the 205 it will probably help prolong trans mount life.
just get some 1.75 .120 wall tube and some poly spring bushings for your new cross member and then all will match and you should be good
note to self for PNs.
http://www.f150online.com/forums/200...ff-trucks.html
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Those shifter look slick.
I agree ^^^^
You got quite the little following on TexAgs to asking about the big bronc. :)
I bought a factory Ford 205 mount off eBay for $32. After buying 4x4 angle, getting the holes just right, buying a rubber mount, this was just easier. It is not meant for 80s Ford frames, but it is pretty close to bolting right up. Just a minor tweak, and start drilling the holes in the frame. Should be done today, and have enough support to at least get it around the block, on the trailer etc.
Front yard front dig successful. Rear line lock will make it better.
http://www.tmrcustoms.com/store/inde...roducts_id=732
http://www.tmrcustoms.com/store/imag...t_kit_tube.jpg
installed...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...00325-1942.jpg
What do you think? The crossmember would be pretty basic, either tube or box and be boltedor welded inside the frame and it would have the poly mount as shown. Then just run a couple tubes up to the trans x-member, plate, done.
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I was able to make the old skidplate pretty much work. It is about as high and tight as you can get it. Just need to put together the rubber mount, possibly using the TMR stuff above. Only issue then would be the low hanging part of the 203..
http://www.jegs.com/i/JEGS+Performan...63004/10002/-1
Is this what people use for a brake line lock?
yes. I also use a manual one for the rear. They use them on tow trucks - others use a swageloc valve suitable for the pressure and fluid to lock the pressure in the line. I think Kulo's build has the part number for he swageloc valve. I run electric ones in the front and manual ones in the rear.
I use the mico lever lock on the Patrol for the rear:
http://www.mico.com/products/images/37_docfile.pdf
That electric one will work for a short time, thats what I run on the front. It gets hot as **** the longer its on and after 5 years, mine has trouble disengaging sometimes.
doubler cable shifters
http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showt...=917766&page=2
Travis helped me out and now the skid is back in place with clearance for the 205. The mount I posted somewhere above is now in use, though it is in a location that is a little differrent. We'll see how it holds up. Ground clearance now is just slighltly lower than before, but I have yet to add any protection to the 203. This will be next on the list, along with a rubber mount for the trans.
I am not a fan of my cable shifters, go with manual shifters. The 203 shifts like butter, and the 205 is a pita with my nwf cable shifters. I think Karls manual ones for the 205 is also hard, but not as bad as mine. Mine may have been better if they were new and not used. Another bitch about the cable shifters is routing them.Quote:
Originally Posted by JB
I have manual shifters, and was posting that for future reference. My 203 shifts easily as well. The 205 can be a little trickly.
I find it helps to have the 203 in neutral and be rolling slightly to shift the 205.
In the 15 or so years of Bronco ownership, I have never really thought much about wheeling something else, until lately. While it doesn't break that often, I never really trust it. Lots of zip ties, sketchty wiring, slow leaks, a body that is trashed etc. I dunno, I just have lost the love for it.
I want something that I can trust. I know it could at least attempt some of the hardest trails out there, but I don't trust it if I am going to trailer it 2k+ miles to Norcal/Moab etc. If it breaks in Mason, well I am only out a weekend, so no big deal.
Part of me still wants a rig that I can beat the piss out of, load on the trailer, and go home. Another part wants something a little more civilized, like an LJ, XJ, Taco etc. These are very cookie cutter, but that also means alot of off the shelf parts, which I kinda like(:rainbow: yeah I know) A mix of the two would be great but I don't really know what that is.
I want somethign street legal, but not necessarily able to drive 80 all the way to Cali.
Rigs I have considered
XJs - 97ish and up seem to be a little nicer inside, motor is cheap and easy, they can be found dirt cheap. Drawbacks would be a D30/35.
LJs - Rare, overpriced. Rubicon would be great, but even more overpriced.
Late 90s Taco - 3.4, ext cab, would need a solid axle, but seems pretty easy, still long and alot of sheet metal to damage.
04 F150 - superduty axles and 40s?:D Probably not.
2nd gen 4runner - 86-89. Would also need a front axle. Most are pretty beat at this point
I dunno maybe this is just a phase. I would reallly like to find another Bronco and make a cruiser out of it. Keep the TTB, 4", 35s.
I still say the 04 f150 with 40's :gigem:
John if you go the bronco route I think my old 95 white bronco will be for sale soonish.
Or take you bronco to a good shop, and have a professional fix wiring, leaks and **** that bother you. This is what I think I would do if I were you.
If you want cookie cutter and off the shelf the Tacoma isn't even an option. There are no full solid axle kits, no decent axles that plug and play, compared to the other options you mentioned. I have given up the dream of a street legal wheeling machine. A) you either keep it small and simple so there is no breakage but you will always desire to do harder trails or B) you build something street legal that is completely bad ass and you drop a small fortune on it. It is a lose lose. I hate our hobby sometimes.
05+ tons under Diane would be sick. Big brakes, superior suspension setup and they're half the price of the old ****.
I say Build Diane
interior cage
Front and rear bumpers
Atlas 4 speed
05+ superduty tons
Hydro assist, high steer
Arb's front and rear
gears
I vote fix what's wrong with the bronco or put all of your stuff in an explorer with either airshocks or coilovers with 4 link rear and 3 link front.
I have seen the white one before. Its stupid tall.
This is an 11, but is pretty close to what I have in my head...
http://image.4wheeloffroad.com/f/337...ting_there.jpg
Do it
What is it with TAMOR and all the Explorer love? Karl, Tate, and now you? You know why you do not see any of them on the trail? B/c they are lame.:flipoff2: You could have said Ranger, and I would have been fine with it.:DQuote:
Originally Posted by Sparling
Honestly, I want to do less building, and more wheeling. Building the F150 is really just a daydream, but the picture I have of it in my head, it would be pretty sick. Very similiar to the UA Ecoboost, but with a solid front. Right now, I just need to get it ready for a a trip to Colo/Utah/Wyoming in late September. Camper shell will get dropped off for paint in the next couple weeks.
I am always fixing little things on the Bronco. Always ****ing with it. Everything on it, while still functioning just fine, is tweaked from hard wheeling. The rear sheet metal looks like **** since I cut it. Sharp, jagged edges...looks like it was cut with a sawzall.....because it was.:D No good way to make a rear bumper work now. I haven't touched the suspension since I put it together 03ish. All the spring bushings are trashed, the front leafs are bent, the rear shocks are trashed from rocks. It still needs a trans crossmember/skid for the 203 that I am just even motivated enough to start on, or have Travis start on it:D
I think I would like it better with a truck cab and a flatbed.
I do love wheeling it. I like having something that is different at the campground. It has just become a rig that only will work for me for me at K2/Alto/Clayton. Hard to explain I guess.
I want to wheel Rubicon, Moab, Hammers etc....just want something a little more modern, that I can trust.
I am not exactly against buying a rig already built, but I think once I bought it, I would feel really strange about wheeling someone else's old project.
If your still confident in the f150 engine and trans do the superduty axle swap. End prduct can easily be a very highway friendly drive as hard as you want rig.
They make these things called YJs. One ton axles bolt in, atlas or stack bolts in, it comes with a 190hp fuel injected motor, it does not have lots of body or glass to worry about, if you get tired of building anything for it you can just buy it. There is a reason so many people wheel these. Look at how simple Busa's jeep is.
My jeep is sort of what you're looking for plus 5 years. All solid parts, you just have to work on stuff sometimes. It could be street legal again in a few days, or ready to load up for anywhere tomorrow.
I was going to say a ranger but I figured you'd want more seating. I think a ranger with all of your running gear with fuel injection would be tits. That said it would be a lot of work if you were putting your bronco motor and trans in a ranger. V6 ranger on tons with a doubler and 40's would be sweet.Quote:
Originally Posted by JB
Best axle ever!Quote:
Originally Posted by JB
93-95 range rover, lockers, sliders, big cooler, done