I missed it, but I can totally see you doing it.
Made good progress tonight. Entire front clip is removed. Doors are off. The Bronco is now completely convertible. Pulled front and rear driveshaft and removed (torched) the tranny cross member. I also pulled the pedal assembly out. It was not fun....
Tomorrow I will unbolt the tranny and t-case, then I need to find some way to cut the 6 cylinder out of it and make it land on the trailer.... Then I will remove the front TTB shafts and hubs. Chop the rest up.
Found a guy who will give me 50 bones for the 8.8. Frick is giving me 50 for the tires. I will sell the shafts and then I should break even and have a free clutch pedal setup, tranny, and t-case, less my time...
-Karl
2006 Chevy K3500 4X4 - No J.B. Weld on it yet!
1982 thru 94 F-Series "The Klogger" AKA Transport on the road, on the trail, or on the trailer!
1965 Chevelle
1975 Corvette
Oh Hot Pocket, I was easy on the driver's side front fender, I'll bring it to CS on 2-21-09, that means the 21st day of February during the year 2009, not this weekend.....
John Brown, I have one "head light door" for ya. The other has the tabs ripped off.
-Karl
2006 Chevy K3500 4X4 - No J.B. Weld on it yet!
1982 thru 94 F-Series "The Klogger" AKA Transport on the road, on the trail, or on the trailer!
1965 Chevelle
1975 Corvette
A large thanks goes to Mike. He came over and helped me wrap this thing up today. We got the tranny out. Next we removed the engine, turns out Mike and I can pretty well lift up a Ford straight 6, it is much lighter than a 302. The rear of a bronco is supprisingly light and for any of you who have hopes that in a roll over the roof will save you, you are screwed, it is all sheet metal there is nothing structural in it..... Mike took the front apart while I removed the rear. Tag team just like that night in Panama with that hooker, Mike in front, me in back!
I will rag on Mike for being a joo, he removed just about every phillips screw on the thing and kept them. When I questioned him he said "They're good screws" He also knew which screws on a Bronco could easily be removed and which could not.
I am supposed to meet the guy tomorrow to buy the 8.8
-Karl
2006 Chevy K3500 4X4 - No J.B. Weld on it yet!
1982 thru 94 F-Series "The Klogger" AKA Transport on the road, on the trail, or on the trailer!
1965 Chevelle
1975 Corvette
Turns out a 1984 Bronco, less rear axle, tranny, t-case, tires, and glass plus a few various things Frick had weighs 3,250 lbs. This would convert to $131.20 in terms of todays scrap prices....
Recap:
Original investment - $200
Fuel to pick it up and finally take it to the crap yard - $30
Total investment - $230
Sold Rear 8.8 - $50
Sold tires - $50
Scrap - $131.20
So far the total is 231.20 or 1.20 positive. I have guy looking at the steering column for $40 plus I have the drive shafts and front axle shafts. And I get my NP435 tranny, clutch, etc... for free....
-Karl
2006 Chevy K3500 4X4 - No J.B. Weld on it yet!
1982 thru 94 F-Series "The Klogger" AKA Transport on the road, on the trail, or on the trailer!
1965 Chevelle
1975 Corvette
Shall we update the list or maybe make some predictions?
Candidates:
My bronco
sparling's f-150
John Brown's bronco
Cook's truck
Eckert's truck
Travis' bronco......actually, too late
Maybe we destroy these trucks the most because they are the most used?
you can't destroy my f-150. maybe blow another tranny, but not the whole truck. it will always come back.
'91 Bronco 351w, ZF5, D44 TTB, 9" rear swap with disk brakes, 37" toyos, method wheels, mastercraft seats, A/C and heat
-Karl
2006 Chevy K3500 4X4 - No J.B. Weld on it yet!
1982 thru 94 F-Series "The Klogger" AKA Transport on the road, on the trail, or on the trailer!
1965 Chevelle
1975 Corvette
I think the new one is good. It shifts pretty solid and doesn't slip. I just need to keep it cool. Probably put a temp gauge on it or something to keep an eye on it. The old one had 180k on it and slipped bad before i ever took it offroading and then I probably overheated the trans fluid and messed everything up.
'91 Bronco 351w, ZF5, D44 TTB, 9" rear swap with disk brakes, 37" toyos, method wheels, mastercraft seats, A/C and heat