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Well started tearing pieces off of my pile of a 78 bronco, so far i have got the engine and everything running good now. Yesterday i pulled the steering gearbox and took off the front sway bar. I also started removing some of the unwanted brackets from the sterling thats gonna go under there soon. Today i am going to send off the steering gear box to west texas off-road to get it rebuilt and tapped for redneck ram. No pictures as of right now but i will get some up later.
well today i worked on getting rid of more of that damn bondo off. i removed the messed up front grill and put on the all metal front driverside fender, and removed the passenger side fender.
well in the last few days i have taken all uneeded brackets off the sterling, removed all old shocks track bar, and junked the sway bar, and undid the front shaft so that all i have left is undo the radius arms, and coils and the front will be pretty much ready to re assemble with the lift parts. then swaop in the new rear axle.
Pics!
unfortunately most of the project pics willl be up once it is all done since i have to take pics the old fashion way with a camera and get them developed but they will come soon enough, oh yeah i gots me a job now woho, and a nice and shiny lincoln arc welder.
yes yes you are correct no one has one down here one of my friends does but between his woman and work his balls went right out the window and he is always busy.
me thinks funnyQuote:
Originally Posted by stx4wheeler
well i have some good news and bad for the last few days work. good news i decided not to be a jew and i bought 4 38 tsl's instead of jsut two, abd the last two came in today, now as for the regression the lift coils that i bought for it 8 or so months ago, ARE NOT FOR MY ****ING BRONCO DAMN EBAY MOTHER ****ER. so now the truck is on jackstands till i can get my next paycheck and order the some wildhorses or bronco graveyard superflex coils. p.s i dont think my bronco will ever move from my yard in mission.
this thread sucks we need some pics all this reading is boring. Come on freshman post some damn pics!!
here is a pic of my tires and in the background you can see the new welder, and the other pic is just of what my pos looks like at present.
Sweet Kev! It DOES exist!
Body looks nice! Now forget the lift, mount those tires on your "Ugly special" rims, put 'em on and start cutting! Leave the fenders off, 'cause they're gonna get ripped off anyway, build you some bumpers and let er rip!
Oh yeah, get a spray can and paint FX4 on the side! :flipoff2:
To qualify for FX4, he needs working fourwheel drive, rancho shocks, and a skid plate. I dunno if that Bronco can meet the stringent pre-reqs. :rolleyes: :DQuote:
Originally Posted by uglyota
with requirements like that, they should call it something really tough, like "trail tested!" ;)
No way man... It's gotta be trail rated to be cool!Quote:
Originally Posted by uglyota
or maybe even z-71 that jsut sounds wicked haha
well i got the jbg superflex coils in today and they are awesome looking, also reinstalled the gear box, extnended trac-bar drop, and put both radius arms back on.
rednek ram?
yes sir rednack ram with the 1.5 in ram. i havent installled the ram yet jsut the gearbox so i can hurry and get my ****pile running before it rusts into oblivion. also i got half of my uncles cherokee painted its starting to come together as well.
well i have been getting quite a bit done lately onthe bronco,but getting things done has lead to more and more problems. i sanded/wire brushed everything and painted everything all nice and shiny, so i finally after much work i get the damn huge ass lift coils in there. i was expecting some c-shaped bending cause thats what these damn trucks jsut do. well the damn pasenger side coil has the c -shape to it more than the other coil does but it also has this neat s shaped curve that starts after the first one so it is all ****ed up. so now i get to disassemble the whole front end and buy a new cup and all that fun stuff, so while i am at it i am gonna fight my jewish tendencies and order the sierra bronco straightners. any ways it is gonna bea bad dude when it finally get rolling.
to tate, austin or bret or anyone if you have a spring bucket for my please let me know imedditally call 979-574-5870.
i hate me truck......
here are the two designs that i was thinking of originally, the one with the triangulation was what i was leaning towards what do you all think and yes they are crappy drawings
well here are some pictures of my ****ed up coil springs any help would be outstanding. the last picture show how the coil also bows from the coil bucket on top the the bucket on the bottom it makes it look as though the axle is like and inch or two farther forward than the top bucket from the side.
no the top buckets are good i got a guy sending me some new bottom cups
reason the coil is bent out so bad i have no idea but i believe it is the coil cup n bottom.
well i have gotten some work doone in the last few days, i have got the sterling all rebuilt with new seals and brakes, now i just have to have the drums turned,and weld the spider gears. i also have gottem the tires and rims mounted and balanced, and have made some good progress on my front bumper. once the ankle stops ****ing hurting im fixing those coils, and doin the rear end swap and lift.
correction shims are 7 degrees.
just got off the phone with ron boggs with sierra bronco. said the early bronco shims (67-77) he's using is 1" from center to center of the bolt holes. he said though, the upper shims are designed to fit inside the upper retaining ring, no matter the spacing or model of the bolt holes. i told him i'll be receiving my new lower coil cups in the mail in a few days. when i do, i'll measure the distance on my new cups and he'll take that distance and make me a new pair. little more than $70 though because of the labor on the side.
well the last few days i have gottem the sterling all rebuilt and made a decent looking bumper for the front, it still needs some more plate for a rock skid,but it will do alright.
i also disassembled the front end, and made my own 7 degree shims out of two 2inx3in 3/8 in flat plate welded together, then cut and grinded a 7 degree slant into it, and drilled the holes, for the radius arm, i also grinded the top of the radius arm flat so that it everything will set flat, and one more thing to fix these coils i cut out another round flat piece of 3/8 plate and am going to weld that to the bottom of the coil cup for a true flat mounting surface for my shims. i also drilled the top of the coil tower and used a 1 and 3/4 in u bolt to hold the second rung of the coil below the d-shape cup on the top bucket. the shims will fixthe front to rear bow, and the grinding of the arm along with the plate and u bolt will fix the outside left to right bow.
all of this for a wooping 5 bucks and quite a bit of time, but much better than a couple weeks for modifed sierra bronco shims and definetly less than there 70 dollar price. pics coming soon.
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Originally Posted by stx4wheeler
haha i installed the coils today and all i can say is damn these things look good now there is still a barely noticeable bow from front to rear and as for the bow towards the tire it is almost gone totally. once i build my extended johhny joint radius arms the little bow i have will go away i believe because now with the new jbg coils(7 in.) and the shims (1 in) i am setting at about eight inches for a while till the coils sag some, and a 7 degree shim is only for 6 in of lift correction. damn this mofo is big on the 38's.
yeha when you move the arms you have to do some support bracing to the trans bracket. also most poeple will box part of the frame opposite the side of the new arms for more support, and they also usually install some pieces of pipe or square tube for added strength. there is a pretty good thread on www.fullsizebronco.com in the 78-79 bronco tech section that is called "radius arm extensions suck ballz" yes that is the exact spelling and it gives lots of info. i wouldnt buy a new set of extended arms, but i am also a jew when is comes to spending money, especially when i can make it myself. here are some pics of my coils and the bronco as it sits now i hope to get the lift done and be driving it buy wed. of this coming week. the first two pics are before and after of the pasenger side coil which was the worst. and the bronco hood is now level with the top of my head 5'7.
well either setup would work good, i myself think the solid would be stronger since yes you are but welding you piece of 2 in solid stock to the arm, butthem you are sleeving the outside with pipe then welding that on 4-8 inches further down the arm, also you could have both ends ofyour barstock extension drilled and tappedto accept the radius arm bolts for added strength.
on a second note i finished the rear end lift and axle swap last night, i dont have pics of everything yet but here are a few with my new bumper that is not finished, all new front clip, with hoood, grille, and with the ass end almost level.
they are 7 degree up front joel the bushings. the front now sets like almost 2 in higher than the rear so i am in need of some add a leafs or more stock leafs. yeha shawn you can definately catch a ride sometime. here are some pics with it all dont but crapy quality as they are from a camera phone.
Frick, for future reference take the camera phone out of your pocket before you take the pictures :flipoff2:
PS when you comin' back to CS? I need a new drinkin' partner.....both mine have jobs and suck :flipoff2: :flipoff2: :D
come on who are you talking to i have already done a shackle flip since i am the biggest jew in the world. i have f-350 front side rear shackles in the back, with a shackle flip, and the stock ford like 1 in degreed block.Quote:
Originally Posted by uglyota
and jerry drinking will commence AUG. 20
second report, bronco steers like a huge pile of doody, cant go over 35 on the speedo without changing lanes rapidly from side to side with no control. i then slowly drove it to a reputable front end and lift shop where me and the owner examined it and it seems that i have way to much of an angle and lift past what the 7 degree bushing in the radius arm fixed, so i now have to get my arms built pronto when i get back to college station, and i also have to lengthen the existing trac bar, or build a adjustable bar, i believe this has to do with the extreme case of death wobble.
but on a good note i took it to my friends house(slowly) and drove it and flexed it on lots of old telephone poles and chit and everything worked good. cant wait to get back to c.s. this friday with or without the bronco in tow. if i dont bring it with me it will be brought the next week.
and i think i am going to raise my coil towers like and inch to get this ho level instead of putting more lift in the rear.
well it finally made it and you all cannot argue that it doesnt exist, and it arivved in the true "big nasty" entrance leaking oil like the exxon valdez. alrighty that is all for now
Hell yeah boys i got a dana 60 king pin front axle for the bronco, and the best news is i only had to pay like 150 bucks for it, the junk yard my friend found it at wanted 350 and my friend owed me 225 for my old nine inch and parts i sold him, so i just gave him 150 for the 60 and we are even now. the only thing it seems to need is bearings,rotors,hub and possibly brakes for the drivers side since someone ganked those already. i am not sure of the gearing yet but for that price who gives a poo.
turns out they had all the brakes, rotors, bearings and hubs, and put them on and also i got it for 300 instead of three fifty cause my dad told him he would give the guy 300 for it so they guy that removed it wouldnt have to make it go through the junkyard and also got a cruise control servo for his f-350 whoo hooo
i hate you.
alright havent updated this **** in a while, lately i have raised the buckets up to lower it another inch, and it still sits a little ass low but that should change when the springs sag, if i ever get to drive it. i was having trouble steering it and thought it was the p/s pump so i replaced it today and it made little to no difference so friday after i get out at 11 25 i am gonna weld on the hydro steer ram, and hook it all up, and hopefully kiss chitty steering good bye for good. then after bleeding the brakes, and maybe a new battery i can drive the big nasty around some. i also relocated the shock o nthe passenger side to infront of the coil to match the driver side. i got pics ill put them up in a day or so.
new meaning for "redneck" ram, wait till ya'll see how we got it alined to tack in in place!!!!!
alright guys cause of time restraints i have decided to wheel the big nasty with the 44 at TCC 3, i plan on getting all of the litle stuff done to it to make my maiden wheeling voyage more pleasant today i am ordering a new aluminium radiator to replace the anemic two core that someone put in there to try and keep a 460 cool, and also ordering power steering cooler, and a bigger tranny cooler to try and help the tranny out a little sincei am gonna be rollin 38's and 3.55's. i am also gonna start on a simple cage kinde of like freddys for tcc.
Today i will be at coopers house working on electrical and other random stuff, anyone is welcome to come on by if you need directions call 979-574-5870, thanks kevin