StainlessSteel Bronco

[4wd4ws]

After a couple of runs i decided to stick with the 55T and Traxxas tranny,21/78.
It's smooth as silk and quiet.(full ball bearings and industrial grease)
No signs of wear.
Great low end throttle control and just enough wheelspeed.
Only upgrades needed are more Volts,a Tekin-FXR and a better BEC.
The BEC i'm running has a 6V/3A maximum.(designed for boats)


Motor as low as possible.



Mudguards.Less cleaning.



Couple more in action.



Let the detailing begin...

[4wd4ws]

I bought a set of the hotworksracing brakediscs for one of my projects but decided to put them on the Bronco.
With a little paint and weathering they will look great.
After removing the center with the hex and surrounding material they are a tight fit on both sets of wheels i have for the Bronco.(dry or wet conditions)
I know it's not a complete brake but it's a start and fills up the wheels nicely.
If your wheels have a center with a maximum diameter of 17mm the discs will slide on.

For size reference.No paint or mods done yet in this picture just pressed them on.

[slimdaddy]

thats cool pipe where can i get some pipes like that

[4wd4ws]

I got them at work.
Always support your local metalsupplier.
Here in Holland this material comes in 6 meter lengths.

You will need industrial grade tools to work with this stuff.

[4wd4ws]

Chopped the 'slingers.



And found a muscleless but hardrockin' driver worthy of driving this thing.

[4wd4ws]

First of all ''Happy New-year and best wishes''.

Had some time to work on this thing so i added more functional but scale looking items.
Rear mudguards.





I added four plates to each coilspring to lessen the torquetwist.
The plates clamp down three windings of the coil.
This gives me a stiffer spring without cutting them down and a more controlled downtravel of the axle.
The result is very noticable and there is hardly any twist left.Very neutral and stable.Far beyond my expectation.
With a little shock-oil tweaking it should be good and will eliminate the need for a rear sway-bar.

(don't mind the ugly cuts still working on it)



The only thing i have to work on now is a little rear axle steer.
It's only half a degree but it's there and has to go.
But apart from that i'm pleased with the working of the suspension.

[4wd4ws]

Fresh paint for the beater body.
I repainted an unused body.
Not a perfect copy of Big Oly.More like a tribute.
I'm working on the decals and details.






I've got a question for the Ford people.

There were factory/dealer upgraded versions of the Bronco with better parts. ('69,'70,'71??)
One of those upgrades was a winch.

Can you please tell me the brand and type of winches that specific Bronco originally came with?
Thanks.

[Bigfeet]

I've been waiting for a Big Oly Bronco. It needs that big wing on the top.

[4wd4ws]

The wing wouldn't survive.

[DORK VADER]

Stainless can be tough to work with but the finished product is TITS! great build... Lots of skill.

[mac67]

Originally Posted by 4wd4ws

Fresh paint for the beater body.
I repainted an unused body.
Not a perfect copy of Big Oly.More like a tribute.
I'm working on the decals and details.

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I've got a question for the Ford people.

There were factory/dealer upgraded versions of the Bronco with better parts. ('69,'70,'71??)
One of those upgrades was a winch.

Can you please tell me the brand and type of winches that specific Bronco originally came with?
Thanks.

I belive it came with a ramsey 8000# pto.

[4wd4ws]

Originally Posted by DORK VADER

Stainless can be tough to work with but the finished product is TITS! great build... Lots of skill.

Thanks.
Slowly but surely.

Originally Posted by mac67

I belive it came with a ramsey 8000# pto.

Thank you.
This will make my search a lot easier.

[mac67]

i have a buddy that actualy still has the orignal winch on his bronco. its kinda fugly it has two rails that come out even with the frame and the winch sits inbetween them. mabey i can get you some pics.

[Bigfeet]

Originally Posted by 4wd4ws

The wing wouldn't survive.

Ah come on it's a big Oly tribute we're talking about here. It's gotta have a wing even if he just wears it when he's on the shelf.

[4wd4ws]

Originally Posted by mac67

i have a buddy that actualy still has the orignal winch on his bronco. its kinda fugly it has two rails that come out even with the frame and the winch sits inbetween them. mabey i can get you some pics.

Pics would be great.Thanks a lot.

Originally Posted by Bigfeet

Ah come on it's a big Oly tribute we're talking about here. It's gotta have a wing even if he just wears it when he's on the shelf.

The paint was more of a coincidence than planning.

But like you said before there aren't many Big Oly RC's around so i have added it to the ''to do list''.
The IFS will be the tricky part.

[4wd4ws]

I shortened the winchplate for a better approach angle.


Functional hood.Still working on the hinges.

[Jake]

Very Very VERY nice build

Lookin forward to the wing.

likin the hood too How do you cut the hood? (x-acto knife?)

If you want to know about the winch go to classicbroncos.com. thats where you can find anything you want to know about broncos


JP

[5150bronco]

would you post a couple more pics 4wd? Thanks.

[4wd4ws]

Originally Posted by Jake

Very Very VERY nice build

Lookin forward to the wing.

likin the hood too How do you cut the hood? (x-acto knife?)

If you want to know about the winch go to classicbroncos.com. thats where you can find anything you want to know about broncos


JP

Thanks.

X-Acto blade is exactly what i used to cut the hood.
First i mask off the line i want to cut.
Then i stick a red hot needle in the corners to make a small hole.
This will prevent the corners from tearing and gives you a nice starting point to score the lines.
Score it deep along the maskingtape and snap it off.

Originally Posted by 5150bronco

would you post a couple more pics 4wd? Thanks.

More pics will follow.

[4wd4ws]

Smallest functional hinges i can make.Sheetmetal and a piece of rod.
No holes yet because i will probably use glue to keep things scale.