House's Bronco

[big bronco]

sweet! love bronco builds!

[93 FORD BRONCO]

i see no bronco ??? lol

[shelby]

Still no body?

[Gimp]

Got the body and bumpers today. I'll have pics by Monday

[cbp27]

Originally Posted by Gimp

Got the body and bumpers today. I'll have pics by Monday

So the bumpers aren't an exact match for the axial frame? That's a shame.

Can't wait to see it!!

[Gimp]

Originally Posted by cbp27

So the bumpers aren't an exact match for the axial frame? That's a shame.

Can't wait to see it!!

Nope, they're the same width. So I had to make brackets for the front which turned out perfect, and bent the rears in (kind of like a small S) to narrow the frame.
If you don't need the bumper that high up front, you could cut/grind the C channel to the edges so it'll slide in.

Didn't you take any measurement before you bought lol?

[Gimp]

Finally finished the bulk of the work on my new Bronco.
Prep/paint/finish, headlights/markers/taillights, bumpers, wheel wells, modified TR flares, re-routed the exhaust to under the rear bumper, relocated front off-road lights, accessories, etc.

LED's should be done sometime this week, I'll get some pics once they're on.

On to the pics.......

[LIFTED-ZJ]

Looks good man

[cbp27]

That looks SICK!!! Awesome job!!!
Those light buckets and flares turned out really nice too!
Bumpers look sweet!

[country_crawler]

Looks great!

[cbp27]

Any close-ups of how you mounted the bumpers? I can see the bolts showing in the front.

[blukon98]

thats a good looking honcho!

[Gimp]

Originally Posted by cbp27

Any close-ups of how you mounted the bumpers? I can see the bolts showing in the front.

No but it's pretty simple. The front actually sits on top of the frame rails with a plate on each side with 2 screws in the bumper mount, and 2 in the frame. The rear didn't need to be as high, so i narrowed the frame rails in the rear. Each side has a single bolt through the frame/bumper mount, and a push rod from the bumper mount to the shock hoops (didn't have to be as strong, but still needed 2 points so it wouldn't rotate. I'll show you the next time I see you.
Hint hint....WHEN ARE YOU COMING BACK??? lol

[Gimp]

Thanks a million fellas!
Well, say hello to my little friend......Jimmy lol

Finished up the rear bumper bracket and some other odds and ends tonight.

[Gimp]

Just put in a new Integy 35T. Long overdue for a new motor, couldn't believe how much the old motor dozed off.

Did the water break in method to try something new. I felt like the motor was smoother and a little faster than my other 35T, which was hand-wound even. I highly recommend the water break in method

[shelby]

Originally Posted by Gimp

Just put in a new Integy 35T. Long overdue for a new motor, couldn't believe how much the old motor dozed off.

Did the water break in method to try something new. I felt like the motor was smoother and a little faster than my other 35T, which was hand-wound even. I highly recommend the water break in method

That's not what i want to hear, i just spent 70 dollars on a Tekin 35t handwound motor

[SinCity]

Originally Posted by Gimp

Just put in a new Integy 35T. Long overdue for a new motor, couldn't believe how much the old motor dozed off.

Did the water break in method to try something new. I felt like the motor was smoother and a little faster than my other 35T, which was hand-wound even. I highly recommend the water break in method

Just replaced mine with a 55T, I heard about the water break in, do I just dunk it in water and floor it for 45 seconds?

[Gimp]

Originally Posted by shelby

That's not what i want to hear, i just spent 70 dollars on a Tekin 35t handwound motor

Don't get me wrong, I loved that motor. It might have been the way it was broken in. I've had that motor almost a year too, it was in my comp rig and then went into the scaler (sees lots of water action). I would buy another in a heart beat, but for a scaler, I went the cheapo way lol. You wont be let down by the Tekin 35T Hand-wound

For the water break in, I used a DC power source. I ran it at 6v for about 5 minutes with a drop of dish soap in the water (to make the water thinner). Then ran it for another 2 minutes in clean water. After that, take it apart and spray it with motor cleaner and re-oil the 2 bearings. Resemble and install

[Gimp]

Not much to update. I brought the front bumper about an 1/8" closer to the body, much nicer fit/look/approach angle. Got to drive on some rocks for a couple minutes too to make sure everything was in check, all is good and ready to go
Lights should be here any day now too....

[Gimp]

Got the body's LEDs in today (head/tail lights, running, and marker lights). The chassis lights are all the same. I got a few pics of them all on. The headlights are really bright with those chrome buckets!
Front 1/4

Rear 3/4

Front