[gollywomper]

Thats good, the snow will be here soon. I am looking forward to some wheelin'.

[Predator]

A poser shot from it's first trip this weekend.

[Green Machine]

its been almost a year since the last post. any updates?

[fishontro]

Rig looks good.

I agree, where's the updates?

[rsc71]

fishontro, on 08 September 2010 - 08:00 PM, said:

Rig looks good.

I agree, where's the updates?

saw it on the memorial/ poker run...

[Predator]

Green Machine, on 07 September 2010 - 11:31 AM, said:

its been almost a year since the last post. any updates?

fishontro, on 08 September 2010 - 08:00 PM, said:

Rig looks good.

I agree, where's the updates?

rsc71, on 09 September 2010 - 05:11 AM, said:

saw it on the memorial/ poker run...

It was nice to get out with everone again. Nice to see everyone.


Funny that you ask about updates, because there are a few big things in the works.
I recently picked up a donor truck....89, f350, 4x4, 7.3.... for the awesome price of FREE. The axles for sure are going in the bronco and possibly the engine also.

[fishontro]

A small update would have been fine;

You know, "Well, I finally got around to painting this thing."

But the one you just unleashed will suffice. Good luck, and I can help if needed.

[Predator]

fishontro, on 10 September 2010 - 08:41 PM, said:

A small update would have been fine;

You know, "Well, I finally got around to painting this thing."

But the one you just unleashed will suffice. Good luck, and I can help if needed.

thanks I will let you know. i can't wait to really tear into it. Working on putting a new roof on the house right now so maybe in a week or i will be into it. !!!

[Predator]

Well just a little update.... Got the front axle out of the donor truck and started cleaning it up today.

The diesel swap is out for now, the engine in the truck was pretty shot and was going to need a complete rebuild. Not looking to do that now so I will worry about finding another one down the road.


But the 60, 10.25 swap is in full swing. Will try to get some pics going in the next day or so.

[tfpets]

Still going to use the stock radius arms? If so, what's the plan?

[Rockinelle]

Wow, such a deal for the hardware! Looking forward to seeing how this progresses!

[Predator]

Rockinelle, on 19 October 2010 - 04:04 PM, said:

Wow, such a deal for the hardware! Looking forward to seeing how this progresses!

I couldn't pass up the price. LOL The only down side is that it is a dually but I ended up having a truck at work that is going to the junk yard I am stealing the front hubs off of to convert it back to single rear wheel

[Predator]

tfpets, on 18 October 2010 - 09:14 PM, said:

Still going to use the stock radius arms? If so, what's the plan?

Yes, I ordered the wedges last night. I have found a few guys that have done it with the stock arms with success and still going strong.

[Predator]

Well I haven't got much progress to report on the axle swap other then I got my wedges, new spring perchs, and picked up 2 more rear axles today!!!

I know, I know how many rear axles can one put under a bronco? Well I was going to go with the 10.25 for now until I found a better replacement, well I ran across what I believe to be a 14 bolt and dana 70, ran down and looks to be what they are so I picked them up for $200. Thought it was a fair price!

[rsc71]

Predator, on 31 October 2010 - 03:20 PM, said:

Well I haven't got much progress to report on the axle swap other then I got my wedges, new spring perchs, and picked up 2 more rear axles today!!!

I know, I know how many rear axles can one put under a bronco? Well I was going to go with the 10.25 for now until I found a better replacement, well I ran across what I believe to be a 14 bolt and dana 70, ran down and looks to be what they are so I picked them up for $200. Thought it was a fair price!

do either of them match the gears in the 60 front?

[Predator]

rsc71, on 01 November 2010 - 07:13 AM, said:

do either of them match the gears in the 60 front?

The 70 doess for sure, not sure about the 14 bolt, the 14 bolt also had a little rust inside from sitting, it may require new gears anyways

[Predator]

Well its been a while, between work, family and the weather, I haven't got much done, but today I actually got to touch some tools at home and work on the axles. I have decided to use the 14 bolt for the rear instead of the 70, just for the fact that everything for the 14 bolt seems to be dime a dozen and gear setup is much easier and I am going to change gears.

Here is a few shot of the 14 bolt getting tore down, I have decided to go 4.88 i think, detroit and to bite the bullet and do the disc swap also since the brakes are shot to H***.





The gears are pretty rusted up from sitting but because I plan to do the gear swap anyways, that won't be a problem.

[fishontro]

Drool...

Mineaswell shave that pig while it's out. Ballistic Fab's kit looks VARY NICE!!

[Predator]

fishontro, on 14 February 2011 - 06:59 PM, said:

Drool...

Mineaswell shave that pig while it's out. Ballistic Fab's kit looks VARY NICE!!

I do plan on doing a little trimmming on it, not sure if i will go that far with it!!!

[Predator]

Well i finally got some serious work done on the axles for the bronco. Got the 60 all cleaned up and the wedges fitted to it. Here are a few shots of the progress. first few of the housing ground to clear the arms.





Then the wedges ground down to fit around the housing. I read a lot about the best way to do this. SOme guys said they would remove about 1 inch of the housing to expose more of the tube.....Seemed like a bad idea to me. So instead I figured out that the arms ould clear the housing anyways so why not just shave the wedges to fit around the housing, should be a lot stronger that way.




And then with the arms bolted on. NOTE the half inch gap between the arms, that is the way it works with the arms on a 60, i still have to make a spacer plate to fit in there. Right now there is a nut that is half inch tall to space it.