1985 Ford Bronco II
| Owner: |
CapitalJ  (All of this user's registries on SuperMotors) |
| From: |
joplin, MO, U.S.A. (Other registries in MO) |
| Year, Make, & Model: |
1985 Ford Bronco II (Other Ford Bronco IIs in this club) |
| Avatar: |
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| Clubs: |
138Modified (Other vehicles in this club)
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| Nickname: |
#5 |
| Mileage: |
43815 |
| Engine: |
302
Remote oil filter
In-line electric fuel pump
Rear sump oil pan from '92 ford F-150
All aluminum 3 core radiator
Pro-tournament marine battery |
| Drivetrain: |
1985 C-6
Custom tranny mount
NP205 twin-stick T-case
Homemade driveshafts
1978 f-150 ford 9 inch locked rear end
Matching 1978 f-150 high pinion angle Dana 44 front end
Stonecrusher over knuckle steering system
All new brake lines
Long flexible brakelines from frame to axles
33 inch 12.50 TSL Boggers on 10 inch steel rims
19 inch gain in wheelbase width from stock measuring outside of tire width. |
| Notes: |
Full size TSL Bogger spare
4 inch fender flares
Warn tabor 9K winch
2 inch James Duff poly body lift
Homemade bumpers and roll bar
1/4 inch steel rocker panel guards
Set of 4 pro comp ES-3000 long travel shocks
James Duff 3.5 inch lift early bronco progressive rate coils
2 inch extended shackles
Clinometer
Fire extinguisher
Grant steering wheel
Stainless hood pins
Removed rear top and 3 windows permanently
All the rest of the blue XLT interior was from the #4 parts truck, and doors and front driver fender from grey #3 truck.
I cut wrecked front passenger inner body out at door to center behind grill and replaced it with same piece from 1986 Ranger. |
| Last Updated: |
11/13/2017 |
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Leafs from an 04 durango
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Moved the rear axle back 8 inches
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Grind the shift rail. You'll have to install the shift rail and roll pin a few times cuz you wanna try to grind off as little as possible. It will take a few tries for sure. Grind small amounts and keep the depth level. The middle notch gets a gradua...
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I tried to thin two identical shifters as much as possible, and added metal bushings and a longer bolt. I also greased the crap out of it all.
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I trimmed the front fenders after driving it off road. I used a 4 1/2 inch angle grinder with a cutting disk.
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I made shift linkage from a 3/4 inch union pipe fitting and drilled it to install a keeper, then welded a tab off it at an angle to keep the same shifter throw as the other one.
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It had no hood release cable so I went this route.
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Drive in freeze plugg and use the same hole to drive in the roll pin that holds the shift fork to the rail. You'll have to move the rail in and out to look in hole and see it. Knock it all the way in till it falls into case and leave the punch in for...
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Lastly I had to make a 3/16 thick spacer because the adapter doesn't seat all the way. I used the NP205 gasket as a template. I siliconed both sides upon install.
Maintenance & Modification Logs
| Date | Type | Mileage | Title / Description | $ Amount | | 04/15/09 | Modification | | V-8 swap
My father-in-law donated his great running 351W from his '79 T-bird to my project, He had modified the car and used it like a truck and had gotten alot of use from it, I brought it home and pulled the motor, tore it down, cleaned and painted it Cummins beige. I purchased a rear sump oil pan and pick up tube from a '92 ford f-150. It requires the feul pump to be removed and a cover made for the hole and bolted on, and an in-line electric pump installed. It also requires a remote oil filter kit, both of these clearance problems are caused by the steering box. Raising the motor higher isn't an option because the tranny bell housing doesnt have the room to come up. I used the motor mounts from the T-bird and bent the tab on the front side of each one flat. They worked by shimming a 1/4" plate steel piece under them and welding it to the crossmember, and drilling the crossmember. The alternator bolted right onand the old belt fit fine but the power steering pump sat right down on the steering box. so I cut the adjustment slot open at the end so it would tilt up higher and bought a longer belt. That seems to work but I havent driven it yet so I don't know for sure the pump will perform well tilted that much, we'll see. The exhaust is a problem for sure, headers wont fit without modification and the stock manifolds will not work at all. My friend and neighbor, Brian, has a Ford galaxy that has manifolds on it I think will fit perfectly, I'm currently trying to get a set or possibly trade him some headers for them. He says the same manifolds come of the galaxy, comet, and maverick vehicles, and also fit 289,302,and 351W.
http://mustangsunlimited.com/itemdy01.asp?CatKey=EMUSTANG&Category=Engine&T1=M6881C100+01&subCategory=Oil+Related | 165.00 | | 03/18/08 | Modification | 43815 | Hood pins
My hood latch release cable was cut when it was wrecked before I bought it. When I fixed the front end I set the hood latch to just latch loosely and not fully. Now that its tagged and I get up to speed the hood was wiggling and freaked me out a little, so I bought hood pins.
http://www.supermotors.net/clubs/138modified/vehicles/registry/media/617903 | 17.00 | | 03/01/08 | Modification | | Fender flares
The mud was being thrown all over the windshield and in the bed, this is to be expected but it was while just rolling down the trail. I just used some vinyl I found at the local hardware store and rivited them on and shaped them the best I could. I really like the front ones and the rear will do for now. It totally fixed the problem I'm happy to say. | 12.00 | | Total | 194.00 |
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