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New Bronco II owner w/Cracked crossmember


mas_fina

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I need some suggestions I recently purchased this Bronco II for my son and this weekend I noticed a crack in the front crossmember under the engine. The crack stops at a rivet where the front axle is attached to the crossmember.

What is the best way to repair this crack and does anyone have any pictures of the repair?

Thanks
Jason



 


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grind a groove in the crack and weld it up. Unfortunately it may be temporary due to not being able to weld both sides of the crack w/out pulling the engine.
 

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What about welding the groove and welding a plate over it? I've done some research and found this isn’t uncommon but I haven't seen any pictures of the actual repair.
 

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Here are some pictures of the crack.



 

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Remove the bracket, and grind and weld first side. Then cut into back side and repeat. Then bolt the bracket back on:icon_welder:

And that is a nice Bronco:icon_thumby:
 

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Remove the bracket, and grind and weld first side. Then cut into back side and repeat. Then bolt the bracket back on:icon_welder:

And that is a nice Bronco:icon_thumby:
Exactly what I was going to say. Unless you can find a used one at a JY

And yeah...That's a good looking truck. It might be the 1st I've ever seen like that!
 

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I'm sorry, but I'm afraid you can't repair that.... so you should just give it to me, I'll take it off your hands and dispose of it properly.....heh, heh, heh, heh.....

jk....nice looking truck, I'd do what mud addict said.
 

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Thanks for the replies; I think I will take it to a local shop that builds rock crawlers and have them repair it. I bought this for my son and I want to have it fixed the right way.
 

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Here are some more pictures





 

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SWEET!!! I love the BII. I hope your son realizes how lucky he is to have a dad like you to buy him a truck like this!! How bout more pics of that fine ride?


Steve
 

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Here is the seller description of what this Bronco has.


This was a purpose built prerunner/ Daily driver built by Mcneil racing
It has a lot of custom work and fabrication
Drive train
-Swapped 4.0 V6 with 55k miles from a wrecked 94 Ranger
-Flowmaster 40 series piped out the side
-Fresh rebuilt auto overdrive transmission
-Ranger transfer case with 55k mi also and manual locking hubs
-larger Ford rear end
-Working 4x4 with High and low range
Suspension
-Reworked beams? IDK first beam truck
-Adjustable Coil Bucket Suspension
-Dual Shocks at every corner
-Limiting straps up front
Body and paint
-Ranger front end conversion including 4x4 Grill, Headlights, Hood
-Perrys fab and fiber Fiberglass fenders front and rear
-Fiberglass Tailgate and hood with hood pins
-Welded in Brush Guards/ Grab bars on the A pillar
-Custom Mc Neil Racing Signature racing paint job
-Custom tube front bumper with Super Bright hella light
-Aluminum 8 hole rims with newish tires
Interior
-Cold AC!!! and toasty heater
-Brand new sony deck with ipod hookup
-Entire dash from the ford ranger with updated look/gauges
-Two racing bucket seats and a racing Bench seat in the back
-Custom door panels with Sony Xplode 6x9s in the doors
-Brand new 6x8s in the rear
-Wired for a sub and amp
-Rugged floormats








 

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wow im actually quite jelous. and i love that ranger front end and dash!
 

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hmm...how do those rear quarter panels mount to the BII? looks like maybe they bolt ontop of the existing panel, or something.
Hey, mas_fina, can you post a few pics showing how that rear panel mounts, and maybe inside the fender well?
 

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