'86 Bronco II Eddie Bauer Restore.........

[mhughes165]

Thanks!

I have gotten a couple PM calling me a pic/post whore, but you know what, screw them. I am proud of my work.

ive argued with shit in other threads, but really, i dont give a shit, lol, trucsk coming along nicely man, and see, u didnt need to get it repainted, she looks nice as is LOL

 

[KELLY88]

Thanks!

I have gotten a couple PM calling me a pic/post whore, but you know what, screw them. I am proud of my work.

The pics are a good thing, it's a lot easier to see what's going on then explaining it in detail. I've watched this rebuild from the beginning and it's awesome. Who cares what a couple pricks say. You've done a lot of good work and definitely have the right to be proud of it.

 

[mjonesjr]

and see, u didnt need to get it repainted, she looks nice as is LOL

Oh have you paid attention to the hood? Eeek! And the top is worse. I am going to use some spary bombs on it this spring; after my trip to the Silver Lake Sand Dunes.

It wasn't you I was refering to at all.

 

[mhughes165]

Oh have you paid attention to the hood? Eeek! And the top is worse. I am going to use some spary bombs on it this spring; after my trip to the Silver Lake Sand Dunes.

It wasn't you I was refering to at all.

na, i didnt see how bad they were, cant really see it in any of the newer pics, but like i say, lift it high enough and noone will know what the roof looks like anyways

 

[mjonesjr]

Until it rust through!

 

[mhughes165]

Until it rust through!

lol....had that happen to a buddy of mine on his old 79, roof flew off when he was goin down 95 out here LOL, that thing was scary, but ya, i gotta take care of my roof, u prolly noticed mine is pretty rough

 

[compleckz]

I have gotten a couple PM calling me a pic/post whore

wtf is wrong with people? i don't think peeps post enough pics! i pay for my dsl, i want to take full advantage of it!

hey you should lose the swaybars on the b2, i have about 8" of lift on my ranger and 33s, and i barely notice the lack of sways driving down the road, it would defiantly help free up your suspension, the front end especially--let those extended arms do their thing!

 

[mjonesjr]

the front sway bar is off! It doesnt drive any different! I dunno about taking the rear off, I know these things are a little top heavy, so I want some stability.

 

[Hahnsb2]

Rear swaybar makes far less difference than the front one, I noticed the front one gone, didn't notice the rear at all.

 

[mjonesjr]

I might pull the rear and see what it does.

 

[mjonesjr]

I got myself a new CD/mp3/iPod controller radio on Wednesday. It is a JVC. I wanted something that would controll my iPod (iPhone) and play mp3's. I have a JVC in my daily driver and I like it. Crutchfield had this on sale for $129.99. I also got new 5x7 rear and 4" front speakers. The back was easier than all get out to install. The fronts sucked big time because the screws that hold the grills on were stuck and it was impossible to get to because of the windshield (the speakers are on the top of the dash). I got Kenwood speakers. Since I got it all from Crutchfield, they gave me everything I needed to install everything (radio adapter, radio wiring, speaker wiring harness).

Everything sounds good. I am really impressed with the quality of the stereo system I installed.

Old, factory speakers.

Today I took the first step in the manual transmission swap. I swapped out the automatic brake pedal assembly for a manual transmission brake & clutch pedal assembly. Swapping this one out was easier than swapping the one in my Ranger out (which is surprising since this one wraps up and under the dash). I got it out and swapped in about 1/2 hours.

Removing the old one.

I shot the clutch/brake pedal assembly with a coat of paint because the pedal arms were a little rusty.

Both assemblies together.

I had to cut this little tab off to get it back in the BII. It didn't do nothing but look purty on my truck so it was no harm.

Clutch/Brake pedal assembly installed.

I also got the firewall ready for the clutch master cylinder. It was fairly easy; just remove 2 10mm bolts to get the cover plate off the hole.

This is the cover plate.

Here is the clutch master cylinder, hydraulic line, and reservoir.

My M50D-R1 should be here this week. Next weekend is when the manual transmission swap is taking place. I am excited and can't wait! That will give me 2 weeks to get final bugs worked out before the Dunes.

 

[compleckz]

nice progress!

 

[mhughes165]

yep, coming along, and the 5spd swap on these years is RETARDEDLY EASY lol, ive gotten it down to about a 3 hour process on these years

 

[mjonesjr]

I am hoping that I don't have to remove the y pipe to get the transmission in and out. That is going to the biggest problem.

I am going to have to do some rewiring on the starter when I put the 4.0 starter in.

 

[mhughes165]

I am hoping that I don't have to remove the y pipe to get the transmission in and out. That is going to the biggest problem.

I am going to have to do some rewiring on the starter when I put the 4.0 starter in.

for me, usually the easiest way todo it without droppin the y pipe is with the t-case still attached believe it or now, it gives it the extra weight on the ass end to help it slide out, i usually leave it on for installation aswell