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

[mjonesjr]

well I got me a Bronco II yesterday......I paid $350 for it...the only rust spot on it is a hole about the size of a quarter in front of the rear passenger tire.....easy fix.....

Specs:
1986 Bronco II Eddie Bauer
2.9 V6
A4LD transmission
BW1350 Electric transfer case
Power Windows
Power Door Locks
Power Lumbar
Tilt wheel
Cruise


What it needs:
- small interior parts/pieces
- transmission
- paint


Plans for it:
- Manual transmission swap
- Manual transfer case swap
- 2"-4" lift
- 32x11.50x15 tires
- 15x8 wheels
- paint (stock colors)


Here are the pictures when I picked it up this afternoon:

 

[Robin Hood]

Damn that thing is CLEAN!

very nice.

 

[compleckz]

what are the plans for it as as far as uses? gonna be a another show truck, dd?

any motor swap plans? d35/8.8 swap? looks like a fun new project!


glad to see you're stickin' around!

 

[mjonesjr]

i plan on swapping in the manual transmission/t-case VERY soon.....then I have a buddy who hopefully will have his Explorer 8.8 (w/ disc brakes) out of his Ranger soon so I can get it installed in the Bronco II.....

i don't want too much lift, something like 2-4"....i wanna run 31x10.50x15's on it...


it will be used as a fun truck...if I wanna hit a hole, I will....

 

[jonsranger]

man that thing dont need a paint job just some elbow grease, give it a reall good buffing, polishing, and wax and itlll look awesome.

 

[mjonesjr]

it needs paint...the top of the cab has surface rust on it and the paint on the hood is fading.....the sides are not bad at all.....i might have to get a close match with rattle cans and then buff/wax the rest when the weather breaks...

 

[351ranger]

Good f-ing deal. I would have bought that in a second.

 

[PaleBlue90]

very nice. it wont take very long to do all you want to do. good to see you got another RBV

 

[danger88ranger]

That thing is clean! I see that your brake booster is rusted at the bottom too like mine is.

 

[mjonesjr]

i changed the plugs, wires, distributor, rotor, oil, and oil filter and the sucker runs like a champ......can't wait to get the manual transmission in it!

 

[PaleBlue90]

rite on

 

[mjonesjr]

i can't decide what wheels to get:

Crager Soft 8 Black's or Crager Soft 8 Chrome......

 

[Destroyer000]

that is one SWEET lil truck.. how'd you get it so cheap ?

 

[compleckz]

Crager Soft 8 Black

i have those, and i think they'd look great on the b2.. chrome wheels are too hard to keep lookin' nice.

 

[Crazy_Bronco_2]

looks like the one i found a couple of months ago. except i think it is a 89
but the guy wants 700 for it but the motor is gone (rear crank bearing), so i offered him 350 and he called me back to go and look at it in more detail. don't know if it is a fair deal....

but anywho, nice find , very clean looking
good luck with it