ecgreen
Well-Known Member
- Joined
- Sep 21, 2018
- Messages
- 720
- Reaction score
- 287
- Points
- 63
- Location
- Dunbarton NH
- Vehicle Year
- 1989
- Make / Model
- Ford Bronco II
- Engine Type
- 2.9 V6
- Transmission
- Manual
- 2WD / 4WD
- 4WD
- Total Lift
- 3"
- Tire Size
- 33
I decided I would post a thread about my truck. The folks around here have been so awesome in helping me get this build to where it is! The least I can do is post the process so that it might help others looking to do similar things.
My intentions for the truck started out as wanting to build "stocker" rig. I wanted a wheeling rig that was minimally built. My 2015 Tacoma is fairly built at this point, and I wanted a rig to make things more difficult again. Well all of that eventually went by the wayside as I got into the build! The idiot in me took over and now The Pig is way more capable than my Taco.
In this thread I will retell the story of my build and add anything new I am up to. I grew up around mechanics and auto body men my whole life, but there where a lot of holes in my knowledge. The Blue Pig is my first build from start to finish and it filled in a lot of those hole in my knowledge base.
Here she is as she stand today!
A very partial list of what's been added
- Swapped out POS 2.9 and put in another POS 2.9 from a junkyard. When that goes I will build myself another POS 2.9 probably. Did I mention that the motor is a POS?
- 4.0 radiator to tame the HeadCracker
- James Duff Stage 1 lift
- 33x10.5r15 Maxxis RAZR MT Tires
- James Duff front and rear bumpers
- Warn m8000 winch
- D35 swap (fully rebuilt)
- Warn Manual Locking Hubs
- Ford 7.5 (fully rebuilt)
- 4.56 gears
- Aussie locker up front, Lockrite in rear -> can you say squirrely?
- Corbeau Moab seats
- Land Cruiser Snorkel
- Every leaky G.Dang seal, hose and or old freeking thing mostly replaced
- Homemade crappy storage in back.
My goal is to provide pics and an explanation of how I got here with this truck, as well as update you on current projects. The current projects are:
- M5OD swap
- Behemoth Strongbox Dual T-Case set-up
- Tuffy Console
- Lower seat height
- Fix Body Rust
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