86 4x4 frame off resto-cab swap

[Boggin]

its gonna be a DD so it will just have that body lift and the TuffCountry 2" drop brackets and coils

 

[Boggin]

awsome build, cant wait to see this thing in person

thanks bud. you should come out sometime an take a look

 

[Boggin]

not doing anything with it today its raining alot. so hopefully tomorrow i will have some updates. today im probably gonna go get a set of blades for the reciprocating saw and some more grinding disc and zip cuts

 

[Boggin]

change of plans kinda, if my buddy can find me a D30 im giving him my d35

 

[4x4b2]

sweet dude, cant wait to c it done, its amazing how you have 2 good grills, and alll i can find around here is just broken peicces of shit lol

 

[Boggin]

actually i have 5 good grills all together lol

 

[Ranger Kip]

cool pics!

 

[Boggin]

thanks, but i contacted the guy i buoght my 79 bronco from, and he said he got another D44 and 9" fullwidth i can take so i might go get those, either leave them full width or maybe narrow them not sure yet.

 

[Boggin]

today i took off the complete wiring harness, bumper, valance, fenders, grill, headlights, doors, guage cluster, dash parts, radio, and probably more than im forgetting. it was a long painful day. including having the hood fall down on my fingers. ouch

 

[fordman4x492]

wheres the pics?!?!?!?!?!?!?!!

 

[ozziemo27]

change of plans kinda, if my buddy can find me a D30 im giving him my d35

The D35 is a stronger axle than the D30 so that would be a downgrade.

 

[Boggin]

i know its stronger but i want a straight axle. but like i said i know where i can have a d44/9" so i might go get those

 

[ozziemo27]

i know its stronger but i want a straight axle. but like i said i know where i can have a d44/9" so i might go get those

Do it, but u better learn to weld good son.

 

[Boggin]

I can weld Arc, jus gotta wait exactly 13 days to get my mig and start practicing then.

Got a little update today. cut off the core support and finished off the other body mount that was being a bitch to me the other day. so now the cab is ready to come off the frame now that the core support is off. just a matter now of jacking the rest of it up. will try to do some tomorrow if its nice out. if it wasnt raining today i would of jacked the cab up but oh well. saturday is supposed to be nice to, might get the other cab off.

heres what i started with today

and a pic of the family, minus the other 86 ex cab and the 79..

and heres the interior

and i know its a shitty pic.. but heres where im at now

not much to see, jus got the hood and core support

 

[DannyG]

Progress is progress, excited to see you working on it. I can just imagine what it will look like. Love these kinds of builds!