My 88 BII Build!!

[88Bronco2EB]

OK, Finally some current work!!

I started the lift yesterday. I just got the rear end done first so I could measure for the new shaft.

Crappy CV shaft

Will post up some pics of the progress and finished work next week!

Damn thing was slinging grease out even before the lift!!

Old CV crap out next to the explorer sport drivehsaft. Just dropped the shaft off today to be shortened and rebuilt.

And this is how it sits know until this weekend when I finish the lift.

 

[dangerranger83]

Drive it in FWD mode .

Looks good so far.

 

[88_Eddie]

i like your k&n set up, i have a cheap spectre cone filter from autozone on mine and it sucks in hot air, but i've been trying to figure out how to shoot some cool air in there. how did you tie the battery down?


woah, didnt see the lifted pics, those tires and wheels look good on there, eddie bauers are shit

 

[88Bronco2EB]

Thanks man, actually one of the reasons why I went back to the stock air box is because all I had to hold my battery down was a bungee cord, lol. a big enough bump would cause the battery to shift.

I'll come up with a better way to mount the battery, and use some aluminum sheet metal to make a heat shield of some sort.

 

[wookie13]

lookin goodthat is one clean BII! saw from your front plate that your from Missouri! Where at?????

 

[88Bronco2EB]

St. Louis County

 

[88Bronco2EB]

Got my drive shaft back from being shortened and rebuilt!!!

Rebuild and shortening cost: $137.00 not to bad.

 

[wookie13]

Cool! I am in Fenton!!

 

[Rangered06]

that thing looks amazing giving a lot of good ideas for my 87 B2 build its going a lot slower though damn lack of funds lol

 

[88Bronco2EB]

Yeah I hear ya, my funds are low too. Its taken my almost a year just to get the parts that I have now. After the lift it might get pretty slow. I still might have a hook up for a D35 and 8.8 with a lockright, both for $350!! but then if I get those I'll have to rear gear them and that's a lot of $$$$$$

 

[88_Eddie]

^
that's where i am right now. i found an 8.8 with the same gear ratio as my my b2, but i' still piecing my lift together and my engine isnt even back in yet. good thing is that i have a real job now, so i have $$$ money coming in, but i never have any days off.

if i were you, i'd just look for a d35, the 7.5 should have no trouble handling 31's as long as you arent rock crawler or doing something extreme.

 

[88Bronco2EB]

Ok, Time for an update!!

I got everything done over the weekend. So here are some pics!!


Here is the newly rebuilt and shortened explorer sport drive shaft.

Perfect fit!!

Now the tear down

I just cut the old springs out to make it easier to get my wrench on the damn thing.
lol

Got the radius arm mount out to find that it was broken around the mounting hole

So I went over to ford and they wanted $110.00 a side!! I said forget that I'll just weld the thing back together.

All good

Got the dirty axle out

decreased and power washed the font axle, then hit it with a coat of krylon rust tough paint along with the radius arm mount and axle drop bracket.

Decided to hit the coils with some red paint to make then stick out more.

Got the new axle drop brackets installed!

Getting ready to put the axle back in

Radius arm drop brackets

Front axle installed!!

driver side drop bracket

passenger side drop bracket

New drop pitman arm

It was hot as hell so we put up some shade

Got the new coils socks and brake lines in!!

And finally got it DONE...for now!

Better pic of it during the day.

I will continue to post some updates as I go

Thanks for looking!!

 

[RacinNdrummin]

Looking good, nice job taking pics

 

[B2Guy]

man that thing looks great! im usually not even a fan of the visor. but I kind of like it on yours! keep it up man!

 

[riverviewcontracting]

i just have two ?'s for you
why did you reuse the d28 all the brand new parts and use a piece of shit for a front axle and the second why the hell if you are lifting it would you reuse the auto hubs they suck please change them at least