New To Bronco II's All Advice Welcome

[alwaysFlOoReD]

What holds the panel in place Richard? That's a great idea to cut an access panel, but can't see what holds it in place.

Friction. I had planned on screwing it down with a rubber gasket in between but I'm using a rubber house entry floor mat on top and the spare tire on top of that.

Richard

 

[wildbill23c]

Friction. I had planned on screwing it down with a rubber gasket in between but I'm using a rubber house entry floor mat on top and the spare tire on top of that.

Richard

Ahh, good old gravity LOL. Have you thought about double stick foam tape? I wouldn't think you would need to get into that very often and the foam tape would kind of waterproof it back there, or is there any issues getting water in there with it setup like that?

 

[2TALL]

Thanks for the info guys, so i did check the alignnent and toe was way out with the steering wheel straight so i set everything and the steering wheel is straight and she feels like she is tracking alot straighter now not pulling me towards the ditch. so the guages that some people have suggested, ive never messed with after market guages before so do you just buy one from advance and run a wire from the sensor (coolant, oil pressure etc.) to the guage and it works? Richard i do like the idea of the access panel, however maybe im just having a blonde moment here but why would i need access to a spare truck? did you cut that with a wiz wheel or sawz all? also just a note to everyone, it is a PITA to get a rear facing car seat in and out of the back of one these trucks, guess i should have listened to the wife and took the car to the family get together this weekend, but i just had to show it off. p.s everybody in the family is jealous of my smokin deal, couldnt keep my uncle and dad away from the truck!

 

[superds]

You could probably do it without a spare truck, the panel you cut out just will no longer sit on top of the hole you just cut out so you'd have to come up with a way to keep it from falling through your new fuel sender access hole you just cut. I would probably just weld/glue some tabs on that make it wider or maybe some sort of rubber trim around the edge to prevent it from falling through.

Sometime with the aftermarket gauges you'll need to replace the sensor as well. I think the last aftermarket water temp gauge I bought came with a new sensor so I just took out the original and put the new one in place and ran my wire up to the gauge mounted under the dash.

 

[richard booth]

Hey 2 Tall, with 200,000 + your suspension components are most likely tired and Bronco2s have a very short wheel base (that's one of the reasons we love em) Check and adjust the steering gear and look for play in the steering, then work your way through the links. Bronco graveyard has pretty good prices on balljoints and tie rods etc. welcome to Broncodom.