RUTHs 86 B2 build up

[RUTH]

well many of you that frequent other sits probably have seen my rig here and their, but for those who have not, and since i was nominated for TOTM, i thought id take the time to post up a real build thread...


well, first off, this has been a project of mine staring when i originally got the bronco at the age of 16...

quicky...

bought the bronco stock...
lifted it with custom made blocks front and rear
got 50% 36" tsl's and man they were the shiz...lol
gutted the interior
built a rollbar
bought some 2x2 tubing and all thread and made my body lift.. that i took off later
and eventually put a 4" susp. lift under it
blah..blah..blah..
I drove it, broke it, and ocasionaly fixed it..




BUILD UP

hp 44 front 538's- cause a 60 is to much
early bronco lift coils, progressive rate
move axle about 11 inches forward
build custom crossmember/skid plate
dana 60 rear, welded up also 538's
ran the stock 2.9 till i blew it up...did the 4.0 swap


THIS WAS LIKE THREE OR FOUR YEARS AGO..

CLEANED IT UP BEFORE STARTING THE BUILD... the number was a lucky draw for tuff truck show.. actually won best show at the 2005 clark county fair...

SAT IN THE GARAGE FOR WAY TO LONG LIKE THIS..

AND THEN I FINALLY ORDERD SOME STUFF FROM BALLISTIC...

WELDED THEM UP

I ORDERED ALOT MORE STUFF... HIEMS, BRACKETS, TABS, BUSHINGS.. ETC

AND I GOT TO WORKIN HARD.. ONCE THE STUFF SHOWED UP... LIKE A MONTH LATER..

 

[RUTH]

heres a few more progress pics... coil/link bracket tacked onto frame and some more link progress...

set the wheels at full lock to figure out placement of my links

i went super duper on the bolts.... 4 3/4 per side... over kill i know... but.. oh well, probably should have spaced them further apart, but i think its fine

 

[NMB2]

this goes in rigs under constuction or show off fool.

 

[RUTH]

mounted a fuel cell and did more work on the links


more pics..

links are on

this was somtime in november 2009 got it rolling but not drivable yet

flexin it with the forklift at work

finished the bumper for the most part. 8274 warn and some piaas

 

[RUTH]

this goes in rigs under constuction or show off fool.

oops... i thought ........well no escuses..lol well i hope they move it for m then..... ill just keep posting on it though.... and did your flatbed turbp project running yet

 

[RUTH]

some more pics, needed to fix this problem

i love cardboard, has saved me alot of materials and time.

 

[RUTH]

heres some more... links painted steering box on, used a toyota IFS box and bought the trailgear rockram setup.

then took it home sometime in feb. and got the rear bumper done painted it and stickerd it up

 

[RUTH]

got some slider on and modified my rear hatch i thought it was a cool idea and different

and this was its first time out

 

[RUTH]

a while after i ended up blowin a head gasket in the 2.9 so i did the 4.0 swap... no pictures but was really easy, i thought, also mounted an aluminium readiator in it rather than the stock one... also moved from washiongton to nevada, and havnt done much wheelin but had a chance to take it out today for a few hrs, kept over heating though and i think it is due to my last wheeling trip in washington

i hated cleaning this....and cleaning the mess of the mess.. grrrrr



any ways so i pulled the radiaitor out tonight and gona power wash it super good, and see what happens tomarrow

sorry for actging like a newman and posting this in the wrong area

 

[Hahnsb2]

Too bad you don't live around here no more! I would have liked to check that thing out! Dig the hatch cut for the spare!

 

[RUTH]

yeah i miss it up their alot... ill move back someday.. but for my spare, i wanted to keep it low and not above the fuel cell, so it was sorta my only option, i tried to keep the cut out as close as possible to minimize the gap for winter time, GF has to be warm

 

[4x4junkie]

sorry for actging like a newman and posting this in the wrong area

You want it in Show Off or RBVs Under Construction?

Nice purpose-built rig too BTW

 

[RUTH]

You want it in Show Off or RBVs Under Construction?

Nice purpose-built rig too BTW

i know i know... i just "f"ed up.. i was browsing through some of the b2 issues and thought what the hell i put a build thread up, not thinking about i wasnt in the garage are...

 

[4x4junkie]

Ok, well... I'll move it to Under Construction, as I know most builds are never really actually finished lol.
PM me if you rather it be in Show Off.

 

[RUTH]

Ok, well... I'll move it to Under Construction, as I know most builds are never really actually finished lol.
PM me if you rather it be in Show Off.

no no that perfect...never finished...