RUTHs 86 B2 build up

[WoodyB2]

i love this rig, too bad your not in Washington anymore. also i love your new fenders.

 

[Iron Ranger]

You are a true fabricator, my man! There's a select few on here that can fab as nice and clean as you can.

Very nice work! I really like the pic of where it's royally stuck in the snow! That's a common sight up here in MN!!

 

[B2Guy]

this thing is amazing! great work

 

[RUTH]

well thanks guys for the replys... makes me think all the extra time and patience is worth it....

took it out again on sunday after taking the radiator out and flushing it and power washing it, also relocated my power steering cooler and it started to get warm on me again about 45 min in, so i stopped off by a creek waited a bit and poped the cap and toped her off... was good the rest of the day, i think i just had a buble..


the bad--- think my fuel pump is going out, everything was going good untill tryin to go up this one hill, kept stallin out like i was out of gas... but i wasnt and it would be fine on the flats, so i ended up turing around and by the time i got close to home, it was reall bad, luckily i was on a down hill stretch, but today at lunch was going to move it off the street and the pump wont even make a noise.. i have it on a toggle and i checked for power and its good..... if its not one thing its another right

 

[country0001]

if its not one thing its another right

Always.

 

[RUTH]

well was able to finally take the time and build some good shock hoops, shocks are slighly angled back which i dont really like, but they sorta had to be that way... heres a few pics...

got her pulled in..

started by bendin this up

welded this to the frame for extra support

finished off with some trial runs...only pic that came out though...

 

[1slow5oh]

Very nice build....

 

[D'cheat]

The shock mount looks pretty damn good, man. Had a chance to hit the snow lately with your rig?

 

[CHKNFKR]

Still kickin?

 

[NMB2]

He's in wennamucca, NV now. working his dick into the dirt. He told me he is moving back up to washington though about a month ago in a text message.

 

[CHKNFKR]

Thanks nmb2!

 

[RUTH]

YEAH IM STILL KICKIN... STILL IN WINNEMUCCA FOR WORK, ( UNDERGROUND MINING ) HOPIN TO MOVE BACK TO WASHINGTON NEXT SUMMER...

THE B2 IS DOIN GOOD, FINALLY GOT A HP 60 INSTALLED, DID THE GEARS MYSELF, WAS SKEPTICAL ABOUT DOIN IT BUT SO FAR SO GOOD, PUT 538'S IN AND JUST DID A LINCON LOCKER... ALSO PUT A TRACTION BAR ON THE REAR FINALLY SO NO MORE AXLE WRAP, AND FINALLY PUT MY DOUBLER IN AND MADE ALL THE SHIFTING LINKAGE, OTHER THAN THAT NOT MUCH, BEEN COLLECTING NEW PARTS SLOWLYAND HOPING BY BY CHRISTAMAS BE FULL HYDO, SO IM JUST RUNNING THE STOCK STEERING CRAP FOR NOW.
HERS A FEW PICS TO MAYBE KEEP THIS OUTDATED THREAD GOIN

 

[RUTH]

O and the oil on the tire was just break fluid from bleeding them

O AND THIS WAS FUN, DIDNT MAKE IT, AND THE CAMERA ANGLE DOESNT DO JUSTICE, GIRLFRIEND WAS ACTUALLY STANDING UP ON A HILL AND HAD TO SHOOT DOWN TO GET THE CLIP, AND DIDT CATCH THE BEGINING, BUT IT WAS BASICALY A V NOTCH THAT TURNED RIGHT INTO ANOTHER, ONCE TURNED YOU CANT BACK OUT SO SORTA A ONE SHOT DEAL, HOPIN TO TRY IT AGAIN SOON AND GONA TRY GOIN HIGHER ON THE LEFT SIDE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUmNrOsaE6w

 

[Jessgiese]

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..

WAAAIITTT OMGGG DO YOU HAVE ANY VIDEOS FROM THIS YEAR!? My dad won a trophy either 2005 or 2006 (I don’t think it was first place tho) I think 2nd place! It was a 1968 4x4 Toyota “Merlin truck” “Merlin turtle truck” or just “turtle truck” it was stolen in 2012 and I would LOVE to retrieve any footage salvageable from those 2 years. If you even still use this site! Please reach out

 

[Jessgiese]

WAAAIITTT OMGGG DO YOU HAVE ANY VIDEOS FROM THIS YEAR!? My dad won a trophy either 2005 or 2006 (I don’t think it was first place tho) I think 2nd place! It was a 1968 4x4 Toyota “Merlin truck” “Merlin turtle truck” or just “turtle truck” it was stolen in 2012 and I would LOVE to retrieve any footage salvageable from those 2 years. If you even still use this site! Please reach out

There’s a huge giant Merlin sticker on the hood hence why it’s called that! HAH