The Blue Pig - ECGreen's '89 BII

[bobbywalter]

With a doubler? Any traction to a wedge event at 6 to 1 is brutal.

I have seen....and videoed 2.9s murdering Dana 60 parts at Hollister and the Rubicon... So conservative driving is a given.

 

[ecgreen]

With a doubler? Any traction to a wedge event at 6 to 1 is brutal.

I have seen....and videoed 2.9s murdering Dana 60 parts at Hollister and the Rubicon... So conservative driving is a given.

Absolutely. Having wheeled an ifs for a long time, you need to learn how to handle these things. So easy to snap a cv if driven wrong. Seen it many times.

The answer to an obstacle is very rarely "send it." Especially locked and geared. You need to learn to feel the torque. If you have a tire wedged, you need to know when to back off and tey a new line.

I have seen almost everything break with "more skinny peddle!" Lol

I really do think ill be fine with the rebuilt D35. If i start breaking a lot though... upgrade time baby! Thats the fun of the game.

 

[ecgreen]

So @4x4junkie runs a doubler with a D35. Maybe he can chime in.

4x4Junkie's 1990 Ford Bronco II 4x4 - Bronco Corral

If you're in to overlanding and wanted to build an overlander out of a Ford Bronco II, then you need to check out this one of 4x4junkie.

www.broncocorral.com

 

[4x4junkie]

Whoops, here I am... (I guess I need to check my email notification settings)

Yes, you are 100% correct.
It's pretty easy to discern whether the truck is bound up (tire caught under a rock ledge, etc.), or whether it just needs a slight bit more throttle to scale up a rock (I think it's in whether the truck wants to raise slightly or dive slightly when you give it torque... if it dives, then beware, you've probably got a tire caught).


Barring the above scenario, the maximum torque the axle will ever see (no matter how deep your gearing is) will be limited by the traction of your tires (them slipping on the surface you're driving on, which even on pavement, is almost always less than what will immediately break a D35 or better axle shaft). Of course this doesn't include dynamic shock loads... If you're an aggressive driver bouncing over things, then yeah you're much more likely to have issues.
One thing inevitable though is breakage from simple metal fatigue, which I initially figured might happen maybe every 5-10 years, but so far (knock on wood) it's been good. It is a matter of time though no matter what, so I keep a set of spare shafts above the frame in the space created from my 2" body lift for if & when that time does come).

 

[holyford86]

A long time ago in a galaxy, well....right here. Here she was in all her glory. My '89 BII from Maine with a blown head gasket. She spent a lot of her years on Martha's Vineyard apparently. How she wound up in inland Maine I don't know.

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That was 3 years ago...ouch its been a long build.

I played around with the engine until I had to accept that the heads where just F'd and the whole thing needed to pulled and replaced. What was the issue? Someone overheated it and the heads cracked...surprise!!

I set about tearing the truck apart and figuring out what was next.

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Rust-wise everything was pretty good, but the frame needed attention. I used Eastwoods rust converter followed by a black topcoat.

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In this pic you can see I installed a Rough Country 1.5 inch lift up front. In the rear I used Wulf shackles. If you are look for a cheap way to get 1.5 inches of left, that is the way to go. Eventually, I went with a Duff stage 1 as you can see in the next post.

Here are some other mods I have done along the way. Can't remember in what order.

Fuel tank access panel:

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4.0 Radiator:

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New tire day (and a shameless pic of my Taco):

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New steering rod:

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what did you use for a steering shaft?

 

[RumPunch]

Second that on the steering shaft.

 

[Uncle Gump]

I bought Bronco II and it already had one on it. I swear he said he got it from Bronco Graveyard... but they don't have it listed.

 

[Peter Griffin]

Read this build thread too (getting inspired for my '88 build)...awesome @ecgreen, well done Sir!

 

[RumPunch]

Read this build thread too (getting inspired for my '88 build)...awesome @ecgreen, well done Sir!

Ec green has an epic ride

 

[Uncle Gump]

ecgreen is another bad influence...

 

[lil_Blue_Ford]

Nice build and nice BII, looks really clean. Now I’m anxious to get back to getting mine running again, lol