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One long a$$ CTOR Build

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#1 · (Edited)
you might have seen my Ex the other day as the photo of the day with the water pouring from it with the door open

well that rig is getting retired

heres the new project

D44 HP w/3.54 open= will be shortened on the pass side with Chrome moly EB shaft
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1986 B2 Frame
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you might remember this frame from its previous life
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and the 1987 B2 Body
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#655 · (Edited)
i really like your bronco

btw thanks for all the advise on my bronco. although i was unable to use much the ideas were good to hear.

what trans are you running?

I once saw a chop top B2 with snaps around the edge of the sils, pillars, roof and tailgate. not necesicerially a waterproof set up but it looked really good. if you coulf get it made out of waterproofed canvas and some vinal windows sewn in i think it would look Really good and be functional. if i find the pictures of it ill send them to you.

on a side note are the lift gate shocks worth selling from your chopped rear
 
#661 ·
i ran a doubler in my explorer sport. Nothing quite like having it in double low and being on a hill in 5th gear and being able to let the clutch out and climb the hill with no throttle assitance and that was with 3.73 gears. Now i have 4.88's. I hve a max speed of like 8 mph in double low lol.
 
#667 ·
not sure, when the money is present to make a purchase lol.

I did find that i had a rear shock bent, was restricting the shock from compressing the last 5 inches of travel. I was wondering why my rear flex had decreased. guess i found it. Still have to mount the gas tank, m,ake new shock mounts, buy a shock, and hook the rear brakes back up.
 
#674 ·
that thing is going to be bad ass. i was doing reading and found that unimogs come factory with gearing as low as 4500:1. that's ridiculous. your rig is has some serious torque. i don't know if you ever plan on putting new axles under your rig, but if you do this might be an option. they are not all that common but offering 7.14 gearing, and a factory locker and unmatched ground clearance i think this might be worth looking into.

http://www.jonfund.com/technical/roverportals.shtml

I especially like the Series III land rover 88 at the bottom. i have been trying to find the build thread for that but i haven't seen it in about a year. if i find it i will send it to you.