'86 Bronco II Eddie Bauer Restore.........

[mjonesjr]

well I got me a Bronco II yesterday......I paid $350 for it...the only rust spot on it is a hole about the size of a quarter in front of the rear passenger tire.....easy fix.....

Specs:
1986 Bronco II Eddie Bauer
2.9 V6
A4LD transmission
BW1350 Electric transfer case
Power Windows
Power Door Locks
Power Lumbar
Tilt wheel
Cruise


What it needs:
- small interior parts/pieces
- transmission
- paint


Plans for it:
- Manual transmission swap
- Manual transfer case swap
- 2"-4" lift
- 32x11.50x15 tires
- 15x8 wheels
- paint (stock colors)


Here are the pictures when I picked it up this afternoon:

 

[Robin Hood]

Damn that thing is CLEAN!

very nice.

 

[compleckz]

what are the plans for it as as far as uses? gonna be a another show truck, dd?

any motor swap plans? d35/8.8 swap? looks like a fun new project!


glad to see you're stickin' around! :icon_hornsup:

 

[mjonesjr]

i plan on swapping in the manual transmission/t-case VERY soon.....then I have a buddy who hopefully will have his Explorer 8.8 (w/ disc brakes) out of his Ranger soon so I can get it installed in the Bronco II.....

i don't want too much lift, something like 2-4"....i wanna run 31x10.50x15's on it...


it will be used as a fun truck...if I wanna hit a hole, I will....

 

[jonsranger]

man that thing dont need a paint job just some elbow grease, give it a reall good buffing, polishing, and wax and itlll look awesome.

 

[mjonesjr]

it needs paint...the top of the cab has surface rust on it and the paint on the hood is fading.....the sides are not bad at all.....i might have to get a close match with rattle cans and then buff/wax the rest when the weather breaks...

 

[351ranger]

Good f-ing deal. I would have bought that in a second.

 

[PaleBlue90]

very nice. it wont take very long to do all you want to do. good to see you got another RBV

 

[danger88ranger]

That thing is clean! I see that your brake booster is rusted at the bottom too like mine is.

 

[mjonesjr]

i changed the plugs, wires, distributor, rotor, oil, and oil filter and the sucker runs like a champ......can't wait to get the manual transmission in it!

 

[PaleBlue90]

rite on

 

[mjonesjr]

i can't decide what wheels to get:

Crager Soft 8 Black's or Crager Soft 8 Chrome......

 

[Destroyer000]

that is one SWEET lil truck.. how'd you get it so cheap ?

 

[compleckz]

Crager Soft 8 Black

i have those, and i think they'd look great on the b2.. chrome wheels are too hard to keep lookin' nice.

 

[Crazy_Bronco_2]

looks like the one i found a couple of months ago. except i think it is a 89
but the guy wants 700 for it but the motor is gone (rear crank bearing), so i offered him 350 and he called me back to go and look at it in more detail. don't know if it is a fair deal....

but anywho, nice find :icon_thumby:, very clean looking
good luck with it :icon_thumby:

 

[mjonesjr]

I got it cheap cause the transmission is out of it and it needs some wiring work on the rear part if the wiring harness.....I am going to fix that tomorrow after work....

I am going to order the Soft 8's in black as soon as I get the trans swap done and the 4.0 ranger coil springs installed.....then it will be time for the 31's.....

 

[Destroyer000]

sounds like a nice project.. hows if feeling going from that big ole modded ranger to a stock b2? lol

 

[mjonesjr]

it isn't bad....i like a challenge...

my only problem is i am impatient...i want everything done now...

 

[danger88ranger]

it isn't bad....i like a challenge...

my only problem is i am impatient...i want everything done now...

You and me both, i hate waiting

 

[Destroyer000]

ya i hear ya.. ive got about 1k worth of parts sittin in my basement for my splash project.. just waiting on the weather to change a bit.