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Andres629's still at it! '87 BII this time!


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Update: Jan. 2, 2011
Decided that I would update the first post in my thread for any new people to see right off the bat. I will update this post as well as make a new post when more things have been done!


Didn't actually get any pictures of the VERY start of it, but close enough. '87 BII that I picked up for $375 CDN, with 265,xxx km on it, all it needed was a driveshaft. Original CV driveshaft crapped out. Imagine this with 205/75R15 winter tires, and a chrome grille and that's what I started with. On with the pictures!








After a little lovin'...








Plans for the very near future:
2" body lift
2" coil spacers, Expo springs/Belltech 6400's
Major fender trim
33x12.5 TSL's:headbang::headbang:

Jan. 2, 2011:
Wow, looking back on what I had planned at the beginning and what I have now is crazy! Here is my list of mods, and a picture in it's current state.

Mods:
-93 Explorer Dana 35's with 4.56's
-91 Explorer 8.8 l/s with 4.56's
-96 Explorer M5OD with early top plate and 92 Explorer clutch master and slave
-4.0 clutch
-93 Ranger BW 1354
-MSD 6A box, Crane P90 coil, MSD Super Conductor 8.5 mm wires, Accel cap and rotor
-1st gen Explorer front driveshaft on rear. If you have any questions on what you need to make this work, PM me. :icon_thumby:
-Explorer rear leaves with Belltech 6400 shackles, BDS shocks
-Superlift long arms, Tuff Country 1.5-2.5" beam brackets, 2WD Duff coils, modified factory coil buckets with F-250 shock towers, Bilstein 7100's
-Rock sliders and custom rear bumper
-2 sets of doors; full and half doors
-Major fender trim and new sheetmetal welded in rear wells
-35x12.5r15 Good Year Wrangler MT/R w/ Kevlar on 15x10 Rock Crawlers with beadlock
-Custom Aerostar grille mod

Before I got the outer bead broken and beadlock ring bolted on.
 
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Did you make the front grill or was it already like that ??




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you have way too many projects....reminds me of someone i know....oh wait...its me
 

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Yep, Aerostar grille that I put together. I made it originally for the 88 2WD Ranger that I posted up earlier, then decided it would suit this more. It was really easy to do, and it turned out clean!
 

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AHEM! Major fender massaging and some stock 4WD Ranger blocks under the rear springs to fix the sag... and here she sits as of today! :D







Whaddya'll think? I dig it. =]
 

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Thanks slo-vo. Now I just gotta get me a front and rear bumper fabbed up and some sliders!
 

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Needs more regular cab Ranger cab and bobbed, dovetailed Ranger box. :D
 

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I think it needs a set of fender flairs, and then your done, it looks great the way it is.

also I dont know what it is about BroncoII's, but mine 89 felt like I was driving up hill all the time, I stuck a 2 inch block in mine also to make it look level



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It's in the works... I don't want to get an MVI on this one like I did on my Ranger. I'm going to either make some out of some 18ga checkerplate aluminum, or use old conveyor belt. So far I'm leaning towards conveyor so that WHEN I rub it against a tree, it just folds over and goes back in place, rather than bending. :icon_bounceblue:
 

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If I were to chop it, I'd be sure to keep the chopped section to make it a removable hardtop. We actually have winter up here. :thefinger:
 

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if it where mine, I wouldn't chop it, but thats me, I like the way the BII's look.

If your BII was mine, about the only thing I would change is the bumpers, the crome to me doesn't look right with a flat paint, but that is just me.




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If I were to chop it, I'd be sure to keep the chopped section to make it a removable hardtop. We actually have winter up here. :thefinger:
Dude don't chop it.. You have an amazing talent to do simple changes and come out with an awesome look... Plus you actually have winter up there! :D
 

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hey we have winter here too :D

make it removeable or do a canvas top, i love me some chopped b2
 

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