ChopTop84
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- Jun 7, 2010
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- Location
- Carbonado
- Vehicle Year
- 1984
- Vehicle
- Ford
- Engine Size
- 2.8
New to the site, not new to fords or broncos tho.
Have three B2's. a 90 2wd thats been my daily driver for about 3 years. Gave a guy 300 bucks for it because he thought it had a bad oil pump. Turns out he never did oil changes, just put more oil in it or something. You could see the rocker arm indents inside the valvecovers because the sludge was so thick!! Its one of the late year 90's that doesnt have the dummy transfer case, so a little harder to convert to a 4wd, so....
I bought an 84 4x4 off a guy on craigslist. Gave him 200 bucks because it had the rear windows broken out, the interior was soaking wet, and mostly he wanted it gone. Got it home, cleaned it out, and cut the top off in about 20 minutes with my battery powered sawzall. Runs decent, but Im trying to find an intake leak or vacuum leak. Doesnt want to idle very well unless the choke is on, and the OBD computer keeps giving me a "lean" error code. But all the electronic crap attached to the carb actually appears to be working OK.
Then I just picked up an 87 eddie bauer 4x4 today for 160 bucks with no title, and needs a new fuel pump and fuel lines. 5 speed with electronic T-case and manual hubs. Im trying to decide if I want to put the 87 running gear into my 90 to make it 4x4, or fix up the 87, and get the title squared away.
Here are pics of the 84 before and after I chopped it:
Click me for 84choptop
Anyone else up here in WA state and wheels Evans Creek? I live about 10 minutes from the lower parking lot and plan to take the 84 up there as soon as I think I can trust it.
Have three B2's. a 90 2wd thats been my daily driver for about 3 years. Gave a guy 300 bucks for it because he thought it had a bad oil pump. Turns out he never did oil changes, just put more oil in it or something. You could see the rocker arm indents inside the valvecovers because the sludge was so thick!! Its one of the late year 90's that doesnt have the dummy transfer case, so a little harder to convert to a 4wd, so....
I bought an 84 4x4 off a guy on craigslist. Gave him 200 bucks because it had the rear windows broken out, the interior was soaking wet, and mostly he wanted it gone. Got it home, cleaned it out, and cut the top off in about 20 minutes with my battery powered sawzall. Runs decent, but Im trying to find an intake leak or vacuum leak. Doesnt want to idle very well unless the choke is on, and the OBD computer keeps giving me a "lean" error code. But all the electronic crap attached to the carb actually appears to be working OK.
Then I just picked up an 87 eddie bauer 4x4 today for 160 bucks with no title, and needs a new fuel pump and fuel lines. 5 speed with electronic T-case and manual hubs. Im trying to decide if I want to put the 87 running gear into my 90 to make it 4x4, or fix up the 87, and get the title squared away.
Here are pics of the 84 before and after I chopped it:
Click me for 84choptop
Anyone else up here in WA state and wheels Evans Creek? I live about 10 minutes from the lower parking lot and plan to take the 84 up there as soon as I think I can trust it.