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Project El Taco...1990 BII
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Well I got most of the lift in today, all I have to do is drill the holes for the radius arm brackets, and a bunch of little things. Ill probably have this thing on the road by saturday. Painted everything up red and black and it looks killer!
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Shes sitting back on all 4 wheels now:
Here is some pics of the lift:
The steering needs a little work, Im going to do a toe-in/out job on it and see how it feels, if its not too good, im going to have to find a 4" drop pitman. Either way, a little bit down the road, its going to get my version of the stonecrusher setup. It also needs a little fender trimming, fronts rub on the backside of the front fenders. Good news is so far there is no clearance issues with the rancho radius arms.
I was trying to get the 8.8 in there today, but my air compressor had other ideas, so I spent a bunch of time working on that. Ill have that in this week and Ill get some pics up.
Thing still has plenty of power with 3.73's and the 34"s to, so the gear change isnt a priority at the moment.
more soon...
Here is some pics of the lift:
The steering needs a little work, Im going to do a toe-in/out job on it and see how it feels, if its not too good, im going to have to find a 4" drop pitman. Either way, a little bit down the road, its going to get my version of the stonecrusher setup. It also needs a little fender trimming, fronts rub on the backside of the front fenders. Good news is so far there is no clearance issues with the rancho radius arms.
I was trying to get the 8.8 in there today, but my air compressor had other ideas, so I spent a bunch of time working on that. Ill have that in this week and Ill get some pics up.
Thing still has plenty of power with 3.73's and the 34"s to, so the gear change isnt a priority at the moment.
more soon...
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Its a Navajo Front end (Mazda Explorer)... My Bronco 2 is a regular old 1990 model...
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that looks sick. i wasnt a fan of the navajo grill at first, but it's growing on me.
are those factory b2 wheels that were painted black?
are those factory b2 wheels that were painted black?
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The grille is really gonna look good when I build my bumpers.
Yes those are stock ranger/B2 wheels 15x6's. I didnt think they were going to work to good with the tires, but I think they are perfect, probably the reason nothing is rubbing on the RA's.
Yes those are stock ranger/B2 wheels 15x6's. I didnt think they were going to work to good with the tires, but I think they are perfect, probably the reason nothing is rubbing on the RA's.
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Looks bad ass....I think I need to get me one of those!
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Just in my little trip around the block, it had plenty of power. Real test will be when I take it out on the trail.
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Started the 8.8 today, didnt have much time after errands, but got all the shit cut off of it and ground. Hope to have it in tomorrow. Here is some pics.
5 minutes later... having a plasma cutter is so nice!
and about an hour later, two shitty grinding discs, a flap wheel and a clapped-out wire wheel...
Always feels great!!!
5 minutes later... having a plasma cutter is so nice!
and about an hour later, two shitty grinding discs, a flap wheel and a clapped-out wire wheel...
Always feels great!!!
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I like those jack stands, did you make them, or buy them ???
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I built them myself, thanks.
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i love your b2
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that's a good job on them, I might have to steal your design and make some for myself, all the store bought ones are too short.
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Ya, these are tall enough to put whatever vehicle im working on way higher than i would ever want a vehicle on jack stands to be, but they are sturdy and very usefull for a lot of things.
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i wish i had a plasma cutter when i did my 8.8........i used a mixture of a sawzall and a cutting wheel on my angle grinder. seemed like it took days.
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wow great looking build. very clean
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Got the B2 back on the road yesterday after laying for 4 hours in a straight downpour. Got the 8.8 in and all the fenders cut. Alignment is way off, the toe is out or something. wants to pull all over the place and thats not to fun without a swaybar lol, when I have enough day light to mess wiith it, ill see where it is. I also made a slight calculation error on my pinion angle, and I have a little vibration. I think the thing sits about 2 inches too high in the back, so im going to ex my homemade shackles 
and toss the stockers back on and see how it looks, didnt think the explorer AAL was going to give me THAT much lift.... should help the pinion angle a bit as well...also going to order some degree shims just in case that isnt enough. After I get those issues sorted, its going to be very fun... Just a little messing around and I know I already need lockers, I couldnt make it up a stump to save my life... All I got today was one pic.... My battery died in the camera right when i was taking pics....
and toss the stockers back on and see how it looks, didnt think the explorer AAL was going to give me THAT much lift.... should help the pinion angle a bit as well...also going to order some degree shims just in case that isnt enough. After I get those issues sorted, its going to be very fun... Just a little messing around and I know I already need lockers, I couldnt make it up a stump to save my life... All I got today was one pic.... My battery died in the camera right when i was taking pics....