Stars B2 build

[star16]

Well I started with a stock 1987 bronco II 4x4.. It was used as my DD..

 

[Hazmat Ranger]

uuuuhhhhh - welcome? :icon_confused:



First Welcome to TRS since that seems to be your first post.

Second - would love to see the build, but no pics? Also tell us a bit more . . .

 

[COPPERHEAD85]

;missingteeth;.....pit chures is nice.........
Welcome!

 

[star16]

hah. I was out wrenching all day.. I have pictures just didnt have time to put them up as it was really nice out today, so I went out and got alot done.....

Anyways here we go.... As i said before i started with a stock 87 bronco II 4x4.. this is pretty much what it looked like except the paint was bad...

first thing i did was remove the spare tire carrier and rattle canned the truck with primer..

then i found a 4" lift and some 33"s..

 

[star16]

I had to trim the front fenders.. I drove it like that for awhile. then i swapped out the electric t-case for a manual one.. and that was my DD for along time untill the trans started to act up..

oh and i swapped in explorer leafs when i snapped one of the stock ones

since then i have moved to a new house and have a nice place to work on it ...

now its just my project truck and i have really started to tear it apart..

well last week i picked up a 94 explorer with a good motor and trans body is shot and it wouldnt pass inspection... so im strippin it down and swaping them motor, trans, dash, diffs... the whole works... so here we go..

this is the work place on the side of my house..

the exploder...

gutted inside...

window gone.. they were in there good..

pile of stuff..

the old 2.9L

cuttin away..

now the sides..

off came the top..

thats where it's at as of last night..

 

[kunar]

stacked blocks = sketchy

get some belltech 6400 shackles and take out the smaller block you have in there.

 

[star16]

yeah i wasnt plannin on keepin it that way... just postions the diff correctly for now as it is thinner at one end.. but yeah ill look into those thanks..

 

[94STXRanger]

The belltechs wont give that much lift will they?

 

[star16]

oh and yeah thats not me in the pics.. Im the one taking them.. lol

 

[kunar]

The belltechs wont give that much lift will they?

they claim 1.5" which is about what the smaller block is judging by the pics

 

[star16]

ok so today i gutted the explorer and took care of some rust in the bronco... i have some welding to do still (cracks in the floor board.. nothing to bad)

the explorer

the bronco

the 2.9L ready to be pulled!!

thats it up to day untill i get of work tmr.. gonna go shopin for some new tools

 

[jpistheman]

good luck with the swap! keep us updated.

i'm working on the same swap as well.

 

[Hazmat Ranger]

ALirght now - that is soooo much better. I like da pics - LOL.

Very nice work so far - you leaving the BII open backed or grafting the exploder rear half on - just kidding.
Keep up the good work . . .

 

[COPPERHEAD85]

Ask this guy for pics and you get some pics!
Looking good!

 

[star16]

Ill let the pictures do the talking .....

well thats how it looks now.. Im going to pick-a-part tmr to get some parts and also look to find some good buys.. And then im bringin the engine hoist over to pull the motor.

 

[star16]

well.. the old 2.9L is out and now im gonna clean everything up and do some patching.. I still have to pull the 4.0L and pull it apart replace some gaskets well its out!!

 

[star16]

no feedback???

 

[fordxranger]

so, are you backhalving this? or cabbing it?

 

[star16]

Im goin to try to mold some of the exploder rear on in sections. well see what happens..

im looking to buy a open 8.8 and throw a locker in it.. what kind of locker does everyone recommend? Aussie??

 

[Shran]

Depends if you want to set up your gears or not...if you don't mind that, get a Detroit.