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Old 09-06-2012, 08:52 PM
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here goes my Supercab Build


picked this up for scrap price, wasnt worth much more. gots some big plans though puttin the drivetrain out of the bronco into the supercab.
 
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Old 09-06-2012, 09:39 PM
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Can't wait buddy.
 
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Not to dog you or anything, but please tell me you're upgrading that bronco's drivetrain and thats why you dont need it, because it'd be a shame to butcher that beautiful peice of machinery!
 
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Old 09-06-2012, 11:02 PM
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Just sell me the bronco
 
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Yeah, I wish he was closer to me. I've been wanting to convert a Bronco to two-wheel drive. It looks like a nice one, too.

Good luck with the build! Is it my imagination, or has the bed been extended? Did somebody take a Supercab and put it on a Crew frame?

*Edit: Never mind. On closer inspection that's something hanging over the side of the bed, not a seam.
 

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Old 09-07-2012, 05:35 AM
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ok so heres the bronco story. the body is all aftermarket light steel crap, that someone bought and used for a very half assed project. they had a 94 f350, cut the frame about 3 feet and tried to weld on all new body mounts for it, it came out like crap, and has about 5-6 inches of body lift for it to fit, i drove it about 35 miles so far and im just scared the body is gonna fall right off. ill be honest with you the pic of the bronco is one that makes it look a lot better than it is. ill get some close ups later if im home before dark. but ANYWAYS it has a 7.3 turbo IDI in it with a 5 speed, and dana 60 axles. so the guy had the right intentions, just hacked it together. of course i wouldnt be doing it if it was factory drivetrain.
 
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Old 09-07-2012, 07:27 AM
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Man that is sad to here. It looks so nice in the pic.
 
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the worst part is the cab on the supercab has a lot of odd ball rot that i havent seen before/ intimidated by. mostly this piece, its above the drivers side door under the rain gutter. anyone know of any skins for this one or am i on my own?

 
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There isn't anyone making patch panels for that as far as I know

How about some pics of the frame hackery done to the poor Bronco?
 
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the picture thing is quite a process today, at work they block the image site so i had to upload from my phone. as you can see though the bronco looks good on the outside but underneath is just a different story
 
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Yea it looks interesting under there, that's gonna be one cool super cab though
 
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after an hour or so of pushing it around the yard with the bronco, and having a runnaway bronco incedent, i got the truck into the garage. alone. would have been nice to have someone steer it haha. hopefully with any luck ill have the engine, transmission, and cab off by the end of tomorro, but going to hang out with the girl for the rest of the night
 
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didnt get as far as i hoped, engines out, and cabs in the process of coming off.

 
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got the cab off tonight. took a good chunk off my arm from the grinder today too. but i pushed through it and finished the job haha what kind of paint do ya think i should use for the frame? just wondering ive heard good things about por15 but i was looking for more input from you guys

 


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