yea im kickin myself in the rear for that too..
i did what i did due to inexperience and lack of time

but i can always cut it off and retain the stock hat.
i need to purchase an aftermarket one.
found a cast finned hat i may buy, but 240 bucks....

if i dont find a stock hat, ill be removing my weld.

 

business has been in high gear.

as the broncos 7.3 was taking up space in my garage,
i had to get it in the rig, for space sake.
the F350 is in the shop and isnt coming out until its done!...

 

Dang, just noticed this thread. You're retaining the pickup cab rear wall and slider? You'll need a pocket in that window for the taxi license....

 

with the back seats being forthe kids, i should keep the rear piece of the single cab, but no....
ill be deleting it after /during the roof install..


6 door first!

 

Any Updates??

 

kinda/sorta/notreally?
im working on my 87 F350 right now,
thats project numero uno!
i stole the D44 i planned on using for a hotrod project.
gearing up for another truck first.
gonna be combining my 01 and 02 SD.
i need to have my powerstroke done.
then the bronco.
going to be putting the bronco on a 01 F250 CC SB frame.
the 01 is going on a 01 CC LB DRW frame with a new engine.

but heres my latest IDI for the 87

 

Where did you get the alloy fuel return fittings. The ones in the center photo

 

from a member on OB.net
he machines them on a CNC...
there pretty slick!
now if i can find someone to anodize them.

 

Now if I can find them ob.net??

 

you have a long line to stand in. lol

 

Looks that way from what I've now read on OB.

I guess I'll just have to develop some myself.

 

Looking good, keep at it.

 

life is hard right now for my fun work.
i have twin 7 month old baby boys that take up alot of my time.
business is crazy, and just had an employee quit on me
so im pullin double duty at work, and at home.

so the bronco is still on back burner...
gotta finish my 87, and then i have to build my powerstroke.

on the bronco,
i never quite liked how the driverside rear door lined up, figgured id have to do some portapower work and reinforcing.
in the midst of finding another set of rear CC doors for my 87, i came across a set that would be better for the bronco, and i wont have to paint the jams for my 87.
the new doors aligned up perfectly! must be that i didnt align the hindges right.

another big decision has been made tho.
instead of running this bronco on the 94 SCLB frame,
i will have a 01 F250 CCSB 4WD frame left over from a powerstroke build.
so thats whats going under the bronco.
sometimes fabbing body mounts is easier than doing a RSK and straight axle swap in a IFS frame lol

just purchased a remanned 7.3 DI for the up and comming 01/02 6 door short bed 4WD DRW powerstroke!

with life the way it is, i get 1-2 days of solid work on projects...

and ontop of all that....
MUST FIND TIME TO FINISH THE 4 SPEED SWAP IN MY HOTROD!
i miss the christmas tree


DIY anti axle wrap device for the 87. still need to make a top mount for the wishbone.



my racecar.



oah yea, im also putting together another boat for this summer....
someone shoot me please!

 

Cool build but what are you doing about wheelbase discrepancies? 4 Door Bronco comes to 140", but the ECLB frame you currently say it's on is 155", and a Superduty CCSB frame is 156"?

 

its currently on a SC LB frame, i did drill out reared rivets and lengthen the wheel base. CL WB is 142"

i have not done any planning on the SD frame swap except for plan the SD project.

ill cross that bridge when i get to it.
even if swapping the axles is called for.
dont know yet.
building other things right now, and thats not on the list yet.