​​​Wow! These are some big tires! Who needs a transmission when you can have these?




And for those who asked, my trailer is a Big Bubba, made in Ogden, Utah. It's got a 20' deck. I bought it specifically for this project, but when the big truck is done, I'm going to use it for hauling around the K5 Blazer (which I'm going to finally put the lift on, along with the Dana 60 and Corporate 14 bolt.) That winch, that's bolted onto the trailer was supposed to go on the Blazer!

 

Hey Bioburner kind of a dumb question but how well does the way you have the winch mounted work? Does it flex or anything like that. I'm considering a similar setup on my trailer.

 

 

condolences on your trans man!
im about to pull the cab on mine, and prep for a DT466 swap and a ZF5.
so it could be worse lol

this rig is looking pretty damn sweet!

 

Thank you. Are you putting the DT466 into your 6 door 02? That's going to raise it's freakazoid street cred through the roof! (And it'll be awesome!) I'm loving your 4door Bronco build.

devans04250: I have mounting bolts in the winch going down through the deck into the frame rail, and bolts going forward into the vertical post. It does flex a little bit when the load gets closer to the front of the trailer and is hooked high on the frame. It's not enough that I worry about it. That cheap winch is the best modification possible for my purposes. It makes loading dead vehicles quick and easy!

Chuck-B: I'm crossing my fingers. I've already spent way more money on this truck than I ever intended. It would sure be nice to tell my ever patient wife some good news about this truck NOT costing absolute the maximum possible for once!

 

yes sir! so sick of the HEUI system it aint funny.
going to pick up a p pumped NGD later this month soon as the adapter and flywheel are done.
wont beable to rebuild in frame but I have tools for easy cab removal!

work has been eating up all my free time, and all the spare time I do have, is spent on my sons GTO (full resto)
soon as its in primer the bronco comes back in to finalize the body work, then I can finish the frame.

 

I've been working on my truck every free minute for so long that I can't stop even when it's at the shop! I had to do something, so I bought a set of rear wheel well liners!

I figure that I paid a small fortune for the paint job and undercoat that I should protect it from rocks. (And they really clean up the look of the wheel well!)

 

Yes sir, I bought a set of those for my F150 ASAP after buying it. Looks ssooo much better
Sorry about the Trans issues... Can't wait to see the Lift/Tires on her though

 

What's the verdict on the trans?

 

 

No news on the trans yet. Dustin's guys put the lift on, except for one last leaf spring that they'll finish installing tomorrow, at which point he'll take over and diagnose the trans.

They didn't take any pics though.

 

Wait...what?? No pics? You did tell him that this was a picture heavy thread, and we must scrutinize every detail of your build? Right?

Well, we can always wait until the "after" shots I guess.

Good luck on the tranny...hope it's something simple.

 

I know, right? His guys know I've been documenting this whole process, AND the guy that did the work is a YouTuber! (He's got a fun channel where he chops up all sorts of randomness with homemade guillotine. His channel is called Daily Cut. Funny stuff!) I forgot to ask for a time lapse of the process until too late.

 

Lol! It's a skateboard!

The supplier sent the wrong lug nuts and shocks, so we're stuck in a holding pattern. Dustin will start on the trans tomorrow though, so keep those fingers crossed!

 

Heh...that gets a <gigglesnort>

I actually like those wheels. I had them on my '08 Lariat, and they looked great. But they do look out of their league there.