I would really rather be out wheeling today than sitting at work. Worked all weekend too

 

OK, since I'm bored, here's everything that's been done so far:


Reman'd 2150 carb
Fresh fluids in Tcase and Trans / new Tcase output seal / new shift fork pads
New rear sliding window
New to me toolboxes in the bed
ARB Wiring Harness to the bed to run my fridge
Full ignition tuneup - Cap, Rotor, Plugs, wires / new fuel filters and soft lines
Lots of new vacuum lines and fittings, new PCV
Dual Battery setup and dual battery isolator, 2 new AGM batteries
New Autozone Aluminum radiator
Tuff Stuff 100A 1 wire alternator / Reworked ammeter guage to read voltage
Deaver 5" Lift kit with adjustable track bar
Lengthened and rebuilt both driveshafts
New 78-79 style T steering
Front Detroit True track / New Chrome moly shafts and Spicer 760X U joints
New Warn Hubs, new Yukon 4.10 gears with master install kit
New front / rear brake lines
New (used) Detroit locker in the back, OEM 4.10 gears, Master install kit, new HD 31 spline shafts
New Ebrake cables / New rear wheel cylinders
Front and Rear Protofab prerunner style bumpers, rear with swing away tire carrier
Bilstein 5160 reservoir shocks all the way around
Dick Cepek 35x12.50/15 Extreme Country radials (5)
Corbeau Suspension bucket seats on a new seat frame
Uniden PCL78 CB with Wilson 1000 antenna ("Cleaned")
New plastic headliner, painted to match interior / Sunroof deleted (aluminum patch)
Bedliner on the exterior to combat "Arizona pinstriping"
Fresh window tint on the sides and rear (old bubbly stuff was scraped off and replaced)




While I started out with a pretty solid truck, in the 11 months I've had this truck I've turned an awful lot of bolts on it, and I learned a lot along the way. I've been working on EFI vehicles so long that it took me a bit to get back in the groove of working on old carbuerated stuff.


Still in the plans eventually are a set of rock sliders, better lighting, and possibly some engine upgrades to give the old girl a little more oomph.

 

Free rock slider/roll cage ideas, just in case you have not see it. Burning Blue: How To Build A Roll Cage - 4-Wheel & Off-Road Magazine

 

Not really interested in a cage. Had an exocage on my last trail truck. It was cool, but heavy.


And this truck is further hampered by having an in cab fuel tank.

 

Did you custom order the bilsteins and through whom?

 

I really posted if for the rock slider idea.

 

Gotcha. Have built sets before for different vehicles. Most of those had boxed frames tho. Assuming the C channel frame is beefy enough to weld to without it bending but not dead sure.

 

Bought based on length spec, and of course the needed an upper stem mount which really limited choices. Called Bilstein a few times and of course they are less than helpful when it comes to using a set of their "Engineered for a specific vehicle" applications on another vehicle, predicting I would die a horrible firey death if I installed the shocks on the vehicle they weren't made for.


Front shocks are for a lifted JK front. Rears are for a lifted Ram 2500. They do different valving for different vehicles. The rears are well suited since I usually have a pretty good load when wheeling expedition style, and the fronts are also reasonably matched since a JK suspension also uses tall coils and the vehicle weight is similar.


Once I had the right part numbers I just searched them on Amazon and had them 3 days later.

 

If you use this attachment method (what ever it is called) I think you will be ok.

I just made some rock sliders for the Bronco and the middle attachment tube is made out of 2" receiver tubing. That way I can put a 10" drop hitch for the wife to use as a step and or I can put my winch in there....https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...l#post16992653

 

yeah, that looks pretty stout. We've even built them for other rigs that fit over the frame rail like a "C"

 

Duff long arms are in. Gone are the big drop brackets and stock arms. The install was pretty straight forward but still took the better part of a day.

 

Also, a buddy and I built some sliders last weekend. Beams are 2x4 .120 wall box tube with 2x2 .120 wall stringers to the frame butt welded to some 1/4" plate that's welded directly to the frame. We did some additional gusting as well for strength.

 

Nice arms, nice rock sliders and steps all in one, good thinking.

 

X2 looks great man

 

Howd you do that headliner? That’s awesome!