i would like as many opinions from you guys to help me make my decision. yes it is my truck but i want to know what othgers think.

first 1. there is some rust on the rear quarter panels and a hole in the door that is very samll. i will be welding in some patch panels in a few weeks. i want to know if you think i should keep the blue and white fade paint job or should i have the entire thing painted the pearl blue thats on the front? then i woyuld paint the cap black. what do you guys think? since the picture in my gallerie i have added 2" of lift and bigger mud tires and chrome rims.

2. i have a cherry bomb exhaust on it right now. it is a little to loud for the city. i was thinkin of putting on some 40 series flowmasters. how do they compare? do the 40's sounds decent with headers? are they pretty loud? i love that agressive sound but i have to crank the radio just to hear a song. and i am sick of being worried about the cops. any input on this is awsome also.

3. do you need a rollbar to install 5 way harnesses? my seatbelts are shot and i want to add some 5 ways. can they just be bolted to the floor?

4. theres a superlift 4 " lift on it and i have factory quad shocks up front. right now there are only 2 up there. everytime i hit a ittle bump in the road my cd player skips. what type of shocks would help this problem that are resonably priced?

5 what would you guys do to my truck i am just curious. i want to add a light bar on top with 4 lights. i want 35" tires . and i wanna drop a 750 edelbrock instead of my 625 carb.

thanks for reading all this stuff if you would answer ay of these questions it would be appreciated. thanks guys. [IMG]dsc0001.jpg[/IMG]

 

1. Shave all that chrome, bugflector, grab handles and sun visor. Paint the whole thing pearl. Pearl kicks @ss.

2. 40's are just as loud as the glasspacks, especially with headers. Look into some Magnaflows for an aggressive sound that isn't deafening.

3. Yes, you need a rollbar. Bolting the harnesses to the floor will only ensure a slow painful death in the event of a head on collision. Paint it pearl to match, that would kick @ss.

4. No such shocks will help your problem. You need a better CD player. But add the other two shocks anyways. They are supposed to be there. Pro Comps are nice and only cost around $28 each.

5. Go with the 35"s. Light bars are ghey, and will only ensure that you will never, ever, ever again park in a parking garage. If you've gotta have all those lights, put them on the front bumper or prerunner bar.

Nice rig, good luck.

 

this is exactly what im lookin for thanks for the reply geezer keep them comin im gettin some ideas

 

Pearl blue with the black top!
Yes, Magnaflow - I have flowmaster now and can't help but wonder. My friends' 2000 Chevy 1500 454 has a Magna on it, and its' not bad sound unless he gets on it. It has a great quiet/ mean sound at legit city speeds.
Do 5 pt. harness and racing seats.

 

Is this a "show" truck, or a "Go" truck?

1. Pearl Paint.
2. Magnaflow has a lifetime warranty, versus 5 year for FM
3. Yes. A five-point mounted to the floor can break bones.
4. Get adjustable shocks, new CD player.
5. 35's, Light bar. You already can't go into a parking garage, and lights up top are safe from theifs, and give more light mounted high, rather than bumper level. But are harder to route, and will come off if slapped by branches.

 

first off this is basically my daily driver, but i do mud with it sometimes. i like it to look as nice as possible. im still unclear on how the floor mounted 5 point will mess you up any differnt than roll bar maounted. please explain. thanks again

 

alos what do you think of these any one have these? how do they sound?http://www.jegs.com/cgi-bin/ncommerc...71&prmenbr=361

 

Here's a quick explanation about the 5 point harnesses. Don't say I didn't warn you.


https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/s...d.php?t=229103

 

yeah, 5 points need a crossbar behind the seats for proper function. it allows for forward movement. if the harnesses are bolted to the floor, for one thing, the floorboard is not as strong as a steel crossbar weleded to the frame of the truck, and second, with the harness connected to the floor, it makes for an akward angle when you move forward.

 

_GEEZER_--- what if i were to mount them on top where the top meets the actual cab? will that work if i found a way to mount them there?

 

Seriously man, that's ghetto.

"The bitterness of having something you're not happy with far outlasts the joy of having saved a buck."

 

GEZZER
you are so right.....Do it right and don't waist your money doing it twice.

It costs twice as much time and money to do it cheap.

 

84FB351, I will give you my .02 cents. (Might take a few tries with edits)

1) I considered pearl blue for my paint scheme, and even tried it on some small engine parts and my inner tailgate. I have also seen a few F-150's and one Bronco with that scheme. It is very bold, loud, and almost too much blue for a single or montone paint job. If that is the look you want, then go for it. The Bronco I looked at was tight! For me, I opted for the original Ford medium blue metallic. It's much less 'flashy" than the pearl, but still has more "flake" in it than I or my painter even imagined. It worked out O.K. with my shaker hood and the two-tone scheme with the Indigo blue metallic. In my mind, you need something to break up alot of one color. As your paint scheme is now, the white-half-rear does just that. A white hardtop looks the best with the blue pearl or metallic.

2) I currently have a single Flowmaster with dual exits, stock manifolds. It has a nice throaty tone, but I want more growl and am thinking of glasspacks.

3) I have on order a 10-point rollcage from S&W Race cars for my Bronco, along with a set of PRP highback racing seats and 5-point harnesses. DO NOT bolt the harnesses to the floor!!! IF done that way, you can suffer severe back injury. As your body moves forward, the belts pull down on your shoulders and compress your spine. In a collision, this can be worse than hitting the dash! Mount them to the rollbar, above your head, so they only keep you from moving too far forward.

 

Take a look over at Pirate4x4.com for more info, most of those folks are serious racers and crawlers, for more details on the harnesses.

What shocks do you have now? Are they new or worn out? I have the Skyjacker Hydros with my 6" lift, and they ride better than stock. You may need to install the other shock to dampen the bumps enough for your CD player. Mine is a Panasonic, no skips!

Auxillary lights are very useful when offroading, and the higher above the ground they are, the better they work. While I haven't installed a roof bar yet, I have had them on previous trucks. I put the spot lights or long-range beams like KC Daylighters on top, and some Flood lights on the front grille, bumper or winch guard to illuminate the side of the road closer up.

A 750cfm carb may be overkill. Look for a 600-650cfm model. Don't get a Holley 650 double-pumper, or you will see your gas gauge go from full to empty in the quarter mile!!!

Post up more info on what kind of tires and wheels you plan to install, more details on driving conditions, and your ultimate view of your Bronco. My 84 is close to what I want it to do, and that is mud drags. It will see no hills or rocks, but may take it to the local beach during the Summer and run the dunes.