1996 Solo Stage 4 Rebuilt 302 Phoenix AZ $13.5k
Posted: Sat Jul 06, 2019 10:37 am
It's time to part ways with my Bronco. I've made some great memories with this truck but it's time to move on. I'm hoping it will find a good home within this community as I've invested so much of my time and money into this rig, I'd like it to live on and do what it was built to do. With that being said, she's NOT perfect. Not even close. I'll do my best to be as accurate as possible but this thread will be pages long if I laid every detail out.
History:
I purchased this truck, bone stock, from a well known seller on Ebay in 2008 with 86k on the clock. It's a 1996 XLT sport with the 5.0 HO and E4OD. I drove it stock until about 100k when I had a 6 inch pro-comp lift, G2 4:56 gears, wheels and 35x12.50 General Grabbers installed by 4wheel Parts. During that time the transmission blew a seal on a trip to Vegas and the transmission was rebuilt by an AAMCO in Vegas and has had no issues since then. I tried building a new 357W for the truck but that plan never came to fruition so I had a junkyard 302 stripped and checked. I rebuilt that engine using stock internals, new bearings, rings, and seals. The truck currently sits with 140,780 miles on the clock and the engine is basically new. During the break-in period of the new engine, the temp has gotten hot during short drives around the neighborhood and I believe the thermostat is sticking. I plan on replacing that soon and that problem should be corrected. It also has a tick during cold starts that sounds, to me, like a sticky lifter..but I don't know for sure.
Build:
Solo stage 4 with Kings & Deaver Q80's (front installed by me)--Rear installed by Solo
Fox bumps
Camburg/Kinetek limit straps
Front and rear bumpers built and installed by Solo
4:56 gears (open diffs)
(5) Method NV with Toyo Open Country RT's 35x12.50 17.
Rear brakes completely rebuilt
New fuel lines
New in-tank fuel pump
High flow Canton billet fuel filter
New battery
New ball joints
New wheel bearings (Timken)
New exhaust (Magnaflow stainless y-pipe with flowmaster 10 series with side exit)
New silicone vacuum lines
New Goodyear coolant/heater hoses
New expansion coolant/windshield washer tank
New Champion Aluminum radiator
Some of the bad:
As stated before, there is an engine tick during cold start/idle
The front diff didn't seal right when I installed the front end so the fluid has been drained and the front driveshaft removed until repaired.
Paint shows pinstripes but in excellent condition for its age (gets compliments all the time--when clean, of course)
Windshield is cracked
Interior carpet is original and has some stains
Missing the pins for the backseat
There's more, for sure, both good and bad. I have receipts for almost all of the work and parts.
Listing here before it goes to the public markets.
18K obo
Call or text is best. 440-503-7055
More pics available upon request
Located in Phoenix
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History:
I purchased this truck, bone stock, from a well known seller on Ebay in 2008 with 86k on the clock. It's a 1996 XLT sport with the 5.0 HO and E4OD. I drove it stock until about 100k when I had a 6 inch pro-comp lift, G2 4:56 gears, wheels and 35x12.50 General Grabbers installed by 4wheel Parts. During that time the transmission blew a seal on a trip to Vegas and the transmission was rebuilt by an AAMCO in Vegas and has had no issues since then. I tried building a new 357W for the truck but that plan never came to fruition so I had a junkyard 302 stripped and checked. I rebuilt that engine using stock internals, new bearings, rings, and seals. The truck currently sits with 140,780 miles on the clock and the engine is basically new. During the break-in period of the new engine, the temp has gotten hot during short drives around the neighborhood and I believe the thermostat is sticking. I plan on replacing that soon and that problem should be corrected. It also has a tick during cold starts that sounds, to me, like a sticky lifter..but I don't know for sure.
Build:
Solo stage 4 with Kings & Deaver Q80's (front installed by me)--Rear installed by Solo
Fox bumps
Camburg/Kinetek limit straps
Front and rear bumpers built and installed by Solo
4:56 gears (open diffs)
(5) Method NV with Toyo Open Country RT's 35x12.50 17.
Rear brakes completely rebuilt
New fuel lines
New in-tank fuel pump
High flow Canton billet fuel filter
New battery
New ball joints
New wheel bearings (Timken)
New exhaust (Magnaflow stainless y-pipe with flowmaster 10 series with side exit)
New silicone vacuum lines
New Goodyear coolant/heater hoses
New expansion coolant/windshield washer tank
New Champion Aluminum radiator
Some of the bad:
As stated before, there is an engine tick during cold start/idle
The front diff didn't seal right when I installed the front end so the fluid has been drained and the front driveshaft removed until repaired.
Paint shows pinstripes but in excellent condition for its age (gets compliments all the time--when clean, of course)
Windshield is cracked
Interior carpet is original and has some stains
Missing the pins for the backseat
There's more, for sure, both good and bad. I have receipts for almost all of the work and parts.
Listing here before it goes to the public markets.
18K obo
Call or text is best. 440-503-7055
More pics available upon request
Located in Phoenix
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