Green Machine
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- Bronco Info: 1996 forest service bronco XL 5.0 auto. Manual locking hubs
Green Machine
Hello, My name is Tristan. I'm a Trauma ICU nurse in Portland, Or. I'm a long time car guy but new to 4x4s and Broncos. Last year I bought a retired Forest service Bronco. 1996 XL 5.0 w/ E4OD and manual hubs.
Since purchasing I've put a desolate Motorsports leveling kit on it, 33" Milestar Patagonia M/Ts, Coker tire 15x10 smoothie wheels, ambulance steering arms, summit racing, headers, powerstop slotted and cross drilled rotors, warn premium locking hubs, and msd ignition components.
I have 4.10 gears for the rear but need gears for the front and differentials for both.
Plan is to make her into a gofast camper, something. Decent in the sand, rocks, and mud, but not necessarily exceptional at anything.
Since purchasing I've put a desolate Motorsports leveling kit on it, 33" Milestar Patagonia M/Ts, Coker tire 15x10 smoothie wheels, ambulance steering arms, summit racing, headers, powerstop slotted and cross drilled rotors, warn premium locking hubs, and msd ignition components.
I have 4.10 gears for the rear but need gears for the front and differentials for both.
Plan is to make her into a gofast camper, something. Decent in the sand, rocks, and mud, but not necessarily exceptional at anything.
- Becks_Bronco
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- Bronco Info: 96 Eddie Bauer, 5.8
- Location: Antioch
Re: Green Machine
So jealous, my dream bronco was always a retired forest service rig. That one looks to be in fantastic shape.
- PotBellyWill
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- Bronco Info: 1996 XL 5.8 Ex Forest Service Camping Rig- Solo Stage 2
- Location: Reno, NV
Re: Green Machine
Love it! Mine is an Ex Forest Service truck also, out of Northern CA. Unfortunately, owner before me painted it. Future plans sound good to me, similar to what I do with mine.
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- Bronco Info: '93 F150 XLT, '89 2wd B2(Smurfette)
- Location: Jamul, CA
Re: Green Machine
Welcome man! I think I’ve see. This thing somewhere online before.. nice to see another Bronc on steelies!
Potato.
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- SteveG
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- Bronco Info: Wilson: 96, Stretched 17.5", coil-overs / Bypasses, 4-link, a fridge and all the amenities :)
- Location: Arroyo Grande, CA
Re: Green Machine
Sho nuff,
SteveG
SteveG
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- Bronco Info: 1996 forest service bronco XL 5.0 auto. Manual locking hubs
Re: Green Machine
Heavy
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- Bronco Info: 1996 forest service bronco XL 5.0 auto. Manual locking hubs
Re: Green Machine
I posted photos on FSB of my run at the gambler 500 last year, maybe that's where you saw itzachwabbit wrote:Welcome man! I think I’ve see. This thing somewhere online before.. nice to see another Bronc on steelies!
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Re: Green Machine
It's just such a good truck for that. Future plans are:PotBellyWill wrote:Love it! Mine is an Ex Forest Service truck also, out of Northern CA. Unfortunately, owner before me painted it. Future plans sound good to me, similar to what I do with mine.
5spd swap (have M5 in my garage)
Deavers and fox shocks for rear
4 inch springs, extended radius arms, and cut and turn
Heads, cam, explorer intake manifold.
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- Bronco Info: 1996 forest service bronco XL 5.0 auto. Manual locking hubs
Re: Green Machine
Thanks man, I really got lucky with a straight body and good paint, milage was a little high and interior a little haggard but overall a great truckBecks_Bronco wrote:So jealous, my dream bronco was always a retired forest service rig. That one looks to be in fantastic shape.
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- Location: Jamul, CA
Re: Green Machine
Nah I haven’t been on FSB in years, it was probably instagram. Funny enough, my first Bronco was a 5-speed ex-forestry rig tooIndk240 wrote:I posted photos on FSB of my run at the gambler 500 last year, maybe that's where you saw itzachwabbit wrote:Welcome man! I think I’ve see. This thing somewhere online before.. nice to see another Bronc on steelies!
Potato.
- Becks_Bronco
- Posts: 1244
- Joined: Sun Dec 20, 2009 2:12 pm
- Bronco Info: 96 Eddie Bauer, 5.8
- Location: Antioch
Re: Green Machine
What’s your Instagram?
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Re: Green Machine
Historytothedefeated is my personal page but I also have a PNW truck spotting page called projectsnpatinapnwBecks_Bronco wrote:What’s your Instagram?