Tina Turner

[otter]

Ok so I have been hanging around here for awhile and finally decided to sell the explorer I was building and dive into a Bronco. I Just picked here up today after a few weeks of looking for some one in the Central valley who actually had the Title to the truck they were selling.

She is a 1989 Ford Bronco Eddie Bauer 5.8

Plans are to keep it simple

Front:
4 over beams/ Radius Arms
14" 2.5 coil overs
Fiberglass fenders

Rear:
J40 Deavers
Shackles and hangers
12" 2.5's under the Floor


Now onto the pictures, Kind of crappy pictures cause it's dark out but here you go.









And the Explorer I just sold. I starting building it when I only have two kids, but ended up with three. So she needed to go to build a five seater.

[D1cker1]

Welcome

Thats a clean Explorer.......

You do know your will probably cage your Bronco right??? But all in all its keeping it simple..

[otter]

Thanks man. I will cage it, but probably not until I take it out when everything else is done. I am shooting for mid october to have all the suspension done.

[economig]

Looks cool! Family prerunner/cruiser, that's what i'm doin

[crisis88]

Looks like a solid start.. Saw the expo for sale on DR, if I had the room and the cash for another toy....

Good luck

Jose

[otter]

So nothing to exciting, But I think I found about 300 Feet of wire under the carpet and dash. It looks like it was wired 3 different times for a sound system. It also had an alarm and remote start system. There was also wiring for an old school car phone. With the way most of the splices were done, I am astonished it did not burn to the ground years ago.









Here is a better picture of her in the light.

[Copykat]

Sux you had to sell the explorer.

Look forward to the bronco build.

[otter]

Yeah it was a very hard decision to make, but I really want for the whole family to go out together. Hopefully the bronco turns out as nice as my explorer did. Nothing like starting over. haha

[otter]

Can anyone give some ball park shock valving? Single 2.5 coilover upfront and single smooth body 2.5 in the rear. Thanks

[otter]

I got some updates worth posting finally, Spent about a week chasing down oil leaks and fixing a bunch of crap that I found in the process. Sold the wheels and tires off the bronco for $400, I found a set of Ford wheels that had some 31's on them for $300, then sold the 31's for $300. I thought it was a pretty sweet deal. haha, got to love Craigslist. Anyways ordered a set of 35 Km2's (only tire not back ordered right now), Picked up a set of Fox 2.5x12's for the front. Also got the passenger side beam done. Plans have changed a little, I am going stock width for now. The Wife is tired of me working on a project and wants to go out and play. Plus I can't bring my self to pay shipping on fenders again. Ok now on to the pictures. They are kinda crappy, camera battery died on me.

[economig]

Lookin good! Nothing pulls off that tire/wheel combo better than an fsb!

[Mojo]

what a difference those wheels made.... They look killer

[otter]

Thanks guys. I am pretty stoked on it so far. Can't wait to take it out.

[Silverslk]

Looks great.

Are those the Fox's that were on RDC last week? That guy was up north by you wasn't he?

[otter]

Yes they are. They were about an hour north of me. I was surprise to find them. It worked out good, I am tired of paying shipping on everything, drives the build cost up so much.

[Silverslk]

Yeah plus getting to see them before dropping the money is nice. Thats why I didn't pursue them..... looking for a Socal deal to show up. GOOD SCORE!! Glad someone here grabbed them,

[otter]

Little update. Got the passenger side radius arm almost done. Still needs some plating.

[BajaBronco13]

Those look beefy! Nice work Otter. Truck is kick @$$ too!

Chris

[otter]

Those look beefy! Nice work Otter. Truck is kick @$$ too!

Chris

Thanks man.

[hobbyturnedobsession]

Looking good bud!