The Chief's Clever Bronco
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The Chief's Clever Bronco
Hello Guys,
The time has finally come, to start showing you guys the parts that I have been stock piling for the last year and a half. I originally bought my bronco, so I could buy a boat, and go to go to the river. Here are her specs when I picked her up in early 2014: 96 Eddie Bauer with a 351W, factory tow package, JC Whitney fog light bumper with billet grill, manual hubs, and only 132K on the clock! She made 3 great runs to the river that summer averaging 14mpg towing my boat!
I was originally planning to go hardcore FSB on this thing with an 8 lug swap and a sterling. Then I found this site and my wallet suddenly became anorexic! . The plans for my build are stock width, coilover conversion, deavers, and 9" swap. Unfortunately, and like most of you with is going to occur in stages. Look forward to Stage 1.
I look forward to everyone's feedback!
-Will
The time has finally come, to start showing you guys the parts that I have been stock piling for the last year and a half. I originally bought my bronco, so I could buy a boat, and go to go to the river. Here are her specs when I picked her up in early 2014: 96 Eddie Bauer with a 351W, factory tow package, JC Whitney fog light bumper with billet grill, manual hubs, and only 132K on the clock! She made 3 great runs to the river that summer averaging 14mpg towing my boat!
I was originally planning to go hardcore FSB on this thing with an 8 lug swap and a sterling. Then I found this site and my wallet suddenly became anorexic! . The plans for my build are stock width, coilover conversion, deavers, and 9" swap. Unfortunately, and like most of you with is going to occur in stages. Look forward to Stage 1.
I look forward to everyone's feedback!
-Will
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Re: The Chief's Clever 96 Bronco
The next post goes out to Flight Industries for his work on my 9"axle!
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Re: The Chief's Clever 96 Bronco
Stage 1: The Hope for a Hammers Appearance
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Re: The Chief's Clever 96 Bronco
Saweeeeet
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Re: The Chief's Clever 96 Bronco
About time lol
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Re: The Chief's Clever 96 Bronco
YEEEEEAAAAAAAA BBBUUUDDDDDYYYYYY Get It!!!
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Re: The Chief's Clever 96 Bronco
Can't wait to see the progress of this thing! You're a clever man
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Re: The Chief's Clever 96 Bronco
you should pile all your parts in 1 pic. I'd love to see how tall the pile is.
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Re: The Chief's Clever 96 Bronco
I'll see what I can do.
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Re: The Chief's Clever 96 Bronco
Dem rivets are funnnnn!
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Re: The Chief's Clever 96 Bronco
Dem rivets is @$$HOLES!!!!!!
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Re: The Chief's Clever 96 Bronco
do you live in glendora? that car wash looks familiar to me
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Re: The Chief's Clever 96 Bronco
I grew up in Glendora. Been going there since I was little. Still the best place to get a car wash in my opinion.
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I would have totally done that but I didn't have my grinder than. I am very grateful to have it now thanks to Matt (93broncobuff). I am really lucky I dont have to drill out rivets on the stock radius arms. They're all attached using bolts.Wrightracing.net wrote:They are not that bad, grind a flat spot on the rivet and then use a 1/2" drill bit through the center. Make sure to use a sharp bit. One time I tried to remove one with my plasma cutter, what a mess!! I don't recommend it.
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The Chief's Clever 96 Bronco
You can also use that little pointy thing that punches a little dent into the metal to start the drill bits. I used a 1/4" bit then followed with 1/2".
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Re: The Chief's Clever 96 Bronco
That's the method I was using. Didn't work so great on the passenger side pivot. Had to go buy a right andle drillTchajagos wrote:You can also use that little pointy thing that punches a little dent into the metal to start the drill bits. I used a 1/4" bit then followed with 1/2".
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Re: The Chief's Clever 96 Bronco
You fellas need to get an air chisel -- grind the rivet flat with a flap wheel and use the air chisel straight point air bit. Its my favorite method anyway.
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Re: The Chief's Clever 96 Bronco
Yep best way I found way grinding doesn't the best way u found way grinding down the rivet and then air chisel or just wacking it with a punch haha