Baja 1000 bound - Anejo
Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2014 5:31 pm
Well, after many years it is time for me to have a dedicated vehicle to prerun Mexico with. I know, I know, the struggle is real.
Picked up the '94 for stupid cheap out here in Phoenix from a younger kid. He moved here from Utah after about a year up there. He liked to play in the snow/ mud, which is quite obvious as I am now on my 5-6th trip to the coin wash trying to get the red clay out from everywhere. He had the Bronc for about a year and a half, and surprisingly enough, before him, someone looks to have taken care of it for the most part. He had some issues with it, including a plugged cat at some point as it and the muffler had been removed, a failed fan clutch which resulted in a new fan clutch that the bolts backed out of and put the fan through the radiator. A bad cv joint on the drive shaft which created a death shudder was fun too.
After replacing the radiator, fan (flex-a-lite), solid mounting fan to water pump, AZ Drive shaft love on the rear unit and a little elbow grease I had a running, driving Bronco for under $1,300. Schaweet. 302 isn't my first choice, but it will keep everything nice and slow hopefully.
I went with Solo Motorsports for the suspension, as I had a couple barriers that I was up against. I wanted to keep stock width for budget, and trails here in AZ. Their c&t beams, along with radius arms seems to be a pretty solid front setup. I did opt for the monoball inner pivots for longevity and strength. The beams paired with the coil engine cage looked to be a perfect fit for my application.
Rear I went with their underbed mounts and Fox 3 tube bypass' sitting atop the Q80 Deavers.
I am regearing to 4.88 to help the tired 302, and to get the thing up on top of hills a little better than the 4.56's.
I went with General Grabber 35's and Method Double standards. Nice beadlock look, but none of the hassles as this will be a DD for me too.
This build will be pretty quick I hope, need to get it rock solid for Mexico in November. Braaap
Louis
Picked up the '94 for stupid cheap out here in Phoenix from a younger kid. He moved here from Utah after about a year up there. He liked to play in the snow/ mud, which is quite obvious as I am now on my 5-6th trip to the coin wash trying to get the red clay out from everywhere. He had the Bronc for about a year and a half, and surprisingly enough, before him, someone looks to have taken care of it for the most part. He had some issues with it, including a plugged cat at some point as it and the muffler had been removed, a failed fan clutch which resulted in a new fan clutch that the bolts backed out of and put the fan through the radiator. A bad cv joint on the drive shaft which created a death shudder was fun too.
After replacing the radiator, fan (flex-a-lite), solid mounting fan to water pump, AZ Drive shaft love on the rear unit and a little elbow grease I had a running, driving Bronco for under $1,300. Schaweet. 302 isn't my first choice, but it will keep everything nice and slow hopefully.
I went with Solo Motorsports for the suspension, as I had a couple barriers that I was up against. I wanted to keep stock width for budget, and trails here in AZ. Their c&t beams, along with radius arms seems to be a pretty solid front setup. I did opt for the monoball inner pivots for longevity and strength. The beams paired with the coil engine cage looked to be a perfect fit for my application.
Rear I went with their underbed mounts and Fox 3 tube bypass' sitting atop the Q80 Deavers.
I am regearing to 4.88 to help the tired 302, and to get the thing up on top of hills a little better than the 4.56's.
I went with General Grabber 35's and Method Double standards. Nice beadlock look, but none of the hassles as this will be a DD for me too.
This build will be pretty quick I hope, need to get it rock solid for Mexico in November. Braaap
Louis
