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#operationmijohauler
Posted: Thu Jun 20, 2019 8:47 am
by mobil1syn
put a baby in my wife, needed somewhere to put him when he showed up and the other two that were planned. so cheap, simple, capable of doing the rubicon and able to carry 3 mijos was the criteria. after much discussion and a quick search i picked up a 96 bronco. so 4 years and 3 kids later i am documenting the build.
- 96 bronco, 351, e4od, manual hubs and manual tcase
the day i bought it
Re: #operationmijohauler
Posted: Thu Jun 20, 2019 8:57 am
by mobil1syn
did some stock mobbing in it
added 35s after a small bumper trim, drove it like that for a little while
Re: #operationmijohauler
Posted: Thu Jun 20, 2019 9:01 am
by mobil1syn
first up was the rear, threat shock hoop, 3.0x12 bypasses
Re: #operationmijohauler
Posted: Thu Jun 20, 2019 9:08 am
by mobil1syn
and then it was on to the front. threat radius arms, brackets, stock c&t beams
plated the beams, radius arms where the bumps were going to land, and the passenger frame pivot
Re: #operationmijohauler
Posted: Thu Jun 20, 2019 9:23 am
by mobil1syn
Re: #operationmijohauler
Posted: Thu Jun 20, 2019 9:31 am
by mobil1syn
while that was going on, what started as a simple regear escalated to adding an ARB, and a complete rebuild.
Re: #operationmijohauler
Posted: Thu Jun 20, 2019 9:35 am
by mobil1syn
on thing that i never did in past vehicles because i was always in a rush was painting. made it point to paint everything and it reminded me why i never do. i have zero patience and waiting for stuff to dry is miserable. engine cage, frame pivots and rear shock mounts are black and steel it for everything else.
Re: #operationmijohauler
Posted: Thu Jun 20, 2019 9:41 am
by mobil1syn
Re: #operationmijohauler
Posted: Thu Jun 20, 2019 9:51 am
by mobil1syn
Re: #operationmijohauler
Posted: Thu Jun 20, 2019 10:26 am
by mobil1syn
Re: #operationmijohauler
Posted: Thu Jun 20, 2019 10:33 am
by mobil1syn
Re: #operationmijohauler
Posted: Thu Jun 20, 2019 10:35 am
by mobil1syn
Re: #operationmijohauler
Posted: Thu Jun 20, 2019 10:36 am
by mobil1syn
arb comp mounted on the shock hoop
Re: #operationmijohauler
Posted: Thu Jun 20, 2019 10:43 am
by mobil1syn
Re: #operationmijohauler
Posted: Thu Jun 20, 2019 10:51 am
by mobil1syn
Re: #operationmijohauler
Posted: Thu Jun 20, 2019 10:55 am
by mobil1syn
while i was dealing with the exhaust the mijos left me a suprise. killed a wheel, bent the caliper mount on the knuckle, still havent fully addressed the carnage so well what it ends up being.
Re: #operationmijohauler
Posted: Thu Jun 20, 2019 11:00 am
by mobil1syn
Re: #operationmijohauler
Posted: Thu Jun 20, 2019 11:02 am
by mobil1syn
and that brings the thread up to date.
upgrade/plans
- new rear bumper with dual swings
- deavers
- 1.5" over beams for the front and a bypass
- address some motor maintenance items and possible build it?
- punisher vb, gate shifter and center console
Re: #operationmijohauler
Posted: Thu Jun 20, 2019 11:16 am
by jhj_08
Fun build. Did you get around to trussing the rear end on her?
Re: #operationmijohauler
Posted: Thu Jun 20, 2019 11:29 am
by ChaseTruck754
Looks like a fun little build. And I dig your axle hauler! That is proof of concept enough for me to run mine. I have though of the same thing to transport a 9" I have here but hadn't tried it yet. Time to do it!