Well, I’ve pretty much done everything I can do as far as building my 75 Bronco. Time to sell this one and start a new project. Several of you have seen it since it’s last transformation and a few of you have been wheeling with me. I compiled a list of upgrades. Don’t think I missed anything. I have more pictures or you can check out my build thread.
2,XXX miles on complete build
No body cancer, clean title, smog exempt
Wheels like a buggy, licensed for the road and street driven
Engine
1994 5.8L roller block out of an F-250
408 stroker rotating assembly
Eagle cast steel crank
Powerhouse forged 4340 H-beam connecting rods
Keith Black Hypereutectic pistons- 9.6:1 compression
Canton windage tray with studs
Melling high volume oil pump
ARP oil pump drive shaft
World Product Windsor Jr. iron cylinder heads
1.94”/1.60” valves w/ guide plates
ARP head bolts
Summit Racing 1.6:1 aluminum roller rockers
CraneCams roller lifters
Ford Performance roller lifter spider
Edelbrockhardened steel pushrods
Comp Cams 35-349-8 roller cam
Trickflow R-series EFI intake manifold
Trickflow tall aluminum valve covers
Ford Performance 30 lb/hr. Injectors
75mm BBK throttle body
100mm Ford Lightning MAF sensor
MSD Pro-Billet TFI distributor w/ melonized gear
Accel super coil
Taylor 10.4mm pro race plug wires
Ford EEC-IV A9L pcm with custom chip tuned with Moates Quarterhorse
RJM engine harness
Be Cool aluminum radiator w/ Volvo 2 speed electric fan
DC Control fan controller
Flowkooler water pump
Serpentine belt-driven York compressor w/ tanks in rock sliders
Deatsch Werks 255lph inline frame mounted fuel pump
Racor 5 micron fuel water separator
Never dyno’d but roughly 405 HP 510 Lb.Ft. of torque
Exhaust
BBK Fox Mustang shorty headers
Custom high flow stainless steel dual 2.5” to 3” Y-pipe
3” round straight through Magnaflow muffler 14” body
Custom body side exit with 3” flex joint
Drivetrain
ZF S5-42 5 speed Transmission(5.72 1st gear)
Zoom stock replacement iron flywheel
Centerforce Dual friction clutch
Stock Ford/ZF hydraulic throwout bearing
Wilwood clutch master cylinder
Atlas II transfercase(4.3:1) newer universal case
32 spline outputs with 1350 flanges
1350 CV Spicer driveshafts with 3” x .134” wall thickness DOM tubing
Axles
1979 Ford Snofighter Kingpin high pinion Dana 60 front axle 70” wide
-5.13 Sierra Gears
-ARB air locker
-New stock spindles
-New bearings throughout
-Stage 8 spindle nuts
-Sierra Gear 35 spline chromoly shafts throughout
-Spicer non-servicable 1480 u-joints
-Synergy 300m drive flanges
-Plated double sheer modified Ford kingpin knuckles
-Reid kingpin bushings
-Sky Off Road high steer arms
-14.173” rotors and calipers from 2009 Dodge Ram
-Custom caliper brackets
-PSC 2.5” x 8” double ended hydraulic ram
-EMF full hydro ball sockets on ram
-Artec full truss
-Goatbuilt ram mount with modified skid plate
-Crane Hi Clearance diff cover
-75w90 Full synthetic oil
1985 Dana 70U rear axle 65” wide
-5.13 Sierra Gears
-Stage 8 Spindle nuts
-Stock 35 spline axle shafts
-ARB air locker
-Ruff Stuff diff cover
-Ruff Stuff axle truss
-¾ ton GM disk brakes w/ Ruff Stuff caliper brackets
Suspension
James Duff extended radius arms
King 2.0” x 14” triple rate coilovers 50/250/350 w/remote reservoirs
King 2.0” x 4” air bumps
Ass Vault limit straps
Custom 4-link rear suspension
2.25” x .375” wall lower links with 1.25” heims
1.75” x .250” wall upper links with ⅞” heims
Ruff Stuff link brackets
Wild Horses 3.5” lift coils in rear
Ballistic Fabrication adjustable coil buckets
Rancho 9000XL rear shocks 14” travel
Wheels
& Tires
Raceline Monster 17” x 9”(4” BS) 8 on 6.5” wheels
Pitbull Rocker Radial 41.5x13.5R17 tires
-one tire has been professionally vulcanized
-airsoft bb’s for balancing
Steering
Race steering column with Ruff Stuff detachable steering wheel hub
Trucklite Signal Stat turn signal switch
PSC Orbital valve 3.5 turns lock to lock
PSC P pump power steering pump with -8 pressure line
Kenworth power steering reservoir with filter
-holds
3+ quarts of Redline synthetic power steering fluid
All hoses are high pressure crimped hydraulic hoses
Derale fluid cooler with fan for power steering
Body
Lowered floor pans for more head room
Seats are from 2002 Subaru WRX
RCI 5 point harnesses mounted double sheer to cage
Extended rear wheel wells for larger tires
Removed front inner fenders and core support
Front sheetmetal is mounted off of engine cage
Early Bronco brake vacuum booster & bracket
1997 F-350 master cylinder w/ integral proportioning valve
All brake hoses are stainless braided
All hardlines are 3/16” steel
Custom tube doors with aluminum panels
Custom roll cage all 1.75” DOM tubing
Custom Aluminum dash mounted to cage
EZ Wiring full body harness
All lights are wired to turn off with ignition
Sears Diehard Platinum AGM battery cage mounted in bed
Summit Racing aluminum 20 gallon fuel cell cage mounted in bed
Custom Stainless steel toolbox cage mounted in bed
High Lift jack cage mounted in bed
Sliding storage rack above fuel cell(used for ice chest and storage)
Custom 3/16” thick bedrail protectors(NorCal Broncos club project)
USB/Ipod stereo mounted to roll cage
6” Kicker 2-way speakers cage mounted over windshield
10” Polk Audio subwoofer & box cage mounted behind driver seat
Alpine amplifier cage mounted behind passenger seat
Autometer Ultralite gauges, programmable electronic speedo
Chassis
Original frame although highly modified
2” body lift built into the frame(only 2 spacers)
Midship body mounts were moved back to allow for lowered floor pan
Added 3” square tube below framerails in middle for flat belly pan skid plate
Bellypan protects all the way up to transmission bell housing
Front of frame modified for 32” clearance under frame
Rear of frame modified for 33” clearance under frame
Belly pan has 23” of ground clearance at ride height
Wheelbase is 105”(both axles pushed about 6.5”)
Crossmembers were moved and replaced with stronger material to gain clearance
Custom high clearance tube bumpers
Custom engine cage/shock hoops
Roll cage is tied into frame(still has body mount bushings)
2,XXX miles on complete build
No body cancer, clean title, smog exempt
Wheels like a buggy, licensed for the road and street driven
Engine
1994 5.8L roller block out of an F-250
408 stroker rotating assembly
Eagle cast steel crank
Powerhouse forged 4340 H-beam connecting rods
Keith Black Hypereutectic pistons- 9.6:1 compression
Canton windage tray with studs
Melling high volume oil pump
ARP oil pump drive shaft
World Product Windsor Jr. iron cylinder heads
1.94”/1.60” valves w/ guide plates
ARP head bolts
Summit Racing 1.6:1 aluminum roller rockers
CraneCams roller lifters
Ford Performance roller lifter spider
Edelbrockhardened steel pushrods
Comp Cams 35-349-8 roller cam
Trickflow R-series EFI intake manifold
Trickflow tall aluminum valve covers
Ford Performance 30 lb/hr. Injectors
75mm BBK throttle body
100mm Ford Lightning MAF sensor
MSD Pro-Billet TFI distributor w/ melonized gear
Accel super coil
Taylor 10.4mm pro race plug wires
Ford EEC-IV A9L pcm with custom chip tuned with Moates Quarterhorse
RJM engine harness
Be Cool aluminum radiator w/ Volvo 2 speed electric fan
DC Control fan controller
Flowkooler water pump
Serpentine belt-driven York compressor w/ tanks in rock sliders
Deatsch Werks 255lph inline frame mounted fuel pump
Racor 5 micron fuel water separator
Never dyno’d but roughly 405 HP 510 Lb.Ft. of torque
Exhaust
BBK Fox Mustang shorty headers
Custom high flow stainless steel dual 2.5” to 3” Y-pipe
3” round straight through Magnaflow muffler 14” body
Custom body side exit with 3” flex joint
Drivetrain
ZF S5-42 5 speed Transmission(5.72 1st gear)
Zoom stock replacement iron flywheel
Centerforce Dual friction clutch
Stock Ford/ZF hydraulic throwout bearing
Wilwood clutch master cylinder
Atlas II transfercase(4.3:1) newer universal case
32 spline outputs with 1350 flanges
1350 CV Spicer driveshafts with 3” x .134” wall thickness DOM tubing
Axles
1979 Ford Snofighter Kingpin high pinion Dana 60 front axle 70” wide
-5.13 Sierra Gears
-ARB air locker
-New stock spindles
-New bearings throughout
-Stage 8 spindle nuts
-Sierra Gear 35 spline chromoly shafts throughout
-Spicer non-servicable 1480 u-joints
-Synergy 300m drive flanges
-Plated double sheer modified Ford kingpin knuckles
-Reid kingpin bushings
-Sky Off Road high steer arms
-14.173” rotors and calipers from 2009 Dodge Ram
-Custom caliper brackets
-PSC 2.5” x 8” double ended hydraulic ram
-EMF full hydro ball sockets on ram
-Artec full truss
-Goatbuilt ram mount with modified skid plate
-Crane Hi Clearance diff cover
-75w90 Full synthetic oil
1985 Dana 70U rear axle 65” wide
-5.13 Sierra Gears
-Stage 8 Spindle nuts
-Stock 35 spline axle shafts
-ARB air locker
-Ruff Stuff diff cover
-Ruff Stuff axle truss
-¾ ton GM disk brakes w/ Ruff Stuff caliper brackets
Suspension
James Duff extended radius arms
King 2.0” x 14” triple rate coilovers 50/250/350 w/remote reservoirs
King 2.0” x 4” air bumps
Ass Vault limit straps
Custom 4-link rear suspension
2.25” x .375” wall lower links with 1.25” heims
1.75” x .250” wall upper links with ⅞” heims
Ruff Stuff link brackets
Wild Horses 3.5” lift coils in rear
Ballistic Fabrication adjustable coil buckets
Rancho 9000XL rear shocks 14” travel
Wheels
& Tires
Raceline Monster 17” x 9”(4” BS) 8 on 6.5” wheels
Pitbull Rocker Radial 41.5x13.5R17 tires
-one tire has been professionally vulcanized
-airsoft bb’s for balancing
Steering
Race steering column with Ruff Stuff detachable steering wheel hub
Trucklite Signal Stat turn signal switch
PSC Orbital valve 3.5 turns lock to lock
PSC P pump power steering pump with -8 pressure line
Kenworth power steering reservoir with filter
-holds
3+ quarts of Redline synthetic power steering fluid
All hoses are high pressure crimped hydraulic hoses
Derale fluid cooler with fan for power steering
Body
Lowered floor pans for more head room
Seats are from 2002 Subaru WRX
RCI 5 point harnesses mounted double sheer to cage
Extended rear wheel wells for larger tires
Removed front inner fenders and core support
Front sheetmetal is mounted off of engine cage
Early Bronco brake vacuum booster & bracket
1997 F-350 master cylinder w/ integral proportioning valve
All brake hoses are stainless braided
All hardlines are 3/16” steel
Custom tube doors with aluminum panels
Custom roll cage all 1.75” DOM tubing
Custom Aluminum dash mounted to cage
EZ Wiring full body harness
All lights are wired to turn off with ignition
Sears Diehard Platinum AGM battery cage mounted in bed
Summit Racing aluminum 20 gallon fuel cell cage mounted in bed
Custom Stainless steel toolbox cage mounted in bed
High Lift jack cage mounted in bed
Sliding storage rack above fuel cell(used for ice chest and storage)
Custom 3/16” thick bedrail protectors(NorCal Broncos club project)
USB/Ipod stereo mounted to roll cage
6” Kicker 2-way speakers cage mounted over windshield
10” Polk Audio subwoofer & box cage mounted behind driver seat
Alpine amplifier cage mounted behind passenger seat
Autometer Ultralite gauges, programmable electronic speedo
Chassis
Original frame although highly modified
2” body lift built into the frame(only 2 spacers)
Midship body mounts were moved back to allow for lowered floor pan
Added 3” square tube below framerails in middle for flat belly pan skid plate
Bellypan protects all the way up to transmission bell housing
Front of frame modified for 32” clearance under frame
Rear of frame modified for 33” clearance under frame
Belly pan has 23” of ground clearance at ride height
Wheelbase is 105”(both axles pushed about 6.5”)
Crossmembers were moved and replaced with stronger material to gain clearance
Custom high clearance tube bumpers
Custom engine cage/shock hoops
Roll cage is tied into frame(still has body mount bushings)
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