BentBronco
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I've been lurking on here for years, I guess it's time to share my stuff.
I got the go-fast bug from my Father. Growing up in the back seat of his Bronco has me slightly attached to the 78/79's. I followed his lead when I was 16 and bought a 79' of my own. Back then a "prerunner" style build was a little out of my league. I ended up with a run of the mill mud truck, 39's a 429ci and some half ton axles. After a grenaded 9" I forked out the cash for some 2003 Superduty 1-Ton axles. I'm lucky enough to have Jim Cole of Cage Offroad/Bloody Knuckle Garage as a close family friend, so I got a screaming deal on some radius arms/coils/coil buckets/dual shock hoops. Then I swapped a twin-stick Np205 in place of the chain drive Np203, and did a Sky shackle flip in the rear with a custom shock hoop. I ran it like this for about 6 months, made a few trips to the dunes and TSF and it performed awesome! On the last day before I shipped out for boot camp I threw a rod through the pan.
How I got it:
The 1-Ton swap
I spent a few years overseas saving up for a new motor, and put this together when I got back.
The new 545ci Stroker specs:
-Lunati Voodoo forged 4340 crankshaft (4.5 stroke)
-Lunati Voodoo forged 4340 H-beam connecting rods with ARP 2000 bolts
-Diamond Racing forged pistons (.030 bore w/Cobra Jet valve reliefs)
-Diamond Racing file fit plasma moly rings
-King HP/XP bearings
-Ford Super Cobra Jet aluminum heads w/ port job and bowl blending
-Lunati roller rockers
-Lunati solid flat tappet cam/lifters (245/250 @.050/.616/.623 lift)
-High Flow Dynamics Street/Strip oil pump
-Weiand Stealth SCJ intake
-L&L 3/4 length headers
-Lunati 9-key billet timing set
-Full MSD igntion (pro-billet dizzy/6AL/coil/wires)
-11:1 compression
-1000CFM Holley HP Built by C&J Engineering
I also added Autofab bulged quarters and front fenders, 40x13.5 MTR's, and 17" Walker Evans beadlocks.
And it has stayed somewhat the same for the last year or so, with minor flaws getting fixed here and there.
Recently I was able to buy my Dad's 79 Bronco, the one I grew up working on. And since I have it as a dedicated 4x4, I can afford to make this one more of a dedicated go-fast style build.
For those that follow me on Instagram (Bent_Bronco) you know I've changed my mind 5-6 times on going I-Beams or TTB, I've finally come full circle back to TTB. I'm working on getting a cross-member out of a donor rig, my neighbor has an 86' I may be able to sacrifice for the greater good...If I spend money on TTB I can’t change my mind right? haha.
I’ve been shopping around a little bit, it looks like Solo has a pretty good package deal on beams/shafts, I’m looking at going 4.5” wider with plate work and their radius arms. But I’m open to other companies too, Giant has some cool stuff close to the same price point. I know all the big-name guys are equal in quality so there isn’t really a “wrong choice”.
There will be a couple things to decide on, like steering. The steering box is mounted on the outboard side of the frame. Thus, I’m guessing the pitman arm won’t line up properly in relation to the Beam/RA pivots. So I’m thinking it will require Dual Swing setup. But that will be decided when I get a little further I suppose. I’ve been trying to read up, since this is a new subject for me and I don’t go into big projects blind when avoidable. So, any input is appreciated, I’m one of probably 5-6 prerunners within 200 miles out here so I’m 100% reliant on the interwebz for experience. I’ve gotten shamed by some of the locals for tossing around the idea of going from 1-tons to TTB
As far as coilovers, from what I’ve read the consensus is that a single coilover is adequate up front. Would the cost of 3.0 C/O’s be worth it? I know coil’s are much more expensive for them compared to 2.5’s. Or would I be better off with a set of 2.5 C/O’s and adding Bypasses or putting the money somewhere else (rear Bypasses/bumps etc.).
I got the go-fast bug from my Father. Growing up in the back seat of his Bronco has me slightly attached to the 78/79's. I followed his lead when I was 16 and bought a 79' of my own. Back then a "prerunner" style build was a little out of my league. I ended up with a run of the mill mud truck, 39's a 429ci and some half ton axles. After a grenaded 9" I forked out the cash for some 2003 Superduty 1-Ton axles. I'm lucky enough to have Jim Cole of Cage Offroad/Bloody Knuckle Garage as a close family friend, so I got a screaming deal on some radius arms/coils/coil buckets/dual shock hoops. Then I swapped a twin-stick Np205 in place of the chain drive Np203, and did a Sky shackle flip in the rear with a custom shock hoop. I ran it like this for about 6 months, made a few trips to the dunes and TSF and it performed awesome! On the last day before I shipped out for boot camp I threw a rod through the pan.
How I got it:
The 1-Ton swap
I spent a few years overseas saving up for a new motor, and put this together when I got back.
The new 545ci Stroker specs:
-Lunati Voodoo forged 4340 crankshaft (4.5 stroke)
-Lunati Voodoo forged 4340 H-beam connecting rods with ARP 2000 bolts
-Diamond Racing forged pistons (.030 bore w/Cobra Jet valve reliefs)
-Diamond Racing file fit plasma moly rings
-King HP/XP bearings
-Ford Super Cobra Jet aluminum heads w/ port job and bowl blending
-Lunati roller rockers
-Lunati solid flat tappet cam/lifters (245/250 @.050/.616/.623 lift)
-High Flow Dynamics Street/Strip oil pump
-Weiand Stealth SCJ intake
-L&L 3/4 length headers
-Lunati 9-key billet timing set
-Full MSD igntion (pro-billet dizzy/6AL/coil/wires)
-11:1 compression
-1000CFM Holley HP Built by C&J Engineering
I also added Autofab bulged quarters and front fenders, 40x13.5 MTR's, and 17" Walker Evans beadlocks.
And it has stayed somewhat the same for the last year or so, with minor flaws getting fixed here and there.
Recently I was able to buy my Dad's 79 Bronco, the one I grew up working on. And since I have it as a dedicated 4x4, I can afford to make this one more of a dedicated go-fast style build.
For those that follow me on Instagram (Bent_Bronco) you know I've changed my mind 5-6 times on going I-Beams or TTB, I've finally come full circle back to TTB. I'm working on getting a cross-member out of a donor rig, my neighbor has an 86' I may be able to sacrifice for the greater good...If I spend money on TTB I can’t change my mind right? haha.
I’ve been shopping around a little bit, it looks like Solo has a pretty good package deal on beams/shafts, I’m looking at going 4.5” wider with plate work and their radius arms. But I’m open to other companies too, Giant has some cool stuff close to the same price point. I know all the big-name guys are equal in quality so there isn’t really a “wrong choice”.
There will be a couple things to decide on, like steering. The steering box is mounted on the outboard side of the frame. Thus, I’m guessing the pitman arm won’t line up properly in relation to the Beam/RA pivots. So I’m thinking it will require Dual Swing setup. But that will be decided when I get a little further I suppose. I’ve been trying to read up, since this is a new subject for me and I don’t go into big projects blind when avoidable. So, any input is appreciated, I’m one of probably 5-6 prerunners within 200 miles out here so I’m 100% reliant on the interwebz for experience. I’ve gotten shamed by some of the locals for tossing around the idea of going from 1-tons to TTB
As far as coilovers, from what I’ve read the consensus is that a single coilover is adequate up front. Would the cost of 3.0 C/O’s be worth it? I know coil’s are much more expensive for them compared to 2.5’s. Or would I be better off with a set of 2.5 C/O’s and adding Bypasses or putting the money somewhere else (rear Bypasses/bumps etc.).
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