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    what year bronco II did you start with? should be a real neat ride
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    Quote Originally Posted by Matt167
    what year bronco II did you start with? should be a real neat ride
    It started life as an '88, so fugly that it started looking better as we took it apart and threw stuff away!!!!!!!
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    what are you going to do for a front end? the body lines on a '89-'92 are the same, you could use a set of '89-'92 fenders, grill, hood and headlight assembly... a black STX grill would look really cool, '91-'94 also Explorer grilles fit, and are chrome with horizontal bars only... of course somthing custom would be nicer than a stock part
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    this is a '92 Ranger STX, which parts would fit your bronco II... I have a '92 Ranger XLT but it's not 1/4 as nice, same wheels too.. but there tarnished
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    Quote Originally Posted by Matt167
    what are you going to do for a front end? the body lines on a '89-'92 are the same, you could use a set of '89-'92 fenders, grill, hood and headlight assembly... a black STX grill would look really cool, '91-'94 also Explorer grilles fit, and are chrome with horizontal bars only... of course somthing custom would be nicer than a stock part
    No idea just yet, but probably nothing that Ford built.... Too much frontal area. Main reason (well, one of the reasons) for laying the posts back and leaning the sides in was to gain some aerodynamics over and around the A Pillars. Probably something that has a bit lower height on the front of the hood, a lower pan of sorts to smooth the air under the truck, tuck the front tires in a couple inches, and ???????. Who knows? Long time till I get to that end of the sheetmetal. Probably just wait and let the truck tell me what it wants.....
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    yea, they are quite boxy in the front. certinly is the most custom Bronco II I'v seen being built.. normally ppl just lift them a mile in the sky and call it good.. few of those around here
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    Quote Originally Posted by Matt167
    yea, they are quite boxy in the front. certinly is the most custom Bronco II I'v seen being built.. normally ppl just lift them a mile in the sky and call it good.. few of those around here
    I get nose bleeds from the altitude in any car with more then 5" of ground clearance. As of now the roof of the Bronco is at 52"---and that's with the body sitting approximately 1.5" above where the ride height will be..... I like em low!!!!!
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    well, I really don't think you could go very fast with a vehicle jacked up 6' in the air ither.. how much clearence will there be between the rocker and the ground?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Matt167
    well, I really don't think you could go very fast with a vehicle jacked up 6' in the air ither.. how much clearence will there be between the rocker and the ground?

    At the track, about 2 1/2". on the street, about 4". Height change not as simple as it sounds, easy on the rear with just moving the coilovers up a hole or two on the mount. Changing the front will be with a shorter and lighter front spring and installing the front travel limiter...and of course reset the camber and toe in.... but still nothing real tuff.
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    Dave what plans for the tranny? Two wheel vs. all wheel drive? I guess for the track probably two? It would be cool to see it made into a pike's peak allwheel drive racer though.!
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    Quote Originally Posted by stovens
    Dave what plans for the tranny? Two wheel vs. all wheel drive? I guess for the track probably two? It would be cool to see it made into a pike's peak racer!

    Rear wheel drive, of course.....I'll always be a street racer ( )at heart.....although the times dictate that this action has to be on a real race track and built to the highest safety standards commensurate with the performance level..... This morning when I looked at the number crunching Richard did and his results on the proposed engine,... it's back to the drawing board for some mods to the chassis design!!!! Basically it will be a shortwheelbase 4 bar rear, streetable (always streetable) strut front, 5 speed transmission, full tube chassis car with a mildly customized Bronco II body wrapped around it....still a long way to go, and even some aero considerations to take care of.....
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    sure sounds like it'll be pretty sweet when it's done, and more far out than any Ranger/ Bronco II build has gone b4... but then again, it won't really be a Bronco II when your done.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Matt167
    sure sounds like it'll be pretty sweet when it's done, and more far out than any Ranger/ Bronco II build has gone b4... but then again, it won't really be a Bronco II when your done.

    Well, the title sez Bronco II,,,, the paperwork must be right, right?????
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dave Severson
    Well, the title sez Bronco II,,,, the paperwork must be right, right?????

    Well, what the DMV don't know, won't hurt them
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    All the DMV cares is that the VIN is still alive and well at the base of the windshield and that the title and registration is in order. The state DOT would be the one's wanting to verify that all the safety items are installed and all the lights work.... We have no emissions testing or vehicle inspections. Just like any other car on the road, I will be subject to be stopped by the highway patrol and will have to have a car that meets all their requirements.....
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