good day....

DBrown · Post by **DBrown** » Fri Oct 14, 2005 4:21 pm

well I had a good day today.........

pulled the 205, NP435, and D44 out of the BII.......then to end the day on a good note I kicked the truck off the blocks

man, it made a pretty good bang.

anyone what any thing off of this before I cut it up on tues?

Post by **Nobody** » Fri Oct 14, 2005 5:16 pm

All that work.......

..........you'll be back

DBrown · Post by **DBrown** » Fri Oct 14, 2005 7:48 pm

yeah, I probably will. I just don't realy have room for all the projects I have and I realy need one I can drive that is family friendly. honestly, I think the BII is the closest thing to an EB out of all the Broncos. even though the full size has the same basic components the smaller BII has more of the original Bronco feel.

it does kinda suck that I spent all that time on my 86 and am now cutting it up. but I look at it as a good starter project. everyone kinda goes threw the learning and experimenting phase, and this was my real first total build. before I was just doing one thing here and there. I now have a lot better understading of what I want out of my truck also. I have owned 2 different BII's and I like them. but the next one I get I will probably leave the top on and do a cleaner type build.

ranger5.0 · Post by **ranger5.0** » Fri Oct 14, 2005 8:02 pm

I'd like the hood scoop!!!

Post by **Nobody** » Fri Oct 14, 2005 8:04 pm

Yeah....I think I need a BII with a top again, or at least a nice full soft top so I can leave the back seats in.

Having both a Bronco II and an EB that I drive, I like them both. I find my Bronco II very comfortable. When it sits in the driveway a couple weeks I start to forget, then I drive it again and I think ohhh yeah.

DBrown · Post by **DBrown** » Sat Oct 15, 2005 10:27 am

I was going to save it for the EB but the more I think about it I kinda like the stock hood and I like having a sleeper look.

the scoop is cracked in a few places on the front by where the bolts go in but you can have it if you want to pay shipping.

I got a little excided today.....I went out and turned the key on and everything came up like it was supost too. the high beam switch even worked. hit the starter for a short burst and it cranked over. I think the gas guage messed up. I emptyed the tank and the guage still reads 1/4 of a tank. I am hoping that with some fresh gas it will free it up a little.

ranger5.0 · Post by **ranger5.0** » Sat Oct 15, 2005 7:54 pm

I guess I'll have to figure out what shipping will be. We were just talking at work that the ford fuel gauge doesn't work very well. all of my rangers and BII's always failed at half a tank. they had a trip meter though to help figure how close you were to being empty.

Dreded · Post by **Dreded** » Sun Oct 16, 2005 12:52 am

mine went from full to empty accuratl;y for 1/2 of a tank then when you where about 10litres from empty it went to 1/8th so I always knew when to fill up

Post by **Nobody** » Sun Oct 16, 2005 7:40 am

I worked at a junkyard for a short spell, and it seemed ALL sending units were a hot item.

I believe the problem is the people that constantly put $5 ....errr uhhh $14 of gas in at a time, vs filling up and running near empty.

DBrown · Post by **DBrown** » Sun Oct 16, 2005 7:56 am

that seems to be a big problem with the ZR2 blazers also. I have 2 friends that own a 99 and a 00 and they both do that same thing. if I still had the BII tank I would throw that in the box also but that went to my friend with rest of my frame and chassie. I have never realy seen a ranger or BII do that around here. maybe it is an addative that gets put in the gas out there?

I'll pull it off before I send it to the scrapper and make sure it is worth sending and weigh it for you

FatMan · Post by **FatMan** » Sun Oct 16, 2005 5:57 pm

damn dude if you were closer i'd take that body off your hands...i understand though i had to do the same thing. i wish i could cut the top off of my new rig but with a kid on the way and the wife liking the small comforts of not getting rained on it's got to stay.

DZK007 · Post by **DZK007** » Wed Oct 19, 2005 11:44 pm

I could use the mirrors. I keep loosing mine to trees and rocks when I'm wheeling.

If you don't want em please e-mail me; dzk007@swcp.com

DBrown · Post by **DBrown** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 8:38 pm

well, the mirrors are junk. the one that looks straight has no glass and the one with glass was smashed when I rolled the truck on its side.....sorry