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Title: Project Iron Horse
Post by: Clayton on November 26, 2008, 10:41:50 PM

My newest project is a 86 bronco II. Seeing how I'm going to college soon and going to be driving back and fourth to and from Fort Wayne to Indianapolis on the weekends.... I needed somthing that would get decent mileage and be fun as hell to drive at the same time. Well, I got this from a buddy. It needs a new 2.9L and some brake lines but other than that its a pretty set little toy

4wd 4speed with buckets and lockouts. yeah!

(http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b150/Tcj429/bronco001.jpg)
(http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b150/Tcj429/bronco002.jpg)
(http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b150/Tcj429/bronco003.jpg)
(http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b150/Tcj429/bronco004.jpg)
(http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b150/Tcj429/bronco005.jpg)

anybody got a good running 2.9 layin around? ill gladly take it off your hands :D

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Post by: 50tbrd88 on November 26, 2008, 11:30:00 PM

sweet! Should be a fun toy.

Title: Project Iron Horse
Post by: Clayton on November 27, 2008, 12:20:16 AM

yeah, and all i gotta do is rebuild the motor.... (joy)

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Post by: Haystack on November 27, 2008, 12:50:18 AM

throw in a sho motor and carb it.

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Post by: turbo83coupe on November 27, 2008, 12:08:46 PM

There are two bothers here by myself and they both had Bronco II's that had slight lifts and were really clean!! They drove the shiznit outta them things!! Good little trucks, I had to have a fullsize when I got mine :D At least you wont get 5 or 6 mpg :D

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Post by: daboss351 on November 27, 2008, 03:14:06 PM

awesome little ride you got there!

Title: Project Iron Horse
Post by: Clayton on November 28, 2008, 01:40:43 AM

update... the 2.9 has 1 bent rod....and had about a gallon of river water in the oil

easy fix

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Post by: cougrrr302 on November 28, 2008, 06:19:11 PM

Quote from: 87thunderbirdBlackJack;245088

....and had about a gallon of river water in the oil

...is that...is that good?

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Post by: bhazard on November 28, 2008, 08:07:20 PM

Decent mileage? Lol I hope 15 mpg is decent to you :)

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Post by: 50tbrd88 on November 28, 2008, 09:39:20 PM

you should just put a 2.3 in it...

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Post by: Beau on November 28, 2008, 11:10:15 PM

Quote from: 87thunderbirdBlackJack;244911

all i gotta do is rebuild the motor.... (joy)

Sheeeeit! throw a stock HO and a 5 speed in 'er and rock and roll and get 18mpg!

Doesn't take a lot...

Title: Project Iron Horse
Post by: Clayton on November 29, 2008, 01:03:29 AM

all i need is a piston rod, bearings and gasket set and im good to go

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Post by: daboss351 on November 30, 2008, 12:11:36 PM

good deal!!

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Post by: Clayton on December 09, 2008, 11:52:03 PM

still waiting on my connecting rod and piston. but the other 5 are re-ringed and re bearinged.

soon as i get tht other piston and rod... its on like donkey kong... even tho i have to send out another $100 for heads and exhaust manifolds... mine are fubard.

Shes Commin along nicely.

Title: Project Iron Horse
Post by: Clayton on December 19, 2008, 07:56:44 AM

the bottom end of the deuce is back together now. new rod, piston bearings, oil pump 60$ OUCH, waterpump, and gaskets.

As soon as I get my heads and exhaust manifolds she should be back up and running. but before then Ive gotta buy Oil a filter and coolant.

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General => User Rides => Topic started by: Clayton on November 26, 2008, 10:41:50 PM