1986 B2 build

[storey618]

my 1986 Bronco ii. its not much but it takes me where i wanna go...usually (currently its in pieces) so heres the small build to where it is now

first day i owned the truck


new jegs baja 8 steel rims


navigator lights which are my "back-up lights" because my highbeams dont work and if you hit the switch just right all lights go out


truck all cleaned and waxed


cb whip mount i made


cone filter which really made zero difference


trimmed fenders so my tires quit rubbing


solid glass swapped in because the hinges on the old lift glass broke and theyre impossible to find so i just swapped in solid for $20

 

[storey618]

the current state of the truck. it has the 2.9l in it. it dosnt like to start and we (me and dad) figured it was either the messed up block plate or the bellhousing was rounded so i got a new trans to pull the bellhousing off and all the supplies for the bolt on 4.0l clutch swap which includes flywheel, clutch, starter, and block plate


new trans


2nd starter that the truck has broken the ear off of in about 2 months


driveshafts and starter out


swapping bellhousings


old flywheel, teeth kind of ground down


4.0 block plate


2.9 block plate all screwed up


4.0 junk on and ready to be covered by the trans


the swap should be done this weekend hopefully. we were a bit delayed when my dad broke a clutch bolt off in the flywheel (we got it out. no harm to flywheel) and then i went to put the slave cylinder on and stripped the bolt threads on the trans itself. but it is fixable and if not i have a spare trans.

 

[4x4junkie]

Nice clean rig.
Good to see another BII being put to good use.

You'll like the 4.0L clutch for sure. Much better pedal control than with the small OE clutch.

 

[norcal*PWRstroke]

good looking b2, looks like a fun project +1 for the 4.0 clutch

 

[storey618]

almost didnt update this cuz no one seemed interested but since theres activity ill keep going. i had to get a new hydraulic line because we had to put a 96 slave cylinder in so i finally got that in today, starter is in a wired up, speed sensors back in, and i found out that the new driveshaft i got is from an fm145 so its too long. tomorrow i will pull the old cv shaft flange off the transfer case and run that until i have money to get the ujoint shaft shortened. also i dont know if i put it in the previous post but the trans and transfer case are back in haha

starter in


driveshaft half in


master cylinder in


and the shifter know im finishing up for when the trucks running again.

 

[storey618]

also thank you guys very much for the compliments

 

[4x4junkie]

almost didnt update this cuz no one seemed interested but since theres activity ill keep going.

Just because not everyone is posting doesn't necessarily mean no one's reading (you got over 375 views on your thread at this moment).
Every time you add to it, you increase the chances of others taking further interest in what you got going here too.
The best part of it all, you've got an awesome dad there who's willing to lend you a hand with it.


What are your ultimate plans for it? You going to do the Explorer D35/8.8" swap? Lift/tires/lockers/gears? Anything for the inside? (sleep platform, storage unit, etc.)?

 

[storey618]

i do have an amazing dad! and yes id like to do a d35 swap then eventually do the 8.8 swap. tires id like to just have 31's and a 2"-3" lift. for the inside i really would like to make a platform that folds up and sits behind the back seat but im trying to do mechanical stuff atm for now when i camp i just throw a bunch of blankets down. i always get vehicles and do more visual than logical and mechanical, trying to break that habit with this one

 

[east_tn_81]

Are you staying with the stock engine?

 

[storey618]

Are you staying with the stock engine?

yes i already pushed my dads limits with the clutch swap lol if i keep this thing for quite a while id like to put a 4.0 in it

 

[Scott B.]

You'll like the 4.0. I got over 300,000 miles on mine before I swapped it for a 5.0...

 

[storey618]

someday i'll have one.

 

[Mark Harley]

Will you be lifting it?

 

[storey618]

Will you be lifting it?

2 inches. ive got shackles for the back just need to get coils or spacers for the front

 

[storey618]

this morning it was snowing, i was dead tired, and i had college at 1 so i didnt even look at the truck. gotta put my brother on the bus tomorrow at 830 and dont have work til 3 so i will be working on it. if nothing but good things happen i could be driving it to work tomorrow!