I'm trying to keep this thread clean, so please, no dicking around. :thumbup

For two dollars, I did a quick sandblasting of my Pacesetter headers:

Next up, ceramic coating paint and a oven I can use! That or I'll just have a shop do it...

But these should go nice with my Catco I want to order once I get my paycheck in...

I need headerbolts and gaskets though, anyone got links to quality ones?

 

Oh... Snap. Guess I'll replace that. <_<

I also scored one new, perfect condition(dusty/dirty) steering wheel (F-350 by the way, it feels heavier I think) for 5 bucks. Mine had gotten gritty and then ripped, so it's currently has no leather on it... Just need to install this when I'm done being lazy: (Literally, 3 minutes to do lol)

 

so where is this build now

 

On a camera waiting to be uploaded.

It's my parents camera, and they don't like me using it. Nor do they like me doing anything to my truck, so all my parts,tools and assorted items have to be in my truck at all times. I have maybe a few parts in my room. It's a pain being a full-time college student, part time minimal wage working minor with strict parents. But I'm not going to complain. XD

 

Well get on it

 

X 2

 

update??

 

What part of "minimum wage job" and "minor(inexperienced ect...)" didn't you understand...:rofl:

J/k...but seriously AJ, good luck been there done that...:thumbup:

KC

 

Pterodactyl actually guys. :rofl:

I realize what Gacknar said about regretting taking pictures, I regret it already. :whiteflag

Anyways, my dear old mum said she uploaded everything, so now it's time to search the computer for it or ask mom when she's up in the morning, I'll be at Metro from 7AM to 3PM, and then 5PM to 10PM working. 4Pm get's to be getting home and getting ready for work... But damn'it, I'm going to start being a picwhore! :rockon

Though... Headers, bodylift (Oh well Marc XD)and Intake Manifolds are for sale, Since I opted for a 351w route, the headers won't fit right (most likely) and I don't want to lift my truck at after all, and the intake manifolds are for a 302/5.0.

Oh and I get paid Thurs. So I dump a 100 in my truck to fill it up,:banghead and then what to save up for first hmmm...

I'm leaning towards manual hubs, since winter is fast approaching, and then gears, I want to buy the gears and have them ready to install after winter...

 

:lolup

and kc200787 y must you slap me, it hurts my feelings bwahahaha

 

annnnnnnnnd back to the beginning. whats wrong with the 5.0?

 

Nothing, but I want this Bronco to be mine, not my grandfathers. I've talked with him, he understands. I'm thinking do gears, etc and slowly build a 351W in the basement. Then, in a couple years, swap it in.

 

well read up. i think you can get a 5.0 close to as much power as the 5.8 and better mileage. your truck your choices we just wanna see those choices. good luck. :beer

 

Please explain your "better mileage" statment. Are we talking 2/10ths of a mile difference here, because once you start taking a smaller engine and warming it up to compete with bigger engines you can generally throw mileage out the window.

To the original poster, if you are actually building a Bronco, and want to have a build thread for either historical purposes, or for educational purposes, maybe you should take some of that first bit of saved cash and buy a digi camera. They aren't that expensive and then you won't need to rely on anyone elses. It'll make yours and your parents life easier.

 

Or better yet get a wrecked 2010 5.0 and swap that in.

 

2010 5.0 doesn't exist.

If you're talking about the 2011 5.0, well... they're okay, but they're WAY down on bottom end torque. It's a heavy-breathing motor with a 7100 RPM redline. It doesn't really start pulling until about 3,500 RPM, but when it hits that it's like hitting the nitrous bottle. Can't tell you how often it started pulling hard then once I hit about 3,500 it ripped the tires loose. :goodfinge

Seriously, though- a 5.8 Windsor would be a better fit for a big truck like this. You can get the same numbers with a 5.0, but it's WHERE those numbers come into play that counts. A 5.8 with less top end power would be better since most of that truck is going to be 3,500 RPM and below anyway.

Unless he wheels like I do, in which case he'll be bouncing off the rev limiter every chance he gets.:rockon

KAPOW!!

:banghead

 

Yeah, my own camera would be an asset, but I try and buy the bare minimal.

I got up this morning and decided to take a drive while it was still dark out, I had my mom's camera with me so when it got lighter I snapped some pics...
For those interested in the EXCITING Nebraska landscape:

Dozer anyone?

Oh and this guy is fixing some overheating problem in this Bronco down the road for a friend, the thing is, he's had it for like 2 months now... I told him about FSB though.

Here's my bedlined interior:

The entire tub is bedlined, I like Rustoleum because it's not too rough, still has a texture, and easy to clean. Let it cure and it's fairly indestructible. Easy to touch up if need be.

Plus, that's my free bull guard I get to decide if I want to install it or not, if so, I need to figure out how exactly. It was on a bricknose Bronco years ago...

Picked this up out of an old farm truck that is just rotting away in the fields from some land on my (step)father's family property.

I'm pumped since it matches my rims and will replace the gay Ford Steel spare rim.

Found my seat covers from my old S10 Blazer, they fit snug but I think they may fit better if I took the arm rests off, can't use them now anyway... They unbolt off right? Oh and I have a matching bench seat! :thumbup

If anyone shows any interest in Nebraska pics and crap, I'll buy a Camera on craigslist per Pfun's suggestion and just take pics of all I see, maybe take pics of my exciting (not) drive to school. :rofl:

 

I'm regretting clicking on your thread.

Why could you upload pics of gay Nebraska scenary, but not pics of you doing any work on your rig?

 

Because I have pics of work done, but none of the process. Hence my regretting not taking pictures. I have limited windows of opportunity to work. I do my work in parking lots man. I'm not able to use my folk's garage or the driveway, or the road there. Both cops and folks won't allow it. So I find a secluded parking lot somewhere. The bedliner I waited until my parents were away for the weekend on a vacation and I bedlined it then let it cure for three days.

 

Are your parents former Gestapo?

 

Very strict, very protective, very loving, very disapproving of my truck, very disapproving of me doing work on, very much against alot of things.

I've had many issues but I try to more or less respect my parents because that is who they are. I made this thread so I could keep track of what I wanted to do and get advice.

Anyways, I get paid today!

 

Great, now go get a camera!
:thumbup

 

Oh, and while I disagree with how your parents deal with you and your Bronco, I do respect your honoring and respecting your parents.

 

I'm ordering from these guys Warn Premiums (If those are the ones he has) unless someone knows cheaper? I hear alot of horror stories from JBG, so I'm putting them off...

http://fullsizebronco.com/forum/showthread.php?t=178603

 

i dont understand who this is for but if your auto hubs work fine then id just stick with them. they might even be better in the winter cause you wont have to engage or disengage them every morning. plus right now you have plenty of other things that money could be spent on.

 

They don't work fine, I have to get out of my truck and lean under to put it in 4WD anyway. I'd rather my hubs work. So yeah, they are a priority to get them before winter. I can leave them engaged anyways in winter.

 

ok ok wait a second, earlier in this thread Aj, you said that you had pics of your "build" on the same camera you took all the Nature shots with correct. So where are the build pics

 

:shrug

I dunno, my mom said she uploaded them but I can't find them, she's not anymore forthcoming with anything and when you upload images, you can click a tab that deletes them off the camera as they upload and she always clicks that so no more on the camera... I had to get up at 6am to have enough time to borrow her camera...

I need to buy 4 tires for the Honda (100 bucks used on Craigslist for almost new tires) and the Premium.
I can't borrow their camera anymore really... Too much trouble. Checking Craigslist for a used digital camera.

Had an emergency today with my girlfriend, so I bailed on classes and called in emergency for work...

 

Hubs are ordered, time to wait...

None of that made sense to me Pfun. <_<

 

go on the computer and follow the directions.

 

I might have a camera for you...It's nothing special, but it works and will do video. $20 and it's yours.

 

What brand/info etc?

 

I will look when I get home. It's on top of the fridge

 

Is this a build thread or a soup opera chapter?

 

soup? ya mean soap?

 

You mean soap.

I sold the headers today, paid for my cell phone bill and filled up with gas...

Hubs ordered... I guess gears or soft top are next...

 

why gears? how much ya score for da headers.

 

you wont even notice a difference in gearing with 33s instead of 31s. you should save the money for a lift. 33s will fit your truck fine. on tight turns they will rub the radius arms but its no big deal. take a look at some of my pics of my bronco on 33s before i lifted it.

 

92-96 had different fenders, my 31s fit fine, and even 35s can fit with bumper trimming. Gears are so I can transfer more power to acceleration, and when I opt for 35s later on in life.

EDIT: I don't want a lift, at all.

 

you arent gonna get 35s to fit without alot of modification. heres ol nassty's

http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/762329/fullsize/100_1300.jpg[img]
there only 2 inches taller than 35s and he can barely move. depending on how wide your tires are your gonna have to do serious body modification (i mean like cutting wheel wells and takin a chunk out of your interior) and maybe even suspension modification. but if ya want long travel ur gonna have to ditch the rear leafs.
[QUOTE="Freshmeat, post: 2494876, member: 20725"]2010 5.0 doesn't exist.

If you're talking about the 2011 5.0, well... they're okay, but they're WAY down on bottom end torque. It's a heavy-breathing motor with a 7100 RPM redline. It doesn't really start pulling until about 3,500 RPM, but when it hits that it's like hitting the nitrous bottle. Can't tell you how often it started pulling hard then once I hit about 3,500 it ripped the tires loose. :goodfinge

Seriously, though- a 5.8 Windsor would be a better fit for a big truck like this. You can get the same numbers with a 5.0, but it's WHERE those numbers come into play that counts. A 5.8 with less top end power would be better since most of that truck is going to be 3,500 RPM and below anyway.

Unless he wheels like I do, in which case he'll be bouncing off the rev limiter every chance he gets.:rockon

KAPOW!!

:banghead[/QUOTE]

it was a joke. :P