Danny S.

Ford 9" Swap

Solid Front Axle

Roll Cage

Custom Bumpers

Vehicle Specs:

Year:

1990

Make:

Ford

Model:

Bronco Eddie Bauer

Color :

Forest Green w/ Tan Top

Engine:

5.8L 351 Windsor rebuilt with short tube headers, flowmaster muffler, and high flow cat, Summit Racing high output coil, rotor, cap and wires, custom K&N intake.

Transmission:

E4OD rebuilt with HD towing torque converter, all Heavy Duty internals, B&M supercooler with fan and gauge, B&M finned aluminum pan with increased capacity.

Transfer Case:

Borg Warner 1356

Modifications:

Suspension Lift:

Custom 8" SAS with 6" Deaver coils and Cage radius arms, shackle flip rear using SKY shackle brackets and 4" leaf springs.

Rear Axle:

Ford 9 inch custom built with strange engineering 3rd member, Detroit locker, Sierra gears/bearings, and TSM disc brake kit.

Front Axle:

Solid Dana 44 from a 1979 Bronco, 4.10 gears, Warn manual locking hubs.

Gears:

4.10

Lockers:

Detroit Rear, open front

Wheels:

Mickey Thompson Classics 15x10

Tires:

Dunlop Mud Rover 35x12.50R15

Shocks:

Rancho RS9000XL, custom mounts front and rear

Accessories:

Custom built front pre-runner style bumper with dual 100-watt stainless off-road lights and dual 55-watt driving lights, stainless steel grill. Custom built rear bumper with flipped receiver hitch for better clearance. Radioshack CB radio. 140 amp alternator, Flex-A-Lite dual electric fan, new timing cover, new water pump (See worse off-road incident below). Pioneer 200-watt MP3 player deck with Kenwood speakers front and stock Ford Focus speakers in the rear. Herculined interior with no carpet. Heavy duty steering box from AGR, and Saginaw power steering pump from an E150. Clifford alarm with remote entry. Optima red top battery, custom electrical switch box with CB mount in cab. B&M engine oil cooler kit. Full size spare tire. Double thick custom built gas tank skid plate. 10 Point roll cage, sport bucket seats, and 5 point RCI harnesses. Half doors.

Miscellaneous:

Coolest horn in the world, sometimes.

Future modifications:

Rock sliders, on board air

Funniest off-road incident:

Custom lifted Excursion on 44" boggers stuck on level sand at Pismo (no front drive-shaft) being asked for help by Jason and his Toyota.

Worst off-road incident:

My first time out, drowning the truck in the Hollister Hills Mud pit. The transmission fried and it cost $850 to fix. Moral of the story: It’s deeper then it looks. Or maybe it was having the fan break off, then destroying the radiator, fan shroud, water pump, and timing cover. Then getting towed 3 miles down muddy hills with no power brakes or power steering back to the ranger station by Brendan. Only to then get towed home on a flatbed. I guess it would not be off-roading if things didnt break once in a while.