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| Install an NV3550 in your Bronco |
| Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2006 9:22 am by john |
NV3550 Install
By Allen Wells
As many of you know, the 3spd transmission in stock form is not exactly what you would call “high performance”. Add a lift, larger tires, and then neglect to change the stock 3.50 gears and you begin to realize that this combination is destined to stay on the road because the gearing for offroading will force you to remain in 4-low just to keep from bogging down. Now, the correct thing to do would be to change your axle gearing to match your needs, but I like to do things backwards, so instead I wanted to change the transmission, and some day I will get to ...
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| Tilt column install in an Early Bronco |
| Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2006 10:01 am by john |
Tilt column install in an Early Bronco
(Compiled by Tony Nokes)
Discussion:
Usually the tilt columns in E & F series are found in the Camper Specials, Trailer Specials, Club Wagons and other top-end models. 1978 and 1979 are the only years from this era in which a tilt column was available, and the ignition key is still on the dash. There is a tilt column for a floor-shift manual transmission truck but they're extremely rare. If you ever find one in a salvage lot, GRAB IT! The E series Column is about 6” longer and works better in the early Bronco than the F-series.
'78-'79 steer...
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| How To Fabricate a Hinged & Pinned Radius Arm |
| Posted: Mon Sep 20, 2004 11:52 am by johnl |
How To Fabricate a Hinged & Pinned Radius Arm (Rev E):
by Quinn Dusenberry
1) Remove stock shock brackets.
2) Sandblast entire arm
3) Cut the inner (filler) and outer (hinge) plates from 1/2" thick mild
steel
-1/2" nearly perfectly fills the inner I beam cross section
-the inner piece is the width of the bottom of the I beam *before* it
transitions up the wall
-it follows the expanding width of the I beam as it goes along
-it is 1.75" wide for 1.50", then transitions to 1.125" at the far end
and is 10.25" long
-the outer piece follows the outside profile of the radius arm and...
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| Chevy Tie Rod End Swap |
| Posted: Mon Sep 20, 2004 9:31 am by johnl |
Swapping the one ton tie rod ends and drag link ends from mid-80s Chevy Blazers onto the Early Bronco Dana 44 knuckles has become a pretty popular modification. Not only does it get create a newer, stronger setup, it is allows uses readily available parts, as opposed to hard to find original Bronco parts. A lot of people opt to use rod ends for steering components. I firmly believe that that is fine for a race car that gets serviced with ultra frequency, but it a street and trail machine, you are much better off using components Detroit designed for the abuse of life under a truck. And, since ...
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| When is a Nut a Sert - Nutserts for your hard top |
| Posted: Sat Sep 18, 2004 12:17 pm by johnl |
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by Chuck Phlegm
Just another thing to do to your Bronco!
Every time you take the hardtop off your Bronco, you are faced with the dreary task of putting the bolts and nuts somewhere safe. Not only that, but your Bronco has that line of 7 holes on each bed rail, looking a little unfinished.
About a year ago, talk on the Broncofix list turned to a handy piece of hardware called a "nutsert." Using a tool similar to a rivet gun, you could put a blind threaded insert into these holes and have one less thing to lose when you peel the top off the ol...
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