"B.O.B" the Bronco

[fireheadedone]

Well, I just got me a new wheeler! 1988 STOCK Ford Bronco with a 302, 5 speed manual trans. She's black, and I've named her B.O.B........ call it what you want, but I'm going with "Battery Operated Boyfriend", or "Boobs on Board".
I'm looking to make her my ultimate wheelin rig now, so if you've got parts you're trying to sell, give away, or are gifting , let me know.
She's gonna be painted with black chalkboard paint, so if ya see me out on the trails, grab a stick of chalk and "express" yourself!

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[Leeland]

Think it's in Dallas but not sure, some one is parting a bronco, has a bumper like mine but chrome and saw some thing about a lift.

[fireheadedone]

Sweet.... thanks for the info... hopefully I can narrow that down a bit to find out what they've got. If ya know more later, let me know.

[Leeland]

salem.craigslist.org/pts/3059637068.html

Here you go.

[MudHog]

B.O.B,,,Battery Operated Boyfriend,,,,lol,,,looks like a good start

[68cj5]

shoot ramboy and i are gonna be pickin up a bronc soon so looks like yours will have a cousin

[ramboy1990]

but i think our budget will be tighter lol

[68cj5]

truth lol

[fireheadedone]

lol.. I don't know about that boys... my budget is pretty tight, but gonna do it right the first time... no cuttin corners on this wheeler.... even if it takes me years to build.... well, paint might be a little cheap, but it's all in the plan. Besides, she'd love a cousin! She's already got a sister!

[fireheadedone]

Jun 12, 2012 0:18:36 GMT -5 Leeland said:

salem.craigslist.org/pts/3059637068.html

Here you go.

Thanks for the link Leeland! I will be contacting this guy to see about some things!

[Leeland]

Well good luck to you, that's not the only coil spring lift I've seen on CL lately, keep hoping for some leafs for my diesel....

[68cj5]

yeah were gonna fix the motor cut the body and run a 33-36" tire untill we can afford stuff gonna cage it of course. weld the rear lift and go from there we just want something that we can hit the trails in quick without waiting since we both have our own long term projects

[junkyard dog]

my first wheeler was a 1990 bronco..... 302, AOD, 1356 tc....... I built it pretty cheap with a 2 1/2" lift I found for $50, some 31" M/Ts I picked up on clearance.... mounted them on stock wheels, used muffler I got at work, it always had a coolant loss I could never find.... ended up being a head gasket, by then the motor was toast.....had a bunch of other stuff wrong with it too....rear diff, ball joints etc etc...... spent more money fixing stuff instead of building it up.... could have been a good wheeler ...... it was my daily driver too , needed something to drive so I got my K5 and stripped what I could use from the bronco and traded it for a chevy lumina...... i just put the pics back up on the build thread for it, so if you want to you can check it out

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[fireheadedone]

Well, here's the first of many mods to take place! Not much for making her into a wheeler so far, but she's fun to draw on now! Sanded her down, blew off dust, tack clothed it, then two coats of chalkboard paint. Only got the front end done so far, but it's a start! So stoked! ;D

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[fireheadedone]

So excited for tomorrow and wednesday! Two more days to work on B.O.B.'s masterpiece paint job! More pics to come....