1991 Ford Bronco Chassis reassembly pictures, videos, and sounds

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570 hits | 61.64 KB | Posted: 12/12/05
New ARE 767's fit like a glove -- maybe 1/4" to spare.

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495 hits | 64.91 KB | Posted: 1/3/06
Axle back together. Steering back on. New steelies and 33's on. 302 going back where it belongs.

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490 hits | 56.43 KB | Posted: 1/3/06
Did I mention the new MM hubs? No more crappy automatics for me. Plus, these suckers are so quick ...

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521 hits | 72.74 KB | Posted: 1/3/06
Tranny and T-case back in, time to move on to the driveline and dressing the engine. The more of th...

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498 hits | 84.48 KB | Posted: 1/8/06
New cab going on for the first time. This is to mock up the new crossmember ... it will have to com...

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492 hits | 86.79 KB | Posted: 1/8/06
Still trying to get things roughly in place. This should give a sense of scale.

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476 hits | 66.84 KB | Posted: 1/8/06
New 1/4" thick washers being cut for the body mount hardware, with the rest of the hardware bits sit...

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477 hits | 83.96 KB | Posted: 1/8/06
Gives new meaning to "stubby," huh? Cab is still sitting 2" too low in the front and roughly 1" low...

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482 hits | 49.33 KB | Posted: 1/29/06
If you assemble these bits right, you get a very sturdy 2" body lift -- some high temperature assemb...

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591 hits | 88.48 KB | Posted: 1/29/06
A little preview. We have the fenders and core support on because fender alignment controls the cab...

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677 hits | 91.42 KB | Posted: 1/29/06
Red and grey cab, green fenders, grey core support. Once the crossmember is done and the seats are ...

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662 hits | 89.98 KB | Posted: 1/29/06
Yeah. We have trucks.

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495 hits | 64.05 KB | Posted: 1/29/06
Best. Christmas present. Ever.

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439 hits | 65.78 KB | Posted: 1/29/06
Perfect example of why drill press tables swing and rotate.

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496 hits | 68 KB | Posted: 1/29/06
The 4x6x1/4 steel angle will support the back of the cab, and will be supported in turn by 1/4" stee...

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533 hits | 55.15 KB | Posted: 2/27/06
New crossmember tacked and removed for finish welding.

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471 hits | 51.04 KB | Posted: 2/27/06
A peek at the underside.

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548 hits | 68.19 KB | Posted: 2/27/06
And a much better look after finish welding.

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423 hits | 59.71 KB | Posted: 2/27/06
A much closer look. Ugly welds on the backside where they're not visible are stick -- ugly, but goo...

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612 hits | 67.09 KB | Posted: 2/27/06
And here it sits holding up the back of the cab. Fits like a glove, no suprise since it was tacked ...