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Aggie007 - Project Sally

DrLathrop

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Not much to update since I have been swamped with other projects, except I finally bought the donor vehicle for engine/trans/axles etc.
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Are you planning to use the original frame or shorten/mod the SD frame & put the bronco body on top? I would think the SD frame would be too wide.
 
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Aggie007

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Are you planning to use the original frame or shorten/mod the SD frame & put the bronco body on top? I would think the SD frame would be too wide.

I will build my own tube chassis. I would have started last weekend but I bent the u-strap on my bender so I had to order a new one and just received it yesterday, so hopefully after the weekend I will have some real updates.

Once I get the back half of the chassis done then I can set the tub on it and then fit the doors and finish the body work I've started.

Once that is done I can strip the SD donor and start setting wheel base and get the engine set up and finish the front half of the chassis. I'll have to plan this cuz I will need some extra hands.

BTW, I am class of '06...Whoop!
 
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Aggie007

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Finally got around to bending some tube. Should have the tub mounted in the next few weeks and working on the cage.
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Aggie007

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Not much to update but ready to set the tub on and make sure the body mounts are aligned properly then I can fully weld the rails and mounts and start working on the cage.

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Aggie007

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I didn't work on the bronco for nearly a year, ended up renovating my parents house which took forever, then my computer died with all my design files, so I am starting from scratch again. I was able to calibrate my dies to the bend-tech program this past weekend and should be working on the cage in the next week or two and I will post some pictures. It's sad, all my tubing is rusty :(
 
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Aggie007

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It will be a few weeks before I get to start on it again...I broke my wrist snowboarding this past weekend :( At least I have time now to redesign in bend-tech and update my files. I'll post some cage ideas when I get back home.
 

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are you putting a stock body on this chassis? I'm dealing with how to attach a cage thru the floor to rect tubing across the body mounts taking the place of my BL blocks. I think i've got an idea, but I have to buy some pretty thick tubing first and then do some machining to it for a HUGE bolt to come up from the bottom and tie it together so it can be taken apart if necessary.
 
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Aggie007

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Took the bronco off the fab table and put it on leveling jack stands I built:
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Stripped the donor and pulled the engine, trans and t case out. Front of engine to tail shaft on tcase is 7ft....may have to find a different trans or will lengthen the front fenders to accommodate. I will get the drivetrain in position and get to adjust and figure out what I want to do later in the week.

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