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Well.... Where to start?
Just a little history on the Bronco.
A couple days after I got it we had our son, and brought him home in it.
After a few trips I did a small build and went to Colorado with Toyo Tires to get content for a new tire, the RT Trail.
Next I progress to do full ADV Fiberglass, this was the start of my broncos deconstruction....
I wanted to blend the door panels and fiberglass....
My Bronco Raptor showed up during this time.
I figured, "Hey, I might swell do a few other things while I am making dust"
Ohhh boy,
One step forward
Several steps back...
Building towards the vision...
Having fun, so I just kept going with it.
Progress was good, aaaaannnnd then we moved across the country for my job.
Another baby just a few weeks after we moved...
And I got a shop to work on my projects..
Well I got all this space. But so much time has past between what I originally wanted, and now...
And who needs two broncos? I already have a Bronco Raptor... What I am really missing is a truck...
Line a few things up...
And Viola!
Shoot... Now what? no turning back!
Measure twice, cut once, repeat..
Annnd cut some more...
Start welding in...
and weld some more....
(The roll bar is boron steel, to keep it structural I sleeved it with 10" of steel inside because you will loose strength when welding to the heat treated boron.)
The key is you MUST make really detailed plans..
This is how she sits as of this weekend, we're finally building more than cutting!
Now, here is the plan, or as much of it as I can share... The plan is to do the full reveal at SEMA..
The bed will overall "appear" to be 5', however I am keeping 1' "inside" the cabin to house the electronics, sound system, and dry storage.
Wheelbase is around 117", roughly the same as a 4dr f150 short bed.
40-42" tires without rubbing.
Front will sit around 4"-5' wider per side and moved forward 1.5" for cabin clearance.
Front buckets will be cut out and custom towers made to support the long travel coilovers.
Rear is getting long travel triangulated 4 link and a wide axle to match front.
Rear frame moved up 4" under the bed area to allow more travel.
Custom 40gallon fuel tank behind rear axle.
The bed itself will be aluminum construction to help save some weight ( with composite bedsides)
The bed is not separate from the cab structurally, it bolts to the structure you see in the photos.
The entire body (bedside, tailgate, fenders, door skins, hood) is my own design ( I can't share that yet) and will be 3d printed to make molds and ultimately a composite exterior.
Full belly skids
Custom bumpers
Engine mods
Sound system ( I already did it and then I cut it all out when I chopped the rear)
Lots of other details but that will all come with time...
That's all for tonight
Just a little history on the Bronco.
A couple days after I got it we had our son, and brought him home in it.
After a few trips I did a small build and went to Colorado with Toyo Tires to get content for a new tire, the RT Trail.
Next I progress to do full ADV Fiberglass, this was the start of my broncos deconstruction....
I wanted to blend the door panels and fiberglass....
My Bronco Raptor showed up during this time.
I figured, "Hey, I might swell do a few other things while I am making dust"
Ohhh boy,
One step forward
Several steps back...
Building towards the vision...
Having fun, so I just kept going with it.
Progress was good, aaaaannnnd then we moved across the country for my job.
Another baby just a few weeks after we moved...
And I got a shop to work on my projects..
Well I got all this space. But so much time has past between what I originally wanted, and now...
And who needs two broncos? I already have a Bronco Raptor... What I am really missing is a truck...
Line a few things up...
And Viola!
Shoot... Now what? no turning back!
Measure twice, cut once, repeat..
Annnd cut some more...
Start welding in...
and weld some more....
(The roll bar is boron steel, to keep it structural I sleeved it with 10" of steel inside because you will loose strength when welding to the heat treated boron.)
The key is you MUST make really detailed plans..
This is how she sits as of this weekend, we're finally building more than cutting!
Now, here is the plan, or as much of it as I can share... The plan is to do the full reveal at SEMA..
The bed will overall "appear" to be 5', however I am keeping 1' "inside" the cabin to house the electronics, sound system, and dry storage.
Wheelbase is around 117", roughly the same as a 4dr f150 short bed.
40-42" tires without rubbing.
Front will sit around 4"-5' wider per side and moved forward 1.5" for cabin clearance.
Front buckets will be cut out and custom towers made to support the long travel coilovers.
Rear is getting long travel triangulated 4 link and a wide axle to match front.
Rear frame moved up 4" under the bed area to allow more travel.
Custom 40gallon fuel tank behind rear axle.
The bed itself will be aluminum construction to help save some weight ( with composite bedsides)
The bed is not separate from the cab structurally, it bolts to the structure you see in the photos.
The entire body (bedside, tailgate, fenders, door skins, hood) is my own design ( I can't share that yet) and will be 3d printed to make molds and ultimately a composite exterior.
Full belly skids
Custom bumpers
Engine mods
Sound system ( I already did it and then I cut it all out when I chopped the rear)
Lots of other details but that will all come with time...
That's all for tonight
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It's possible to get it looking awesome but would require the work you're currently doing, which is beyond my abilities. Looking forward to following along and seeing the end result!
