Build thread: mid travel Funhaver widebody build progress

[outerbrxnco]

New to this forum but not new to the bronco, I'm on Instagram as @ outerbrxnco so bare with me as I navigate a new platform haha. I'll upload some photos and such here and there of this Funnhaver Offroad widebody kit as body work and paint are completed. Let me know what else you want to see behind the scenes that I haven't showed on Instagram

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[Dino171]

WOW.... This looks amazing. Very impressed. Cant wait to see the newest changes.

 

[Patrickgault]

Pretty bad a$$..Great job!

 

[1979]

A few questions:

How is fitment out of the box?
How much prep work is required prior to paint?
Got any pics of the kit installed prior to paint?

This is the best looking wide body kit on the market in my opinion.

 

[zyglyrox]

I follow you on IG so I’m stoked to see you on the forum now too. You getting it wrapped a whole new color or keeping it grey?

 

[outerbrxnco]

I follow you on IG so I’m stoked to see you on the forum now too. You getting it wrapped a whole new color or keeping it grey?

Color match carbonized grey and thanks!

 

[outerbrxnco]

A few questions:

How is fitment out of the box?
How much prep work is required prior to paint?
Got any pics of the kit installed prior to paint?

This is the best looking wide body kit on the market in my opinion.

Fitment out of the box is dog shit. My favorite kit in the market so I made it work. So much $ has gone into bodywork that I ran out of money to paint it. There’s a lip on the rear quarters that isn’t supposed to be there so I cut it off and same with the stock rear piece. It also requires cutting the sheet metal so it’s not visible. If you have this kit there’s no going back to stock ever. It’s a big deal. I’ll post more photos

 

[Dadsquatch]

This looks really good! Excellent job.

 

[1979]

Fitment out of the box is dog shit. My favorite kit in the market so I made it work. So much $ has gone into bodywork that I ran out of money to paint it. There’s a lip on the rear quarters that isn’t supposed to be there so I cut it off and same with the stock rear piece. It also requires cutting the sheet metal so it’s not visible. If you have this kit there’s no going back to stock ever. It’s a big deal. I’ll post more photos

I appreciate the candid response. I’ll hold off for now and live vicariously through you.

 

[outerbrxnco]

Out of the box before I knew what i was getting into it seems pretty straight forward. I was the first production fit to arrive the same few days as a few others, but instructions weren't out on the site yet and wouldn't come for another two weeks which was frustrating. There's was a weird lip on the rear quarters that i'd never seen in any pre production cars and it didn't line up with the door moldings so I was told by them it would need cut off. The rear door moldings came in two parts on each side which were to be 3M taped and riveted into the door itself and then bolted on to that piece. I later changed that and fabricated one solid piece because I hated it. The package comes from Fiberwerx address which is where they chose to mass produce these panels. That was unfortunate to find out. Explains all the pain and headaches I went through. The site had stated no cutting required when first released but since then they have taken that out of the description which is good because it was false. Fiberglass cutting and body sheet metal cutting is required for this kit to fit/look clean. The gas cap provided was also not on the pre production cars. It's Barricade brand and it belongs on a Jeep, you can google it.

 

[outerbrxnco]

Raw install for the rear showing what i mean about the stock lip and fiberglass lip that has to get cut. Gaps in the door moldings that have to later get worked out at your shop. Also showing the sheet metal that has to be cut or will look wack. Luckily i Did a lot of this myself because i'm so attention to detail in my driveway because i knew the shop wouldn't have my same vision and passion.

 

[outerbrxnco]

Behind the scenes on the most intimidating part, clearance for tires/whats required to make this kit complete. Cutting the body and using sealant and Rustoleum reform and seal coating for rust proofing rough edges. I've never done anything like this before but it's very rewarding to try something new and after all it's my car I can cut it up how I want.

 

[outerbrxnco]

Next up was the fronts which was my own personal choice to later fit 40-42" tires and long travel. About 2" off. Loren Healy did this to his fronts as well to fit his large tires. Photos of the before and after to show examples. Finished it off by cutting more sheet metal and painting anything exposed black so it'll be more discrete.

 

[mattymik]

Looks amazing man.

What's your wheel/tire/suspension setup? I love the stance.

Looks like 37's and maybe a -18 or so offset? Suspension lift?

 

[popo_patty]

Thanks for very honest feedback. The only other feedback I’ve seen on these were from an influencer I suspect got a deal on them who has said nothing about the install and raves about them and posts pictures of the car parked in random places. I love hearing from people their actual experiences. It helps us as buyers be better educated. Thank you! I still love the end result in these despite the work involved. I hope their QC improved as they were really teasing a whole long travel line-up for a long time and all we got at the end was a bunch of very overpriced bolt ons that didn’t bring anything new to market.
These fenders are an exception. Love the look.

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