Rox Crusher's frame off refresh and 5.0 EFI swap

[Booger]

Looking good. Can't wait to see it when it's in.

[Badlands]

I like that old Ford blue Jeff. Looks good!

[Rox Crusher]

I guess I might as well face it............I have went from EFI swap to frame off refresh.

I will start posting progress here instead of in separate threads.

Here's what we started with yesterday morning.

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Thanks to 76FordBronco, Gregg, Viperwolf1, and HorseMan we got the body off with lots of ingenuity by the group.

We averted a near disaster when Viperwolf arrived and shared his experience with the best way to rig the front end for lifting. He came just when we were about to lift it up with it rigged the wrong way (I guess I should have thought this out a bit more). Thank you Phil !

We used one engine hoist rigged to the roll bar through the back hatch and the other rigged under the firewall right at the front door post.

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Our plan was to lift the body high enough to clear the chassis with the intention of rolling it forward to get it out from under the body. We lifted it sky high (+/- 3/16") but we still couldn't get the body to clear the tires.

So we switched to Plan B which was to remove the wheels / tires and use two jacks to lower the chassis and roll it out sideways.

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The whole thing was kinda "on-the-fly redneck engineering" but I wouldn't have it any other way as we got it done safely and efficiently.

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Tomorrow morning I will bring the rolling chassis to the blaster and then head home to work on the body.

Stay tuned !

[Rox Crusher]

My little princess Madison was sick last night / today so I didn't get much done.

I did manage to get the rolling chassis to the sandblaster and back home by the end of the day.

I took it to DTI Trucks up in Wheatridge who did an outstanding job for less than half what BlastTech quoted me. They allowed me to schedule it (rather than "first come first served" with a 5 day wait) so it really worked out well. They offered to paint it for 100 bucks but since I had already bought a gallon of chassis saver I declined.

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So, we will be get back at it in the morning.

[ZOSO]

So your gonna have it together and wheelin with us on monday?

[Rox Crusher]

So your gonna have it together and wheelin with us on monday?

absolutely (not)

[airbur]

Man......that is awesome!! There is just something about freshly sandblasted Bronco metal.

[Rox Crusher]

Yesterday Mike and I cleaned up the frame by removing the dual shock brackets on the front and rear and grinding off all the factory installed dingleberries (weld splatter).

Spencer gave us good directions on what to do !

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Today we got that sucker painted with a nice thick coat of satin black Chassis Saver.

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We are gonna give it a day or two to cure and then give it a good look over to see if we missed any spots before starting to re-assemble things.

[plumbdoctor]

Lookin' good!!

[Gregg]

Looks AWESOME (except that little spot you missed).

[airbur]

Man...look at that slop all over the garage floor! You guys are messy!

j/k....looks great!

[Gunnibronco]

Pretty sweet, I wish I could justify doing that to my truck, but my body would probably fold in half pulling it off the frame like that! I'm scared of even trying to replace the body mounts or doing a body lift. That frame will be bomber with the Chassis Saver, that stuff is tough. Good luck.

[Entourage]

Looks really nice Rox.

[Rox Crusher]

Just in case you all think I have just been laying around on the couch !

Got the motor and tranny in.

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[airbur]

Lookin good!!

[Moab Mike]

Nice work Rox! Sorry I wasn't there to help.

[hockeydad4-22]

Nice work Rox! Sorry I wasn't there to help.

Likewise - wish I could have leant a hand too. It has been one busy holiday, time for things to settle down now though.

Looks awesome!

[airbur]

...Spencer gave us good directions on what to do !

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Looks like the youngest P90X graduate!;)

[Kinder]

Dang Rox, at the pace your going you'll be finished before I get home, looks great.

[Rox Crusher]

What are your plans for your new springs you had. Looks like they got blasted some.

If mine settles any with the addition of the 5.0 like yours did............I will likely go to 4.5" springs and make someone a deal on my barely used 3.5" springs that no longer look very good.

[Rox Crusher]

We got the BC Broncos tank and skid plate installed yesterday.

Great quality and a pretty stout skid plate.

[Gunnibronco]

What are your plans for your new springs you had. Looks like they got blasted some.

If mine settles any with the addition of the 5.0 like yours did............I will likely go to 4.5" springs and make someone a deal on my barely used 3.5" springs that no longer look very good.

I don't think mine sagged much from the swap, but my springs were already sacked. Dan measured his frame to lower spring perches w/ his 4.5" springs & it measured 9". My old 3.5" springs measured just under 7" yesterday, so I've lost an extra inch to age, and maybe the bow I've got from the full width axle perches.

Of course, since you aren't hauling all the extra weight of a winch around, I bet you'll be fine.

[Rox Crusher]

Of course, since you aren't hauling all the extra weight of a winch around, I bet you'll be fine.

I am developing a severe case of winch envy

[Gunnibronco]

True, I don't really thing the EFI manifold added that much to my truck, compared to the Edelbrock aluminum intake & carb & fuel pump I took off. In the big picture adding a York pump & air dryers probably added as much weight as the EFI swap. Its hard to say, comparing old vs new & different trucks. I'm just guessing when I install my new leaf pack I'm going to have some serious rake.

[HorseMan]

That is comming along really well! the chassis saver is really nice. Really would like too come see how you plumb the motor if you havent already, looks like you been busy!

[Rox Crusher]

That is comming along really well! the chassis saver is really nice. Really would like too come see how you plumb the motor if you havent already, looks like you been busy!

My fuel lines and mounting hardware should arrive on Friday so I will be doing the plumbing over the week-end.

Your welcome to come out anytime (just give me a heads up if you do).

I'll post pics when it I am complete.

[airbur]

Did you do the BC kit with frame brackets for the lines? Which fuel pump?

[Rox Crusher]

in tank fuel pump

mounting kit with lines on top of frame

[airbur]

Sweet...that will be nice!

[Gunnibronco]

Rox, your avatar is creeping me out.