kinder wrote:Rox - does your old top still need a couple of those rod keepers so the latch works more easily? Just asking since I pulled some items out of storage and have some lift gate parts if you (or Plumbdocter actually) need them.
I bought a really nice hard top with slider windows, fresh paint (white), and drip rail trim.
The white matches my stripes suprisingly well but little Madison wants me to keep the current color scheme.
Should I put the new top on and hope she gets used to it or transfer the smoked sliders and the matching rear glass to the current top ?
IMHO - Your little one is a smart cookie and I agree with her BUT I would recommend that if you stay with the current scheme, I would repaint the new top to match the current top.
winner, winner, chicken dinner
I just did some impromptu swapping with Plumbdoctor so looks like I will have a white top on it for a while and then paint it to match when I re-do the body in a couple of years.
Good call. Frau Castle LOVES your Bronco and that just might one day get me (or rather her) a second Bronco here.
Stroppe'd 1972 Sport, 302, 3 speed with old school Duff floor shifter, T shift Dana 20 with JB Fab twin stick, 4.11 gears with Trac-loc, Lincoln hydroboost, Chevy disc conversion, WH gas lift gate shock kit, 33" Duratrac tires on slots and about 2.5" of lift, Stroppe installed: bumper braces, dual shocks on all four corners, GM power steering, trans cooler mount, auto shift column, rollbar.
The Terrible One 1972 Sport uncut, 302, C4 with 1974 column , T shift Dana 20, 3.50 gears w/ limited slip, 1966 U13 Roadster kick panel, and factory power steering.
Sorry I haven't been keeping current with status updates.............
BC Broncos throttle cable, modded by Viper, installed and looking great.
Lokar shifter linkage installed and looks like it will work perfectly. We were expecting to have more trouble with this kit but nailed it on the second attempt.
Wiring harness is installed and almost finished making all connections.
Twin sticks are installed thanks to Kinder making a nice, simple, time saving, mounting plate for the advance adapter transmission adapter. I would have still been re-working my solution.
Traveling this week so won't have time to get it finished in time for next week's BwB but I will be tearing up the streets / trails soon enough !
Thanks again to Mike, Phil, Shawn, and Kirk for all their help with making this a great project !
I was rereading the last couple pages of your thread, and noticed you had some interference problems with the TFI and ECT sensor. I'm guessing you can clock the dizzy a bit and get the clearance you need. I guess I got lucky and was able to get everything in & timed on the first try. I put my gauge sensor in the heater line, and the ECT in the manifold.
Did the 4R70W fit under the body with no lift? I'm guessing so. I want to go with that tranny, but don't really want a body lift. A future 351 & Atlas may force me to add 1".
"America is at that awkward stage. It's too late to work within the system, but too early to shoot the bastards." ΓÇô Claire Wolfe
74-AWB 98", ZF5, Atlas4, HP609s, ARBs, 37's, 3.5" lift-5.5" front coil springs, Tahoe rear springs, EFI 302, h-boost, 4x4x2 hyrdo assist, custom dash & gauges
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I was rereading the last couple pages of your thread, and noticed you had some interference problems with the TFI and ECT sensor. I'm guessing you can clock the dizzy a bit and get the clearance you need. I guess I got lucky and was able to get everything in & timed on the first try. I put my gauge sensor in the heater line, and the ECT in the manifold.
Did the 4R70W fit under the body with no lift? I'm guessing so. I want to go with that tranny, but don't really want a body lift. A future 351 & Atlas may force me to add 1".
I decided to leave the ECT on the passenger side of the engine but re-located it from the side of the heater tube fitting to the top of the heater tube which solved that interference issue.
The Explorer water temp gauge sensor would have had the interference issue with the TFI but we decided to replace it with a Bronco style sensor which is much shorter and solves the issue.
The body of the distributor cap adapter still has a clearance issue with the Explorer fuel rail on the driver's side and the TFI module with the top of the power steering bracket.
We believe we found a sweet spot for the distributor that limits the ability to retard the timing (which would be rarely necessary anyway) but still leaves us some room to advance it if needed.
I see, my mechanical temp sensor in the heater tube is shorter, and I'm not running the Explorer serp set up, so that must give me lots of extra room. I'd like to compare them side by side. I have about 90* of adjustment in my dizzy, the fuel rail hits the cap before anything.
I already cut a HUGE hole in my hood, the size of my old school hood bubble, just to fit my current Explorer/302 EFI set up. It was close, the hood cleared the TPS, but just barely, by less than 1/2". My body mounts are whipped, and the "geometry" of my body is way off. I feared that body flex and motor movement would end up with a damaged TPS, so I grabbed the nibbler and took no prisoners. So I'll either be stuck with the hood bubble, aftermarket hood, or a body lift regardless - I prefer a modded hood to a BL. I know 351s also interfere with the firewall a bit, but it looks like a ball peen hammer will fix that issue. I'm glad I don't have a show truck, it gives me lots of options. Function before fashion.
Looks like you need a 2" BL to clock an Atlas flat, I don't plan on that, at this point, but I was wondering about the tranny/body clearance. Maybe someday when my Bronco isn't a daily driver I'll add some BL lift, huge tires, and go all out, but not yet.
"America is at that awkward stage. It's too late to work within the system, but too early to shoot the bastards." ΓÇô Claire Wolfe
74-AWB 98", ZF5, Atlas4, HP609s, ARBs, 37's, 3.5" lift-5.5" front coil springs, Tahoe rear springs, EFI 302, h-boost, 4x4x2 hyrdo assist, custom dash & gauges
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I got your wiring harness sorted out. Just need to add some tape.
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I hope that is a REAL long extension cord.
"America is at that awkward stage. It's too late to work within the system, but too early to shoot the bastards." ΓÇô Claire Wolfe
74-AWB 98", ZF5, Atlas4, HP609s, ARBs, 37's, 3.5" lift-5.5" front coil springs, Tahoe rear springs, EFI 302, h-boost, 4x4x2 hyrdo assist, custom dash & gauges
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"America is at that awkward stage. It's too late to work within the system, but too early to shoot the bastards." ΓÇô Claire Wolfe
74-AWB 98", ZF5, Atlas4, HP609s, ARBs, 37's, 3.5" lift-5.5" front coil springs, Tahoe rear springs, EFI 302, h-boost, 4x4x2 hyrdo assist, custom dash & gauges
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Yep, I saw that. I used mine too, sitting in about the same spot. It barely fit under the hood, had to move my starter soliniod down to help keep the filter as low as possible. You can really hear it suck air when you hit the throttle. Not sure if that is the filter or the minimal air intake. I haven't really driven it too much, and its all been high way driving, so its still pretty clean looking.
Your engine compartment is so nice looking. Maybe when I yank the 302 for a 351 I'll do something to clean it up. Never had my motor out.
"America is at that awkward stage. It's too late to work within the system, but too early to shoot the bastards." ΓÇô Claire Wolfe
74-AWB 98", ZF5, Atlas4, HP609s, ARBs, 37's, 3.5" lift-5.5" front coil springs, Tahoe rear springs, EFI 302, h-boost, 4x4x2 hyrdo assist, custom dash & gauges
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