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Re: TJ's 74 Bronco money pit

Posted: Fri Dec 15, 2017 4:25 am
by Kinder
Wow, thatΓÇÖs a ton of work, looks great!

Re: TJ's 74 Bronco money pit

Posted: Fri Dec 15, 2017 7:15 am
by Strike2
Awesome work, that looks great! thumbs up

Re: TJ's 74 Bronco money pit

Posted: Fri Dec 15, 2017 7:38 am
by Jesus_man
You are cranking that out! I hope you achieve your goal!

The Ammo can armrest - I have been considering that for a while. Do you have the lid hinged or just the original handles? With my new seats, I think I have enough room to do this.

Re: TJ's 74 Bronco money pit

Posted: Fri Dec 15, 2017 7:44 am
by TOOLMAN
Nice! thumbs up

Re: TJ's 74 Bronco money pit

Posted: Fri Dec 15, 2017 3:42 pm
by cpldavis37
I bought the hinges, I just haven't installed them yet, but it will be hinged

Re: TJ's 74 Bronco money pit

Posted: Sat Dec 16, 2017 8:42 pm
by cpldavis37
I got my steering column today in the mail. Only took 2 months to get.

Re: TJ's 74 Bronco money pit

Posted: Sun Dec 17, 2017 2:09 pm
by Gunnibronco
cpldavis37 wrote:I bought the hinges, I just haven't installed them yet, but it will be hinged


Padded? I keep thinking about whacking my elbow on it. LOL.

Re: TJ's 74 Bronco money pit

Posted: Sun Dec 17, 2017 2:15 pm
by cpldavis37
I do want to do a pad, Its just down on the priority list at the moment. I have been installing a ton of new parts and I just haven't gotten to it yet. I think I am going to use memory foam.

Re: TJ's 74 Bronco money pit

Posted: Sun Dec 17, 2017 2:18 pm
by cpldavis37
and I have already whacked my elbow on it.

Re: TJ's 74 Bronco money pit

Posted: Mon Dec 18, 2017 8:18 am
by Viperwolf1
Will that memory foam help you remember not to whack your elbow on it?

Re: TJ's 74 Bronco money pit

Posted: Mon Dec 18, 2017 10:57 am
by cpldavis37
I hope so. Lol

Re: TJ's 74 Bronco money pit

Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2018 3:24 pm
by cpldavis37
Its Alive! (3 years after smoking my engine) The motor fired right up and when in high idle runs like a top. Once it gets warm the RPMs go between 600 and 750 and I throw a code. I think my junkyard mass airflow sensor is bad. I still have a ways to go before she will be ready to drive. Thanks to Kirk, Phil and Gary for all the advise and phone support. I would be in bad shape without the great people in this club. Ill post a video once I figure out how to do it.

Re: TJ's 74 Bronco money pit

Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2018 4:02 pm
by TOOLMAN
thumbs up

Re: TJ's 74 Bronco money pit

Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2018 5:44 pm
by Kinder
Woohoo!

Re: TJ's 74 Bronco money pit

Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2018 6:50 pm
by Strike2
Awesome!! thumbs up

Re: TJ's 74 Bronco money pit

Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2018 5:21 pm
by cpldavis37
Dual Batteries!

Re: TJ's 74 Bronco money pit

Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2018 6:31 pm
by Kinder
Are you going to run a fancy controller / isolator or a manual switch?

Re: TJ's 74 Bronco money pit

Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2018 10:44 pm
by cpldavis37
I want one of those fancy controllers, but the batteries and cables tapped me this month. It's not going to be fully operational until next month. Only the passenger side is hooked up for now.

Re: TJ's 74 Bronco money pit

Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2018 6:22 am
by Kinder
There are a lot of dual battery threads on Expedition Portal, IΓÇÖve subΓÇÖd to a few in hopes of hooking up a dual system with a house battery & solar on the camper in BSD.

Re: TJ's 74 Bronco money pit

Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2018 7:16 am
by ZOSO
Just my opinion on dual batteries. Just hook em up in parallel. No need for a switch. Isn't the point of having dual batteries to have the capacity all at once? My bronco has had dual batteries since the early 80's and never had a switch in there. When running the winch you want as much of those batteries as possible.

Re: TJ's 74 Bronco money pit

Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2018 12:00 pm
by cpldavis37
Yes, but with the controller you get the best of all worlds. It keeps them separate when off and can charge them individually. When you want both you just press a button.

Re: TJ's 74 Bronco money pit

Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2018 9:54 pm
by cpldavis37
Well it runs, but I am having an idle problem. It does fine in high idle (1100-1150 RPM) then it drops to (800-825). When it finally warms up it drops to 625ish and then surges between 450 and 700 before dying out. I am going to change my idle air control valve tomorrow. I cleaned my mass air flow sensor, but that could be the issue. I don't think I have a vacuum leak as I sprayed around the motor with carb cleaner and had no change in idle.

On a side note I put in a 94 explorer radiator with a 3.8 Taurus fan. After running/driving for about 45 min I have been unable to get the temp above 180 and I have yet to turn the fan on high or use my aux pusher. It was only 50 that day, but I am happy so far.

Re: TJ's 74 Bronco money pit

Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2018 5:58 am
by Rox Crusher
cpldavis37 wrote:Well it runs, but I am having an idle problem. It does fine in high idle (1100-1150 RPM) then it drops to (800-825). When it finally warms up it drops to 625ish and then surges between 450 and 700 before dying out. I am going to change my idle air control valve tomorrow. I cleaned my mass air flow sensor, but that could be the issue. I don't think I have a vacuum leak as I sprayed around the motor with carb cleaner and had no change in idle.


what does the throttle blade fit into throttle body look like ?

sometimes it gets out of adjustment

Re: TJ's 74 Bronco money pit

Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2018 7:34 pm
by cpldavis37
I am not sure I understand the question. I have 2 throttle bodies and they both look the same when closed or open. If your talking about the blade under the sensor I have no idea.

Re: TJ's 74 Bronco money pit

Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2018 4:47 am
by cpldavis37
I had to call in the big gun today. Gary came over and hooked up. He adjusted my throttle position sensor and turned up my RPM's to about 850. I started messing with the sensor and made it worse, so a note to everyone else who has idling problems. DON'T TOUCH THE THROTTLE BODY ADJUSTMENT SCREW. (Without Gary) Nothing I tried would have made a difference. Gary you are the man. Runs like a champ!

Re: TJ's 74 Bronco money pit

Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2018 7:14 pm
by Rox Crusher
cpldavis37 wrote:I am not sure I understand the question. I have 2 throttle bodies and they both look the same when closed or open. If your talking about the blade under the sensor I have no idea.


Sometimes the throttle blade gets out of adjustment and wonΓÇÖt close enough which can cause idling issues.

Re: TJ's 74 Bronco money pit

Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2018 8:12 pm
by cpldavis37
As it turns out, with my cam and heads I just needed more idle speed.

Re: TJ's 74 Bronco money pit

Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2019 1:59 pm
by cpldavis37
I haven't posted for a while, so here are some pics of my progress. I have been driving and running it for about 1000 miles with only a few hiccups.

Re: TJ's 74 Bronco money pit

Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2019 2:35 pm
by Jesus_man
Love the dash switches and power points! I would like to do that to mine someday!

Re: TJ's 74 Bronco money pit

Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2019 3:28 pm
by Kinder
Love the ΓÇ£POLICE INTERCEPTORΓÇ¥ badge, put some red & blue on that thing and roll down the streets of Denver.