RacersJunkyard
New member
Hi all,
This is my first post here and I wanted to say I'm pretty intimidated by some of the awesome rigs I've seen that you all have. I'm working on a budget so most of my work will be done by me and some friends. My goal is to make my 1991 Ford Bronco into a reliable overland camping rig. I've had the truck for about a year and a half now and it already had that amazingly ridiculous paint job when I bought it. It belonged to a hunting club and they beat the hell out of it. The steering was sloppy to say the least, the rear wheels locked up when you hit the brakes and the entire truck rattled hilariously when you got it past 40mph.
No Roof!
These photos are from a few months back. When I bought the rig it was a little rough around the edges and it's taken some work but here's the list of replacements/repairs that I've done so far:
New Steering box from an F-350
New tie rods (inner and outer)
New Tires
New Front brakes (Calipers, pads, rotors)
New wheel bearings and races
New locking hubs (Warn Premium)
Repaired short in rear window
repaired short in tail lights (Still working on that one)
Painted roof
New Rear view mirror
New Shocks on all 4 corners (KYB Gas-A-Just)
New radius arm brackets
New Radius arm bushings
New rear brakes (Shoes, Drums, Springs, wheel cylinders)
New valve cover gaskets
Axle breathers extended high into engine bay
New Battery (Optima Yellow Top)
and more to come...
My goal is two fold:
1. Make a reliable camping truck that I can go out into the wilderness and not worry about my wheels falling off (No serious rock crawling). Just a good reliable vehicle.
2. Build up the electrical system to make accommodations to mount and charge my motorcycle while driving.
My 2014 Zero FX is an all electric dirt bike.
It can be charged on a regular 20 amp household plug which leads me to my desire to install a 2000 watt inverter (the bike's charger peaks at 600)in the truck. This way I can charge the bike while i'm driving from location to location.
I look forward to showing the new stuff I'll be doing to get it overland ready!
This is my first post here and I wanted to say I'm pretty intimidated by some of the awesome rigs I've seen that you all have. I'm working on a budget so most of my work will be done by me and some friends. My goal is to make my 1991 Ford Bronco into a reliable overland camping rig. I've had the truck for about a year and a half now and it already had that amazingly ridiculous paint job when I bought it. It belonged to a hunting club and they beat the hell out of it. The steering was sloppy to say the least, the rear wheels locked up when you hit the brakes and the entire truck rattled hilariously when you got it past 40mph.
No Roof!
These photos are from a few months back. When I bought the rig it was a little rough around the edges and it's taken some work but here's the list of replacements/repairs that I've done so far:
New Steering box from an F-350
New tie rods (inner and outer)
New Tires
New Front brakes (Calipers, pads, rotors)
New wheel bearings and races
New locking hubs (Warn Premium)
Repaired short in rear window
repaired short in tail lights (Still working on that one)
Painted roof
New Rear view mirror
New Shocks on all 4 corners (KYB Gas-A-Just)
New radius arm brackets
New Radius arm bushings
New rear brakes (Shoes, Drums, Springs, wheel cylinders)
New valve cover gaskets
Axle breathers extended high into engine bay
New Battery (Optima Yellow Top)
and more to come...
My goal is two fold:
1. Make a reliable camping truck that I can go out into the wilderness and not worry about my wheels falling off (No serious rock crawling). Just a good reliable vehicle.
2. Build up the electrical system to make accommodations to mount and charge my motorcycle while driving.
My 2014 Zero FX is an all electric dirt bike.
It can be charged on a regular 20 amp household plug which leads me to my desire to install a 2000 watt inverter (the bike's charger peaks at 600)in the truck. This way I can charge the bike while i'm driving from location to location.
I look forward to showing the new stuff I'll be doing to get it overland ready!