The stock unmodded B2. The week of getting the old girl.
Cutting the teeth of wheelin. Shooting at Camp Grayling MI.
The B2 started out like this when I first got to Michigan Tech. Just about stock besides a little lift and light bar.
Some more lift with 31x10.50's, just look how clean it still is.
Then the winch, and now some body damage.
Then the 33x12.50's
The chop top, snorkel, fender cutting and more dody damage.
As she was before the rebuild.
The new BII type R, ranger cab and flat bed on the BII frame and running gear.
With the 35's.
With the 37's
As she is today with the SAS 1 ton axle swap.
List of things done in the past years.
91 Ranger cab mounted on 90 BII frame and running gear. Custom interior work and wiring. Gutted interior.
Rebuilt 2.9L after hydrolocked. Ported and polished heads, intakes & whole top end. 58mm TB with custom K&N intake and cowl induction snorkel. Explorer rad & power steering cooler. Electric two speed fan. Push button start. No cat with 2 1/2" dumping out right after muffler.
M50D manual 5 speed with custom cross member, BW 1350/1354 doubler T-case AKA "Toddler", 6.15:1 low range, Custom lenght drive shafts due to doubler, Both double cardien.
Front axle: 04 Dana 60 HP, 35 spline inners, 30 spline stubs. dual piston disk brakes, lockouts, welded diff.
Front suspension: Custom; explorer leaf packs, mounting plates, shackles/leaf mounts, shock towers and 15" travel Rancho 9000 shocks, extended braided stainless steel soft brake lines .
Rear axle: Sterling 10.25 FF, 35 spline, dual piston disk brakes, welded diff.
Rear suspension: Custom; explorer leaf packs, mounting plates, shackles/leaf mounts. Rear leafs turned 180 degrees to lenghten wheel base by 5”.
Tires: 38x20R16.1 Good Year Tera Tires on 16x14 steel 8 lug rims.
Wheelbase stretched from 94” to 99”. F-350 master cylinder. Custom front bumper with Warn 8274 8000Lb winch. Custom rear bumper/cross member with Chicago Electric 10000Lb winch. Front & rear tow points X2. Extended t-case skid plate. Water proofed ECM , mounted in tuperware. Extended breather toobs into engine compartment. Gas tank mounted on bed. Four 100W lights on light bar, 2 55W back up lights and 55W utility light. Dual 1000 CA Optima blue top batteries. 140 amp GM one wire alt with dual belts. AC pump converted for on board air, air line oiler, 5 gallon tank, with 20 ft of hose stored under hood. And a lot more.
Things to come in the future.
First and for most 5.38 gears, rear anti-wrap bar, hydro assist and flip steeing linkages, groove tires.
Things in or on truck for trail.
Spare: starter, alternator, belts, fluids, wheel bearings, front and rear drive shafts and u joints, wire/connectors, fuses, bulbs, bolts and fasteners.
Full set of tools (everything needed to do just about any wrenchin), tire plug kit, volt meter, rags, tie down straps, machete, axe, greese, bottle jack,
60" High lift jack, 2 20' chocker chains, 3"x40' tow strap, tree saver strap, snatch block and clevis hooks, 100' of extra winch cable.
Winch gloves, 10" K-bar knife, Garmin Vista HCx GPS, digi cam, tire pressure gauge, valve core tool, maps, 2GB MP3 player, mini binoculars, fire extinguisher, first aid kit, lighter fluid, e-tape, water proof box (matches & lighter), millon candle power spot light, flash light.
