Molly: Chop top 88' B2 Lifted, turbocharged 4.0L V6

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Member ID: nate12346

Location: Colorado Springs, Colorado

Vehicle Info

1988 Ford Bronco II

Bought: Mar, 2007

Bragging Rights

0-607 sec
Top Speed120 mph
HP250
Weight3500 lbs

Major Upgrades

turbo
engine swap

Modifications

Performance Parts

Car Audio & Video

Interior

Exterior Styling

Ratings

- Currently 4/5 Stars.
Overall Rating
- Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
Overall Exterior
- Currently 3/5 Stars.
Overall Interior
- Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
Suspension Setup
- Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
Wheel/Tire
- Currently 3/5 Stars.
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Page 1: You are here (Mods from stock)

Page 2: Roll over and repair

Page 3: Wheeling pics

The Day I Bought her.....for 800 bones. I went and wheeled her to see how she felt. bone stock

OH... Her name is Molly

I drove Molly bone stock with close to 300k miles on the old and dieing 2.9L V6 for about 6 months..... I had plans for her but not the money. Then I got an amazing job fresh out of high school.... How bout a Civil Engineer!?? Now I had the money to start my plans.... First on the list a 4 inch suspension lift:

This is what I opted for:

So Now the work begins. My best friend/neighbor helped me out as long as I promised to help him lift his 79' FJ40 Land Cruiser:

I never took any pics of the truck right after I finished the lift. ANWAYS So then one day at work, a co-worker comes up to me and tells me that she saw my truck and what I have been doin to it. She then goes on to tell me that her husband is a pro-RockCrawler and that he needs help in the pits on the team....It turns out he is the owner and driver of the team LOVELL Rock Racing!!! www.lovellrockracing.com

Long story short, I worked for the team and helped design and build their newest truck. I also repaired them after every race. With a little help from the sponsors I got hooked up with a nice set of tires and air filters:

Then I decided to throw a new heart into Molly. The 2.9 was leaking oil like a siv, and the tranny was breaking on me. I picked up a 1994 Ford Explorer 4.0L V6 (with about 45k miles on it) and everything behind it, a 5 Speed Manual and Electric T-Case. It took about 2 days to get the old engine out and the new one in. The hard part was the wiring. It took 3 months to get her to start and run again, But HOLY COW what a difference the new engine made! It hauls nuts down the road! I have pics of the swap on my phone, I'll try and get them on here soon but here is what it looks like installed and running:

I got my hands on a 31 spline 8.8" rear axle with disc breaks and decided to get rid of the lift blocks and rusty old leaf springs. Here it is all cut down ready for install:

And here it is installed with the new springs and painted up!

Well I went a few months saving up money, offroading, breaking shit, and contemplating what to do next... How bout TURBO CHARGE the 4.0!!

This is as far as I have gotten on the turbo build... I left for college in August and had to put the build on hold. I plan on gettin it done over Winter Break. Now it is time to show you whats goin on inside the cockpit!