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The
Jonko Project Early Bronco Outline
Before undertaking a restoration it is best to define your
goals and determine what it is you hope to accomplish. Building
a great looking truck to cruise the streets or beach yields
a substantially different truck than if your goal is to be
able to climb the steepest incline or run 10 second quarters.
In that vein, here I will attempt to define the goals of the
Jonko Early Bronco Team and to outline what we hope to develop
in the next year as we proceed with the rebuild of our ultimate
bronco.
Unlike
our quick and dirty resto, the
Jonko Project Bronco will use more top of the line parts and
components and will be built to a higher specification. Our
goal with this bronco is to develop a great looking truck
that will function as a daily driver for the Jonko.com staff,
but also a truck that is more than capable of heading off-road
and hitting the trails without missing a beat. Accordingly,
we will be investing heavily in amenities for the truck that
you might choose to skip on your own rig (stereo, carpeting,
etc...) but we will also buy the best we can afford under
the hood and throughout the drivetrain. We will modify the
suspension and upgrade many standard components but we will
likely not go as far as someone who was building a rig for
off-road use only. We will detail our choices and reasoning
along the way and recommend alternates for those who may be
building a truck for a different purpose.
So
with all that said, here is our outline for the process ahead.
(Note we have included two versions -- one an unlimited budget
version and the other is our compromise version. We will likely
dabble with both and as our budget becomes more clear, and
we actually get into building the rig we will have a much
better approximation of our actual outline.)
The
Jonko Project Bronco -- Current Outline (4/5/02)
(As we complete each step, we will highlight
the choice we make.) |
| Ideal
World |
Real
World |
| Strip
to the Frame |
Strip
to the Frame |
| Powder
Coat or POR-15 |
Powder
Coat or POR-15 |
| Add
Front and Rear Dbl. Shock Hoops |
Front
Dbl. Hoops Only |
| New
Rear Leaf Springs |
Add-a-Leaf
Kit |
| New
Front Coils |
New
Front Coils
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| All
new equip. Total 5.5 susp. lift |
5.5
or 3.5 Lift. Equipment as needed. |
| Rear
9" |
Inspect
and re-use current |
| Front
Dana 44 |
Inspect
and re-use current |
| Add
5sp. trans. -- NV4500 w/Atlas 2 |
Rebuild
and re-use current C-4 |
| Crate
Engine -- Alum. Heads 350+ HP |
Crate
Engine --Std. 300+ HP |
| Dip
body and lid -- Strip, rust remove, prime |
Media
or Sandblast -- Self prime |
| Proffesional
paint. Undercoating. Blacked out engine bay |
Self
paint. Undercoat, B/O engine bay. |
| Recreate
interior. Headliner, dash, stereo, etc... |
Same
but cut costs. |
| Centech
wiring |
Centech
wiring |
| All
requisite body trim |
All
body trim |
| 35"
x 15" x 12" Tires on new rims |
33"
x 15" x 10" Tires on new or polished used rims |
So
that is the theory at this point. We will continue to update
the project as it goeas along and make notes in the "What's
New" section. Check back often, and feel free to
send a few bucks our way if you can. It helps us allay our
costs and ideally it can help us do this job right.
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