Hi, just joined. This looks like a cool place.
And yes, I do live in NY, but this is NOT, under any circumstances near New York City!!! Just wanted to clarify that.

My truck is a '78 Bronco that I built with a '91 12v Cummins, backed by a performance C6 auto, billet adapter and flexplate from destroked, 1200 rpm billet converter, NP205 cast iron t-case, custom driveshafts that I made myself, 6" skyjacker suspension lift, poly bushings, 3" body lift, upgraded brakes from a '78 F350, upgraded steering joints from an F800, all stainless braided lines, 3/8" fuel main and return lines, modified stock fuel tank, modified stock radiator. I adjusted the injector pump full power screw 5 turns,(after removing the safety collar) installed a Denny T fuel pin, advanced the pump timing by 1/8 inch, adjusted the star wheel in the housing to slightly reduce pre-boost smoke, welded up and installed a custom downpipe that runs outside the framerail, and a 4" muffler-less system that exits just past the passenger door. I mounted the entire drivetrain in the vehicle 4 inches rearward of the stock location, so the nose weight of this Bronco is very close to that of a stock truck, and the ride quality is very good, especially considering the rear springs have 7 leaves.
The Cummins Bronco took me 7-8 months to finish, partly because I had to save up to buy the new pieces as I went along.
Although I have more than 300 pictures of this project, I'll post a select few as a quick rundown of the build.


The Beast enjoying a nice snowfall.

B&M shifter

I had to fab a bracket for the B&M on the C6, it only came with car brackets.. useless!

Another build pic

P.S. These are bulletproof.

Dynamic Racing Transmissions C6 auto.

I did in fact clear coat this adapter.

Braided extended stainless brake hoses lined with teflon and coated with urethane, very nice stuff.

The motor had suffered from KDP at some point, and someone had "repaired" the broken timing case with silicone. The whole front of the timing cover was fuzzy from accumulated oil leakage and road dirt. It was ugly. I found a used case and cover from a guy in Kansas for $75, that was the easy part. Pulling the cam and all that fun stuff was a bit more involved, but I got it done. And painted Ford Blue of course. The cover is painted with a really cool sort of grayish greenish color called "cast coat". I guess it's supposed to resemble cast iron. Regardless, it's nice.

That's all for now, I don't want to bog down the system with all my pics.

Anyway, I'll see you guys and girls around on the forum.

 

A few more..



Plastic fender liner trimmed to fit the exhaust.

4" Exhaust. I used some pieces of 3/8" steel rod, with steel ***** welded at each end, and then used Subaru rubber exhaust doughnuts to suspend the entire system from the frame, attaching the segments of exhaust together with 4" stainless clamps. Those little rubber doughnuts are the only piece of a Subaru that I find useful.

 

Welcome!

 

Cool truck!

 

welcome , where at in NY? I got a place in chenango county, up near norwich.........

 

welcome to diesel bombers glad you could join us here and i like your rig

 

Welcome to DB. Very cool project.

 

I've driven my flatbed there on several occasions to pick up totalled vehicles at shops for my (ex)job. I loved it when I had trips up there. I liked Sullivan and Delaware Counties too. Running at 75 mph on the Quickway (what are they building that into now, I-86??) was as nice as it gets..
I live in Northern Ulster County. Chenango is roughly 25 miles north and 60 some miles west of me. Though my family is originally from Niagra and Wolcott areas, several generations of upstate farmers.

 

Nice job on the bronco, and good to see another new yorker upstate. im near albany. welcome