- Joined
- Feb 7, 2023
- Messages
- 25
- Reaction score
- 40
- Points
- 13
- Location
- Arnold, MO.
- Vehicle Year
- 1988
- Make / Model
- Ford Bronco II
- Engine Type
- 2.9 V6
- Transmission
- Manual
- 2WD / 4WD
- 4WD
- Total Lift
- None yet
- Tire Size
- Factory for now
I just bought a 88 B2 a couple months ago. I haven't had time to drive it except for the hour or so I drove it home. After weeks of research, I've settled on some mods and things. This vehicle is going to be the kid's first car when he turns 16 next year. However, he will be learning to drive in it. I have to do a ton of maintenance before I get it on the road regularly for a full shake down. It seems to run super smooth. We've deciphered that it has about 159k miles. The only leak is from the valve cover gaskets(at least, that's the only one I've seen so far). It's super clean. The point of all this is I'm looking at making it as reliable as possible. So, I ran into this interesting book by Sven Pruett. If you don't know which one I'm talking about, you probably won't know the answer to my first question on here. And that is, has anyone actually done this build? I'm not looking for huge performance gains. But, with the way that he lays things out, it seems to eliminate quite a few common issues. However, I don't want to go through the hassle, machine shops, parts hunting and everything else if this build is essentially going to be a stock motor and no improvement. This build will be over next winter. He gets to learn how to turn wrenches and and all the other fun stuff. I'd prefer to stick with the 2.9 for simplicity sake. I've been all over this forum and the google. There was a thread going up until October of 22, but it just died. I just want proof that this thing actually exists and works.