I couldn't leave my old friend Bruce, the original trail blazer, out of the picture. I decided to dig WAY back into the archives to create a little history of the ever ongoing build of the bronco that has ever been known as "Bruce" although this is an ongoing build I really do plan on "finishing" this build by the end of the summer with some simple additions to the cage. Except for maybe some tires and beadlocks down the road, I will be ready to call this project officially done since I believe I am as far as I can go without completely building another vehicle.
- Blue Lake, Arapeen ATV Trail
- Caineville/Swingarm City
- Farmington Canyon
- 5-Mile Pass
- Knolls Recreation Area
- Little Moab(AKA Nutty Putty)
- MOAB
- Providence Canyon
- Bountiful Canyon, Tuttle's Loop Trail
- Skyline Drive, Sanpete County
- White Wash Sand Dunes, Moab
- Centerville ATV Park
- Listing Of All Popular Moab Trails
- Sunline Lever Review
- Buggy Brakes Upgrade
- 1998 50sx 2-stroke KTM Engine and Clutch Rebuild
- Steel Reinforced Aluminum Rear Axle Spacers For Dirt Bikes
- Swingarm Linkage and Upper Shock Bearing, CR250
- Replacing Dirt Bike Linkage Bearings
- How To Replace Dirt Bike Swingarm Bearings
- Dirt Bike Bottom End Rebuild
- "Trailgate" Project, Custom Tailgate For Hauling Dirt Bikes
- How To Change a Dirt Bike Tire
- 2-stroke Top End Rebuild
- Sunline Vince V1 Break-Away Levers
- Trailer Tech, Patch Panels, Dinette Upgrade Etc.
- ODI Grips, Sunline ARC Unbreakable Levers, 2001 CR250
- Trailer Tech, New Dinette Install
- How To Replace Dirt Bike Wheel Bearings
- Leo Vince X3 Exhaust, 2004 Suzuki DR-Z 110
- Dirt Bike Throttle Stop/Limiter, DIY
- Galfer Brake Rotor, Stomp Traction Pads, Pro-Taper Sprockets 2001 CR250
- 2-Stroke Engine, How it Works
- Dirt Bike Jumping Techniques
- Boyesen Water Pump, Devol Radiator Gaurds etc. 2001 CR250
- Jetting, 2001 CR250
- Steahly Flywheel Weight, 2001 CR250
- Piston & Ring/top end rebuild 2001 CR250
- Rekluse Auto Clutch Installation
- Cherokee Front End Brackets
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Bruce: the early years
Here is a trip in the WAY BACK machine. This is the oldest photo I could find and is pretty close to the way I picked it up at the used car dealer in 1994 or so. It came with a strong 390 engine and a mild 2" lift with 31" tires and a weenie ttb front axle. We still took it in the hills, and we were cool!
The first "mod" I did was a 6" pro comp lift and some 33" tires. Yea baby, we totally drove up that dirt! That is Shelly in the cab.
Here is a picture of the first official cutting of the sheet metal. Nobody believed that I would actually do it, but I did! I cut a very large hole in the roof because, uh, well I wanted to be cool or something, plus I liked the idea of being out in the elements. I actually did body work way back then before I knew that the body was just going to get in the way.
Shelly and I rebuilt the engine with help from her dad and a local machine shop in Salina
Ok, here are a few pics at the end of what we will call phase one, the early years. It did pretty well taking us around Moab, it was actually quite exciting when the carb would cough out halfway up a hill, or the high stall torque converter would launch us into the next universe without notice. Check out those cool half doors! They kept me in the truck and held my pop. Mike was a good spotter, "dude your hitting a rock!"
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