Tech

Several years ago, I wrote an article detailing the  installation of a hydroboost unit (picture of my first conversion on the right) from an early ’80s Cadillac into my 1969 Bronco. In that article I gave information on how hydroboost works and shared details on the installation process and my initial impressions after the unit had been installed. Never one …

I have to admit that I have a thing for brakes… good ones, that is. Brakes and suspension were two areas I knew I wanted to improve dramatically when I first began my Bronco buildup eight years ago. I began my braking endeavors by converting my aging 4 wheel drum setup to 4 wheel discs(unboosted) when I put a new …

Mighty Mouse, Part 4 of 5 “I jammed the gas, which promptly pinned my melon to the headrest and the FJ lurched forward with angry vengeance.”   We are almost to the close of our five-part do-it-yourself series on building a 400+ horsepower rock-crawler engine. So far, we’ve shown you our build plans, engine preparation and machining (Part 1), how to …

Mighty Mouse, Part 3 of 5 Part 1 of our ultimate engine-building guide talked to the prep work, and part 2 spoke to the lower (rotating assembly) build of the block. In this installment, we’ll build the top-end of our engine, which will include the heads, push rods, rocker arms, intake manifold, fuel injection system and more. For our engine’s top …

Mighty Mouse, Part 2 of 5 In Part 1 of our article our GM Performance Parts (GMPP) 383 stroker block had arrived and we took it to Schmidt’s to give it the royal machining treatment. Now that all of the goods from Wiseco, Holley and Lunati have arrived, we are ready for the lower engine build. If you haven’t built an …