SCORE Journal - The Official Publication of SCORE Off-Road Racing
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THE CUSTOM RICHER RACING DASH WAS UPHOLSTERED IN BLACK LEATHE AND HOUSES NUMEROUS GAUGESAND SWITCHES TO OPERATE LIGHTS AND OTHER ACCESSORIES. A SET OF BEARD SEATS AND HARNESSES KEEPS THE DRIVER AND CO- DRIVER SAFE AND SECURE DURING HARD RIDES ACROSS THE DESERT. sure the Bronco had enough power to quickly get it to and from various locations in Baja. "We took a 351 CID roller-block engine out of a 1997 F-250 HD," said Hollander. "We then added a roller cam, Edelbrock intake manifold, bigger injectors and a custom exhaust." That custom exhaust starts with a great looking set of equal length tube, stainless steel fender-well headers created by Custom RPM, that flow into a set of Magnaflow mufflers. The engine is also equipped with a set of GT40 cylinder heads and a K&N air intake system which allows it to breathe better, and help make an estimated 450 horsepower. Behind the Ford 351 is a reliable Ford C4 automatic transmission that transfers the power to a Camburg full-floating rear end equipped with 4.88:1 gears. While the Bronco may seem like a heavy vehicle to use as a pre-runner, the facts are that there is an abundance of components available that turn these full-size SUVs into a real off-road performer. So Hollander and Binkert used their experience and relationships to assemble a list of suspension components that would make the Bronco a serious performance vehicle. These included Solo Motorsports long-travel I-beams that provide up to 20-inches of wheel travel. They are used with a set of Fox 14-inch long, 3.0 coil-over shocks with custom valve settings, and a set of Fox 2.0-inch bump stops. At the rear, a Solo Motorsports four-link system. The rear also uses a set of Fox 16-inch long, 2.5-inch diameter coil-overs along with 18-inch long, 3.0-inch diameter triple-bypass shocks with a custom tube layout. This set-up 093 SCORE JOURNAL