Brian Hollingsworth

This truck came with factory AC and i really would like to retain it. The tdi compressor however makes contact with the anti-wrap bar up front. This truck is a stock 200K mile old, and no lift. Not ev...

First step was to set the engine in there and see how it fit. On these early straight axle trucks, the driver side (frame) mount interferes with the tdi alternator, so it would be easier (I think) to ...

Part one was the donor engine. The "complete" 2002 VW tdi donor I bought wasn't as complete as one would hope (or as the ad suggested). I hunted down wiring, connectors, ecm, and all the ancillaries...

I have a 1985 Toyota with a very tired (note the compression--and that was the high one) 22R. I know it's a very popular, very well supported engine to simply go through and drop right back in, but I ...

The RV will retain the 5R110 trans, so we'll use a DCS #1357 adapter and #1235 flexplate and DCS #1160 motor mounts. This engine has a couple upgrades as well, including a DCS# exhaust manifold and ...

So this thing came to us straight from Buckstop where the guys there made a carbon copy of a another rig that was built here a few years ago: the Nittro Gear and Axle RV. If you haven't seen that one,...

The physical install--getting it in there and resting on the mounts-went pretty quick. Jesse can start on crossmembers, t-case shift cables and wiring.

There isn't a lot of prep work as far as fabrication to install the 4BT. The very front at the cross member needed a little bit of finesse to clear the fluid damper on the 4BT. The motor mounts are a...

The early Fords have a very basic package to get the 4BT in there, a DCS #1257 adapter and an #1169 torque convertor adapter with a set of #1129 motor mounts.

Gotta love it when a big 'ol box shows up!! The trans is here, and mockup can begin. The owner opted to keep the Bronco an automatic, but update to an overdrive trans. In this case a 4R100 from Monste...

The reman'd engine showed up from Reviva. Needed a true Ford Blue paint job! This is just a stock 4BT reman, no frills or power adders, all mileage.

Next major step was get the engine/trans and t-case out and start prepping the frame.

Lift, wheels and tires. Complete. 35" Maxxis Razr's.

We have a trans and transfer case ordered for the Bronco. Since there's time, we started on the suspension and tires. 4 inch Wild Horse lift package

A customer brought us a 1979, low mileage Ford Bronco for a 4BT conversion. This thing is in pretty amazing condition. It has the original 400 and C6 in it. The plan is a rotary pump 3.9 and 4R100 au...