Entrant #5: Sam Noller's 1985 Bronco
Owner: Sam Noller
Location: Hoyt, Kansas
Model: 1985 Bronco Custom
Engine: 309" inline six. Clifford intake and headers. N351W pistons, Schneider 140H cam, big valves, Smith Bros 3/8s pushrods, Harland Sharp roller rockers, ARP studs, 450cfm Quickfuel 4bbl carb, Davis HEI ignition. 9.75:1 Compression. Flowkooler Water Pump. Saginaw power steering pump.
Driveline: NP435 transmission, NP208 transfer case, 4.56 gears, rear detroit locker, front truetrac, D50 stub shaft, warn premium lockouts.
Upgrades: 37" superswampers, 6" suspension lift with extended radius arms. Full custom dash of autometer ultralite gauges. Tuffy console. Cobra CB and 102" whip. F/R 2" receivers with a mile marker 12k winch in a cradle. Dual deep cycle batteries. York Onboard Air system. 03 mustang mach1 seats. Bushwacker cutout flares. LEDs in the grille. Bedliner interior. Steel interior cargo area panels. HD triple pass aluminum radiator. Electric fans. H4 halogen headlight conversion.
Story: Bought as a replacement for my 94 bronco that burned in a shop fire. The 85 was a one owner rig from Colorado Springs. I bought it on Ebay in 2015. In 2019 I drove it 900 miles West to Moab, Utah for the bronco safari. Wheeled it for a few days and drove it home. All on I-70 at 75 mph.
Location: Hoyt, Kansas
Model: 1985 Bronco Custom
Engine: 309" inline six. Clifford intake and headers. N351W pistons, Schneider 140H cam, big valves, Smith Bros 3/8s pushrods, Harland Sharp roller rockers, ARP studs, 450cfm Quickfuel 4bbl carb, Davis HEI ignition. 9.75:1 Compression. Flowkooler Water Pump. Saginaw power steering pump.
Driveline: NP435 transmission, NP208 transfer case, 4.56 gears, rear detroit locker, front truetrac, D50 stub shaft, warn premium lockouts.
Upgrades: 37" superswampers, 6" suspension lift with extended radius arms. Full custom dash of autometer ultralite gauges. Tuffy console. Cobra CB and 102" whip. F/R 2" receivers with a mile marker 12k winch in a cradle. Dual deep cycle batteries. York Onboard Air system. 03 mustang mach1 seats. Bushwacker cutout flares. LEDs in the grille. Bedliner interior. Steel interior cargo area panels. HD triple pass aluminum radiator. Electric fans. H4 halogen headlight conversion.
Story: Bought as a replacement for my 94 bronco that burned in a shop fire. The 85 was a one owner rig from Colorado Springs. I bought it on Ebay in 2015. In 2019 I drove it 900 miles West to Moab, Utah for the bronco safari. Wheeled it for a few days and drove it home. All on I-70 at 75 mph.
