New to this site and really enjoying it - great site and contributors all around. I just moved to the Grand Rapids, Michigan area and have decided I want, and with the snow here, could use a 1st Gen Bronco. I've owned 2 CJ-5s and 2 '72 Blazers in my time, but always wanted a Bronco like my high school buddy's had... which I worked on with them repairing most anything outside of the transmission and trans case, so I have a decent handle on what I'm getting into. That being said, I would like a little advice on my thoughts here before I jump in .... I'd like to find something between 5-10 Gs that runs, that I could get a good paint job on (nothing perfect, but a solid job that may require a little body work or new panels installed), get the engine running really good (not perfect, maybe a little smoke, maybe a few drops of oil, but solid) and perhaps get the seats reupholstered, once again, nothing perfect, but definitely nice. Something I wouldn't be afraid to drive to the lakefront or into the Upper Penisula (roughly 30 miles and 300 respectively) as long as I put a qt.in her every so often. All for 10-15 Gs for a total of 20Gs. And at the end of the day, something I could get a thumbs up on pulling into NAPA and I could appraise at 25. With kids, I'm limited as to my input and would have to farm this work out to vendors. Possible?
Thanks in advance.
CB
Thanks in advance.
CB