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New addition to the family

Tugross302

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Finally got this home today. I made a deal with the guy 5-6 weeks ago but he’d lost the title so we had to wait for a new one. I also got some parts with it but I don’t know what yet. He has to dig them out of storage. I know there’s two brand new chrome bumpers wrapped in Ford cardboard and a nice set of stock hubcaps. Anyway this is a ‘76 sport automatic. Had a repaint in 1990. A tank full of stale gas. New rear brakes and lines. I just got her Home and took the old carpet out to see what it looks like. Should I just order a new tank and lines and rebuild the carb first thing? I had it running for 5 minutes til the heater control valve broke and antifreeze started spewing. Thoughts?
 

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bronconut73

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As Chico (from "Chico & The Man) would say,

Loooking Good!

Pump out all old fuel.
Maybe drop the tank.
Sending unit may look pretty rough.
A stockish capacity new poly tank is pretty cheap, new metal one is even cheaper.

Blow lines out a little.

Definitely rebuild carb.

Full tune up if it were me. That way you know what is new or not.

Check those rear axle bearings too.
 

76BroncoPete

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Looks good to me. I had thought about switching to a plastic heater control valve, but just cleaned up my metal control valve and kept using it because I was worried about the durability of the plastics valves. I also changed out the original fuel tank too but that was more about an intermittent dying problem I was try to track down, which it solved. Your floor looks better than mine does under my mat. Well done in my opinion for what that is worth
 

Readhead

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My two cents stay with the metal heater control valve ... my plastic broke in two weeks
 

half cab

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Nice find for sure. I need a used chrome bumper%)just sayin if you pull one off to use a nos one. ;D
 
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Tugross302

Tugross302

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Thanks guys. The new bumpers are going on my copper one I think. The ones I take off it will go on the wife’s half cab so I won’t have any extras. Hey Mark, the trailer has hauled 3 different broncos since I’ve had it. It pulls great but my wife painted it Blue and Gold with a WVU logo planned for the floor of it.
 

Slowleak

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Hey Mark, the trailer has hauled 3 different broncos since I’ve had it. It pulls great but my wife painted it Blue and Gold with a WVU logo planned for the floor of it.


That’s a smooth pulling trailer for sure. I bet it looks good with blue and gold paint. Much better than the “anti-theft orange”
 

okie4570

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Nice congrats!! Just my 2 cents of course, but if I'm pulling an old tank with old fuel, a new tank is going back in it's place. :)
 

JGbronc

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I need a set of NOS bumpers! ;D

Nice find! I agree with replacing the tank and sending unit. That'll make a great driver as is!
 

LUBr LuvR

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Congrats Tug, that’s quite a herd you’re assembling there! Hope you have many happy years and miles in the new-to-you ride.
 

sprdv1

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Look at you.. Congrats!

Finally got this home today. I made a deal with the guy 5-6 weeks ago but he’d lost the title so we had to wait for a new one. I also got some parts with it but I don’t know what yet. He has to dig them out of storage. I know there’s two brand new chrome bumpers wrapped in Ford cardboard and a nice set of stock hubcaps. Anyway this is a ‘76 sport automatic. Had a repaint in 1990. A tank full of stale gas. New rear brakes and lines. I just got her Home and took the old carpet out to see what it looks like. Should I just order a new tank and lines and rebuild the carb first thing? I had it running for 5 minutes til the heater control valve broke and antifreeze started spewing. Thoughts?
 

sprdv1

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Thanks guys. The new bumpers are going on my copper one I think. The ones I take off it will go on the wife’s half cab so I won’t have any extras. Hey Mark, the trailer has hauled 3 different broncos since I’ve had it. It pulls great but my wife painted it Blue and Gold with a WVU logo planned for the floor of it.

There ya go, sounds like a plan..
 
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Tugross302

Tugross302

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Update. Tried syphoning all I could get out of the rear tank and put on a new fuel filter. Cut the line and tried to run it out of a 5 gallon can. I filled the fuel bowl and it would run until the carb ran out of gas. Previous owner said he thought the auxiliary tank leaked so I figured it was empty. Decided to check it and it was full and it smelled pretty good. So I switched tanks and started it. It sputtered for 5 minutes then smoothed out. It ran like a new one. I drove it about 15 miles with no problems. Idles good. Starts easy. I even tried it out in the mud
 
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