What have you done to your Bronco today?

Yeller · Saturday at 6:45 PM

Drove it around today, it’s been busy making friends

56f100bbw · Saturday at 8:38 PM

Yeller said:
Drove it around today, it’s been busy making friends

That looks like a good turn out

joshua · Saturday at 11:42 PM

Pulled everything off the frame that was bolted down, plus cut off the shock towers. No broken bolts I’m happy to report. Just the suspension left. Wire wheeled most of the top.

Hopefully get the rest of the top side done tomorrow, then pull the suspension. Proceed to wire wheel the bottom. Maybe even get the hoops and rear shock mounts welded on.

hunter1 · Sunday at 3:37 PM

Finished bending and installing my stainless brake lines and installed my home made 20 something gallon tank. Also ran the fuel supply line up front and installed the pre-pump filter and pump. Need to
run my return line down the opposite rail and touchup a few places with paint, and I'm ready to install the body back on the frame.

joshua · Sunday at 11:43 PM

Well in typical 56 year old off road vehicle fashion, the bronco did not want to give up the ghost. Fought all day with the radius arms. But they won in the end.

Both stripped the f out. So if anyone has a set near mn, hit me up. I’m looking. But did get the suspension off in the end.

Goal was to wire wheel the bottom of the frame, and around the spots that had springs in the way. But I Only work till 5 pm tomorrow/today though. Should get that goal done a day late.

NJBronk · Monday at 12:02 PM

While painting my steering column parts (rebuilding 3 on the tree) I decided to paint my Grant steering wheel. It’s the cheaper polyurethane version (not wood) that was installed by the PO and I’ve never liked the color as it is reddish-brown and clashed with my reddish-orange paint.

A few coats of satin black krylon fusion came out pretty well (just lightly sanded and cleaned to prep). I’m considering wrapping it with one of those stitched leather kits (needed to paint it anyway as the color would have shown where nubs leading to the spokes are), but I think the paint would hold up pretty well and could always be touched up.

Scoop · Tuesday at 7:52 AM

Woke it up from winter storage! Pumped up the tires (still aired down from a Fall trail ride), charged the battery, and added tranny fluid. Started right up!

Cmaxx252 · Tuesday at 9:43 AM

Got it moved to the new house finally, pulled the Dana 60 out. Swapped the tires onto the new rims, got it on jack stands.

hsach · Tuesday at 9:59 AM

What color is that Cmaxx252? Looks great.

Cmaxx252 · Tuesday at 10:18 AM

hsach said:
What color is that Cmaxx252? Looks great.

Thank you sir, I cant take credit though. I dont even know the paint code. When we bought the bronco it was this color. I'll eventually paint it white

She's got some rough corners and hail damage from the previous owner.

FordBronc · Tuesday at 10:00 PM

Finally got both sets of flip sleeve bushings to be able to continue TRO for my passenger side knuckle. I got the sleeves from WFO Concepts and Ruff Stuff. I did drill it to 3/4 already, but not to 7/8" yet. And it looks like neither are going to fit on the new (not installed yet) GM 1 ton tie rod end O'Reilly's part # ES 2234R. They go on, but do not seat all the way. Yes I tried both directions.

The sleeves do fit on the old passenger side tie road end, but they are a little worse for wear and I was going to change it, And those new sleeves seem to BIG for that old one.

Suggestions?

joebronco73 · 2024-04-17T09:17:55-0600

joshua said:
Just threw this duff hoop on for fun. Been sitting in my closet since 2007

Are you going to go single or double shock up front?

joshua · 2024-04-17T12:39:56-0600

joebronco73 said:
Are you going to go single or double shock up front?

If I can make a sway bar work I’ll be going single. If not it will be double.

It’s a kit I've had in my closet since 2009 when I bought it off a member here. I think he bought it in 2007 ish. So it’s pretty old kit. Never used with no directions. Should be fine right

joebronco73 · 2024-04-17T13:06:45-0600

joshua said:
If I can make a sway bar work I’ll be going single. If not it will be double.

It’s a kit I've had in my closet since 2009 when I bought it off a member here. I think he bought it in 2007 ish. So it’s pretty old kit. Never used with no directions. Should be fine right

I stumbled across that same kit a few months back - unfortunately, I don't have a welder, so I was wondering how this hoop faired and considering it, if I can't find a generous neighbor.

Haha...I suppose it should be fairly self-explanatory. With any bit of care, you'll get it on straight!

joshua · 2024-04-17T13:26:57-0600

joebronco73 said:
I stumbled across that same kit a few months back - unfortunately, I don't have a welder, so I was wondering how this hoop faired and considering it, if I can't find a generous neighbor.

Haha...I suppose it should be fairly self-explanatory. With any bit of care, you'll get it on straight!

I’m pretty sure duff still has all the plans. I’m going to call them for a copy

56f100bbw · 2024-04-17T17:15:45-0600

Got my new gas tank today from wild horses stainless steel really nice tank ,other gas tank is for 56f100
25 gal stainless steel still working on it for too long

Mikes Early Bronco · 2024-04-17T22:56:08-0600

sprdv1 said:
Thank you sir.

Absolutely.

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