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Got Me a New Seven-2

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Good work.. Keeping a good focus on that.. Weekends go by quick I bet..

Got some heat/sound barrier laid down, need another box to cover everything like doors and quarters, the rest of the bed.

Also got some rough cutouts for the rear quarters, hope to have them covered maybe tomorrow, PO included plenty of extra fabric which he used on the door panels and I think he did a pretty darn good job.

Got samples from Melissa at Bronco Hut so will be ordering seat covers and carpet shortly, making progress is what it’s all about!
 
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Got my hood (and ashtray) outta paint yesterday, just so happens another member stopped by to say Hello and perfect timing because I certainly could not have installed on my own! I'm going to need a few shims it seems, but looks good. Hope to have top installed tonight ;D

Many thanks to B RON CO and son, great to meet you guys!
 

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Got the top installed, seems like such an easy task!! Except when who-knows-where or what rig the top, windshield and doors came from!! But I won the fight, thanks to several clamps on the windshield (quarters to top were relatively easy) driver door clears the top and windshield maybe TOO well, but passenger door window frame is too close to the top and the windshield (hence the shop rag) so that along with the hood will need adjusting this weekend...always something but I’m really happy how it’s coming together
 

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Thanks Ken, thinking about leaving the windows out for the summer ;D

Looks great w/the top on.. May as well leave them out. You prob won't drive it when it's raining so keep it cool in there :)
 

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Really coming along nice, Jeff. See you’re putting that new F150 to work, lol. Now with the hood on the cops will have to find another reason to stop you....
 
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Thanks folks, in reality I will get the windows installed, though it’s something I’ve never done. Think the tint shop will give me a discount for tinting un-installed glass? %)

Got it ready for carpet tomorrow, should I put sound/heat barrier on tailgate?
 

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Oh and does anyone know if this is another year-specific thing? B RON CO or maybe his son noticed I had different headlight rings thanks
 

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Those are factory Scout wheels

Yes a former member came to get them for his Scout about a month or so ago, he lived in Lexington but was passing through going to Columbus for the weekend. I'll see if i can dig up a pic of his eb, it is a very nice boxwood green rig, said it ended up too nice to enjoy so he sold it, username was stokers I think?
 
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Some updates, installed drop trac bar bracket (still need to weld) and drop pitman arm, hood pin/spring, oil pressure sender, voltage regulator and alternator harness, OE air box assembly, carpet done except for rear hold down strip and tailgate carpet, and probably my favorite upgrade I’ve done thus far on either Bronco, hood shocks!!! You could not remove the smile from my face when I raised and lowered the hood for the first time and put away the axe handle I had been using...highly recommend this upgrade!!

PS hope to have parts in last pic painted tomorrow
 

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That thing is coming together nice. What a difference the carpet made to the interior. You bringing it to SC? Ken
 
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That thing is coming together nice. What a difference the carpet made to the interior. You bringing it to SC? Ken

Thanks buddy, I ordered a cage from Krawlers Edge just yesterday, hoping they could have it ready by SC and give me a reason to stop by, not saying they couldn’t or won’t have it ready but they very much appreciated the fact that I was flexible ;D. I also forgot that my wife and I are supposed to be up Chicago way that weekend for a friend’s retirement from the Air Force. She told me I’d have a much better time in TN but I knew better than to fall into that trap!!
 

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Looking great!
Sorry you're going to miss one celebration for another, but the Air Force retirement thing doesn't happen every day, doesn't come around every year, and carriers more weight it seems to me.
So work out the logistics of doing both!;D

...in reality I will get the windows installed, though it’s something I’ve never done.

It's not too bad. Easy concept, and once you get the "feel" for it, not putting too much or too little pressure, lubing the string, right size string, etc. it's not bad at all.
Just be patient even if it's going really well. All it takes is a little too much pressure on a flat piece of glass trying to hurry it along to ruin another day.

Think the tint shop will give me a discount for tinting un-installed glass? %)

Very possible! Is it too late to find out?
Really depends on the place. Some are so good at doing it in the vehicle that they may not save any time doing it on the table. But I would think most installers would appreciate the glass being right in front of them and no twisting around.
Probably more likely to net a discount the hotter the weather!

Got it ready for carpet tomorrow, should I put sound/heat barrier on tailgate?

I realize a bit late, but did you do it? I would have said yes, insulate everywhere.
If not, not a huge loss. But every little bit counts as far as I'm concerned.

Oh and does anyone know if this is another year-specific thing? B RON CO or maybe his son noticed I had different headlight rings thanks

Not that I'm aware of. But it would not be the first time that we saw something like that from say a '66 model vs later years.
Did anyone comment on that yet?
Is the difference the holes for the adjusters, and the lack of said holes? Or is there a shape difference as well?
Officially, they're all the same on all EB's. So one could have been swapped on from another similar vehicle when an original got lost or damaged.
But you never know. Be curious to hear what others say about that.

...hood pin/spring

How did your old one come out? Easily, or fighting all the way?

...and probably my favorite upgrade I’ve done thus far on either Bronco, hood shocks!!! You could not remove the smile from my face when I raised and lowered the hood for the first time and put away the axe handle I had been using...highly recommend this upgrade!!

No doubt! Enjoy the new freedom from the strut.
But I'll still pass on a warning of occasional drama just in case you have not read about others' experiences with them.
A few, but not all Broncos get little kinks in the hood between the two braces nearest the strut mounts. Just about in the middle of the hood edge in fact.
As said, it's not on all Broncos, and most go along just fine without any trouble (mine and most of the people I know, and most members here), but all it takes is one little kink in that nice new paint to ruin your day and dim the smile a bit.

Basically "feel" how it closes and watch the edge of the hood. If yours closes easily and you don't see any real flexing along the edge, you're probably in the clear.
If you do however, I would brace the edge somehow.

Two methods typically used. Longer brackets (covering more of the edge), or reinforcing tubes inside the lip of the hood.
Duff's kit is more expensive, but includes the longer bracket to spread the load farther, for this reason.
Adding a brace inside the edge of the hood is what two of my buddies did with theirs. They used (if I remember) 3/4" square aluminum tubing riveted (and maybe glued with silicone) into the pocket formed by the side of the hood, between the two braces.
Either one should work, and the square tubing is probably the easiest for most to to should the need arise.

Again, it's not a high percentage of EB's that suffer this fate. So don't want to create worry where none is warranted. But it's more than just a few too, so can't not mention it. Well worth keeping an eye on.

Paul
 

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Some updates, installed drop trac bar bracket (still need to weld) and drop pitman arm, hood pin/spring, oil pressure sender, voltage regulator and alternator harness, OE air box assembly, carpet done except for rear hold down strip and tailgate carpet, and probably my favorite upgrade I’ve done thus far on either Bronco, hood shocks!!! You could not remove the smile from my face when I raised and lowered the hood for the first time and put away the axe handle I had been using...highly recommend this upgrade!!

PS hope to have parts in last pic painted tomorrow

Them hood struts are a nice mod. I know I will be doing that. Ken PS The ax handle can still come in handy;D
 
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Looking great!

I realize a bit late, but did you do it? I would have said yes, insulate everywhere.
If not, not a huge loss. But every little bit counts as far as I'm concerned.

Nope, but there's still time! will probably do the roof too ;)

Did anyone comment on that yet?
Is the difference the holes for the adjusters, and the lack of said holes? Or is there a shape difference as well?
Officially, they're all the same on all EB's. So one could have been swapped on from another similar vehicle when an original got lost or damaged.
But you never know. Be curious to hear what others say about that.

Driver side ring appears to have holes for adjusters, but they do not line up with anything in particular, at least not on my Bronco...probably off a Falcon I'm guessing? they look very similar as I recall

How did your old one come out? Easily, or fighting all the way?

Paul

This is a new hood from CJP, so no problem! The guy doing my 66 tub did not fare so well as I recall, pretty sure the pin ended up getting sandblasted with everything else...she's there to stay.

Another feat, my wife got our custom (aka homemade) quarter panel inserts covered yesterday, I think they'll look good in there :cool:
 

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Covers from Bronco Hut arrived today, I think my wife done good ;) I knew better than to pick the color :-X
 

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