Project Homebrew Bronco build thread!

broncosport · Mar 19, 2009

Well I guess I'll start a build thread on here cause its alittal more reliable than the last site I was on! I spent the better part of a year documenting everything I accomplished on My 73, just to have the moderator dump all the stuff off cause He only wanted jeep BS on their? I guess thats partly My fault for not comming here first! I'm going to try and do this thread right the first time so bear with me as it is going to be relitively slow going! I first spotted My bronco to be, in an overflow parking lot on Eielson AFB AK in 2003. After 2 years of driving by it on the way to work, I decided to start doing some checking on it!! The good thing is that its real easy finding out who owns things on a military installation cause everything has to registered no matter what! So it takes me about 2 days to figure out who ownes this thing and that it hasent been moved in almost 3 years (not the prettiest thing in the world, mind you)! I look this guy up on the Air Force global email list and shoot him an email, but its not His!! Turns out that its His dads (not in the AF nor was He ever)! But He dose have a local address (good for Me)! I went to the house with hopes of owning My first EB! The house was abandon, long ago?? Well to make a long story short, the guy got on a plane out of Eielson AFB AK and never looked back, the bronco was towed and I ended up buying it from a Fairbanks city auction for $1400 and drove it home! "Victory is MINE!!" Stewie Griffin 2004

PolarrrBearrr · Mar 19, 2009

Wish I could find things laying around like that here. Nice work. Post some pics when you get a chance, and what are the plans?

sprdv1 · Mar 19, 2009

You definitely are in the right place now...and you got a great deal, sounds like..

broncosport · Mar 19, 2009

Yeah, $1400 is a good deal but the story behind the $1400 would take up 1 whole page it's self (makes me all emotional talking about it)! I know most threads are garbage without BA pics but most of my really good pics from the old thread are gone with the wind, so I'll do My best! I do appreciate the interest though!

broncosport · Mar 19, 2009

Here she is day 1! This is what I had to start with?

broncosport · Mar 19, 2009

And 5 hours later and alittal less painfull to look at! Why someone would bomb can pastel yellow is beyond me! Camo all the way!!

broncosport · Mar 19, 2009

one of My first mods (home made twin stick) first gen! Ugly but worked really good! No pics of 2nd gen but its basicly the same but looks way better!

broncosport · Mar 19, 2009

My scrapyard bumper! Both My front and rear bumpers were made from steel I dug out of a dumpster!

broncosport · Mar 19, 2009

With 3.5" lift coils and 88 F150 lift blocks/bumpstops! 35" swamper SSR's

AKwheeler · Mar 19, 2009

broncosport said:
So it takes me about 2 days to figure out who ownes this thing

Took me 30 seconds to find out who owns it now....;D

Good score and welcome!

I just started my build and plan on posting it up here in just a few minutes.

broncosport · Mar 19, 2009

Well you picked the right place to start your thread!!! The guys on here will never let you down!! Whare do you live in Alaska?? I just moved from Eieson afb about a year ago!

AKwheeler · Mar 19, 2009

I live in Fairbanks, about 30 miles from Arctic Blvd, Eielson.

2 of my friends are ANG recruiters and live out there, so I spend a little time on base.

Hal9000 · Mar 20, 2009

Lovin the lockout hub/spare tire carrier!

I also like your approach to the twin sticks. That's the first time I've seen a bolt used for the pivot. Great idea, just make sure you slather it with anti-sieze so it can't rust up and freeze on you.

Looks like you got a good vehicle to start with.... My $1400 didn't buy me as nice a bronco as you got.

broncosport · Mar 20, 2009

Well I dont think I will beable to find a bunch of the body swap pics so I'll go right to the aftermath!! I ended up trading My millwalkee chopsaw for a mostly rust free 76 body! It had a totaly mangled front clip, so I left it where I found it!!! OH yeah I should mention that in their someplace I found time to move from Alaska to Missouri!! I ended up not packing a bunch of My original parts (bummer)!! Good bumpers, doors, rollbar and a ton of small misc parts that I forgot at My buddys house in North Pole!

broncosport · Mar 20, 2009

Originalcore support and inner fenders on the garage floor! They needed alittal tlc! their still not perfect but I'm happy with them for now!

broncosport · Mar 20, 2009

Here's some pics of the motor neering completion! Sorry I dont have the pics from start to finish!! Their hiding in the puter someplace?? Its an 89 mustang motor with a 95 lightning cam! I did a real budget build in it cause I plan on putting the OE 302 back in after a pro rebuild!!

broncosport · Mar 20, 2009

Getting the chassis ready for the motor! You can see in these pis where I cut the rockers! I also fab'd up a temp 2" body lift from 2"x2" square tube! I'm on a tight budget what can I say!!

broncosport · Mar 20, 2009

Well it wasnt easy but I got it in! By Myself!!

broncosport · Mar 20, 2009

working on the wiring! I ended up installing a harness from a 77 that I got for free! I have all the dura spark crap but couldnt make it work so I want back to the old stuff, witch works real good with the ignitorII!! you can also see My ultra cush 95 EB bronco seats!!

New Reman tranny from checkers!

broncosport · Mar 20, 2009

She's almost ready to run after 2 years!!!

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