and so the build begins!

AaronWelch · Dec 9, 2012

Hey all I have been lurking around here for a few months while I have been searching for my Bronco. Last weekend I pulled the trigger on a 74 from the Denver area. The PO (David) was nice enough to meet me in the Lubbock TX area and I drove her home from there. The is a 74, strong 302, rebuilt c4 and a 4 inch lift. There was the normal rust on the floorboards and inner fender support. I will have those parts here tomorrow so I should get that fixed pretty quickly. I am hoping to get this thing built into a daily driver by March so I can give my daughter my car. I am sure I will have questions for you guys, however I have learned so much from this site already. As far as plans I am going to change:

the B&M shifter (dont like how it operates)
replace the inner outer fenders.
found that I need to replace driver rocker pannel.
strip interior and raptor line it
put in family cage
new dash
new paint
ac from bc bronco
and front disk conversion.

I am sure there will be more and I will add plenty of pictures. I have not got a name for her yet so I will change the title when I get to that point.

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dube · Dec 9, 2012

congrats on the rig. must have a body life ans a 2" s/l

BowHunter148 · Dec 9, 2012

Welcome to the family
I'm new as well
Purchased my 76 back in September

AaronWelch · Dec 9, 2012

The PO said it has a 4 inch suspension lift no BL. I can confirm that because I need to replace the body mounts... and all the bushings.

AaronWelch · Dec 9, 2012

My lil girl and I started the tear down today. Here is what we found:

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Driver side door post ouside

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ObscureMachine · Dec 9, 2012

Congrats! And Welcome! Looks like a great project and can't wait to see the progress!

ScanmanSteven · Dec 9, 2012

Welcome! Little bit of rust, can your helper weld? That's cool she's helping.

75brnco · Dec 9, 2012

Make sure you take measurements before tearing out the inner fenders.

AaronWelch · Dec 11, 2012

Update... so today I ordered: (from Jeff's Bronco Graveyard)

Plain window gasket kit
Door rubber kit, Tops and Bottoms Both Doors!
Tailgate OEM, Ford Bronco
Polyurethane Body Mount Bushings, Black
Polyurethane Hood Pins, Black
Rocker panel, Aftermarket
Paint reseal kit
Steel Hood Hydraulic Supports
Fender, OEM Style Stamping, Pair Left And Right
Door Panels, Brushed Stainless 1968 - 77 Pair
Fenderder brace/w clips, bolts at rear
Proportioning Valve Tool / Pro Valve Tool
Disk Brake Conversion, Front With Pro Valve
Poly Turn Signal Bases, Black
thanks for the Christmas discount!!!

Also ordered from BC Bronco
a blank dash and ac kit.
Once again thankd for the Christmas Discount....

I am going to be a busy boy for the next few months. Then she will be ready for paint and me to get driving.

I am so excited!
Aaron

bigpitbull · Dec 11, 2012

Cool!! sounds like your going to be super busy!!! Are you going to put the chrome body moulding back on? Have you thought about what color your going to paint it? And are you doing all the paint/body work yourself? Good luck with everything!!

okie4570 · Dec 11, 2012

That's cool. Be carefull getting her too involved, you may be still driving your car in March, and she'll be driving the bronco! lol.

AaronWelch · Dec 11, 2012

The original plan was that I would be painting her a light metalic blue or green but mama put a nix to that. The current plan is for me to do all the body work and paint her. I am planning on going with one of the following colors from TCP global

Daytona Blue Perl
Firemist lime
Plum Crazy Metalic
Firemist orange
Cobalt blue Firemist

Decitions decitions...... what do yall think. interior/top will be black so it will go with anything.

bigpitbull · Dec 11, 2012

You thinking about using a 3 stage paint... Pearls and metallics aren't the easiest to paint. But they do look good on broncos.

AaronWelch · Dec 11, 2012

Nope the TCP metalics are a 2 stage and are pretty simple to paint. I used the silver metalic on my motorcycle and the Magenta pearl on my wifes. Turned out real nice and looks just as good as the paint I could have done at the local shop.

AaronWelch · Dec 17, 2012

Got some more work done this weekend. Finished cutting out the driver side floorboards and installed the new inner fender wells.

Will get the new floors in this week and then start cleaning up the interior to get ready for lining and such.

Hank_ · Dec 17, 2012

Nice job on getting the panels installed. Keep the pics coming.

Henry

AaronWelch · Jan 14, 2013

Well the weather and my time finally let me get some things acomplished. Here is what I got done this weekends.

Removed the drivers side rocker panel that was discovered as being rusted out during the inner fender repairs.

Got the driver side floor pan in and the new rocker panel.

I still have some repairs to do to the outer door jam and seal it all back up to prevent rust in the future. then it will be time to grind down the welds and strip the interior for my home made lizard skin and finally raptor lining. Then I can focus on the top and exterior paint and of course the break upgrades and AC sitting in my garage before puting the body back together.

bigpitbull · Jan 14, 2013

Nice work!

BowHunter148 · Jan 14, 2013

Yours is rusted in all the same spots as mine
Just got all my parts in and about to do the same

AaronWelch · Jan 14, 2013

Thanks, it has been an interesting jurney trying to teach myself to weld and do other body work.... It is funny how you can have tools for years and never really use them the way they are intended (grinders, saws, ect...). The welder has been quite fun and frustrating at the same time.

As far as rusted in all the same spots, it should say mine was rusted as i have cut out all the body rust and am repairing the damage...

and so the build begins!

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