A4x4Junkys 1970 build

A4x4Junky · Apr 5, 2013

Had to sell my 67 a while ago and hated not having a Bronco ever since.
Finally found the means and picked up a 70.

The first few pics show the condition I found the truck in.
Stockish 302, 3 speed on column, 2ish inch lift with some 33s and lots of rust.

Drove to Virginia from Jersey and bought the truck.
Jumped in on a nice rainy 40 degree day and drove home with no doors.
Nice cold day.

Did enough to support the doors and cleaned up the body and have used it as a daily driver ever since.

Not sure exactly what I plan for this truck...but I do know that I have to get rid of the evil rust monster.

Anthony

A4x4Junky · Apr 5, 2013

Metal work begins

Ordered up a bunch of body parts...started working on rot removal tonight.

Didnt do too badly for the couple hours I had to work on it.
Driver side opened up nicely...now to patch some holes and start fitting new panels.

I took a week off work...hope to have most of the repairs done and make this drivable again by then.

Anthony

hyghlndr · Apr 5, 2013

Good to hear you found another, hope to see your progress.

ckuck · Apr 5, 2013

Ya rust monster must be destroyed

Stutsmo · Apr 6, 2013

1 week? I bet I could stretch it out for a few months ;D good luck!!

A4x4Junky · Apr 6, 2013

Stutsmo said:
1 week? I bet I could stretch it out for a few months ;D good luck!!

Yea...beginning to wonder if I was a little too optimistic...

;D

Anthony

A4x4Junky · Apr 6, 2013

Started trying to cut out and patch rot in the driver side front today.

The inner fenders had holes front and rear and a few seams between inner fender and wheel well needed help.

Cut out the badness and bent up some metal...almost the right size and shape

Opened up the cowl a little to cut out some rust and prepped the driver floor pan for install.

Think Im gonna have to speed up a little to get done this rust removal before I go back to work.

Anthony

A4x4Junky · Apr 7, 2013

Removed what was left of the floor and patched a couple seams that the new pan wouldnt cover.
Got the new pan ing. Took a bit of trimming, but not too horrible.
Once welded in I patched the inner rocker.
I worked on kick panel alignment...was a pain in the ass and Im still not thrilled with it...
Kick panel was a LOT better than the crap fitment of the new hinge post.
There are gaps at the top and overall the new piece of metal just felt ... wrong.

Got it all screwed together and all measurements are back to what they were before I took it apart.

Getting closer.

Anthony

Stutsmo · Apr 7, 2013

Wow you have got a ton of work done on this! Keep at it you might just make it in a week!

Teal68 · Apr 8, 2013

You are doing some serious work. I love seeing one transformed. Keep us posted.

A4x4Junky · Apr 8, 2013

Stutsmo said:
Wow you have got a ton of work done on this! Keep at it you might just make it in a week!

Thanks for the vote of confidence...not sure I am as far along as I had hoped.

Spent the better part of today working on the truck again.
I was finally able to weld up the kick panel and work on the horrible fit of the top of the hinge posts.
Not too disappointed with the outcome. They will clean up fine when I get to it.
The hinge post is welded on now. Lots of measuring and double-checking. I like how it turned out.
Put in a patch for the rotten piece of cowl. Again, it will clean up well and disappear when I get around to cleaning up the weld.
I pulled the driver striker post. What a pain in the ass.
It is out and the new one fitted. Not horrible, but took a bit more work than I liked to get everything aligned.
Clamped it in place and test fit the rocker. Yup...rocker panel sucks as bad as when I did them on my 67. Nothing fits and matches. The curves and lines are very different than the hinge post and striker post.

Walked away from it for a bit and instead started working on the passenger side. Began by cutting out the rot at the front of the inner fender.

More fun tomorrow.
Anthony

BluebroncoNC · Apr 8, 2013

That looks all eerily familiar. Keep up the good work!

thesnake · Apr 8, 2013

You're doing great!!!! What hinge posts did you get?

broncoitis · Apr 9, 2013

Keep at it! Lookin good from here. Where in NJ are ya???

A4x4Junky · Apr 9, 2013

thesnake said:
You're doing great!!!! What hinge posts did you get?

Thanks for the compliment. They were the cheaper 17 ga panels from Jeff's. They are close, but missing a few bends that would have made life easier.

Anthony

A4x4Junky · Apr 9, 2013

broncoitis said:
Keep at it! Lookin good from here. Where in NJ are ya???

Thanks!
I'm down in the Cherry Hill area.
This area is so ... Broncoless.
Used to see one at the local home improvement store, but haven't seen that one in over a year.

Anthony

A4x4Junky · Apr 9, 2013

Another day done.

Finished the patch on the passenger inner fender.

Really didnt feel like working on the driver side yet, so I moved onto a little demo on the passenger side. Most of the rocker and a few welds out.

Around lunch time I decided to get back to the driver side instead.
Started with the striker post. I had this fit last night, so was an easy weld in.

Cleaned up some welds on the driver inner fender, cowl, hinge post, striker, and kick panels.

Rocker panel was next. I hate how this thing fits. Made a few "updates" and it went in much better. Started welding it in and ran out of time.

Looking forward to getting this rust removal stage done...more tomorrow.

Anthony

A4x4Junky · Apr 10, 2013

Good progress today.

Finished fitting and welding the driver rocker. Ground most of the welds down and put a quick coat of primer on the driver side to stop possibleflash rust. Feels REAL good to have one side close to done.

Started working on the passenger side. Cut off the hinge post and kick panel and had to patch the inner fender by the fresh air intake as well as the wheel well at that same point. Turned out ok after I ground down the weld.

Fitted up the kick panel and it looks to fit very nicely.

Pulled out the floor pan and found a nice bit of rot on one of the floor braces.
Cut out the ugly and welded in some new metal...not going anywhere ;D

Trimmed and test fit the new floor pan. Still have a patch or two before I can put it in, but feels good to be that much closer.

Anthony

A4x4Junky · Apr 10, 2013

Rest of tonights pics

A4x4Junky · Apr 11, 2013

Another full day working on passenger side.

Started off working on some small patches where rust had crept too high for the new floor pans.
Got the floor pan in. Damn is that a lot of holes, weld, and grinding...but got it in there.

Spent the next few hours measureing the kick panel location and hinge post. Adjust and start over...again and again.

Finally happy with the measurements and pulled them apart to prep for weld. Got the kick in tonight...more tomorrow.

Anthony

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