Ron's 67 U13 Thread

[JGbronc]

Now THAT is how you post pics! You got a sweet ride! I like it!

 

[mrron2u]

Round 5 - even more pictures

I know this might be getting old - but I figure some of you like to see pictures!

 

[mrron2u]

Now THAT is how you post pics! You got a sweet ride! I like it!

I feel like I did all right on the price for what I got. I have to keep reminding myself that I'll have to tame this Bronco to make it more Daily Driverable!

 

[mrron2u]

More images - geez I have a lot of these!

I can't believe how many pictures I took!

 

[mrron2u]

And more pictures!

they keep coming and coming....

 

[mrron2u]

And more pictures

So many things to show!

 

[okie4570]

Awesome!! Glad you make it home ok as well

 

[fordfan]

Hey Ron! Thanks for posting up the pics! The Bronco looks real solid and clean. It just has some trail experience scars.....nothing that can't be fixed!! It looks like that a few years ago , it was probably really a "Looker"....evidence of the custom paint decal; Age has a way of making things change! (Men, Women, and Machine!) Enjoy your Bronco!!

 

[WheelHorse]

Man, what a great story and a great reunion. I look forward to seeing the progress along the way.

 

[mrron2u]

First run at fixing things

Okay - so I did some minor wrenching on the beast over the weekend. First thing I had to address was the oil leak. There was a nice slow leak right where the dipstick goes into the pan. It looked like the gasket, or sealant was all gone - pieces flapping around. I went to Advance Auto parts to see if a gasket or kit existed for the motor and was told that no gasket existed. Instead they advised me to strip away the remnants of previous goop and then clean the area really well with brake cleaner. Then they sold me a tube of sealant (kinda like RTV sealant) and advised me to apply several coats on all seams. I did this and after 4-5 coats it seems to have done the trick. I added a few more coats after the leak stopped and will probably add a few more in the near future. I drove the Bronco in to work yesterday and didn't see a single drop of oil after a full day of sitting in the parking lot - so that was good!

Then I decided to pull the radio out. Someone added a crappy old cassette stereo and I noticed that it still turned on, but no speakers were hooked up so I had no idea if it actually worked. It looked pretty bad anyways so I pulled it out and unplugged it. A little later I went to start the Bronco and noticed the electric fuel pump no longer was working. There is a little switch by the ignition switch and you have to manually turn on/off the fuel pump on this beast. Well crap – now what! I pulled out my phone which thankfully I had used to take pictures of EVERYTHING as you all have seen so far (still haven’t posted EVERYTHING yet – though I’m sure it seemed like it). Sure enough I had the attached photo of the fuse block and noticed the wire running into it. Well that red wire comes off the stereo harness and also is jumped to the fuel pump switch. GEEZ!! Well for now I stuck the wire back in place and everything works again, but that will be one of my next projects. The fuse block is ridiculously small. Will have to look at expanding or replacing it. Any suggestions? Also I noticed the horn doesn’t work. I pulled the old horn and tested it – seems to be dead so I bought a new one. I hooked it up but no go. Now I need to figure out where that disconnect lies. Sounds like next weeks’ project!

While I was working on the Bronco, my wife cleaned out the garage so we could fit both my Jeep and Bronco in there. Damn what a good woman! I am a lucky man!

 

[mrron2u]

And I'm thinking there has to be a better way to handle the fuel pump. Is anyone else manually turning theirs one to start the vehicle? I'm worried I'll leave it on one of these days!

 

[sprdv1]

Yep, lots of us got the toggle switch..

Might prevent it from getting stolen some day. never know ;D

 

[Bundy]

And I'm thinking there has to be a better way to handle the fuel pump. Is anyone else manually turning theirs one to start the vehicle? I'm worried I'll leave it on one of these days!

Keyed to the ignition is what I have. I'm want to say I'm surprised it was on the same circuit as the radio but as an EB owner I'm not ;D

Nice ride man- let the addiction begin!

 

[mrron2u]

Yep, lots of us got the toggle switch..

Might prevent it from getting stolen some day. never know ;D

I was kinda thinking that it could be a theft prevention device. Maybe I should locate it somewhere out of site!

 

[sprdv1]

ahhh yeah there ya go... my 76 is the first experience for me w/the fuel pump toggle switch..

 

[okie4570]

My 71' has toggle switch with two wires that lead to nowhere, I wonder if it was used for a fuel pump. Getting ready to use it for a horn

 

[sprdv1]

What's the last name..?

I seen our Mutual friend @ cafeteria today, he mentioned you driving it to work..

U go boy..

 

[mrron2u]

What's the last name..?

I seen our Mutual friend @ cafeteria today, he mentioned you driving it to work..

U go boy..

Morse - I've driven it a couple of times to work. Still need to license it. I keep taking the plate off my Jeep. My son wanted me to take him to school Monday in it so he could start the year off "popular"!

 

[sprdv1]

haha, I hope you took him in it.. How cool would that be..?

Thinka bout if you was back in HS, I woulda been like, yeah... that's our bad azz ride.. ha ha


YOu got IM.. ;D

 

[mrron2u]

Yeah - I took him. He loved it! So did a lot of the other kids! I've kinda got a reputation of being a bit of a squirrel up at his school. He wants me to rev it up all over the place and I have to keep reminding him that the neighbors need to keep liking us!