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What have you done to your Bronco today?

Madgyver

Bronco Madman
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Hawaiian Sunday Sunset..
 

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Fidelbronco

New Member
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Nov 2, 2023
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Oh man what a day,.. It was a race to get the Bronco out of the garage for the first time this year to make it to May It Forward. Had some starting trouble, but swapped in a new solenoid and got it going. Also, even though there are a few in the wild now, finally got around to installing a RestoModern Radio in MY Bronco. Was definitely nice to have going for the 4 hour round trip. I arrived at the event late but got to see a few friends, Broncos, and was jn time for rge raffle. Big thanks as always to Tasker for putting it on!
Do u have emission sticker for 74 bronco??
 

gmduncan

Sr. Member
Joined
Apr 30, 2019
Messages
388
Loc.
Annapolis
Picked up another new body from Northeast... Both are '77's. The body in the back is uncut and has both gas tank doors. The one I picked up today has flared rear quarters, one gas tank door and the inner fenders moved in 1" 1/2 for the GEN3 Coyote.
 

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nvrstuk

Contributor
Just a Bronco driver for over 50 yrs!
Joined
Jul 31, 2001
Messages
10,606
Loc.
PNW
What I did to my Bronco today was to FILL IT UP- again! Got 9.04 mpg. :) I run 20#'s in my 40"s on pavement.

I had a '77 that had a stock 302 in it. All 130HP and a WHOPPING 10mpg.

Here's the choice, 600HP and 9mpg in TOWN or 130HP and 10mpg on the highway?

Choice for me is pretty easy. LOL Just having some fun! I've been averaging 8.5, rebuilt my 464sb, went with a different cam and bumped the compression a bit.

Gotta have a pic... so this one was a few yrs ago during SOB9 on the beach. Over 4' below the tire.
 

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fordfan

Bronco Guru
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I cleaned the windows in Patches so I could drive it hunting this morning and not run over a deer!
Last year's mud, along with the spring pollen and summer dust, rendered the windows a hazard!
Patches sits in a shed, so the rain doesn't wash it, but the pollen and dust has free reign.

This sounds almost like a poem..... I had better quit... :LOL:

But look how clean the windows are!!
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Howard2x4x4

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Bronco Guru
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Dennis, Patches is a thing 'o' beauty! Diggin' the paint scheme, and are those long arms underneath? Patches is certainly worthy of a thread of it's own! Btw, did you bag a buck? Hmmm, that sorta sounds like a poem, also, so I'd better,also quit.
 

lilthom

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Bronco Guru
Joined
Nov 29, 2005
Messages
1,714
I attacked those annoying little leaks. I always had those little puddles of antifreeze on the top of the timing cover. That ends up being a pretty big job having to take everything off the front. I had a minimal drip from one of my power steering return lines. I fixed that and switched from the old solid round steering shaft to a collapsible sliding D type. That itty bitty drip from the Dana 20 will be for another time.
 

fordfan

Bronco Guru
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Sep 13, 2009
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Dennis, Patches is a thing 'o' beauty! Diggin' the paint scheme, and are those long arms underneath? Patches is certainly worthy of a thread of it's own! Btw, did you bag a buck? Hmmm, that sorta sounds like a poem, also, so I'd better,also quit.
Hey Howard. Ole Patches is a Bronco that I built for trail riding back 20+ years ago. There's pictures of it somewhere here on CB, but I'm sure they are in the archives! Yes, it has WH long arms and a bunch of the 'Right Stuff' from 20 years ago.... ZF, twin stick, ARBs front and rear, upgraded axles in both ends, shock hoops, Gordon Bailie internal cage, hand throttle on the shifter, 38 15.50 16s,
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hydro ram assist steering, aluminum air tank bumpers ...etc. The body is just like I bought it back then tho...

Patches has hauled his share of deer, but I passed on everything last Saturday. I saw two 8 pointers, two smaller bucks, and several does....just nothing I wanted to bring home.
 

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Howard2x4x4

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Bronco Guru
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Hey Howard. Ole Patches is a Bronco that I built for trail riding back 20+ years ago. There's pictures of it somewhere here on CB, but I'm sure they are in the archives! Yes, it has WH long arms and a bunch of the 'Right Stuff' from 20 years ago.... ZF, twin stick, ARBs front and rear, upgraded axles in both ends, shock hoops, Gordon Bailie internal cage, hand throttle on the shifter, 38 15.50 16s, View attachment 913472 hydro ram assist steering, aluminum air tank bumpers ...etc. The body is just like I bought it back then tho...

Patches has hauled his share of deer, but I passed on everything last Saturday. I saw two 8 pointers, two smaller bucks, and several does....just nothing I wanted to bring home.
Passing on 8 pointers? You're not from Michigan, are you? Farmers here label their cows and horses in hope of having them survive deer season.
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dmplatt

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Oct 21, 2014
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@fordfan I finished that Poem for ya... as a haiku.

Windows cleared of grime,
Patches waits, a shed-bound frame,
Deer spared from my aim.
 

NGABronco

Contributor
Always Learning
Joined
Feb 4, 2007
Messages
7,574
Loc.
N. GA now South Carolina
Hey Howard. Ole Patches is a Bronco that I built for trail riding back 20+ years ago. There's pictures of it somewhere here on CB, but I'm sure they are in the archives! Yes, it has WH long arms and a bunch of the 'Right Stuff' from 20 years ago.... ZF, twin stick, ARBs front and rear, upgraded axles in both ends, shock hoops, Gordon Bailie internal cage, hand throttle on the shifter, 38 15.50 16s, View attachment 913472 hydro ram assist steering, aluminum air tank bumpers ...etc. The body is just like I bought it back then tho...

Patches has hauled his share of deer, but I passed on everything last Saturday. I saw two 8 pointers, two smaller bucks, and several does....just nothing I wanted to bring home.
Yo Dennis, are you still running the carb on Patches, that you rebuilt in the bathroom of the Hampton Inn in Oak Ridge, TN???:cool::cool::cool:
 
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