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jerrybromley · Dec 18, 2019

Question

Can anybody give me the measurement of the distance between the very top of the door post and the floor. I received the drivers door post yesterday . When I tried to install it as I did the passenger side ( I pushed the door post up until it touched the cowl ) The 2 measurements were off by 1/2 inch . When I tried to pull it into place the passenger door hit the top of cab. I haven't thrown in the towel or anything but I did have to walk away yesterday and rethink it?:?

RVZIO · Dec 19, 2019

A great build to follow. The progress is awesome. Really starting to come together. Need the hood if you don't plan on using.

jerrybromley · Dec 19, 2019

Thanks RVZIO, I see you've had your fun with door posts also. I almost have the gaps where I want them and have the fenders starting to fit well ,hopefully I will set the hood on today and see if it will fit or give me fits

sprdv1 · Dec 22, 2019

jerrybromley said:
When I got my Bronco she was a plain jane with a six and manual everything , but look what somebody thought would look cool on her

lol, and your thoughts on that? Keeping it ?

rydog1130 · Dec 22, 2019

jerrybromley said:
Can anybody give me the measurement of the distance between the very top of the door post and the floor. I received the drivers door post yesterday . When I tried to install it as I did the passenger side ( I pushed the door post up until it touched the cowl ) The 2 measurements were off by 1/2 inch . When I tried to pull it into place the passenger door hit the top of cab. I haven't thrown in the towel or anything but I did have to walk away yesterday and rethink it?:?

I'll be home next week, if someone doesn't respond....

rydog1130 · Dec 22, 2019

i can even stop by to take a look and help you out

jerrybromley · Dec 25, 2019

THANX Rydog . My shop is a mess . But I'd love some of your knowledge to get through this point in the process

jerrybromley · Dec 25, 2019

Hey Sprdv1 , I got a kick out of it ( and I've never seen them before) . If I was putting in a Coyote motor or a big block maybe.....But with my little 289 I think its kinda false advertising

jerrybromley · Jan 5, 2020

More pics

Ok it's time to post more photos. I have been assembling and disassembling this Truck for a month using what I had at my disposal ( vise grips ,clamps, screws jacks and cargo straps ) Each time getting a little closer to the dimension chart numbers. The MAJOR problem being the hood was too far forward by an inch or more .( I think my scratch and dent special cowl may have had other issues as well) As this is the first time I've done this I wanted to make sure things fit before I even thought of welding it.
I believe I have everything where it belongs but there is a lot of pushing and pulling going on

jerrybromley · Jan 5, 2020

more pics

In the end I had to roll the rear of the cowl back to get the hinge point farter to the rear. The ratchet straps seemed to work fairly well to take the twist out of the cowl and to pull the hinge point back while I pulled the two together with bolts. I know the pro's probably would have something that works MUCH better but this seems to have worked for me

Bferrari · Jan 11, 2020

Nice work! The reproduction panels are far from a perfect fit so keep plugging away fitting and tweaking them until you are happy with them. Your methodology of putting everything together to check fit prior to burning it in is on point. One thing that may make it a little easier during this phase would be to buy some Cleco’s. Makes placing and pulling the panels in and out during fitment a lot easier. Looks great, keep moving forward!

jerrybromley · Jan 14, 2020

Thanks for the input ! I have used cleco's in various places as I go , but when I tried to use them to hold the door post, with the door hung, even 6 cleco's were not enough to hold with the door on. Back to tec screws . At this point I have the cowl welded to floor assembly and the door posts are tacked in place. The left door bottom I just could not pull into place without distorting sheet metal so I ended up with a 1/4 shim on that . I feel like that is as thick as I should go

jerrybromley · Jan 20, 2020

More progress

Winters are great for work in the garage. Now all the vise grips , c clamps , and cleaco's are gone. I have her welded together! Here are the photos of my progress so far.

BroncoBilly69 · Jan 20, 2020

J- Stumbled across your build just this AM. Man, I gotta say, you are determined. I really like your MaGyver approach/techniques. LOL Youre indeed an inspiration to those of us (LIKE ME!) who are putting off doing exactly what you are doing..Awesome. BB

jerrybromley · Jan 20, 2020

Thanks Broncobilly69...……..I have heard it called Jerryriggin

jerrybromley · Feb 10, 2020

Rotation !

With the body all welded back together on the frame , I decided that I am going to Raptor Liner the bottom of the body . I rummaged through my steel pile and came up with this to rotate the body for prep and paint

jerrybromley · Feb 13, 2020

I have had a chance to use my rotisserie for a few days now . ( I did add a gussets here and there ) I have never worked with one before . Man is it nice to actually be comfortable working on the underside of the Bronco. It also surprised me how even the interior is much easier to work on .
All my research says in order to get a good adhesion with the Raptor Liner every nook and cranny must be sanded properly. Man , this is the answer ! Standing on the floor as opposed to kneeling or crawling is the way to do it ! I thought that I would use it primarily to just flip it over but I find everything is the right height when I have rolled to its side. I guessed at the center of balance and got very close. I can roll it by hand and there are no bearings. Just one pipe inside another

jerrybromley · Feb 19, 2020

Raptor

One more step forward . I shot the Raptor Liner on the bottom of the Bronco today. From all my reading ..done right ...this stuff works Great. I used self etching primer over the entire bottom of the body , scuffed it with Heavy duty Scotch brite wiped it down with cleaner and sprayed a U-Pol adhesion Promoter

BroncoBilly69 · Feb 20, 2020

Nice work bud-MaGyverism at its best. Just as a point of interest, we have a EB shop out here on the West Coast (Shannons Broncos ) who completely fabricates the EB's from ground up. If anyone would find their work interesting & relatable I think it would be you-lol. Pretty interesting techniques. Shannon used to do the rotisserie method when he first started but now uses a simple frame wherein the body is completely encompassed. It has 2 -45 degree angles on each end in order to "roll" the body onto either angle or flat upright or inverted. Note: LOL, ya just had to be there...If you have Facebook, you can check out Shannons shop work methods along with the pretty ingeniously simple "roll frame" @ https://www.facebook.com/shannonsbroncos/?modal=admin_todo_tour. Ive found it a great place to pick up tips. Check out their finished EB bodies- Them boys are turning out some beautiful work...

jerrybromley · Feb 22, 2020

interior

Thanks for the info BB69 .
I love how my undercoating came out... so ...on to the interior.
The interior was basically seal welded as I put it together. So I went back and cleaned up all the welds and scuffed everything else with H/D scotch brite. I now have it all in self etching primer. I will scuff it again , wipe it down and shoot more Raptor . Once again , having the truck spin is COOL

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