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My 66 Thread

HarveyandSon

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Rocker Panels

Bit the bullet and ordered new rockers from Dennis Carpenter since the dynacorn rockers I ordered did not fit well and guess what..... the Dennis Carpenter rockers fit like a glove. So glad this is over. now to get them welded in and get this thing on the rotisserie.

Wondering which rocker panels you purchased. I purchased a set from Toms Bronco Parts which were supposed to be "Factory Style OEM Quality" but they fit about like your first set. I notice you purchased yours from Dennis Carpenter. They have two styles, one is Ford Tooling, the other is Aftermarket. Unfortunately both are out of stock right now but I have found some others from various vendors. Any help would be much appreciated. ;)
 

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I just read through this whole thread! Awesome work! Gives me some real motivation.
 
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Harvey I got the ford tool ones. Not the aftermarket ones.
 
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Got the dash pad installed. Purchased a 66 style from Wild Horses. Looks great to me.
 

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Really nice. You have brought that Bronco a long ways. Got to love a bump of the starter and it fires up and purrs like a kitten.
 
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Your right Roger it purrs like a kitten idling but not so much going down the road. Not sure what is going on. May need to adjust the float in the carb?? It acts like it is being starved of gas. New DUI distributor May need adjusting too! I’m frustrated to say the least!


Really nice. You have brought that Bronco a long ways. Got to love a bump of the starter and it fires up and purrs like a kitten.
 

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It acts like it is being starved of gas. New DUI distributor May need adjusting too! I’m frustrated to say the least!

Not sure where you're pulling vacuum for the DUI from but when I went to full manifold vacuum mine ran a lot better. What carb?
 
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Baja I am running the original 1100 autolite! Still have my 170 straight six!! I am running from the port on the carb for vacuum I may swap it to manifold to see if it runs better!



Not sure where you're pulling vacuum for the DUI from but when I went to full manifold vacuum mine ran a lot better. What carb?
 
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Update on the bronco running like crap. Drilled the jet in the carb 20 thousandths and it cleared the issue up. Runs good now. Gonna order a new Weber 32/36 2 barrel carb.
 
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My son wanted to learn to drive the 3 on the tree so after church we went to the old airport and I let him have a go at it. While we were there my wife wanted to take some pics. Here are a few.
 

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Got the bikini top on last night that I will run till I get the hard top put on. I like the way it looks like this. May have to keep it like this for a while.
 

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Update on the bronco running like crap. Drilled the jet in the carb 20 thousandths and it cleared the issue up. Runs good now. Gonna order a new Weber 32/36 2 barrel carb.

Love It! Bronco looks Great & glad to hear you got it running better. Both my boys had to try the 3 on the tree & now they like to take it around the block if they stop by the house.
 

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My son wanted to learn to drive the 3 on the tree so after church we went to the old airport and I let him have a go at it. While we were there my wife wanted to take some pics. Here are a few.

a dying thing, great for a kid to know how to operate one of those

good job dad
 
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