Wow, what a killer bronco! I toyed with the idea of changing things or keeping it stock on my nearly all original bronco when I got it. The main things I did change; brakes(front disc conversion), radiatior(aluminum), suspension(2.5 WH), radio(retorosound) I feel like are all for the better. I also kept every stock piece if someone wanted to take it back and make it all original again. Mine is also not a 1976 Ranger... I like the idea of a 1.5 inch lift on yours. Just enough to make it look a little more beefy... Such a great find you got there!