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And I got it running today for the first time! What a great feeling after this long and every part being new. Fired up on the first turn and sounds great. Ill update the current build in from the first post as this has changed a lot since I started.

ngsd said:

And I got it running today for the first time! What a great feeling after this long and every part being new. Fired up on the first turn and sounds great. Ill update the current build in from the first post as this has changed a lot since I started.

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Congrats... a great feeling

So I started a build list today. What I realized is that there is not going to be a single part on this that is not new or rebuilt. It really adds up over time. Here is what I have done so far:

Blueprint 306 375hp Alum heads New
Sniper Fuel Injection New
Explorer Front Serpentine Dress
Aluminum Radiator New
Drake Alum Finned Valve Covers and Air Cleaner New
Custom Heater Hose routing
Custom Stainless Steering Fluid Reservoir New
Custom Stainless Overflow Tank New
Stainless Battery Cage New
Duff Short Headers and 2 into 1 Magnaflow New
4g Alternator New
Mean Green Starter New
Optima Yellow Top New
Flow Cool Water Pump New
Ready To Go Distributor and M Coil

Aisin AX15 5 Speed gearbox New
Centerforce clutch and Pressure Plate New
Dana 20 Rebuilt
J Fab Twin Stick conversion
Woods custom front and rear drive shafts New
Advance Adapter conversion

Tru Trac 4.56 Rear 9 inch diff New
31 Spline axles New
All Internals rebuilt
76 Bronco Dana 44 Disk front end 4.56 gears Rebuilt
Duff Heim Steer New
Duff Adj Track Bar New

All Brakes parts replaced with new New
Inc, disks, drums rotors, bearings, pads New
All new Brake lines and hoses New
Power Brake Booster and Master Cyl New
Proportioning valve New
Emergency cable set New

Duff Duck 2.5 inch Lift Kit New
Inc T rex radius arms, springs, Shocks New
Hellwig Front Sway Bar New
Hellwig Rear Sway Bar New

Toms 23 gal FI Fuel Tank with internal Pump
Custom Fuel routing

Ultra Black Rock 15x10 Wheel (5) New
33.12.50x15 Off road Adventuro MT New

Sheet metal replaced: New
All floors front and rear New
Front Fenders New
Rear Lower quarters New
Tail gate New
Rockers New
Inner fenders New
A Pillars New
B Pillars New
Kick Panels New
Front Wheel Wells New
Rear Wheel Wells New
Grill New
Core Support New
Bronco Design Custom Fiberglass Hood New
Rock Bumper Front New
Rock Bumper Rear w/Tire Carrier New
WH Gorilla Warflares New
Raptor Liner Underside, Inside, Engine Bay New
LED Lights

BC Broncos Custom Dash New
Drake Billet Dash and Knobs New
Kenwood 2Din Bluetooth Stereo New
Wetsounds Ultra 10 Sound Bar New
Dakota VHX Digital Gauges New
Ididit Direct Fit Tilt Column New
Adj Lower Universal Steering shaft New
Toms Steering Wheel New
Toms Front and Rear Seats New
3 point seat belts New
Matching Center Console New
WH Center Console Cubby New
Newport Wiper System New
Billet Heater Switches and pulls New
Painless Wiring Harness w switches New
Rebuilt Pedal Box and Cable Throttle New
Kincer Family Cage New

Frame Sanded, Painted, reinforced. Repaired

And I am still a long way off from Finishing!

Heading for a 100K+ build. Got that amount in mine with much less costly stuff than on your list. An admirable goal and a great time filler
Good luck

Another day another change in direction! This build has taken more twists and turns so why stop now. I decided to fit everything and rough it in so I could get it drive-able and spend a few months driving it and shaking it out before it goes in for paint and body. I know it is double work but since it started as a pile of parts and never was assembled I thought it would be better to work out all the issues so i didn't have further changes or damage the paint when working on it. So I am about at a place where it is ready to drive after I swap out the master cylinder.

Since I saved this one from the grave, I thought it was only fitting that I get a conserving wildlife license plate!

I forgot that I had this post! It has been two years since I last commented and I am still not finished with it. I have added, changed and taken it apart several times playing around with the set up. I used it for a test mule for many other builds in the meantime. I am glad to say it was all worth it as I drives and handles beautifully. I finally settled on a color and interior and it will be off to the interior shop soon to get the final finish.