1969 Bronco Project K.I.S.S build/update thread

[cldonley]

Looks awesome!

 

[fordguy]

Are those front seats from the police explorer?

 

[frdboy]

Are those front seats from the police explorer?

No, they were in the Bronco when I bought it. Not sure what they came out of.

 

[frdboy]

Made some progress this past Sunday, headers are dropped off for coating, motor is back out.

Finished roughing in the Term X wiring and figured out coil mounting

I still have to work on cooling system. I have a radiator and trans cooler coming to see if I can make it work.

I also decided to hang some new fenders I had to replace the beat up ones currently on it and will probably start prepping for some paint work.

 

[frdboy]

Some goodies for the trans also showed up, a valve body from Jay @ Broader and a converter from FTI.

 

[frdboy]

The left door hinge post area was pretty rusty so I decided to replace/rebuild it....that turned out to be a 1/2 day project! Didn't take many pictures but it turned out well.

 

[frdboy]

2 new fenders, hood is rough but fits. New one not in the budget right now so I'm going to rock it for now. Painted the hood yesterday, got the Bronco taped off and hopefully paint it this week. John Deere Blitz black is the color.

 

[frdboy]

Sprayed it last night, turned out pretty nice.

 

[frdboy]

Finally the remainder of my engine parts are in and my headers are back from coating. Won't be long now!

 

[DirtDonk]

I know we touched on the Holley high ram earlier on, but have you done any mock up on it yet?
I have a hard time believing that’s gonna fit in the engine department of a bronco.
If it clears the leading edge of the hood, even a custom one, that’ll be nice. But that intake is gonna be right on top of the radiator. Unless you’ve got a lot of custom work going on there as well?
A hard and flat 90 at the intake won’t kill all the power, but it’s not the most efficient.

Anyway, still loving it. Just wanted to touch on that to see what you’ve got planned.

 

[frdboy]

I know we touched on the Holly high ram earlier on, but have you done any mock up on it yet?
I have a hard time believing that’s gonna fit in the engine department of a bronco.
If it clears the leading edge of the hood, even a custom one, that’ll be nice. But that intake is gonna be right on top of the radiator. Unless you’ve got a lot of custom work going on there as well?
A hard and flat 90 at the intake won’t kill all the power, but it’s not the most efficient.

Anyway, still loving it. Just wanted to touch on that to see what you’ve got planned.

This bronco has at least 3" of body lift from the PO so that helps, it does clear the hood I have but not by much. I think I will have room for a smooth 90 so the filter shouldn't be too bad.

https://classicbroncos.com/forums/t...i-s-s-build-update-thread.323087/post-3541891

 

[frdboy]

I could also run the side mount TB lid for this intake if I need to.

 

[rcmbronc]

I had this on mine. Hood scoop with 1" body lift

 

[frdboy]

I had this on mine. Hood scoop with 1" body lift

Nice!

 

[frdboy]

Chipping away at this, hopefully fire it this weekend!

Still working on figuring out cooling fan mounting.

 

[DirtDonk]

Nice looking radiator. Pretty compact.
What model is that?

 

[frdboy]

Nice looking radiator. Pretty compact.
What model is that?

That's a Allstar brand universal radiator. They have them in many sizes. I have used a few of them with good results.

 

[frdboy]

First start successful!

Thursday going to a friend's shop the have pipes bent for the exhaust.

 

[frdboy]

It's tight but I have an air filter on it!!

 

[DirtDonk]

Hey, if it fits, it’s a winnah!
And, as we’ve found out from watching Engine Masters, a hard 90 at the inlet doesn’t effect power anywhere in the range.