1969’s build thread

[1969]

It’s the little things sometimes when I’m building a vehicle. Found this license plate frame from the Ford dealership that was around my city in the late 1960’s and 1970’s. It has just the right amount of patina to match the body of my Bronco.

 

[DirtDonk]

That’s very cool! I have some brand new ones for my dealer where my pick up was originally purchased.
I also found one for the old Ford dealership that Wild Horses took over! Running that one on my’68.

 

[1969]

That’s very cool! I have some brand new ones for my dealer where my pick up was originally purchased.
I also found one for the old Ford dealership that Wild Horses took over! Running that one on my’68.

I didn’t know that Wild Horses took over an old dealership that’s cool!

 

[Speedrdr]

Would be cool to have an original Wild Horses tag surround.
All the dealers around where I grew up were too cheap to do metal tag surrounds. At best you got a heavy paper “tag” with the dealer logo printed on it…that is if they didn’t pull it to put on another car on the lot. Lol

Randy

 

[DirtDonk]

Growing up around here, all the dealers used metal license plate frames. I always hated the habit of other dealers in other areas, of putting their cast metal logos on the back of the bodies of the vehicles. I’m not against advertising, just that I thought it was cheesy to drill holes into a new vehicle to put your name on it. That’s something that the car owner could do, but not the dealer!
But now that all those vehicles are vintage, those old dealer emblems are just cool beyond words.
Some things just go around and come around!

And yes, we moved into the old Geweke (geh-vee-kee) Ford dealership In Lodi after they closed down.

 

[904Bronco]

A big box of (painful for me) wires showed up today


You got this... One wire at a time and before you know it, it will be done.

 

[1969]

@904Bronco Thank you for the words of encouragement! I need to fix the body first, and then collect a few more parts such as a gauge cluster, vintage air and fuel injection before I tackle the wiring.

 

[1969]

Found a vintage license plate topper from Harold’s Club which was an old Casino here in town. It was active from 1935 to 1995 before finally closing its doors. The plate topper is from the 60’s or 70’s. I think I’ll just run it on the front like this without a front plate.

 

[1969]

I haven’t made much progress on the Bronco due to all the summer activities but I’ll get back to it soon enough. Picked up a Toms 3 core brass copper rad!

Ballistic Fabrication diff covers front and rear. Although had to remove the skulls off them ha!

 

[1969]

Bought a Dakota Digital and Bailie Bilt front bumper the other day, hoping 2025 is the year I at least get to drive her around the block. Taking it back over to my buddies in a few weeks to get the floor pan and firewall welded up. After that there isn’t a whole lot of welding to be done on it anymore and should come together much quicker. Big items I still need to purchase are a steering column kit, hydroboost, pro flo 4 fuel injection, drivelines. I have lots of little stuff too like brake lines, fuel lines, new dash(?) with all the controls etc. I’m sure there is also a lot I’m forgetting.

 

[idus25]

10” coil overs.

Hey, Sorry to interject a question...What spring rate did you go with on your King coilovers? I'm planning on 2.5 x 10" but do not know where to start on spring rate. Thanks for the advise.

 

[1969]

Hey, Sorry to interject a question...What spring rate did you go with on your King coilovers? I'm planning on 2.5 x 10" but do not know where to start on spring rate. Thanks for the advise.

I’ll check when I get home today

 

[1969]

A buddy helped me get it moved over to another friends shop today. His tilt deck with a winch made it a breeze loading and unloading.

Let the sheet metal work commence!

 

[1969]

We started the sheet metal repair today.

It

 

[1969]

Learned a good lesson in checking your parts boxes when they arrive. Went looking for the upper firewall panel knowing I ordered it but it wasn’t in the box, looked everywhere for it. But 2 years ago when I ordered the sheet metal I never opened the box till this weekend. So it never got shipped to me and I never checked. Ordered it again, luckily it’s not an expensive piece.

Here are the two other pieces mocked up. We cut out the factory panels but left a portion of each to place these up against. It may not be the best way but this isn’t a show Bronco, it’s going to get wheeled and used.

 

[1969]

We made a good amount of progress today! It’s nice not to see the engine from the cab for the first time.

 

[RustDrop]

Metal fab looks great, I imagine its not to difficult just need the place, tools and time Ive been messing with a 70' and the previous overhauler just welded the new floor pans on top of the old swiss cheese ones. Had to remove the auxilary fuel tank to cut off wheel to a reasonable end.
That Chevy axle set looks rubicon ready on that old bronco!
I have a Dana 50 twin traction beam front and Sterling 10.25 rear I couldnt see getting scrapped off a 88' f250 and have been wanting to fabricate it under something.

 

[1969]

Metal fab looks great, I imagine its not to difficult just need the place, tools and time Ive been messing with a 70' and the previous overhauler just welded the new floor pans on top of the old swiss cheese ones. Had to remove the auxilary fuel tank to cut off wheel to a reasonable end.
That Chevy axle set looks rubicon ready on that old bronco!
I have a Dana 50 twin traction beam front and Sterling 10.25 rear I couldnt see getting scrapped off a 88' f250 and have been wanting to fabricate it under something.

Thank you, my buddy is the wizard with the welder.
It had Chevy axles when I got it at first but we switched them out for 05+ Ford Super Duty axles.
That would be cool under an EB, not sure I have seen someone do a TTB front!

 

[1969]

Modified floor brace to fit the ZF5 with a 1” body lift.

 

[1969]

More progress! Got some primer down, going to seam seal and then coat it all in POR 15.