1973 half cab build The bronco ford should have made

[fordfan]

Finally!!!!The rust-free tub were looking for!!!

Just and update.....Welded up unnecessary holes and holes and holes!!!! and more holes.......fixed inner fender rust under the overflow tank, and seat bolts, (broken ones, and new ones for the factory bench seat.) We should paint and undercoat soon!!! Stay tuned!!

 

[NGABronco]

I'm glad you got that thing back back upright.... it was starting to look like some of those "possoums on a half shell" me and bax kept seeing going to Hot Springs!!!!!%)%)%)

 

[ford man]

73 build

Looking good I need to get out to the shop and sharpen my drill bits so I can drill some new holes in that tub when I get it back ;D

 

[FRANKO289]

Holy Carp! your Garage is awesome !!

 

[fordfan]

Holy Carp! your Garage is awesome !!

Hey Franko!! Thanks. The old gasoline island and canopy has become a handy place ,to do the dirty work, so in most of the photos, there is "stuff" everywhere in front of the shop. The cinder block and the concrete part of the sign shop is suppose to have stacked rock on it but.....not enough time.

I keeping thinking someone is going to question the 16" body lift on this frame.... call Suzy Duff and see if she has one in stock!!!;D;D

 

[bluemonday]

I like looking at the background of your pictures. Of course the Broncos are nice but your shop very nice. The wall around the bottom, Is that a cinder block wall at the bottom or does the 2x4's go all the way to the concrete??

 

[fordfan]

I like looking at the background of your pictures. Of course the Broncos are nice but your shop very nice. The wall around the bottom, Is that a cinder block wall at the bottom or does the 2x4's go all the way to the concrete??

The wood is on a 56" tall cinder block wall with stacked stone exterior. The ceiling is 12' 6" sloping to 14' in the center of the building. It is basically a wood frame building with a steel I beam support structure. A monorail crane operates on the I beams, so anything is the center area of the shop (16' x 40') can be hoisted and moved.

 

[fordfan]

Documentation Photos

Finally finished the metal work on the tub and finished the epoxy priming!
Baking it on in the sun!!

 

[fordfan]

Documentation Photos

Hey Ben....did you see any of those possums on the half shell with a Bahama Blue Belly??;D;D Acrylic Enamel with hardner for the extra protection, and then 3M undercoating. Hoping to do the undercoating tomorrow!:-X

 

[NGABronco]

Hey Ben....did you see any of those possums on the half shell with a Bahama Blue Belly??;D;D

HaHa, no but going thru N Al, bax was disappointed, I told him heck it's quarter to 12, they've all been picked up for lunch!!!!;D;D;D


That Bahama Blue rig is looking real good!!!!!

 

[stout22]

I'm not sure about that Bronco. Looks like it spends a lot of time on it's side.%)

It is looking good! Can't wait to see it with the flame job.

 

[sgtdcoulter]

Looking gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooood whew!

Forget the flame job, drill some new holes so I can spray foam them. Looking like "real fine" I noted the Body Lift and wondered how the center of gravity was going to be affected by the 10 gallon finger pointer in a 5 gallon blue possum!;D

 

[fordfan]

Documentation Photos

Ford Man has not told anyone, but I think he's doing a LUBER on 54s!!!! Not sure how much suspension lift he's going to need for those 54s to clear the fenders!!!! It does have a 16" body lift...

On a more serious note, the tub and fenders got the DynaPro treatment today!!

Pic # 7 shows a pile of parts in the restoration process.

 

[stout22]

Looks like you are really taking advantage of this nice weather.
Ole finger pointer is going to want to pave his drive so he doesn't get any rock chips on this shiney new paint or else it may not get off the trailer.

 

[ford man]

Looking good ford fan can believe you put that black over the only blue we got see ya Stout 22 you can keep your flames for your build.%)

 

[DWALKER]

Looks like the body jig is working well. The Bronco is looking great. Can't wait to see it finished.

 

[broncoitis]

Just skimmed through the thread and lookin good for sure! Keep it up.

 

[fordfan]

Took a two month vacation, but back to the grind!!

We have waited a while for the primer to cure really well before proceeding on Ford Man's '73 half cab.....built just as Ford would have made it! However, we have been making a little progress....Bolting everything together for a test fit before everything is shiney Bahama Blue. Eventhough we have the best collection of NOS parts and like NOS stuff, it still needs grinding, flexing, tweeking, drilling etc.... The sheet metal is fitting together nicely with nice gaps....for a Bronco, that is. Here's a few pics. We plan on painting some of the assembly together like Ford did it.

 

[stout22]

Can't wait to see some blue on it!

 

[ford man]

Can't wait to see some blue on it!

x2 I saw the post and I started to ;D thinking I was going to see some blue paint! It looks good gray we could just clearcoat it and be done.Looks good ford fan .