1973 Stroppe Baja Bronco

[bbow]

Man that is a awesome Bronco. I agree with a previous poster, just drive her as she is.

 

[House]

House, I wanted to congradulate you on your Stroppe. I know the original owners of that bronco and you have youself a nice rig there. I know they are sad to have it gone but it's in great hands!

Thanks, tell them hello and thank you for the wonderful Bronco.
We are less than 300 miles apart, so if either of us are in the others area
we will have to look each other up...

Man that is an awesome Bronco. I agree with a previous poster, just drive her as she is.

That's the plan! Well, almost anyway. Some new tires are on the way,
and a handful of NOS Ford parts to spruce a few things up... ;D

 

[420Bronco]

Will Do House! enjoy that Bronco!!!

 

[rmiller747]

Dang Ford painters anyway! Where is Rich Miller?!
I am just happy that mine isn't wrong...

Hey hey.... Working today at the plant. No time to screw off on classics today ;D

It's true. I spent 4 years of my Ford career at Kentucky Truck. We painted the 2 tone super duty trucks and all tape lines were hand done. All different at the ends depending on the operator and the shift. Same goes for the factory super duty bed liner. All masking done by hand and different depending on operator and shift. Robots painting and bedlining these days but masking still operator dependent.

Later

 

[Blue Bastard]

Dang Ford painters anyway! Where is Rich Miller?!
I am just happy that mine isn't wrong...[/QUOTE

taping cars;D hmmmm.... you didnt seem to working very hard when i talked to you today....

 

[rmiller747]

Dang Ford painters anyway! Where is Rich Miller?!
I am just happy that mine isn't wrong...[/QUOTE

taping cars;D hmmmm.... you didnt seem to working very hard when i talked to you today....

Shhh.. A Bronco is a Ford. Busy working on a 'Ford" today.....media blaster then a visit to the painter.....

 

[House]

Mmm, the sweet smell of new rubber... :-*

 

[BajaBronco]

Nice, did you go 31? Or 32? I was able to leave 1" body lift on Tampico so may go 32"

 

[House]

I ended up going with the 31's.

 

[House]

Another point of interest, looks like Placerville Ford sponsored a Bronco
in the '72 Baja 500. These guys sure were into their Broncos!

 

[House]

Got the new horseshoes on...
I would take a better pic but it is pitch black outside.
I already miss daylight savings time!

 

[andyp]

Got the new horseshoes on...
I would take a better pic but it is pitch black outside.
I already miss daylight savings time!

Very nice

 

[rmiller747]

Got the new horseshoes on...
I would take a better pic but it is pitch black outside.
I already miss daylight savings time!

Ready for crusing;D Looks great. Yeah daylight savings sucks. I leave in the dark and get home from work and its dark.

 

[WheelHorse]

House

Congrats on achieving Stroppe-hood. From what I see, that's a mighty fine rig you have there, plus having the history of it is wicked.

Sometimes you'll find people are more interested in chewing the ear off of an owner who's kept as much as original as possible as opposed to a shiny new restoration.

 

[House]

Thanks guys
I am not really a fan of the raked look that you get with a HD 152,
but not real sure what to do about it...

 

[gritz]

Maybe you could put a set of 2" lift coils on it. Would that be to much to level it out?

 

[House]

I was thinking of that, but don't want the ass sagger look either. LOL
I will take a tape measure to it and see how far off it really is.
It isn't as bad as that last pic looks, that is sort of a deceiving angle...

 

[House]

Located and installed 20 correct lug nuts...

 

[House]

For those of you that think I have lost it, here are the different styles.
I switched from the one on the left to the one on the right.

 

[House]

Also located some new license plate bolts, matching the originals of course.