Jarrett h
Jr. Member
Hello!
I figured I would start a build thread to capture all the progression over the next few years.
I picked up my 1969 Bronco last spring from Denver and drove it 1,300 miles back to Washington with only minor issues. On the drive back I experienced a fuel leak from the sending unite area (poly tank), a hot start problem, & headlights cutting out while I was passing through Utah.
The truck had a 302 w/ a floor shifted 3 speed, and no modern luxuries like PS or AC. Although it did have a 2.5" TBP lift, 4wheel disc upgrade, & 33" tires. Once back in the Seattle area I quickly swapped the T shifter for a twin-shift and noticed the front wheels weren't getting power w/ the hubs locked. I replaced the hub locks w/ warns and it solved the problem.
What it looked like when I picked it up -
Replaced Bumpers w/ stock style, added MSD distributor, coil, off-road ignition box, Mean Green starter, Milodon oil pan, urethane body mounts, & JD heim steering -
My commute is about 2 miles so I started daily driving the bronco. We also took a number of weekend road trips. During an off-road camping trip w/ a coworker the bronco ended up getting stuck on an old forest road w/ one tire hanging off the side of the hill. When trying get unstuck the rear end started popping and we ended up totally losing drive from the rear. So I had a Ruff Stuff 9" built w/ a truss to hold a 35 spline setup & to hand the future power. The HD anti-wrap spring perches have 3 spring mounting locations, so I'll use the forward hole to move the axle back 1".
The motor has always smoked but it progressively got worse and started experiencing extreme blow by out the breather, w/ large amounts of oil leaking out all over the engine bay.
I figured I would start a build thread to capture all the progression over the next few years.
I picked up my 1969 Bronco last spring from Denver and drove it 1,300 miles back to Washington with only minor issues. On the drive back I experienced a fuel leak from the sending unite area (poly tank), a hot start problem, & headlights cutting out while I was passing through Utah.
The truck had a 302 w/ a floor shifted 3 speed, and no modern luxuries like PS or AC. Although it did have a 2.5" TBP lift, 4wheel disc upgrade, & 33" tires. Once back in the Seattle area I quickly swapped the T shifter for a twin-shift and noticed the front wheels weren't getting power w/ the hubs locked. I replaced the hub locks w/ warns and it solved the problem.
What it looked like when I picked it up -
Replaced Bumpers w/ stock style, added MSD distributor, coil, off-road ignition box, Mean Green starter, Milodon oil pan, urethane body mounts, & JD heim steering -
My commute is about 2 miles so I started daily driving the bronco. We also took a number of weekend road trips. During an off-road camping trip w/ a coworker the bronco ended up getting stuck on an old forest road w/ one tire hanging off the side of the hill. When trying get unstuck the rear end started popping and we ended up totally losing drive from the rear. So I had a Ruff Stuff 9" built w/ a truss to hold a 35 spline setup & to hand the future power. The HD anti-wrap spring perches have 3 spring mounting locations, so I'll use the forward hole to move the axle back 1".
The motor has always smoked but it progressively got worse and started experiencing extreme blow by out the breather, w/ large amounts of oil leaking out all over the engine bay.
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