71 Cali Bronco Build

[bronkenn]

Nice fab work you did there. Going to be a good looking truck.Ken

 

[sprdv1]

Finished and ready for body work. More primer and sanding ahead.

Keep after it... coming along well

 

[71 CA Bronco]

Thanks guys. I can use the encouragement. Its easy to get overwhelmed with one of these projects. I believe I'm finally over the hump though. Once we get paint on her then the real fun begins.

 

[904Bronco]

Panel fitment. I made most panels with a cheapo harbor freight brake $60. The Z bend at top of cowl and bead rolling were done for $20 locally. I think it turned out pretty good for a rookie.

I think so too... Nice work

And your not a rookie any more...

 

[ntsqd]

Looks great! I like that you extended the ribs up.

Who did the bead rolling?

 

[phred]

Nice work. Wanna come do some panels on my 66 f100.


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[71 CA Bronco]

Looks great! I like that you extended the ribs up.

Who did the bead rolling?

JG Customs (Justin) on Callens Road.

 

[71 CA Bronco]

Nice work. Wanna come do some panels on my 66 f100.


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Sure. May cost you a bit in beer and airfare though.

 

[sprdv1]

Thanks guys. I can use the encouragement. Its easy to get overwhelmed with one of these projects. I believe I'm finally over the hump though. Once we get paint on her then the real fun begins.

Very easy to do for sure.. I recently am gonna start writing shit down, to remember everything that needs to be done, or mods I want to make

Keep plugging away

 

[71 CA Bronco]

Progress made on front clip.

 

[71 CA Bronco]

Sand and Prime

More sand prime...

 

[71 CA Bronco]

Tailgate

Repaired tailgate gap.

 

[ntsqd]

Looking good!

 

[71 CA Bronco]

Fold Down Dash

Just sent the Bronco to Line X to coat the bottom. After that to paint shop. Been a long hall. Anyway catching up with progress.

I was thinking about what a pain the painless harness will be to wire to the dash accessories so wanted to make a fold down dash. I had a ton of dash parts to start with.

 

[71 CA Bronco]

Fold Down Dash

I obtained a few pieces of flat bar and later a couple of cheap heim joints. The ones without the nylon because I plan to weld on them.

 

[71 CA Bronco]

Fold Down Dash

Next I used my Okie brake aka vice to bend my flat bar. Then cut the ends to match the heim.

 

[71 CA Bronco]

Fold Down Dash

Heims cut.

 

[71 CA Bronco]

Fold Down Dash

Welded out Heims.

 

[71 CA Bronco]

Fold Down Dash

Brackets completed.

 

[71 CA Bronco]

Fold Down Dash

Test fitting brackets. I just added a nut to the other side of heim and the spacing is about right. These pictures where taken before finishing the brackets.