'75 all-purpose build

[JGbronc]

Just out of curiosity, is yours a Denver edition? DSO would be 763000 if so. That would be found on the tag inside the glovebox door.

Nice work on the build, by the way!

 

[Broncotj0]

Holy Denver!

JG it crossed my mind years ago to check but never did. When I refinished my hood there was blue paint below it. I honestly haven't thought about it since. I just walked outside and took a look. It looks to be. Now I sit with the thought and situation that I have completely trashed a rare bronco. I have had it for 13 or so years. Wished I would have looked then.

 

[Prizefighter]

I've been enjoying this build, keep it going. It's a little late now anyways right? Plus you already brought it back from the dead after the wreck it looks like so time to build it up.

 

[Broncotj0]

Thanks man. It is a bit late. Unless a bronco brother wants to pony up some cash to buy it so they can bring it back to it's original glory. With all the mods that I have done, that would be close to impossible. I just wish I had known this info years ago. I would have restored it to original.

 

[JGbronc]

Bottom line, it's your Bronco to enjoy and build. The mods and accessories are yours. Worse things have been done to rare Broncos. Promise.

Keep up the good work. Hope I didn't cause too much grief, I was just curious.

 

[Broncotj0]

Thanks JG!
I stripped some parts off the 5.0 for cleaning, modifications, and to reseal it yesterday along with getting every part out of the Mountaineer that I will need. I went to the extreme and pulled the whole engine bay harness along with the efi, O2, and trans harness. I got most of the parts cleaned up and ready for paint. I need to modify the driver's valve cover a little but no big deal there. I was a bit surprised to see that a motor with 180k still had all the crosshatching in every cylinder!!! That was great to see. I feel a lot more confident about the reliability of this mill. I need to pull the crank pulley, waterpump, and timing cover to put new seals and a new pump on. I believe I have all the parts that I need other then a fuel pump for the swap. I still need to figure out how I'm getting a sag PS pump and a York mounted on this thing but I might have it figured out.

 

[Broncotj0]

The Mountaineer had a bit of an exhaust leak. I think I found out why. Lol the passenger side manifod came off in two pieces. As I was taking the lower intake off the front two studs broke off at the head. I built the stud up with weld, welded a nut on and was able to extract them. It was an hour process but it worked. I was pretty unsure for a while. I really didn't want to pull the heads since the cylinder walls looked so good. It just might have turned into a 347 if I had. Lol once I get this painted and resealed I'm going to pull the bronc motor and then start on the wiring harness.

 

[Prizefighter]

Anything new here?