75 Bronco Restoration

[Splash440]

While waiting for a previous 57 Thunderbird project to get out of the paint shop, I started working on another project, a 1975 Bronco.

Actually, I purchased this project a couple of years ago but took over a year to get the title straight. I have been working on it for about a year but just got around to posting pictures.

It is extremely beat up as it was a hunt club truck for about 20 years before it was parked.

 

[JB Fab]

Wow, a hunt club rig! The loner rig hunters use to relive their teenage off-road mis-adventures? that rig? I sir, applaud your ambition! It seems you chosen to make us all look bad by choosing the holy grail of 'worst case' previous owners, as your starting point.....

Cheers!
Jon

 

[Splash440]

Yep, I am s sucker for a basket case. Based on where I am in the project at the moment there is not much original sheet metal left.

 

[Splash440]

Most of the floor was aluminum plate over very rusty metal.

 

[Splash440]

More pictures of the very rusty body. Sometime in the past a previous owner welded a 3 inch pipe to the frame for a rear bumper.

 

[Splash440]

Got some more pictures resized and ready to post.

While I was disassembling the body I realized that there was very little that it made sense to try and save. I decided to buy all new parts and build a body from scratch. First, I watched a lot of videos and read all I could about the key measurements for the jig and for the body assembly. I had a jig frame for my last project (57 Thunderbird). It was fairly easy to change the mount points once I settle on the right dimensions.

 

[Splash440]

It is a little scary when you are assembling the body. I kept checking the measurements and just hoped it was all right. But, at this point you are committed.

 

[Splash440]

Assembling the rear quarter panels seems a little tricking in the beginning but turned out to be one of the easier procedures. There were multiple pieces but it all made sense to me for some reason.

 

[phred]

Wow! I wish my shop looked that clean and neat. Nice work, looking forward to the build progress

 

[Splash440]

Thanks, I have learned over the years if I don't put things back where they belong it takes forever to find them.

 

[fordfan]

I'm a subscriber to your build! Keep us updated! There's not many builds like yours going on here anymore, so we will be tuning in!

 

[rcmbronc]

Looks awesome. One word of advise if you are going to run doors make sure they fit well before pinning down any post locations.

Good luck looks fun.

 

[Splash440]

Looks awesome. One word of advise if you are going to run doors make sure they fit well before pinning down any post locations.

Good luck looks fun.

Thanks, I plan to have standard doors. I have looked at a lot of information on measurements, but it is still a little intimidating.

 

[Scoop]

Nice work!

 

[gnsteam]

I'm a subscriber to your build! Keep us updated! There's not many builds like yours going on here anymore, so we will be tuning in!

I second this comment. Nice work so far.