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79driver's Build Thread UPDATED 6/5/09 Finally Painted!

br0nc0xrapt0r

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Great job I love to see old broncos that look hopeless get resurrected! you really are doing an awesome job
 
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Thanks for the compliments so far guys! Its nice to have people see it for what it will be instead of "look at that piece of crap, why are you trying to fix that?" Of course that just makes me want to get it done that much more.
anyway here are a few pics of the drivetrain that i didnt post and also the fuel tank. It is the BC Bronco's 23 gallon tank and the skid plate.
 

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I love it!

:eek: Wow! Very nice job. I hope that I can do half as good when I get mine started. My garage isn't that big, and my neighbors already roll their eyes when they see my Broncos lined up in the yard. I figure thy're just jealous!;D Haha! Keep posting those pics. VERY impressive!:cool:
 
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I got my engine back from the machine shop yesterday. It's a 351 Windsor bored .030 over with flat top pistons and an RV cam. I also had a little bit of head work done. Now that i have it back i have to get all the accessory parts and do the final assembly.
 

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Devin

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Sweet! That must be pretty exciting. I am taking my block, crank, and rods down to the machine shop this weekend. I am stoked!!
 

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Whats wrong with this scenario? Kade is home working on his Bronco and everyone else in Stephenville is out chasing UFO's...must be something stronger than pot in that town.
 

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holy kow!! thats looking great! I wish I one of those trannys...might make it easier to drive mine daily again. Keep it up,Chuck
 
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Whats wrong with this scenario? Kade is home working on his Bronco and everyone else in Stephenville is out chasing UFO's...must be something stronger than pot in that town.

I came out one day and the aliens were trying to steal my bronco. I was going to shoot at them but i didnt want to start an inter-stellar war. lol I ended up beating them senseless and stealing their space ship. Of course i kept the good parts to go on the bronco. lol
 

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If you catch 4 of them space ships you can hamer down the edges and make MOON HUB CAPS out of um like we did back in the 60's.........
Keep up the good work kid............
 
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Well ive about got my engine ready to go in...i am waiting on my pressure plate and clutch but fedex says they should be here tommorow. If that happens i hope to have it in by the weekend. I ended up getting a wieand intake, crane roller rockers, and an MSD distributor. I also have an old MSD 6AL ignition box off of another truck to go on it. Heres a few pics i managed to take off the engine and also my doors that i picked up this weekend.
 

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Take that fram filter off.... Kade ....Get an AUTOLITE .....or motorcraft.....
Or those my doors or did you buy those from Midlothin ......Rest sure looks good ...........
..........Did you go to that fire Sunday....How close to your house was it .......
 
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These are the doors from midlothian, imk going to use the doors i got from you as summer doors, no glass or door frames and i'll weld up the window track.

That fire was right behind my house. It didnt burn my land but got the neighbors land and back fence and it burned almost to club lake. I saw the smoke from my house before the neighbor did and called dispatch, then i went and got the neighbor on his bulldozer and then i met the first truck at the gate and got on it. We stayed until about 7 or so.

How come you recommend Motorcaft filters, are they alot better? The only reason i got from is cause i can remember the number. PH8A
 
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Well i got the engine in today. It went pretty smooth except for it wanted to sit in the frame sideways ( the transmission mount was off to one side and it made the engine want to sit all diagonally in the frame.) I had to bring out the astro-power and push it where it needed to be and re-bolt it down. I also put BC's headers on it, they fit really nice. I was gonna do the exhaust with the body off the frame but I'm worried about how close the pipe will be to the floor on the passenger side. I may have to do a test fit with the body to see how close it will be.
 

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I decided to put the body on yesterday. It is sitting on hockey pucks because my body bushings arent here yet. When they get here it will have a 1 inch body lift. Now i have alot of things put put back on and alot of body work to do. At least it does look like a bronco now. Sometime this week I;m gonna get to the junkyard and try to find some pulleys and brackets for the engine.
On a side note i have found out that my dog likes the bronco...lol
 

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Pa PITT

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Looking good Kade ......I've got a 351 down on Bronco row in that brown tr go get the pullys off it .....Don't ask just go get them if you can use them ....I need a picture taken of a bulkhead a member wants ...
Your Bronco sure is looking good ......
 
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Cool...I'll give you a call tommorow or something and figure out when i can come by. thanks
 
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