tx_bronco
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Howdy folks,
I'm about to pay off my little Ford Ranger and I'm thinking about keeping it (it's reliable and can haul stuff, but is no fun) and putting a fair amount of cash into my 72 Bronco to make it an everyday driver.
What I'm wondering is if anyone has an opinion on whether this is even doable.
Right now, I've already put a fair bit into it.
I've:
Put in a remanufactured 302. It has 10k miles on it since I put it in. Runs great.
Rebuilt the tranny. No probs there.
Put in a new clutch.
Converted from front drum to front disc brakes.
Put in Power steering
Rebuilt the transfer case
Put in headers and dual exhaust
Fixed a bunch of electrical
Rebuilt the front end 3 yrs ago. It has about 7k miles on it. Handles pretty well for what it is.
Done a ton of odds and ends (new alternator, battery, hoses, belts, fuel filter, etc)
I'm thinking about doing the following:
Put in a new radiator (it does have a cooling prob in the tx summer)
Put in fuel injection (I can't get the mixture right- it blows a lot of gas out the tail pipes).
Re-route the tail pipes so it doesn't suck the exhaust in the back.
Put in AC (so I can drive it to work).
Put in all new weather stripping to make it as tight as possible.
Put in a 4 speed tranny with overdrive to make it a little better on gas.
Fix some additional electrical so that all dash knobs work.
Do some minor asthetics.
Wondered what ya'll thought of that list. Am I missing anything? I'm hoping the fuel injection and 4 speed tranny w/overdrive improves gas mileage (I know it'll never be great, but it can be better). It rides pretty well now, but I only use it for fun. I was thinking that if I could make it reliable and comfortable (as much as it can be) it'd be a fun ride. I hate the vehicles they have out today. They have no soul and you can't work on them yourself.
Anywho, wanted to get opinions and also see if there were some ways to improve gas mileage that I hadn't thought of.
Thanks, in advance, for your help.
I'm about to pay off my little Ford Ranger and I'm thinking about keeping it (it's reliable and can haul stuff, but is no fun) and putting a fair amount of cash into my 72 Bronco to make it an everyday driver.
What I'm wondering is if anyone has an opinion on whether this is even doable.
Right now, I've already put a fair bit into it.
I've:
Put in a remanufactured 302. It has 10k miles on it since I put it in. Runs great.
Rebuilt the tranny. No probs there.
Put in a new clutch.
Converted from front drum to front disc brakes.
Put in Power steering
Rebuilt the transfer case
Put in headers and dual exhaust
Fixed a bunch of electrical
Rebuilt the front end 3 yrs ago. It has about 7k miles on it. Handles pretty well for what it is.
Done a ton of odds and ends (new alternator, battery, hoses, belts, fuel filter, etc)
I'm thinking about doing the following:
Put in a new radiator (it does have a cooling prob in the tx summer)
Put in fuel injection (I can't get the mixture right- it blows a lot of gas out the tail pipes).
Re-route the tail pipes so it doesn't suck the exhaust in the back.
Put in AC (so I can drive it to work).
Put in all new weather stripping to make it as tight as possible.
Put in a 4 speed tranny with overdrive to make it a little better on gas.
Fix some additional electrical so that all dash knobs work.
Do some minor asthetics.
Wondered what ya'll thought of that list. Am I missing anything? I'm hoping the fuel injection and 4 speed tranny w/overdrive improves gas mileage (I know it'll never be great, but it can be better). It rides pretty well now, but I only use it for fun. I was thinking that if I could make it reliable and comfortable (as much as it can be) it'd be a fun ride. I hate the vehicles they have out today. They have no soul and you can't work on them yourself.
Anywho, wanted to get opinions and also see if there were some ways to improve gas mileage that I hadn't thought of.
Thanks, in advance, for your help.