My Father and I are making progress on our 1974 Bronco restoration so I figured its time to start a thread and fully document our project. This will be called the F8 LUBR Build. For those who dont already know what LUBR means it is "Left Uncut" or "Lifted Uncut Bronco." We will not be cutting the rear fenders and will leave it how it originally came from Ford. F8 is the paint we decided to use which comes from the new Hellcat/Demon. As you will see later in this thread we made some tweaks to the paint so it is ONE OF A KIND! As of today, 7/3/18, we are 2 weeks away from primer so buckle up!
First a little bit of a back story. My car addiction began about 28 years ago when my Uncle took me for a ride in his NAF Cobra. I hopped out and hit my leg on the extremely hot side pipes and I was hooked! Crying, but hooked.
Fast forward to 2009, I had been thru 5 Mustangs but always wanted a truck or SUV. I originally wanted a Land Rover Defender 90 but then I came across some old Baja Bronco videos and decided that was the route to go. We began scouring Craigslist, this website, and eBay for about 2 years. I bid on a few but missed out on some solid projects under $4K, really kicking myself now of course. We had found a pretty rough one in Texas and were making plans to fly out and see it when I hopped on here and find a for sale thread with the AZ location tag![Eek! :eek: :eek:](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
I find out he's only 30 minutes from me so I head over on a Saturday and there it is idling in front of his house. We chat for a few minutes and he tosses me the keys and tells me to take it for a spin. This was my first time sitting in a Bronco and Im grinning from ear to ear!
I head back and tell him I love it but I want my Dad to come check it out as well since this is going to be our project. We head back over the following weekend and luckily he still has it. We take it for another spin and after the first turn he looks at me and says, "this is ours!" We load up several boxes of parts, hop on the frontage road and take it up to 65mph only to realize we need gas. Stopped at the gas station and 2 people immediately comment, "Nice Bronco!"
After doing some research it was originally a limestone poly green wagon from Houston but when he purchased it, it was a red half cab.
He removed the body from the frame and installed new body bushings, disc brakes up front, new tires/wheels, built a front bumper, moved the glovebox over on the dash for the new cage and did a 2.5" suspension lift with new coils/leafs. He then took the bulkhead back out, found a hardtop and converted it back to a wagon. He had a local engine shop tear down the original 302, hone and rebuild it as well as the C4 trans, and Dana 20 transfer case. He did a frame off restoration and we will be going even further:
A new cage
New soft top
At its new forever home
I did not plan on having 2 yellow cars, I just couldn't pass up the Bronco! Plus the Cobra was a beast. If you have not experienced a pullied 03/04 Cobra you need to!
Now if you want to skip all the fun and see it being painted, click here you cheaters: Paint Day!!!!
If not continue on...
First a little bit of a back story. My car addiction began about 28 years ago when my Uncle took me for a ride in his NAF Cobra. I hopped out and hit my leg on the extremely hot side pipes and I was hooked! Crying, but hooked.
![Svq6myK.jpg](https://i.imgur.com/Svq6myK.jpg)
Fast forward to 2009, I had been thru 5 Mustangs but always wanted a truck or SUV. I originally wanted a Land Rover Defender 90 but then I came across some old Baja Bronco videos and decided that was the route to go. We began scouring Craigslist, this website, and eBay for about 2 years. I bid on a few but missed out on some solid projects under $4K, really kicking myself now of course. We had found a pretty rough one in Texas and were making plans to fly out and see it when I hopped on here and find a for sale thread with the AZ location tag
I find out he's only 30 minutes from me so I head over on a Saturday and there it is idling in front of his house. We chat for a few minutes and he tosses me the keys and tells me to take it for a spin. This was my first time sitting in a Bronco and Im grinning from ear to ear!
![uVE1pmn.jpg](https://i.imgur.com/uVE1pmn.jpg)
I head back and tell him I love it but I want my Dad to come check it out as well since this is going to be our project. We head back over the following weekend and luckily he still has it. We take it for another spin and after the first turn he looks at me and says, "this is ours!" We load up several boxes of parts, hop on the frontage road and take it up to 65mph only to realize we need gas. Stopped at the gas station and 2 people immediately comment, "Nice Bronco!"
After doing some research it was originally a limestone poly green wagon from Houston but when he purchased it, it was a red half cab.
![vlc3Pix.jpg](https://i.imgur.com/vlc3Pix.jpg)
He removed the body from the frame and installed new body bushings, disc brakes up front, new tires/wheels, built a front bumper, moved the glovebox over on the dash for the new cage and did a 2.5" suspension lift with new coils/leafs. He then took the bulkhead back out, found a hardtop and converted it back to a wagon. He had a local engine shop tear down the original 302, hone and rebuild it as well as the C4 trans, and Dana 20 transfer case. He did a frame off restoration and we will be going even further:
![n50zfRk.jpg](https://i.imgur.com/n50zfRk.jpg)
A new cage
![I6Ak0wX.jpg](https://i.imgur.com/I6Ak0wX.jpg)
New soft top
![PGqRGrR.jpg](https://i.imgur.com/PGqRGrR.jpg)
At its new forever home
![oGYN6Gt.jpg](https://i.imgur.com/oGYN6Gt.jpg)
I did not plan on having 2 yellow cars, I just couldn't pass up the Bronco! Plus the Cobra was a beast. If you have not experienced a pullied 03/04 Cobra you need to!
![9DPXZyb.jpg](https://i.imgur.com/9DPXZyb.jpg)
Now if you want to skip all the fun and see it being painted, click here you cheaters: Paint Day!!!!
If not continue on...
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