Ford's 68 Ford Bronco

[1owner66]

You are doing a great job there Mikey. Way to go show some of the old doubting Thomas' out there.

 

[MikeyFord3]

lol thanks man look likes the build will take a slow down in couple of weeks going back to the hospital to get these pesky tounsils out.. but anyways just got abck from a weekend of hockey down in mass. starting to work on the rusty horse tomorrow. =]

 

[MikeyFord3]

lol the hospital must love me just got 8 stiches above me eye hit my head on the ice during a game of ice hockey lol.

 

[MikeyFord3]

today i welded a patch in below the window and hood..

 

[ja840a]

I took a rust bucket and breathed some life back into with a new engine and drive train so i could run it... the guy i sold it too spent serious dough and 7 weeks in the body shop to make it look pretty... have at good time will be had, just try not to yell at her too much she's pretty old ya know...

 

[MikeyFord3]

im workin on the body now. Im kind of doing it backwards fixing all the rust holes and doing the body work now then doing the frame after.. lol the body materials like sand paper and primer exc..are pretty much free cuz my uncle has a shop so while i ahve no money to do anything else im doing what i can to get more stuff done ya know?

 

[MikeyFord3]

heres some pics of what it ended up like i got the other side done too.. i guesss i just need to bondo or something to make it all smooth again. and patch that one little hole that i found at the end

 

[MikeyFord3]

got some more work done today on the bronco. its getting a little chilliiiiii down here in south jersey..

 

[Mark]

I'd rather work in the cold than deal with the Black Widows.
I got the creeps.
Then there's msweb showing off the Brown Recluse's that he has.
yikes, polar temps sounding better than poisonous spider bites. I can live with Daddy Long Legs, but that's it.

 

[MikeyFord3]

lol well it is starting to get cold so they will all be gone.

 

[MikeyFord3]

selling the bronco.. really dont want to but some unfortunate things have happened lately and i need to get rid off it for the money to hhelp out..

 

[Miker]

Sorry to hear your going to have to go this route. You were giving it the good fight. Probably alot more guys were watching your work than were posting, like me.
Hope you get your money back and then some.

 

[Mark]

You have skills Mikey.
Sorry to hear it, but part of being a man is doing what you gotta do.

Hope you'll be back with a new one someday.

 

[MikeyFord3]

yeah well this is really what i want to do but i mean its just a rough time my moms pretty sick and im helping out with some things soo i gotta do what i got to do. im still young so i know there will be another bronco in my future prob more then one.thanks for everyone who watched and look for me in about a year or so ill have another one. =]

 

[Steve83]

Soooo... I guess it's time to move this thread, right?

Posts about vehicles on eBay or vehicles for sale will be moved to the Classifieds forum. No exceptions.

 

[Mark]

Mikey, don't change the title of the thread, or it will get moved and eventually deleted. There's some good info and pictures of the build here that can help someon in the future.
It's a build thread and you can mention in an end post that you posted it for sale with the for sale link to that thread...

http://www.classicbroncos.com/forums/showthread.php?t=150657

 

[scotts77]

As much fun as you are having with this I would say it was 300.00 well spent.

 

[chrlsful]

MikeyFord73,
I don't know if they're still readin/writtin but this is a good break 4 U. It's ALL 4 the GOOD. Bein from Haddonfield and older (closer to 60 than 50) I'm interested. U can connect w/Drew P 4 another EB, he's kinda close. but watch his pricing scheem.
Also bein older I have 2 suggestions. Patients and vision. The 3rd was energy (U don't really need the money) because I saw the energy U were able to put in. I've had mine since '82 and did 1/2 the wrk U did.
Vision: really think bout UR end product. Wadda U want 2 end up with? Use, moter, gears, tire sz. etc.
Patients: plan it out so U do what needes 2 be done when (sequence of operations).
Stay on the boards (there's a doz. of them). U can 'lirk' and learn alot.
Thanks 4 including us all on UR trip, no matter how short/long it wuz, keep skatin or other interests 2!
cf

 

[stang67]

I was 18 with an old car once.I am hopin he pulls thru. I would rather see this that some little ricer with a fart can. At least he has good taste to go with his strong will and determination. Plus, he will be way better off in the long run. One day he will be 48 and say...my first EB was a throw away and look at her now. Good luck man

 

[fireman1749]

Someone should buy it and hold it for him until he can buy it back for the same price