migs Bronco Barn - a chronicle of what's happening at the new place

[migs]

Back up top the valve covers have been installed and started bolting on the exhaust manifolds as well. The driver's side manifold isn't fully buttoned down yet as the oil dipstick needs some better fitting and sorting.

 

[tasker]

holy smokes!!! just blown away!!!

 

[Forest69]

In other happenings, I finally hung up my retractable "paint booth". I've been meaning to put this curtain wall up since I moved in here and have really been missing it. I originally had it set up at my last place but only had enough room for a roughly 12'x13' space in that smaller garage. Now I have enough length to fit a complete truck inside with plenty of room to move all around it.

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What is the tire size on that yellow 70? I’ve got a complete body redo on my 69 and don’t want to cut. I have 32x11.5 tires and must change size. Heard 30x9.5 tire is largest with no cut. Changing 4” body lift to 3.5 suspension lift and 1” body bushing. Any comets?

 

[migs]

275/70-17 on 17x7 steel dodge ram wheels. Wheel sizing and backspacing is key.
That bronco has the same, 3.5” suspension lift along with a 1” body lift.

You can check out the Long build up of it here

 

[sprdv1]

holy smokes!!! just blown away!!!

right.. good stuff right there

 

[jmhend]

Very nice guys.. Can't wait to see it

 

[papy]

amazing build

 

[Comemonday71]

Migs, that POR15 on the oil pan looks so bitchin!

 

[svastano]

Looks Great!

 

[migs]

Thanks all, we're slowly getting there.

So back to buttoning things up underneath, the transmission pan... besides leaking a ton, it was in need of some cosmetic rehabbing.



And after smoothing out some dents, straightening a few flange issues and a short trip through the blast cabinet...



And to hopefully help keep the leakage at bay down the road I made a flange insert piece to help spread the load when tightening the pan bolts.

 

[migs]

Something discovered when dropping the pan was that the filter wasn't the correct one for the Bronco C4 pan. I found a spare pick up tube and installed it along with the correct filter to better take advantage of that little deep sump in the pan.



And after a little paint along with a new quality gasket the pan was installed.



(Don't worry tasker, that's not pink....... it's osha safety purple)

 

[DirtDonk]

The reinforcing flange is a great idea. They usually work great on those flimsy tin pans.
The explorers use them on the steel oil pan and we’ve even used them on Corvair oil pans to good effect.

 

[tasker]

Something discovered when dropping the pan was that the filter wasn't the correct one for the Bronco C4 pan. I found a spare pick up tube and installed it along with the correct filter to better take advantage of that little deep sump in the pan.

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And after a little paint along with a new quality gasket the pan was installed.

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(Don't worry tasker, that's not pink....... it's osha safety purple)

HOW did you know I would see this???

 

[sprdv1]

Something discovered when dropping the pan was that the filter wasn't the correct one for the Bronco C4 pan. I found a spare pick up tube and installed it along with the correct filter to better take advantage of that little deep sump in the pan.

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And after a little paint along with a new quality gasket the pan was installed.

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(Don't worry tasker, that's not pink....... it's osha safety purple)

make it stand right out

 

[migs]

Now that most of the chassis rehab is done the axles and steering linkage that was done the previous year is looking a little untidy.



And after a little clean up and touch up...

 

[migs]

Painted and installed the trans dipstick/fill tube and put the chassis back on the ground for now.

 

[Oldtimer]

SCORE approved traction aids?

 

[migs]

Ballast.... for the big jumps!

 

[tasker]

Ballast.... for the big jumps!

Is that a dare??

 

[tasker]