I have a new addition to my driveway today. It is rough, real rough, but it will be a fun project and a great wheeler.
This is a '66 Ford Bronco. It is truly a classic and sure to get a lot of attention. This was my fathers truck, and when we moved from Colorado in '87 it was left behind at a friend of his (left in an open field) for three years as a pre-staged hunting vehicle. It was not run and never moved the entire time that it sat there. It was towed to Indiana and directly into storage in 1990, and today was the first time it has seen the light of day since then.
The current plan is new axles, 6-8" lift, 37-39's, new wire harness, power steering conversion, auto transmission conversion, new transfer case, new drive shafts, custom roll cage, fender protection with rock sliders, and the frame and bumpers completely sandblasted and painted. The bumpers are all 3/8" steel and are welded to the frame. the brush guard on the front is so strong that we used the lower cross bar as a tow point to wrap the winch and drag it onto the trailer. Dangerous yes, but it worked and there was no deflection of the cross bar or brush guard at all! I do want to add a pair of D ring mounts and a receiver on both front and rear bumpers.
I do not plan on painting the truck, I really like the years of patina. It really shows the history and adds a lot of character. It also will mean a lot to my dad to leave the body as it is and only repair the little bit of rust. May look at adding a clear coat for some protection.
This is pretty close to the size I will be shooting for, certainly not the same look though. This will not be a mall crawler!
Now what I know you people want to see....
This is a '66 Ford Bronco. It is truly a classic and sure to get a lot of attention. This was my fathers truck, and when we moved from Colorado in '87 it was left behind at a friend of his (left in an open field) for three years as a pre-staged hunting vehicle. It was not run and never moved the entire time that it sat there. It was towed to Indiana and directly into storage in 1990, and today was the first time it has seen the light of day since then.
The current plan is new axles, 6-8" lift, 37-39's, new wire harness, power steering conversion, auto transmission conversion, new transfer case, new drive shafts, custom roll cage, fender protection with rock sliders, and the frame and bumpers completely sandblasted and painted. The bumpers are all 3/8" steel and are welded to the frame. the brush guard on the front is so strong that we used the lower cross bar as a tow point to wrap the winch and drag it onto the trailer. Dangerous yes, but it worked and there was no deflection of the cross bar or brush guard at all! I do want to add a pair of D ring mounts and a receiver on both front and rear bumpers.
I do not plan on painting the truck, I really like the years of patina. It really shows the history and adds a lot of character. It also will mean a lot to my dad to leave the body as it is and only repair the little bit of rust. May look at adding a clear coat for some protection.
This is pretty close to the size I will be shooting for, certainly not the same look though. This will not be a mall crawler!
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Now what I know you people want to see....
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