New addition to the family

[Tugross302]

Finally got this home today. I made a deal with the guy 5-6 weeks ago but he’d lost the title so we had to wait for a new one. I also got some parts with it but I don’t know what yet. He has to dig them out of storage. I know there’s two brand new chrome bumpers wrapped in Ford cardboard and a nice set of stock hubcaps. Anyway this is a ‘76 sport automatic. Had a repaint in 1990. A tank full of stale gas. New rear brakes and lines. I just got her Home and took the old carpet out to see what it looks like. Should I just order a new tank and lines and rebuild the carb first thing? I had it running for 5 minutes til the heater control valve broke and antifreeze started spewing. Thoughts?

 

[bronconut73]

As Chico (from "Chico & The Man) would say,

Loooking Good!

Pump out all old fuel.
Maybe drop the tank.
Sending unit may look pretty rough.
A stockish capacity new poly tank is pretty cheap, new metal one is even cheaper.

Blow lines out a little.

Definitely rebuild carb.

Full tune up if it were me. That way you know what is new or not.

Check those rear axle bearings too.

 

[76BroncoPete]

Looks good to me. I had thought about switching to a plastic heater control valve, but just cleaned up my metal control valve and kept using it because I was worried about the durability of the plastics valves. I also changed out the original fuel tank too but that was more about an intermittent dying problem I was try to track down, which it solved. Your floor looks better than mine does under my mat. Well done in my opinion for what that is worth

 

[Crush]

Very nice tug

 

[West Tn Dawg]

Sweet Tug!!

 

[Readhead]

My two cents stay with the metal heater control valve ... my plastic broke in two weeks

 

[half cab]

Nice find for sure. I need a used chrome bumper%)just sayin if you pull one off to use a nos one. ;D

 

[Slowleak]

Very nice! It even has the elusive Ventshades....

 

[Tugross302]

Thanks guys. The new bumpers are going on my copper one I think. The ones I take off it will go on the wife’s half cab so I won’t have any extras. Hey Mark, the trailer has hauled 3 different broncos since I’ve had it. It pulls great but my wife painted it Blue and Gold with a WVU logo planned for the floor of it.

 

[PickleJar]

It’s gem

 

[Slowleak]

Hey Mark, the trailer has hauled 3 different broncos since I’ve had it. It pulls great but my wife painted it Blue and Gold with a WVU logo planned for the floor of it.

That’s a smooth pulling trailer for sure. I bet it looks good with blue and gold paint. Much better than the “anti-theft orange”

 

[okie4570]

Nice congrats!! Just my 2 cents of course, but if I'm pulling an old tank with old fuel, a new tank is going back in it's place.

 

[Attac]

Nice find for sure. I need a used chrome bumper%)just sayin if you pull one off to use a nos one. ;D

Let me look at my barn. I think I may have one
Chuck

 

[JGbronc]

I need a set of NOS bumpers! ;D

Nice find! I agree with replacing the tank and sending unit. That'll make a great driver as is!

 

[half cab]

Let me look at my barn. I think I may have one
Chuck

Cool n thanks n hi jack over;D

 

[LUBr LuvR]

Congrats Tug, that’s quite a herd you’re assembling there! Hope you have many happy years and miles in the new-to-you ride.

 

[sprdv1]

Look at you.. Congrats!

Finally got this home today. I made a deal with the guy 5-6 weeks ago but he’d lost the title so we had to wait for a new one. I also got some parts with it but I don’t know what yet. He has to dig them out of storage. I know there’s two brand new chrome bumpers wrapped in Ford cardboard and a nice set of stock hubcaps. Anyway this is a ‘76 sport automatic. Had a repaint in 1990. A tank full of stale gas. New rear brakes and lines. I just got her Home and took the old carpet out to see what it looks like. Should I just order a new tank and lines and rebuild the carb first thing? I had it running for 5 minutes til the heater control valve broke and antifreeze started spewing. Thoughts?

 

[sprdv1]

Thanks guys. The new bumpers are going on my copper one I think. The ones I take off it will go on the wife’s half cab so I won’t have any extras. Hey Mark, the trailer has hauled 3 different broncos since I’ve had it. It pulls great but my wife painted it Blue and Gold with a WVU logo planned for the floor of it.

There ya go, sounds like a plan..

 

[tennessee toy]

Looks great. Obviously floors were redone when painted.
Sweet!

 

[Tugross302]

Update. Tried syphoning all I could get out of the rear tank and put on a new fuel filter. Cut the line and tried to run it out of a 5 gallon can. I filled the fuel bowl and it would run until the carb ran out of gas. Previous owner said he thought the auxiliary tank leaked so I figured it was empty. Decided to check it and it was full and it smelled pretty good. So I switched tanks and started it. It sputtered for 5 minutes then smoothed out. It ran like a new one. I drove it about 15 miles with no problems. Idles good. Starts easy. I even tried it out in the mud