Broncitis
MEB Founder
- Joined
- May 18, 2004
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It’s that time of year again! Time for the 2nd annual MEB Wrench & Roast!
Last year’s inaugural event went great and lots of members pitched in to help Allen Fahey get his project the kick start it needed! After nearly 10 years in the garage, Allen actually took his rig to the Roundup last month!
This year we will be helping get Rich Phillips’ (MEB’s very own Webmaster) rig back on the road! This rig was purchased new by Rich’s parents and has been a source of many great memories as Rich grew up, so it will be great to see this Bronco back on the road so the newest generation of Phillips’ can start building some memories with it as well!
I’d like to encourage all MEB members who would like to come out and lend a hand to come out and participate this year!
Now that I've got one of these under my belt and know what to expect, I'd like to open this up to all Bronco enthusiasts who would like to come and check out a different type of MEB event and get to meet some of our great members! Right now it looks like we will be having a special guest driving in (and bringing his Bronco) all he way from Seattle to attend! So unless someone comes in from HI, it might be hard to get the long distance award!
This year’s W&R will be held on July 25-26 at my shop in Dover, PA. There are several local hotels in York and anyone who wants to bring their RV or tent camp in my yard is welcome to do so. There should be plenty of room for everyone. The main work day will start at 9AM on Saturday, but we may have some work to finish up on Sunday as well.
MEB will be providing lunch and dinner on Saturday and Bill McFann has again agreed to be the designated Roast-master and will be bringing his 28+ years of pig roasting experience (and his very own pig spit this year) on the road to Dover to feed the crew the Pig Roast dinner!
I’ll be coordinating the Wrenching end of things and helping make sure we have the people, parts and tools we need to get the job done! As part of this, I’d like everyone who plans to attend to send me an email at drew@earlybroncos.com and let me know if you have a particular area of expertise or interest and I will try to assign you to those tasks. If you have no particular preference and are willing to help wherever needed, please indicate that as well. Also, if you do not feel you are much of a mechanic but just want to watch and learn from some of the many experienced members, that is great as well! We welcome all of you to come out and help, learn, or just cheer us on! I’m sure we can find some way for everyone to help, weather it is grabbing some tools, sweeping up, or maybe making a parts run for a last minute item we need!
Below I have included a general outline of what we plan to accomplish for Rich. Please look this over and then send me an email if you would like to head up a specific group of tasks (i.e. Fuel & Cooling), or if you’d be able to help out with some of these items.
With enough members help, I’m sure MEB can come though for Rich like we did for Allen last year! I’m looking forward to another great weekend with lots of great Bronco folks helping another (and some really good food too!).
Once again, please let me know if you can attend and where you can help (and if you will have your wife/kids with you so we can plan the food). BTW, Hershey Park, Harley Davidson (final assembly plant and museum), Gettysburg (Battlefield and shopping outlets), Lancaster (Amish Country, water park and more shopping outlets) are close by if the wives/kids might want to make a day trip or an extended weekend getaway out of it.
I look forward to another great turnout and a fun weekend!
Drew
Suspension
Install Wild Horses 2.5" suspension kit
Brakes
Install Wild Horses delux disc brake conversion kit
Install new hard lines along axles and frame
Install power booster
Electrical
Install Centech wiring harness, headlight relay and fuse block
Install New Instrument Cluster and speedo cable
Install dash and plastic glovebox liner
Fuel & Cooling
Fuel lines from tanks to pump
Install new Fuel Line Valve (Aux/Main)
Install new heater hoses
Install aux tank with new sender and hose
Steering
Assemble Pump and Pulley and install with new hoses
Remove Broken Bolt in body for column mount
Install new steering column with new rag joint and lower shaft
Install New Steering Wheel
Body/interior
Install heater box with new core
Install roll bar
Recover and install seats
Install windshield with new gasket
Transmission
Drop trans and install new throwout bearing
Last year’s inaugural event went great and lots of members pitched in to help Allen Fahey get his project the kick start it needed! After nearly 10 years in the garage, Allen actually took his rig to the Roundup last month!
This year we will be helping get Rich Phillips’ (MEB’s very own Webmaster) rig back on the road! This rig was purchased new by Rich’s parents and has been a source of many great memories as Rich grew up, so it will be great to see this Bronco back on the road so the newest generation of Phillips’ can start building some memories with it as well!
I’d like to encourage all MEB members who would like to come out and lend a hand to come out and participate this year!
Now that I've got one of these under my belt and know what to expect, I'd like to open this up to all Bronco enthusiasts who would like to come and check out a different type of MEB event and get to meet some of our great members! Right now it looks like we will be having a special guest driving in (and bringing his Bronco) all he way from Seattle to attend! So unless someone comes in from HI, it might be hard to get the long distance award!
This year’s W&R will be held on July 25-26 at my shop in Dover, PA. There are several local hotels in York and anyone who wants to bring their RV or tent camp in my yard is welcome to do so. There should be plenty of room for everyone. The main work day will start at 9AM on Saturday, but we may have some work to finish up on Sunday as well.
MEB will be providing lunch and dinner on Saturday and Bill McFann has again agreed to be the designated Roast-master and will be bringing his 28+ years of pig roasting experience (and his very own pig spit this year) on the road to Dover to feed the crew the Pig Roast dinner!
I’ll be coordinating the Wrenching end of things and helping make sure we have the people, parts and tools we need to get the job done! As part of this, I’d like everyone who plans to attend to send me an email at drew@earlybroncos.com and let me know if you have a particular area of expertise or interest and I will try to assign you to those tasks. If you have no particular preference and are willing to help wherever needed, please indicate that as well. Also, if you do not feel you are much of a mechanic but just want to watch and learn from some of the many experienced members, that is great as well! We welcome all of you to come out and help, learn, or just cheer us on! I’m sure we can find some way for everyone to help, weather it is grabbing some tools, sweeping up, or maybe making a parts run for a last minute item we need!
Below I have included a general outline of what we plan to accomplish for Rich. Please look this over and then send me an email if you would like to head up a specific group of tasks (i.e. Fuel & Cooling), or if you’d be able to help out with some of these items.
With enough members help, I’m sure MEB can come though for Rich like we did for Allen last year! I’m looking forward to another great weekend with lots of great Bronco folks helping another (and some really good food too!).
Once again, please let me know if you can attend and where you can help (and if you will have your wife/kids with you so we can plan the food). BTW, Hershey Park, Harley Davidson (final assembly plant and museum), Gettysburg (Battlefield and shopping outlets), Lancaster (Amish Country, water park and more shopping outlets) are close by if the wives/kids might want to make a day trip or an extended weekend getaway out of it.
I look forward to another great turnout and a fun weekend!
Drew
Suspension
Install Wild Horses 2.5" suspension kit
Brakes
Install Wild Horses delux disc brake conversion kit
Install new hard lines along axles and frame
Install power booster
Electrical
Install Centech wiring harness, headlight relay and fuse block
Install New Instrument Cluster and speedo cable
Install dash and plastic glovebox liner
Fuel & Cooling
Fuel lines from tanks to pump
Install new Fuel Line Valve (Aux/Main)
Install new heater hoses
Install aux tank with new sender and hose
Steering
Assemble Pump and Pulley and install with new hoses
Remove Broken Bolt in body for column mount
Install new steering column with new rag joint and lower shaft
Install New Steering Wheel
Body/interior
Install heater box with new core
Install roll bar
Recover and install seats
Install windshield with new gasket
Transmission
Drop trans and install new throwout bearing
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