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Official Herd of Broncos in Baja Thread
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billd987
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The herd is stateside! There will be a lot more pictures and stories to come.
Muchas Gracias to Scott for putting this together and his endless hours spent on this.
This group of people was awesome and I was privileged to be a part of it. It was truly the trip of a lifetime.
Muchas Gracias to Scott for putting this together and his endless hours spent on this.
This group of people was awesome and I was privileged to be a part of it. It was truly the trip of a lifetime.
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Border crossing went smoothly and all 11 crossed under their own power. Now off to Colorado for us. Many more pictures and stories coming, but now we need sleep! What an adventure! Here’s a pic after the crossing back in the US!
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That picture better make the calendar for 2019. I So want to go next year!Border crossing went smoothly and all 11 crossed under their own power. Now off to Colorado for us. Many more pictures and stories coming, but now we need sleep! What an adventure! Here’s a pic after the crossing back in the US!
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I was there. Still have about 800 Bronco driven miles to go to get home.
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What a great adventure! Super group and awesome planning and leadship by Coach Barnes. We are rolling towards home in Minnesota with great memories and lots of new friends.
Sitting at the air port waitng to head back to Ct . Wow what a trip!! You couldn’t of ask for a better group of people and Broncos. If I had to do it again I wouldnt change a thing!Thanks Scott for putting this together. Wait till the pictures and Videos start flying you guys are in for a treat 
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It’s kind of surreal to be done with this trip. So much planning and prepping. It was almost strange getting to Yuma and meeting the group. The half from CO which I knew, and the other half from all over. It didn’t seem like the day had actually come to start the unexpected trek into Baja. Then we cross the border back to the US, we take a few pictures, shake a few hands, give a few hugs and then all go our separate ways. We’ve spent 11 days helping each other long hours into the night, waking up to load up for another day, and sitting around dinner tables and Broncos talking about our favorite memories of the day. The group became family for a couple short weeks in a foreign country all because of the love of these old Broncos and a sense of adventure.
Big thanks to Scott for all his planning, expertise of Baja, and most importantly getting every single Bronco to the daily destination before the sun set. Big thanks to Josh, Juan, and Jesus who provided the safety net of the chase truck and trailer.
The strength of the group was that everyone was in it to have fun and when it could’ve been frustrating when someone had issues, everyone kept the focus on gettin er done and we just pushed through so we could get to the next adventure.
I was thankful to have a few masterminds of Broncos in the group who were always willing to grab a beer out of my cooler and help me out no matter the time of evening or how exhausting the day had been. I had very minimal issues with my rig and was VERY happy how strong it ran. The constant rattling down pothole filled highways, washboard roads, and rocky terrain knocked my driver window off the track and I spent more time taking my door panels off to fix the door knobs and window track than anything else. I had to replace one u joint (which I had in my parts tub), replace the rear pinion seal (which the guys in the Baja Sur Bronco Club delivered to the hotel in La Paz), and fix one loose wire connection to the kill switch I installed 2 days before the trip. Other than that, I was issue free for 10 days of 8+ hours of pushing my Bronco hard.
I run a 351W with Explorer EFI, Explorer serpentine with Saginaw pump, 3.5 inch suspension lift with Wild Horses 11 pack leafs and Bilstein 5100 shocks. I have a ZF5 transmission, D20 transfer case, and 35” tires. The only thing I might have changed was to go with an adjustable shock so I could change it on the fly. We carried a good deal of wait with spare parts and supplies so rear sagging was a common issue (mine wasn’t too bad). I got pretty good gas mileage. The day that some were concerned with getting to San Felipe on fumes, I still had 3.5 gallons left in the tank.
This was certainly a trip I’ll remember forever. I was able to bring my dad along for the ride and it was great to share this with him. I can’t wait to start seeing the photos and videos. I myself probably have over 6 hours of GoPro footage to go through.
We handed out coloring books, stickers, and matchbox cars to kids all along the trip. They were all so excited. I gave my last coloring book away about 200 feet from crossing back into the US and the little boy was so excited.
Coco’s Corner
My dad and I.
San Felipe from our hotel balcony.
Border crossings both directions were slow and very hot. Some Broncos just needed to breath a little more!
In line to cross the border.
All 11 Broncos drove back across the border on their own (hence the empty chase truck)!
Loaded up and taking a restful ride back to their stables.
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Big thanks to Scott for all his planning, expertise of Baja, and most importantly getting every single Bronco to the daily destination before the sun set. Big thanks to Josh, Juan, and Jesus who provided the safety net of the chase truck and trailer.
The strength of the group was that everyone was in it to have fun and when it could’ve been frustrating when someone had issues, everyone kept the focus on gettin er done and we just pushed through so we could get to the next adventure.
I was thankful to have a few masterminds of Broncos in the group who were always willing to grab a beer out of my cooler and help me out no matter the time of evening or how exhausting the day had been. I had very minimal issues with my rig and was VERY happy how strong it ran. The constant rattling down pothole filled highways, washboard roads, and rocky terrain knocked my driver window off the track and I spent more time taking my door panels off to fix the door knobs and window track than anything else. I had to replace one u joint (which I had in my parts tub), replace the rear pinion seal (which the guys in the Baja Sur Bronco Club delivered to the hotel in La Paz), and fix one loose wire connection to the kill switch I installed 2 days before the trip. Other than that, I was issue free for 10 days of 8+ hours of pushing my Bronco hard.
I run a 351W with Explorer EFI, Explorer serpentine with Saginaw pump, 3.5 inch suspension lift with Wild Horses 11 pack leafs and Bilstein 5100 shocks. I have a ZF5 transmission, D20 transfer case, and 35” tires. The only thing I might have changed was to go with an adjustable shock so I could change it on the fly. We carried a good deal of wait with spare parts and supplies so rear sagging was a common issue (mine wasn’t too bad). I got pretty good gas mileage. The day that some were concerned with getting to San Felipe on fumes, I still had 3.5 gallons left in the tank.
This was certainly a trip I’ll remember forever. I was able to bring my dad along for the ride and it was great to share this with him. I can’t wait to start seeing the photos and videos. I myself probably have over 6 hours of GoPro footage to go through.
We handed out coloring books, stickers, and matchbox cars to kids all along the trip. They were all so excited. I gave my last coloring book away about 200 feet from crossing back into the US and the little boy was so excited.
Coco’s Corner
My dad and I.
San Felipe from our hotel balcony.
Border crossings both directions were slow and very hot. Some Broncos just needed to breath a little more!
In line to cross the border.
All 11 Broncos drove back across the border on their own (hence the empty chase truck)!
Loaded up and taking a restful ride back to their stables.
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Loved watching Viperwolf's videos. Congratulation all, pretty impressive. My back and ears hurt from just watching the videos. 
I'd think I'd be adding dynamat, underbody coating and comfortable seats before attempting that trek.
I'd think I'd be adding dynamat, underbody coating and comfortable seats before attempting that trek.
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And don't hesitate to air down the tires.
Did any of you all on the trip air down for the majority of the run?
I don't mean to like 5psi rock-crawling with bead-lock pressures, but more like 15psi or thereabouts, just to change the frequency so to speak.
Soften the blows...
Paul
Did any of you all on the trip air down for the majority of the run?
I don't mean to like 5psi rock-crawling with bead-lock pressures, but more like 15psi or thereabouts, just to change the frequency so to speak.
Soften the blows...
Paul
Just arrived home, tired, dirty and happy. Will sort through my videos and photos and post but here is another from yesterday.
https://youtu.be/QVmkm9N4R_Y
https://youtu.be/QVmkm9N4R_Y
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Thanks for sharing this adventure here on CB! It's been great following along and seeing Broncos being used to their potential. This was a brave excursion and it seems like it went without a hitch with 40 + year old collector equipment! Thanks!
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Glad to hear it.. Great video
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