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Gatesboy

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Well, I've had this truck for 3 years now can finally have the money and patience to start the project.
 

Justafordguy

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Can't wait to hear what your plans for it are and see some pictures.:cool:
 
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pulling it in outta the snow and starting the tear down.
 

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Well, I played hooky from work today and did a little workand a lot of assessment. ... gonna need a pile sheet metal.
 

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Bferrari

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Love seeing progress! One thing you may consider is to study the body during disassembly. Look at your door gaps, panel lines, etc to see what works and which areas are needing attention. Once you find the attention areas, ask yourself why they are that way. Is a poor door gap due to a worn out body mount? weakened rusty floorboard? Previous owner's attempt to fix? etc. All in all, will help you see past what is in front of you to better prepare for the final fix. Another thing I would recommend is to brace the body prior to pulling off too much of the old metal. At a minimum you could put some door braces in to help keep plumb as you are progressing with your repairs. When I did mine I chose to work one area at a time, trying to get one area intact before tearing into another area. It seemed to work well for me and when all was said and done my panel gaps and body alignment were really close. Keep it up, this is the fun part! Glad to see another one getting a fresh start!
 

Pa PITT

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... OK SINCE YOUR JUST STARTING YOUR BRONCO ... do you think your going to like that lift... 4 poster... Or would the 2 post & arms be better..
... I'm wanting to buy myself a lift.. & I want one like you have...
... But my Buddies tell me i don't want that kind. .. I think I do ..
........................... What do you say.....................
 
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Love seeing progress! One thing you may consider is to study the body during disassembly. Look at your door gaps, panel lines, etc to see what works and which areas are needing attention. Once you find the attention areas, ask yourself why they are that way. Is a poor door gap due to a worn out body mount? weakened rusty floorboard? Previous owner's attempt to fix? etc. All in all, will help you see past what is in front of you to better prepare for the final fix. Another thing I would recommend is to brace the body prior to pulling off too much of the old metal. At a minimum you could put some door braces in to help keep plumb as you are progressing with your repairs. When I did mine I chose to work one area at a time, trying to get one area intact before tearing into another area. It seemed to work well for me and when all was said and done my panel gaps and body alignment were really close. Keep it up, this is the fun part! Glad to see another one getting a fresh start!

Thank you for the heads up. This is my first resto of a Bronco. I've done some fifties cars which have a lot more body to hold them together. I can already tell there's a lot of hillbilly ingenuity into the floors. The cross brace his shot so I need to remove the body to get to it. I'm certainly taking my time with everything. I figure I've got 2 years before I'll be driving her again. I have a 2000 Ford Explorer 5 liter that's going on it eventually.
 
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... OK SINCE YOUR JUST STARTING YOUR BRONCO ... do you think your going to like that lift... 4 poster... Or would the 2 post & arms be better..
... I'm wanting to buy myself a lift.. & I want one like you have...
... But my Buddies tell me i don't want that kind. .. I think I do ..
........................... What do you say.....................

A 4 postel is good for somethings and a two post is good for others. I like that I can get to everything on a four post but removing tires and wheels is a pain in the ass. I suggest buying both if you can afford it. I can not so I will be using my friends two post to remove the body.
 
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Removing the front fenders has proved to be a lot of fun. The retainer clips on the back of the bolts must be stripped. I think I'm going to have to take off the front clip in one piece
 

sprdv1

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Hooky is a great thing if it's to work on the Bronco :)
 

Bferrari

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Removing the front fenders has proved to be a lot of fun. The retainer clips on the back of the bolts must be stripped. I think I'm going to have to take off the front clip in one piece

Lol! Totally feel you on that! I had the same issues. Ended up using penetrating oil, vice grips and an impact. A couple that still wouldn't cooperate got attacked with a sawzall!
 
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