CMTBronco
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I’ve owned my bronco for almost 5 years now. This time around I decided I’d pay a little more money to start with something rust free and get the chance to enjoy it a little before I took it to the next level. 4+ years later I’m finally getting to the restoration! In the long run, starting rust free actually saved me some money as the only repair work that’s been needed to the tub is a new Driverside floor pan to replace the previous owners initial repair work. The truck was in 90% original paint so I knew I wouldn’t have to worry about many “surprises” along the way. I bought the truck sight unseen from a guy in Oregon and had it shipped East to New Jersey the following month. I can honestly say that I did not have 1 surprise when the truck showed up or any hiccups for that matter with the whole transaction. Everything was as described and I still consider the previous owner a friend of mine today.
My goal from day 1 was to do a body off restoration with reliability, functionality, and looks as the end result. Although this is not going to be a daily driver, I intend to run the truck 2-3 days a week as I’ve been doing over the past few years.
Over the past 10 years Tom from The Bronco Ranch and I have bought and sold one another many parts (and trucks). He’s become a friend throughout the years and I’ve always gone to him for some of the hard to find pieces, or parts that I’ve needed when mint condition was the only thing I would accept. Tom’s a wealth of knowledge and he’s one of the few that’s interpretation of quality and condition is in line with mine.
I’ve had dozens of conversations with Tom over the past few years about being the one to perform my restoration. Anyone who’s seen his work on his personal trucks knows that he does everything first class. When Tom finally agreed to do it and gave me my time slot I began to collect all the parts I could so we could hit the ground running and that’s exactly what he’s done. I’ll attached a link to The Bronco Ranch www.thebroncoranch.com which is where you can track the progress of “The Jersey Devil” as Tom named it, along with a few other restorations that The Bronco Ranch has going on. I was lucky enough to get a picture of my truck from the original owner way back in the day when it was uncut (Pic 1) and picture 2 is how it looked the day I got it. I’ll be posting pictures as the project moves forward!
My goal from day 1 was to do a body off restoration with reliability, functionality, and looks as the end result. Although this is not going to be a daily driver, I intend to run the truck 2-3 days a week as I’ve been doing over the past few years.
Over the past 10 years Tom from The Bronco Ranch and I have bought and sold one another many parts (and trucks). He’s become a friend throughout the years and I’ve always gone to him for some of the hard to find pieces, or parts that I’ve needed when mint condition was the only thing I would accept. Tom’s a wealth of knowledge and he’s one of the few that’s interpretation of quality and condition is in line with mine.
I’ve had dozens of conversations with Tom over the past few years about being the one to perform my restoration. Anyone who’s seen his work on his personal trucks knows that he does everything first class. When Tom finally agreed to do it and gave me my time slot I began to collect all the parts I could so we could hit the ground running and that’s exactly what he’s done. I’ll attached a link to The Bronco Ranch www.thebroncoranch.com which is where you can track the progress of “The Jersey Devil” as Tom named it, along with a few other restorations that The Bronco Ranch has going on. I was lucky enough to get a picture of my truck from the original owner way back in the day when it was uncut (Pic 1) and picture 2 is how it looked the day I got it. I’ll be posting pictures as the project moves forward!
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