What have you done to your Bronco today?

[Ol'Blue]

Finally cleaned it up after our Sand Hollow UT trip a couple of weeks ago. Sand everywhere! Great place to wheel, golf, hike, fish, boat etc. !

 

[Yeller]

Put a few miles on it

 

[joebronco73]

Got the intake manifold [mostly] cleaned up and rebuilt the carb. I should be reassembling and retuning by this weekend

 

[phred]

Not actually in the garage, pulled this disc brake 9 out of an old Lincoln

 

[Yeller]

Took it for a little country drive

 

[Speedrdr]

Finished installing the new stock height body bushings…yay! Small victory, but a good feeling nonetheless. Got the last bit of the frame painted. Removed the front wheel tubs. Eventually I plan to start reassembly and my wifey will be so happy with that. lol.
Small steps but that’s all I seem to manage now.

Randy

 

[joebronco73]

Finished installing the new stock height body bushings…yay! Small victory, but a good feeling nonetheless. Got the last bit of the frame painted. Removed the front wheel tubs. Eventually I plan to start reassembly and my wifey will be so happy with that. lol.
Small steps but that’s all I seem to manage now.

Randy

Randy, is that solely POR15 on the frame? Looks good.

 

[DirtDonk]

Upgraded my original alternator to a 100 amp GM/Delco in a Ford case alternator.

What’s your source for that? Got a link?

 

[399strokerEB]

I tore apart the rear suspension to replace the shock mounts and found the reason for the lean I've had. I also repainted the beadlock rings on two of the wheels.

 

[Speedrdr]

Randy, is that solely POR15 on the frame? Looks good.

POR 15 base coat and a “top coat” of gloss enamel. It was a decision I made to brush the POR 15 on rather than buy a $10 throw away paint gun and do the job right. The enamel sprayed on was to maybe prevent some with rock chipping and help make it look more finished, but when you get within 5 feet, it’s obvious that I wasn’t successful. Lol.

Randy

 

[joebronco73]

POR 15 base coat and a “top coat” of gloss enamel. It was a decision I made to brush the POR 15 on rather than buy a $10 throw away paint gun and do the job right. The enamel sprayed on was to maybe prevent some with rock chipping and help make it look more finished, but when you get within 5 feet, it’s obvious that I wasn’t successful. Lol.

Randy

Looks better that my frame does, as we speak. Just gathering ideas for good ways to cleanup without breaking the bank.

 

[Speedrdr]

Looks better that my frame does, as we speak. Just gathering ideas for good ways to cleanup without breaking the bank.

While POR 15 isn’t cheap, it does a good job sealing a frame that has some rusting. Don’t make my mistake and clean the metal to a bright finish. I did too good of a job on part of my frame and the POR doesn’t have anything to stick to. If you have any rust, just knock the loose stuff off with a wire brush and wipe it down.

Advice/warning:: wear some exam type gloves and a long sleeve that you don’t care if it’s ruined. It will NOT wipe off. Paint thinner , mineral spirits, acetone or gasoline will not take it off of skin and it will not wash out of clothes. If you’re using a brush, get cheap brushes and throw away after each session. I found out after the first can was opened that you can not get the lid back on tight enough to keep it from developing a hard skim on the surface. If you want to preserve the remaining paint until later without it ruining, take a plastic bag and put on the can and THEN put the lid on and secure it. I worked out of the second can for 3 weeks doing that method.
It is a PITA, but after the POR dries, scuff it a little with 150 grit paper and wipe it down and then top coat it with gloss enamel. Won’t be a 3’ job, but it will look pretty too and clean up easier.
Sorry it was this was so wordy.

Randy

 

[FordBronc]

Put the hood back on today.... after my buddy spilt some paint on it.

 

[Hallboss]

Replaced the friction/pressure plate, reinstalled tranny and transfer case… now welding up family cage onto the San Felipe roll bar.

 

[1969miller]

Not my bronco this time, but did some work for a neighbor. Did a custom heim y link steering with 3/4 rod ends and 1.5x.250 wall DOM, switched to tie rod over, added a riser, did away with the drop arm and track bar bracket, and dropped from 5.5 springs to 3.5 springs. Drives 100% better!

Here is what we started with, massive bump steering and insane death wobble.

 

[fluffybunny]

What’s your source for that? Got a link?

From Summit Racing:

Alternator SUM-810308 (I loosened the housing bolts and rotated counter-clockwise to put connections at top rather than next to the block)
Painless backfeed diode PRF-30720 (instructions are in the box showing how to install it)
Charge wire PWM-1-582
Alternator pigtail TFF-7520A

From O'Reilly Auto:

Alternator belt 7430/15430
Mr. Gasket Universal Alt bracket MRG 9851 (I cut it in half between the 2 mounting holes and also reamed the inside slide to fit the 9/16 alternator bolt)

Total cost was $193. The Painless Performance wire harness installation book shows mostly how to install it but does not cover the diode. We first put this mod on my brother-in-laws Bronco. It would start fine but would not die when you turned the key off. A call to Painless resulted in them telling us that the backfeed diode was needed. That should be covered in the original instructions in my opinion.

 

[bronco 69]

Installed Solo Motosports latch. No more creaking or popping open like the old bent one.

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Where did you find that?

 

[Soylent]

Where did you find that?

https://solomotorsports.com/pc/parts/ford-parts/exterior/

 

[joebronco73]

While POR 15 isn’t cheap, it does a good job sealing a frame that has some rusting. Don’t make my mistake and clean the metal to a bright finish. I did too good of a job on part of my frame and the POR doesn’t have anything to stick to. If you have any rust, just knock the loose stuff off with a wire brush and wipe it down.

Advice/warning:: wear some exam type gloves and a long sleeve that you don’t care if it’s ruined. It will NOT wipe off. Paint thinner , mineral spirits, acetone or gasoline will not take it off of skin and it will not wash out of clothes. If you’re using a brush, get cheap brushes and throw away after each session. I found out after the first can was opened that you can not get the lid back on tight enough to keep it from developing a hard skim on the surface. If you want to preserve the remaining paint until later without it ruining, take a plastic bag and put on the can and THEN put the lid on and secure it. I worked out of the second can for 3 weeks doing that method.
It is a PITA, but after the POR dries, scuff it a little with 150 grit paper and wipe it down and then top coat it with gloss enamel. Won’t be a 3’ job, but it will look pretty too and clean up easier.
Sorry it was this was so wordy.

Randy

Randy, great insight. Thank you for the information - I'll certainly keep this in mind!

 

[joebronco73]

Got the thermostat housing, intake manifold, carb, new valve covers, distributor, and new air cleaner installed. I'll need to replace the lower radiator hose and refill the cooling system later this weekend.

It all went smoothly, but, if I'm honest, I'm worried I didn't lay a thick enough bead of RTV at the front and rear of the valley, so fingers crossed