I went through the introduction forum and am now going to start a build thread here. A little back history on "Ol' Trigger", my dad spotted him sitting in a driveway so I thought Id go check it out and see what was up and how much to buy. The elderly man was real nice and told me all about it. Hes a 1985 Bronco 4x4 XLT 302 with EFI, he says the truck runs good but the gas tank had rusted a hole in it, so he had his grandson take it off and get it fixed. He fixed the hole, had the tank lined and painted both tank and skid plate with undercoating of some sort. He had the tank, skid plate and sending unit, when his grandson took the tank off they had missed placed the bolts, top vent, and filler neck. He was the original owner and it had 97,000 +/- miles. So for $500 I vowed to bring Trigger back to health and have him running the track again one day. This is how he looked when I brought him home:
I immediately put a battery on it to make sure the motor turned over, checked the windows, lights, horn, etc. The motor turned over so I started gathering parts to put the fuel tank on. A trip to the junk yard and I had a filler neck in hand off of an 88 bronco. I then ordered the lock washer and seal, vent and gasket, and filler neck boot from JBY. I am going to clean the frame up as I work so I can get it cleaned up and everything looking good just in case I decide to do the body work in a few years and make a real nice ride out of it. Heres the frame at gas tank area before and after wire brushing, priming and painting:
(BTW I cleaned the rust off of the bodies undercarriage after this photo and painted as well)
I immediately put a battery on it to make sure the motor turned over, checked the windows, lights, horn, etc. The motor turned over so I started gathering parts to put the fuel tank on. A trip to the junk yard and I had a filler neck in hand off of an 88 bronco. I then ordered the lock washer and seal, vent and gasket, and filler neck boot from JBY. I am going to clean the frame up as I work so I can get it cleaned up and everything looking good just in case I decide to do the body work in a few years and make a real nice ride out of it. Heres the frame at gas tank area before and after wire brushing, priming and painting:
(BTW I cleaned the rust off of the bodies undercarriage after this photo and painted as well)