Well, as some of you may or may not know i currently have a 1980 300I6 4 spd Bronco now. My original intentions were to fix it up but the more i looked at it the worse it got. So my search continued.
I came across a Bronco on CL for $800 that was a started project and they lost interest. It was complete minus the engine and seats. Went to look at it and $550 later it was on my trailer homebound.
Well its been sitting through the winter until it warms up so i can start working on it. Ive been collecting parts all winter in anticipation. Ive been putting off making this thread till it warms up and i can start to get going on it.
Well, its warming up! So i decided i would start the thread and get it going. It will be slow at first but once i get going should keep constant.
So here we go!
The Bronco already had a 4 inch sus. lift and 3 inch body lift when i bought it. The body lift will be coming out.
121,xxx miles
I ordered a set of 35x12.50x15 General Grabber Red Letters for tires.
Im doing all the good mods such as the 3G, Saginaw,Explorer console, Peel and seal insulation. All the good stuff.
I plan to black bedliner the removable top and paint the rest of the truck with a quality graphite grey single stage urethane paint.
The exhaust will be custom made by myself, y pipe from headers to an electric cutout(just for shits and giggles)to a Flowmaster muffler and 2.5 inch single out to factory exit location.
Im going to swap on 96 paddle style mirrors and weld and body work out the lower holes.
This is the poor girl the day we got her and where shes been sitting since. The PO had fixed 95% of the rust and bedlined the inside of the tub. The frame and suspension components have all been chassis blacked. The body is in black primer.Its in great shape considering,but I got alot of work ahead of me but im excited for it.
This is the 302 i bought for it. The casting number shows its from a 68 Fairlane or Torino. I tore it down to a short block and put new valve seals in, cleaned all the carbon off the valves, put all new gaskets in and put it back together. New fuel pump, water pump, all that stuff. The accesory drive is for a 76 f150, but its almost the same as an 81 so itll work. Got the saginaw pump and 3G mounted up. Im going to put this in it for now but after i tear down my 80 ill prolly regasket the 300 and may put that in.
Got these shorty headers from a guy on Ebay that had them on a 94 Bronco. Got them cheap so i went for em.
This console is from a 99 Silverado im guna swap in. I like the cupholder design and storage space. Im guna remove the ducting on the front and either make something cool there or just a filler piece.
Scored both these rear panels from a local guy for $45 for the two. I like the design and rear storage of these rather than the plain board looking ones ones from the factory. I plan to dye them black to match my interior color scheme.
Just your typical Explorer overhead. Got the temp sender with it as well. Dyed black.
This is a gauge cluster i got dirt cheap on ebay that im going to use for parts to put the tach in my current console.
This is a reman OEM torque converter i got from a vendor on Ebay
This is the new flexplate and engine rear plate. Along with ARP fasteners for the flexplate.
These seats are out of a 96 BKO i found at a u pull and pay. They are in excellent shape! The dark area on the left seat isnt staining its just shadowing.
Thats it for now. Hope you guys enjoy.
I came across a Bronco on CL for $800 that was a started project and they lost interest. It was complete minus the engine and seats. Went to look at it and $550 later it was on my trailer homebound.
Well its been sitting through the winter until it warms up so i can start working on it. Ive been collecting parts all winter in anticipation. Ive been putting off making this thread till it warms up and i can start to get going on it.
Well, its warming up! So i decided i would start the thread and get it going. It will be slow at first but once i get going should keep constant.
So here we go!
The Bronco already had a 4 inch sus. lift and 3 inch body lift when i bought it. The body lift will be coming out.
121,xxx miles
I ordered a set of 35x12.50x15 General Grabber Red Letters for tires.
Im doing all the good mods such as the 3G, Saginaw,Explorer console, Peel and seal insulation. All the good stuff.
I plan to black bedliner the removable top and paint the rest of the truck with a quality graphite grey single stage urethane paint.
The exhaust will be custom made by myself, y pipe from headers to an electric cutout(just for shits and giggles)to a Flowmaster muffler and 2.5 inch single out to factory exit location.
Im going to swap on 96 paddle style mirrors and weld and body work out the lower holes.
This is the poor girl the day we got her and where shes been sitting since. The PO had fixed 95% of the rust and bedlined the inside of the tub. The frame and suspension components have all been chassis blacked. The body is in black primer.Its in great shape considering,but I got alot of work ahead of me but im excited for it.
This is the 302 i bought for it. The casting number shows its from a 68 Fairlane or Torino. I tore it down to a short block and put new valve seals in, cleaned all the carbon off the valves, put all new gaskets in and put it back together. New fuel pump, water pump, all that stuff. The accesory drive is for a 76 f150, but its almost the same as an 81 so itll work. Got the saginaw pump and 3G mounted up. Im going to put this in it for now but after i tear down my 80 ill prolly regasket the 300 and may put that in.
Got these shorty headers from a guy on Ebay that had them on a 94 Bronco. Got them cheap so i went for em.
This console is from a 99 Silverado im guna swap in. I like the cupholder design and storage space. Im guna remove the ducting on the front and either make something cool there or just a filler piece.
Scored both these rear panels from a local guy for $45 for the two. I like the design and rear storage of these rather than the plain board looking ones ones from the factory. I plan to dye them black to match my interior color scheme.
Just your typical Explorer overhead. Got the temp sender with it as well. Dyed black.
This is a gauge cluster i got dirt cheap on ebay that im going to use for parts to put the tach in my current console.
This is a reman OEM torque converter i got from a vendor on Ebay
This is the new flexplate and engine rear plate. Along with ARP fasteners for the flexplate.
These seats are out of a 96 BKO i found at a u pull and pay. They are in excellent shape! The dark area on the left seat isnt staining its just shadowing.
Thats it for now. Hope you guys enjoy.