EDIT 6/30/2017: PLEASE NOTE THAT PHOTOBUCKET HAS REMOVED THE LINKS TO ALL THE PHOTOS HOSTED BY THEM. I WILL BE WORKING TO RESTORE THEM. NEW PHOTOS FROM A NEW HOSTING SITE START ON PAGE 25. PHOTOBUCKET SUCKS!!!
EDIT 12/4/2017: MEMBER SCHWIM HAS RESTORED THE PICS IN THIS THREAD - AT LEAST TEMPORARILY! THANKS SCHWIM!
First, I know, I haven't finished my '78 yet and I'm starting another build??
Second, this will be a slow build as I'm in TX and the Bronco is in CO!
Let me clarify. My son bought an 84 Bronco last summer with the intent of having a project he could work on. Well life gets in the way - a baby last year and another on the way early next year - and he decided its not a good time for a money pit! (Probably a good decision!). So first thought was to do a minimal fix up and sell it. But I kind of liked it so I talked the wife into letting me keep it as a driver/second vehicle for our cabin in Colorado.
The Bronco:
* 1984 base model - white with red interior
* 300 I6
* NP435 (need to confirm, but looks to be a 4-speed non-OD tranny)
* Bench seat
* Crank windows
* AC, PB, PS
* Cruise control
* Rubber mats (no carpet)
Should be perfect for a summer use only vehicle and I've been wanting a 300/NP435 combo Bronco! It's been sitting outside for about 7 years.
The Plans:
* Typical rust repairs (tailgate, wheel wells, bottom of rear quarters, not sure on floor pans yet)
* Paint (some sort of two-tone red and white)
* rebuild carb (future 4.9 conversion??)
* Brakes - needs complete brake job
* New wheels and tires - 31's or 32's, no lift
That's it for now. I may try to get back to CO this fall and do the carb and brake work to at least get it driveable. I just have a few pics I'll try to post shortly.
Went junk yarding yesterday and picked up a grill top trim piece. Hard to see in the pics above but this piece is messed up a bit. Just needs some cleaning and it'll be good to go. So the build begins! LOL :thumbup
The Bronco is still in CO and I'm still in TX! Can't do much until I get back up there. Just trying to collect some parts right now.
The tires are shot - worst dry rot I've seen in a while! And the wide white wagon wheels gotta go! Thinking about stock steelies painted red (to match the future two-tone red/white paint) with some Ford dog-dish hub caps with 31 inch all-terrains.
Awww damn I like the wagon wheels... Should keep them, clean, and paint them again White. Would look good with the matching white and red on the bronco.
Josh, they're actually not in bad shape - I just don't care for aftermarket wagon wheels. Factory wagon wheels (like the Free Wheelin' style on my 78) I do like. Plus I want something different on this one. How about these Ford stock wheels? But I think they'll be hard to find. And probably costly.
I am a bigger wagon wheel guy myself. Those wheels will be hard to find but I am sure you will make them look good with the bronco. I enjoy your rigs you do great work. Can't wait till you can have your hands on it daily.
I went to Hub Cap Annie's today and picked these up for $20 + tax for ALL 4! I thought that was a pretty good deal.
All are in very good shape. On eBay they were going anywhere from $10 to $50 (for NOS).
Then I went to the local pick-a-part and got 4 stock steelie rims for $10 each plus core plus tax and it ended up being around $60 for all 4. Again I thought that was a pretty good deal for stock wheels with minimal surface rust. They should clean up very nicely.
You have to use your imagination a little, but try to picture the rims bright red!
Honestly, you'll have to confirm with Abandoned, but my reverse is left and up. But I did have a granny gear (or so i've been told, only had a handful or two of times I actually drove my truck)
I powerwashed the wheels yestereday and I'm painting them today. Did I say red? I meant BRIGHT red!
This is just proof of concept to see if I really like red steelies with dog dish hubcaps. So I just hit them with a wire wheel to clean off the surface rust, and primed and painted. The back sides will remain black with only the fronts painted red.
After the paint dries some more I may put on the hub caps to see what it looks like.
Looks like a 435 in your truck, just by looking at the shifter. They came in the I6 trucks in the early 80s from what Ive seen anyway. They had the squiggly looking shifter.
Thanks for confirming. It does have the squiggly looking shifter.
This is an older thread, you may not receive a response, and could be reviving an old thread. Please consider creating a new thread.
Related Threads
?
?
?
?
?
Bronco Forum - Full Size Ford Bronco Forum
3.9M posts
99.2K members
Since 2003
A forum community dedicated to all Ford Bronco owners and enthusiasts including the new 2021 Ford Bronco. Join the discussion about specs, photos, news, pricing, modifications, maintenance, and more!