I won't be putting in a diesel, making a 6 door Bronco, or even a frame off (well, maybe in the future ). What I do plan on doing though, is to slowly build up this 79 to be a decent daily driver. I want it to look good, but priority is making it a good runner mechanically so it is reliable and safe, last are the cosmetics. I'm already using it as a daily driver, so I can't have much down time right now.
I'm a pretty big Ford fan to start with. The late seventies trucks are my favorite body style of all time. I had a 79 F250 but sold it as I also had a 2004 F250 at the time and just didn't use the 79 much. I also had an 85 Bronco in the past and liked it, although it had been beat on and was in bad shape and ended up selling it.
For awhile I kept looking at craigslist at 78-79 Broncos. Ended up finding one 5 hours away. A couple of weeks ago, wife and I decided to take a little road trip to go check it out. It was very complete, and virtually rust free. It had a rebuilt C6 and 205 transfer case (about 2 months before I bought it). New dizzy, and some other misc parts.Settled on a fair price, handed over the cash, and drove it home 300 miles.
Although it made the drive, it needs a lot of work. Rear axle is in bad shape. Lots of air drafts inside with rotted out weatherstripping. Needs driveline rebuilt. Needs rebuilt carb. Blower motor doesn't work. Carpet is shot. Missing rear interior panels. Canopy has 2 bolts holding it on. Hood hinges are shot. It has some hacked up fan shroud on it. Steering box is way sloppy. Parking brake doesn't work. etc.
Some pictures of the day I got it...
I'm a pretty big Ford fan to start with. The late seventies trucks are my favorite body style of all time. I had a 79 F250 but sold it as I also had a 2004 F250 at the time and just didn't use the 79 much. I also had an 85 Bronco in the past and liked it, although it had been beat on and was in bad shape and ended up selling it.
For awhile I kept looking at craigslist at 78-79 Broncos. Ended up finding one 5 hours away. A couple of weeks ago, wife and I decided to take a little road trip to go check it out. It was very complete, and virtually rust free. It had a rebuilt C6 and 205 transfer case (about 2 months before I bought it). New dizzy, and some other misc parts.Settled on a fair price, handed over the cash, and drove it home 300 miles.
Although it made the drive, it needs a lot of work. Rear axle is in bad shape. Lots of air drafts inside with rotted out weatherstripping. Needs driveline rebuilt. Needs rebuilt carb. Blower motor doesn't work. Carpet is shot. Missing rear interior panels. Canopy has 2 bolts holding it on. Hood hinges are shot. It has some hacked up fan shroud on it. Steering box is way sloppy. Parking brake doesn't work. etc.
Some pictures of the day I got it...