Very nice looking rig

 

Thats a great looking Bronco & your restoration looks awesome. I had a 79 460 Bronco in high school that I sold & even though I have had 3 other newer Bronco's since, I still miss my 79. One of these days I'll get another. Thanks for sharing!

 

Yo sigpowr,
Welcome to our Big Bronco family with your outstanding 79!
Here's the 1979 Bronco/F Series Electrical & Vacuum Troubleshooting Manual by Ford via member Ziggy⚠ @
1979 Ford Bronco Wiring Manual pictures, videos, and sounds | SuperMotors.net
It shows Electrical component location, operation, troubleshooting, with wiring and vacuum diagrams.

1979 Ford Bronco Wiring Schematics, Connector Pin-outs, etc by Ranger429 @ 79 wiring schematics

1979 Bronco Brochure @ https://www.xr793.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/1979-Ford-Bronco.pdf via Dezo's Garage

1979 Ford Bronco vs. Blazer Article by Ford via Indybronco @ 1978 Ford Bronco Bronco vs. Blazer (79) pictures, videos, and sounds | SuperMotors.net

Ford Shop Manual Diagrams: 1978-1979 Full Size Shop Manuals, partial @ Technical Diagrams Archives
My Tablet takes hours to download, so try the first in this list as long as you have Adobe Acrobat 9 or later installed.
Includes:
Wiring Manuals & Diagrams Download PDF
This complete manual for the 1972-1979 Ford Bronco Includes Rear Lights Diagram
Motor Manuals & Diagrams Download PDF
This complete manual for the 1972-1979 Ford Bronco Includes Air Cleaner Diagram
Chassis Manuals & Diagrams Download PDF
This complete manual for the 1972-1979 Ford Bronco Includes '78 Brakes Diagram, Gas Tank Setup Diagram
Body Manuals & Diagrams Download PDF This complete manual for the 1972-1979 Ford Bronco Includes; Upper Body Diagram, Front Clip Diagram, heater Ducts Diagram, Tailgate Diagram, Console Diagram, Front Clip Diagram, Grill Setup Diagram, Heater Controls Diagram, Interior Trip Diagram, Rear Sheetmetal Diagram, Tiltwheel Diagram, Tire Rack
Let me know if the downloads are worth the effort.

Partial Chilton Manual for 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981 Bronco. Scanned by broncocity.com @ Bronco City

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Thank you so much for the awesome links! I thought I had push notifications on but apparently didn't as I just signed on and saw your reply. Appreciate the information!

 

Thats a beauty. Welcome to the site.

 

Nice rig, I had a new 78 and regretted selling it too. Now have my 78, i know what you mean.
Welcome!!

 

Beautiful! I can't wait to restomod my father's '78!

 

Welcome, my first Bronco was a '79 green on white. Now have an 85, but my heart will always be with that 79.

 

looks fantastic.

 

WOW! That looks incredible.

What rims are those?

 

WOW! That looks incredible.

What rims are those?

They are 17x9 Ion wheels. They weren't really what I wanted but my choices were very slim for the 5x5.5 bolt pattern with the correct, and rare, bore for the 79 Bronco. I really wanted the 1980's style turbine aluminum wheels (I had them on my 84 F150 in the 80's) in 17" so that dates me . The tires are Dick Cepek Trail Country which I like.

 

I used to really NOT like these bronco's (and the trucks of this era) but lately i have been coming around, Broncs like this are the reason why! That is one really sharp looking rig, you should be very proud...and welcome to the forum! I'm sure I'm not the only one here who would like to see more pics and maybe a few "before" pics.

 

Here are some before pics ... it had been repainted from original colors, which were the medium blue glow where shown and light sand where the dark blue is in pics, likely in 1993 when the previous owners purchased it. I'm guessing that is also when the 460 engine swap was done. I had it stripped it to bare metal first so that we knew what was underneath the old paint.

 

also- did you do any interior work?

 

I did completely redo the interior - all new correct color paint including dash, Dakota Digital RTX guage cluster, Retrosound LongBeach Radio with bluetooth and SiriusXM, dashpad, dash trim bezels, new premium carpet kit, reupholstered seats, headliner, sun visors, and rear quarter side panels over new hard-board cut-outs. I installed LMC 3-in-1 insulation under all of the carpet, inside doors and tailgate, and on inside of rear quarters. Also, all new glass except on topper sides which I couldn't find - these have acid rain etching which I am going to polish on this summer with a glass-cutting polish. I kept the original interior door panels because they were in great shape with just some fading. All new rubber seals on windows and doors.

I bought the Bronco a year ago out of Washington state and the body was perfect just as it rolled off the factory line (inside of all body panels super clean) except for the tailgate bottom and less than 2 inches above the windshield where an exterior visor had been installed and leaked.

I have more than 10x the money in this Bronco than the price I sold my previous 79 Bronco for in 1990. That is a shame but I thank God for the ability to finally get one back and do it right!

 

What shade of blue is that ? Absolutely love it

 

Medium Blue Glow and Wimbledon White - Thanks!

 

Very nice looking 79. Did they just paint the top or did they rebuild the sliding window? Looks like the moon visor was removed before restoration. Is that a factory CB antenna?

 

Just painted the top - the sliding windows in it were good other than some acid rain etching and the tint application took care of that. There is no antenna at all on the truck - I deleted the original antenna (welded in the cowl hole for antenna) because I put in a Sirius XM radio and I wanted a clean and modern look that many people miss noticing.

 

Love the color!