95 Rust Belt Bronco Rehabilitation

Captain Bo said:

Hi @Stitsh's95 whatI am trying to get a look at is te Body mount that is fixed to the trucks cab

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I gave the cab floor to a friend of mine last week. He was planning to cut some patches out of it and should still have it. I cant make any promises but I'll ask him to send me some pictures if he hasnt put it in yet.

I did take this picture before he took it. It shows the mounts that are behind the seats.


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Had a great day at the junk yard today. Found an almost untouched 93 f150 that had been tboned. I spent about 6 hours pulling parts that I will use on either this or the 96.

The prize was the radiator core support. Both broncos need one.

Also found newer speakers, great bumper, aftermarket headlights/taillights that looked almost new, and a grill that is in great shape.

I also pulled all the switches that I could reasonably get to and got 2 wheels. One of the wheels had an almost new tire it. View attachment 210370 View attachment 210371

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Well I'm back to work in the garage but I'm gonna press pause on the bronco and finish my fairlane. I have worked around it for two years because I never felt prepared to tackle the wrinkled quarter panel. It has sat in the side of my garage for 20+ years. It was driven into the garage so hopefully in a few months I can drive it out.

If all else fails use the website. Still dont know why the pro version of tapatalk isn't working.

I still have a few smaller jobs to complete before I jump head first into the Fairlane. The biggest is dealing with the tailgate. The tailgate that was on it when I got it is rough. I lucked up and found one in a junkyards that was OK and cheap. It has some spots but I have been able to use it.

Biggest problem with the junkyard gate is that the straps at the top are broken so it let's water in. Somehow the water makes its way into the bronco by coming out through the access panel. I wouldn't have believed it if I didn't see it.

Since I have my garage staged for the Fairlane I can't park the bronco inside. That leaves me fixing the old tailgate instead of the better junkyards gate.

Here are the pictures. It's definitely too far gone from a time/cost perspective but I'm gonna cut it open anyway. I still want to practice patching before I try and patch the hole in the Fairlane. If it comes out well it will just be a bonus. If it doesn't I will probably pick up a new one next time I'm in Charlotte. I hate paying truck freight when I have friends close to the NPD warehouse.

At some point the window was replaced. I'm guessing it was when the torsion bar snapped. It was just taped up on the end. Not sure what that helped. The torsion bar brackets were mostly gone. Fortunately I do have another set. I was very happy that the window channels were in good shape. I don't have a spare set of those. I do have new felt on the way. View attachment 213809 View attachment 213810 View attachment 213811

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Got the bottom face off of the tailgate. Haven't decided if it's better or worse than I expected but from a cost/time perspective I guess I should go shopping. On the other hand. I want to learn and have plenty of metal shelving to use for material....

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@robbz28 funny you mentioned that. I just left NPD.

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Trying the picture again.

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