Clean looking Bronco! 
Arizona Blue Line Build
My plan for my 92 XLT Bronco is to take it from mostly stock original to slightly custom but completely drivable and reliable. I’m calling it the Blue Line build because I intend for this Bronco to be the Ivory to my Ebony. The Ivory is Oxford White ext, charcoal int, with minor upgrades from stock to front suspension and 4” lift. The Ebony is my 2011 Crown Vic, retired Elkwood City, CA police car (black ext, med flint int, aluminum K9 box in rear seat area, P71 package). I am also retired LEO so blue naturally becomes the accent on nearly everything I own. My husband is just happy I don’t like pink! So keep watching for the changes and the blue!
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We have another retired LEO down in AZ, @Blue1551 . He and his wife are great folks. He is up in the mountains somewhere.
Finally had an ah ha moment and figured out how I can post pics of my paint ideas I’m working on in Word. “Take a pic of the computer screen!” Duh:/ Here’s the first one I made up. Definitely not doing turquoise though. It’s sort of a short version of the Victoria Two Tone prior to 1989
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First fixes are in the books. We removed the visor to allow the windshield to be replaced. Remarkably, no rust found around the bolt holes in the roof. But some jackwagon spread silicone across the top of the windshield frame and roof gap. Apparently that was the best way they could think to stop water leaks caused by a severely damaged windshield and 30 year old windshield seal. Because replacing the windshield would be too difficult, right?! Anyway, lots of massaging the silicone and I finally got it all of the roof and the aluminum trim. Paint on the roof is discolored from all the dirt and crap trapped under the visor, but I will take care of that later. Pulled the upper interior trim and headliners out.
Windshield guy took out the windshield and removed most of the original sealer. Found a significant amount of rust, surprising, right?! But he is an old car fan, so he agreed to stop there and let us take care of the rust before he returned to install the windshield. I got working on the rust, never did anything like this before, so YouTube was my friend. Had to buy a tool, I know, shucks!!! No rust holes in the metal, so ground it back as much as possible, treated with rust converter, and primed it over the next few days. New windshield installed today. The guy was impressed with my prep. I figure it should last the rest of my lifetime, if it lasted 30 years the way it was.
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Next, the hubby tackled the pinion leak. Pulled the pinion seal and found the bolt loose. While we waited for the new seal to be delivered to our parts store, pulled off the diff. cover. Found two bolts loose. Full of water. Not good. Cleaned and inspected it, not much metal, surprisingly. Found the vent tube zip-tied to the frame next to the left tire. Blew it out, and seemed to be clear. Put it back where it belongs tucked under the rear body. Replaced the pinion seal and torqued the bolt. Replaced diff. cover and filled diff.
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I'm skipping lots of steps, so don't attack me. My hubby knows this stuff, I'm just the morale support and tool fetcher most of the time unless it takes a small hand or some finesse.
While we were under the truck, replaced the cracked/torn rear sway bar bushings.
I got inside while hubby was working and removed the bolts holding the roof rack on the hardtop. We had already pulled a CB cable and wires for a light bar out of the roof. So now I have 10 holes to patch before I can wash this filthy thing.
Also took note of the hillbilly exhaust. Apparently the pipe rotted off, so probably same jackwagon stuck a smaller pipe in what was left of the old pipe then stuck a chrome tip on the end of it just over the rear axle. That will have to be fixed before we can take it through emissions. They won't test it if they can't reach end of exhaust without getting under the vehicle. But we have lots more to do before we are ready for emission test and registration. Won't be drivable for a while still.
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Windshield guy took out the windshield and removed most of the original sealer. Found a significant amount of rust, surprising, right?! But he is an old car fan, so he agreed to stop there and let us take care of the rust before he returned to install the windshield. I got working on the rust, never did anything like this before, so YouTube was my friend. Had to buy a tool, I know, shucks!!! No rust holes in the metal, so ground it back as much as possible, treated with rust converter, and primed it over the next few days. New windshield installed today. The guy was impressed with my prep. I figure it should last the rest of my lifetime, if it lasted 30 years the way it was.
Next, the hubby tackled the pinion leak. Pulled the pinion seal and found the bolt loose. While we waited for the new seal to be delivered to our parts store, pulled off the diff. cover. Found two bolts loose. Full of water. Not good. Cleaned and inspected it, not much metal, surprisingly. Found the vent tube zip-tied to the frame next to the left tire. Blew it out, and seemed to be clear. Put it back where it belongs tucked under the rear body. Replaced the pinion seal and torqued the bolt. Replaced diff. cover and filled diff.
I'm skipping lots of steps, so don't attack me. My hubby knows this stuff, I'm just the morale support and tool fetcher most of the time unless it takes a small hand or some finesse.
While we were under the truck, replaced the cracked/torn rear sway bar bushings.
I got inside while hubby was working and removed the bolts holding the roof rack on the hardtop. We had already pulled a CB cable and wires for a light bar out of the roof. So now I have 10 holes to patch before I can wash this filthy thing.
Also took note of the hillbilly exhaust. Apparently the pipe rotted off, so probably same jackwagon stuck a smaller pipe in what was left of the old pipe then stuck a chrome tip on the end of it just over the rear axle. That will have to be fixed before we can take it through emissions. They won't test it if they can't reach end of exhaust without getting under the vehicle. But we have lots more to do before we are ready for emission test and registration. Won't be drivable for a while still.
Good on ya, and I ain’t knocking her, we all have our superpowers, hers is being Mom. She can’t wait till I’m done with my resto though. She enjoys the drive with the whole family in the truck.
4 kids, two dogs, a dirt road with the windows down is our paradise. She sent me this last night while I was in the garage lol.
PS Keep up the good work, she looks great! One project at a time. Look forward to seeing the progress.. I need to get around to posting mine.
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