1978 Ford Bronco
Owner: drajj5         (All of this user's registries on SuperMotors)
From: ellijay, GA, U.S.A.        (Other registries in GA)
Year, Make, & Model: 1978 Ford Bronco        (Other Ford Broncos)
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Clubs: FullSizeBronco.com        (Other vehicles in this club)
Nickname: THE PROJECT
Mileage:
Engine: 400
Drivetrain: SM465, NP205
Notes: This Bronco will soon be a daily driver. This truck is colaboration of my old bronco (rust bucket) and another less rusty bronco.
Last Updated: 3/27/2011
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Stage 7

Passenger view, man that looks good with the uniform color. My brother had some silver exhaust manifold paint which accents the look of the ford blue.




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Stage 7

Motor is pulled from the daily driver....400, .030 over and runs great. will freshen it up with new distributor and carb. I painted it old ford blue, I like the look so much that I painted the eldebrock fourbarrel intake to match. that is ...
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Stage 7

tranny took lots of elbowgrease to clean. It is a np435 hooked to a np 205 t-case. I painted it blue to match the motor.





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project 1.jpg
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STAGE 1

This is the truck to be restored.......been sitting for while in the yard waiting its turn. Sold truck with A/C and very little rust....





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Stage 4

FRAME/BODY MOUNT
just fwd of driver rear spring----ROTTED OUT I am going to cut out this rot and replace with fresh new metal





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Stage 2

driverside front ---front clip will not be saved I like the round headlight look anyway. Vintage, the only way to go!!!!





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Stage 3


the teardown begins.....The old 351m has been apart for some time and had water damage. It will be replaced with the tranny from my other bronco(my daily driver)




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Stage 3


ON LIFT (body only). It lifted off like a dream. Now I can focus on the frame repair(s)




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STAGE 1

Driver's side view showing a need for a front clip and drivers door. The Bronco in the background is my daily driver and will be parted out to complete this project.




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Stage 2

driverside rear only needs to be touched up. fenderwells seem to be good.....





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Stage 3

body lifted off of frame, this reveiled just how bad the frame was. It also showed that the belly of the cab was in great shape.....it will get bedlined underneath and seam sealed before being placed back on the frame..





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Stage 1

Interior is rough and will be made new. came with a free spare dash though.





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