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1989 Ford Bronco “Bigfoot”
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“Bigfoot”1989 Ford Bronco

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The story

Bought as a non-running rust bucket. Additional mods since purchase:

body sanded, shaved emblems/ badges & spare tire carrier, top shell smoothed, PPG electric blue/ midnight gray mix applied. All glass & seals replaced, interior gutted, 200 sq. ft of dynamat installed, NOS rear seat, 90 Escort GT buckets in front, 10% tint in all windows, Viper alarm, tow pkg, Stereo in progress — BLOODSWEATSTEEL

Photos

1989 Ford Bronco - Here it begins.....this thing was a nasty, rusty piece of shit when I first trailered it home. I picked this one because it had a new 5.0 c… 1989 Ford Bronco - Half of the parts were missing, the half it did have were broken. 1989 Ford Bronco - A side view. 1989 Ford Bronco - Nasty. All this will end up being replaced. 1989 Ford Bronco - Eeeeewww. Tore out the rest and started fresh. 1989 Ford Bronco - Now we're getting somewhere. Took me the better part of a weekend to paint it up in my garage. Came out ten times better than I hoped. 1989 Ford Bronco - Rear view of a blue 1989 Ford Bronco, a chrome bumper and a distinctive red and silver stripe on the tailgate. 1989 Ford Bronco - 1989 Ford Bronco with lifted suspension and aftermarket wheels. 1989 Ford Bronco - Much better. Tires and wheels to come soon.... 1989 Ford Bronco - Shows what a little elbow grease (and $$) can accomplish. 1989 Ford Bronco - Before 1989 Ford Bronco - After. 1989 Ford Bronco - You guys get the idea. In total, I used almost 200 sq. ft., and still haven't done any of the roof. 1989 Ford Bronco - The rear cargo area of a blue SUV has been lined with sound deadening material. 1989 Ford Bronco - Three layers on the inner door skins, four 12"X12" sheets behind each Dynaudio midbass driver. 1989 Ford Bronco - The perpetrators. Anybody remember these? I love 'em! 1989 Ford Bronco - After about 2 hours of cutting, measuring and liquid nails; this is what I came up with. (Before drilling and final adjustments were made.) 1989 Ford Bronco - test fit. 1989 Ford Bronco - another. 1989 Ford Bronco - and another. 1989 Ford Bronco - Carpeted, installed, d-blocks. Not too shabby. 1989 Ford Bronco - 2 AWG power and grounds to the frame, block & amp rack. Powered by a 200A Ohio generator 3G upgrade. Niiiice. Yellow top (also) coming soon. 1989 Ford Bronco - We all know what these look like, but just a before pic. 1989 Ford Bronco - This lifted blue Ford Bronco has large off-road tires and chrome wheels, with a chrome bumper and side steps. 1989 Ford Bronco - Close-up of Pro-Comp ES3000 shocks and a large off-road tire, part of a vehicle's front suspension system. 1989 Ford Bronco - Close-up view of rear axle and suspension components, including new shocks. 1989 Ford Bronco - The interior of a blue truck features cloth seats and a center console, with a view of the outdoors through the windows. 1989 Ford Bronco - The interior of a vehicle shows gray cloth seats and a dark blue dashboard, with a bandana hanging from the rearview mirror. 1989 Ford Bronco - Taped up and ready for resin, sir! 1989 Ford Bronco - I LOVE fiberglass, but I wanted to use as much MDF as possible. It just sounds so much better then fiberglass. 1989 Ford Bronco - A custom-built subwoofer enclosure, constructed from wood and chicken wire, is shown resting on a concrete surface. 1989 Ford Bronco - This is a fiberglass mold, likely for a custom car audio enclosure, not a 1989 Ford Bronco. 1989 Ford Bronco - A custom-built subwoofer enclosure with wooden rings and fiberglass resin is shown. 1989 Ford Bronco - A custom subwoofer enclosure, likely for a vehicle's interior, is shown with two speaker openings. 1989 Ford Bronco - A few test fits, bondo stages, sanding, etc.... 1989 Ford Bronco - Custom subwoofer enclosure fitted into the rear cargo area of a 1989 Ford Bronco. 1989 Ford Bronco - A custom-made subwoofer enclosure, likely for a vehicle's interior, is shown from a top-down perspective. 1989 Ford Bronco - Shows what a little hardboard, bondo, chop mat and scrap carpet can get you. Quart 3 way Reference crossovers for the front stage, ARC acti… 1989 Ford Bronco - Custom subwoofer enclosure being installed in the rear cargo area of a blue vehicle. 1989 Ford Bronco - This unfinished custom subwoofer enclosure has two large openings for speakers and appears to be made of wood and filler material.
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