“Resurrected THRICE”1993 Ford Bronco

The story

It was originally purchased by a medical student. When he became a doctor in '02, he drove it to the Land Rover dealership that my brother-in-law & I were remodelling & traded it in. I bet he wishes he had kept it. My b-i-l bought it before it was wholesaled, but got bored with it after a couple of years, and abandoned it in '03. It was left in a wooded area for 6 years as he went to a KingRanch F250, then a Jag XK8, then an H2, then a Tundra, then a 4Runner...

In addition to the leaves, spider webs, mildew, vines, trees, & wasps all over it, the battery was dead, the ignition lock cylinder had to be drilled out after the keys were lost, the MLPS is bad, the starter relay is intermittent, the smog pump & A/C compressor were seized, the fuel pump was clogged, the gas was bad, the t/g window switches didn't work, the wiper motor made a LOT of noise, the wipers were torn, the brakes were rusted, the tires were almost 6 years old, the carpet was filthy, and all the fluids had to be changed.

When my g/f's nephew decided he wanted a Bronco for his first vehicle, and after searching for a month, we realized it would be cheaper to bring this one back (its first resurrection) than to buy someone else's problems. So I spent a few months fixing it, and then sold it to him. He wrecked it a month later. It took about 4 months of evenings & weekends (the 2nd resurrection) to get it driveable again.

He finally traded it for an economical car, so I bought it back. I'm overdoing it now (the 3rd resurrection) to make it the Bronco I think Ford would be building now, if they were building one now. I had to change the frame... — Steve83