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The Tub

From 1983 Ford Bronco “Rosie”, documented by Fred Willson.

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1983 Ford Bronco - On both sides of the tub, just under the seat, I had that galvanic rust at the seam welds. Sorry no picture of the rust. After removing and… 1983 Ford Bronco - Just a picture of the other side. The moral of this story is, "When doing a "RUST BUST" check all seams and get rid of it. I… 1983 Ford Bronco - OK, here it is all done with undercoat and sealed in flat black Rustolium High Performance paint. OH ya, I love undercoat, I undercoat almo… 1983 Ford Bronco - The other side 1983 Ford Bronco - Right now you are probably thinking, "You missed that area behind it". Not so, it will have it's day before the project is over :… 1983 Ford Bronco - Boy did I like taking pictures of that area :) 1983 Ford Bronco - What is here, let us see. Oh ya, that little black box is the replacement for using the body as an electrical conductor. Probably 90% of se… 1983 Ford Bronco - Now here is an older patch. It was done about 5 years previous to this round of "Rust Busting" to avoid the truth. The truth bein… 1983 Ford Bronco - More evidence of what is going on just below the tub material. That hole goes all the way through the tub support. That hole is all the way… 1983 Ford Bronco - And more 1983 Ford Bronco - Getting ready to cut the tub floor welds to the support. 1983 Ford Bronco - After using a weld cutting bit there is often just a little piece that was missed. This is the tool to take care of that problem. It is a h… 1983 Ford Bronco - The welds all cut and the end of the tub flooring cut back. 1983 Ford Bronco - Now the damage to the tub support cross member is evident. That is only the tip of the ice burgh. It is totally a loss and needs replacemen… 1983 Ford Bronco - The tub support was beyond hope so I cut the whole back couple of inches of tub floor back. Check out the pictures under Tub Support. 1983 Ford Bronco - Overhead close-up of a white-painted ribbed cargo floor meeting a rusty inner tub support rail lined with spot-weld dimples. Wooden shims l… 1983 Ford Bronco - Rust inspection along a Bronco's tub support rail where the white ribbed floor pan meets the body, with peeling paint, black seam sealer, o… 1983 Ford Bronco - Close-up of a heavily rusted vehicle frame section with visible wiring and a date stamp. 1983 Ford Bronco - Tail gate support removed from the tub support. More details under Tail Gate support. 1983 Ford Bronco - Old tub support removed 1983 Ford Bronco - The rear corner of a white vehicle displays significant rust and damage, with wiring exposed. 1983 Ford Bronco - Tub support rotted out 1983 Ford Bronco - Another view of it 1983 Ford Bronco - Need I say more :o) 1983 Ford Bronco - This is a new tub support, well not exactly, I liberated this one from a 95 Bronco in the junk yard. It didn't come this clean. In fact, I… 1983 Ford Bronco - You will notice that I left some tub flooring material on the newer one. That will be used to slide under the existing tub flooring to make… 1983 Ford Bronco - Here we have the new Tub and Tail gate supports fitted together temporarily to make sure they fit. 1983 Ford Bronco - New Tub Support in position plus new body mounts. 1983 Ford Bronco - Low-angle shot of the rear quarter and inner fender area of a stripped SUV body, with the sheetmetal and frame rail freshly coated in thick… 1983 Ford Bronco - Rear frame crossmember and exhaust tailpipe of a truck with its bed removed, parts in the bed area, dated 05/06/2010. 1983 Ford Bronco - You may have noticed in previous pictures of the tub support I left a piece of decking material on it. That was so I could slide it under t…