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'79 Buildup

From 1979 Ford Bronco “TnTbronco2”, documented by Tim Crase.

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1979 Ford Bronco - We decided to stick the engine in immediatley after we pulled it from the '85 1979 Ford Bronco - Two square-body Ford trucks torn down mid-restoration in a driveway: one at left is a bare blue cab and front clip with the hood propped up… 1979 Ford Bronco - Y pipe hits the frame pretty hard, we were so hoping it would go in easy 1979 Ford Bronco - Pulled off the Y and it dropped right in 1979 Ford Bronco - Close-up down into a Ford V8 engine bay showing the exhaust manifold, starter motor and a bolt-through engine mount on the frame bracket, w… 1979 Ford Bronco - A man guides a V8 engine hanging from a yellow load-leveler and chain on an engine hoist as it is lowered into (or pulled from) a stripped… 1979 Ford Bronco - Everything lines up pretty good on this side 1979 Ford Bronco - A Ford V8 engine sits exposed in a stripped truck chassis with the front sheet metal removed, showing finned aluminum valve covers, red spa… 1979 Ford Bronco - Put the 4" Skyjacker springs in 1979 Ford Bronco - Putting in the 9" with 4.10 gears and ARB from the '85 1979 Ford Bronco - Sitting on all 4 again 1979 Ford Bronco - Set the 37's on to see how they fit 1979 Ford Bronco - A lifted black Ford pickup sits in a driveway mid-project with its cab and front clip removed, the bare frame and rear bed floor exposed an… 1979 Ford Bronco - A black early Bronco-style SUV mid-build, viewed from the 3/4 rear, with a blue tarp draped over the cab and open engine bay. It sits on la… 1979 Ford Bronco - Lifted dark brown two-tone Ford truck sitting in a driveway with its cab and roof removed, a blue tarp strapped over the open body with red… 1979 Ford Bronco - Small notch for the Y pipe 1979 Ford Bronco - Close, but it fits 1979 Ford Bronco - Underbody close-up of a truck frame rail and the bolted radius-arm bracket, with the arm's eye secured by a large bolt, washer and rubber b… 1979 Ford Bronco - Need to get the Y pipe fixed right before the test pipe to move this up 1979 Ford Bronco - Gas tank getting closer to fitting 1979 Ford Bronco - Rear underbody view of a Bronco with the tub/bed removed, exposing a bare aluminum fuel tank in its skid plate, the rear axle housing with… 1979 Ford Bronco - $94 chunk of steel 1979 Ford Bronco - Test fitting the skid plate 1979 Ford Bronco - Set a fender on to see how it looks 1979 Ford Bronco - Loosely bolted in 1979 Ford Bronco - Todd made me weld 1979 Ford Bronco - Close-up of a welder in a blue flame-graphic helmet and red leather gloves welding a small plate on a steel-topped table balanced on shop s… 1979 Ford Bronco - A welder in a flame-graphic helmet MIG welds a small steel bracket on a makeshift steel-top table in a driveway, smoke drifting across the… 1979 Ford Bronco - Looks okay for no gas i guess 1979 Ford Bronco - Overhead close-up of a square steel plate welded down to a steel work surface, the perimeter fillet welds cooled to straw and blue heat-tin… 1979 Ford Bronco - Todd Cleanin it up 1979 Ford Bronco - Looks better clean 1979 Ford Bronco - Coat of paint 1979 Ford Bronco - Close-up of a square steel plate MIG-welded to a flat steel surface, showing fresh, spatter-flecked fillet weld beads along all four edges.… 1979 Ford Bronco - A freshly painted flat-black sheet-metal panel with a raised rectangular boxed section laid over cardboard across two chrome shop stools in… 1979 Ford Bronco - Used these captured nuts so the skid was easy to install 1979 Ford Bronco - The guys stuck under the skidplate 1979 Ford Bronco - Skid bolted in 1979 Ford Bronco - Rear view of a black square-body Ford 4x4 with the bed removed and the body raised on jack stands, exposing the frame rails, rear leaf spri… 1979 Ford Bronco - Low side view under a Bronco raised on a jack stand with the body tub removed, showing the bare rusty frame rail with fresh yellow-zinc har… 1979 Ford Bronco - Put new ends on the brake lines and got them hooked up with the '78 prop valve 1979 Ford Bronco - Bumper installed 1979 Ford Bronco - Rear view of a lifted black late-1970s Ford Bronco with the tailgate and rear window removed and the body raised off the frame, exposing th… 1979 Ford Bronco - Put the front clip on today 1979 Ford Bronco - Driver-side front three-quarter view of a topless black Ford Bronco in a driveway with its grille insert removed, exposing the radiator beh… 1979 Ford Bronco - Front three-quarter view of a black square-body Ford 4x4 with FORD hood lettering, chrome headlight bezels and amber turn signals, its gril… 1979 Ford Bronco - Close-up of the front corner of a black square-body Ford 4x4 showing the chrome headlight bezel, rectangular sealed-beam lamp and amber tur… 1979 Ford Bronco - Low-angle detail of a truck's inner front fender and frame rail showing rusted, torn sheet metal at the rocker/cab corner awaiting repair.… 1979 Ford Bronco - RIP! This project finally killed the $10 HF grinder 1979 Ford Bronco - Bucket seats mounted and started figuring out where the shifter is gonna go 1979 Ford Bronco - Driveline is hitting the tranny crossmember very hard. 1979 Ford Bronco - Underbody view of a lifted 4x4 frame rail with a bolted-on radius arm / control arm bracket and its large through-bolt and bushing, drivesh… 1979 Ford Bronco - Crossmember as it sits 1979 Ford Bronco - Underside view along a truck frame rail showing a bolted radius-arm bracket with its large bushing bolt, plus driveshaft, brake drum and st… 1979 Ford Bronco - Boxes came from Duff 1979 Ford Bronco - Various blue-painted suspension parts and hardware are arranged on a workbench, with a large tire visible beneath. 1979 Ford Bronco - Various blue-painted suspension parts and a bag of hardware are arranged on a piece of plywood resting on tires. 1979 Ford Bronco - Up on stands 1979 Ford Bronco - Black Ford Bronco undergoing maintenance on jack stands, with a white truck visible in the background. 1979 Ford Bronco - This truck is undergoing repairs with its front end disassembled and supported on jack stands. 1979 Ford Bronco - Mechanics work on a black Ford Bronco lifted on jack stands in a driveway, with another truck visible in the background. 1979 Ford Bronco - Mechanic works on the front suspension of a 1979 Ford Bronco, which is raised on jack stands. 1979 Ford Bronco - A black Ford Bronco Custom body sits on tall blue jack stands in a driveway with the front wheels, tires and grille removed, leaving the FO… 1979 Ford Bronco - A black late-1970s Ford truck body sits on jack stands with both front wheels and the front tires removed, exposing the frame rails, radiat… 1979 Ford Bronco - A gloved fabricator throws sparks with an angle grinder while cutting a length of square steel tubing clamped on a shop bench, with spare c… 1979 Ford Bronco - A cluttered garage or workshop scene centered on a red MIG welder cart with a settings chart on its raised lid, a green shielding-gas bottl… 1979 Ford Bronco - A fabricated square steel tube assembly, likely a bumper or frame component, rests on an OSB-covered workbench with fresh weld seams and mi… 1979 Ford Bronco - Underside view of a vehicle showing a fabricated bare-steel crossmember or skid plate mount supported by a black bottle jack, with leaf spr… 1979 Ford Bronco - Underside view of a vehicle showing a freshly welded bare-steel crossmember or frame brace beneath the transmission and transfer case, with… 1979 Ford Bronco - Underside view of a vehicle raised on a jack stand, showing the rear differential, leaf springs, driveshaft, gas tank, and tan-painted exha… 1979 Ford Bronco - Underside view of a fabricated steel bracket/crossmember assembly bolted to the vehicle's frame rail, with fresh weld beads visible and the… 1979 Ford Bronco - Close-up of a fabricated steel weldment, showing a large square tube joined to a smaller square tube with a bracket plate that has two dril… 1979 Ford Bronco - A freshly fabricated steel tubular frame member or bumper mount, showing bright weld beads joining sections with a bolt-hole mounting plate… 1979 Ford Bronco - Underside view of a vehicle showing a fabricated bare-metal crossmember or skid plate being fitted, held in place by two C-clamps against t…