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Blue 1989 Ford Bronco with lifted suspension and aftermarket wheels parked on a driveway
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“Bigfoot”1989 Ford Bronco

documented by BLOODSWEATSTEEL 80 photos documented since 2 years documented ♡ Follow this build

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… 1989 Ford Bronco — Half of the parts were missing, the half it did have were broken. Blue lifted full-size Bronco-style SUV side profile on a driveway by a garage 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 t… Blue 1989 Ford Bronco rear with chrome bumper and Nevada license plate Blue 1989 Ford Bronco with lifted suspension and aftermarket wheels parked on a driveway 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 — Bare metal interior body panel of a vehicle with wiring and tools during teardown 1989 Ford Bronco — Foil-faced sound-deadening insulation applied inside a blue vehicle body panel 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 — SUV rear cargo area with silver insulation on floor and black front seats ahead 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… 1989 Ford Bronco — Plywood panel template fitted into a vehicle rear quarter, marked Thor and Odin in pencil 1989 Ford Bronco — Two car amplifiers labeled Odin and Thor mounted on a blue carpeted vehicle panel 1989 Ford Bronco — Odin 160W and Thor 200W amplifiers bolted to a blue vehicle door or quarter panel 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.… 1989 Ford Bronco — We all know what these look like, but just a before pic. Blue Ford Bronco with large tires and chrome wheels, lifted suspension, and a chrome bumper Front suspension with Pro-Comp ES3000 shocks and large tire Rear axle with dual blue-booted shocks and one white shock absorber installed 1989 Ford Bronco — Interior of a blue truck with cloth seats, center console, and steering wheel. Outside view shows trees and s… 1989 Ford Bronco — Vehicle interior with gray cloth seats, dark blue dashboard, and steering wheel. A bandana hangs from the rea… 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 — MDF and chicken-wire fabrication mold for a custom fiberglass panel on concrete floor 1989 Ford Bronco — Back of homemade hardboard door panel with fiberglass resin reinforcement on concrete floor 1989 Ford Bronco — Fiberglass subwoofer box mold in progress with two round speaker rings and resin-coated base Dark test panel sprayed with two blue oval patches as a paint spray-out sample 1989 Ford Bronco — A few test fits, bondo stages, sanding, etc.... 1989 Ford Bronco — Fiberglass subwoofer enclosure built into the rear corner of a blue SUV cargo area Custom fiberglass subwoofer enclosure with two circular openings, dark green textured finish 1989 Ford Bronco — Shows what a little hardboard, bondo, chop mat and scrap carpet can get you. Quart 3 way Reference crossovers… 1989 Ford Bronco — Custom fiberglass dual-sub speaker box in primer, mounted in rear cargo area of blue SUV 1989 Ford Bronco — Raw fiberglass custom subwoofer box with two speaker cutouts in body filler on shop floor
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