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1978 Ford Bronco

documented by crawler 1,212 photos documented since 8 years documented 1 sound ♡ Follow this build

The story

Bought it for $1800 and started on it right away. Full rollcage with 12 points to the frame. 6.5" lift in the front with custom made long travel shock hoops for 15" of travel. Rear add a leaves for 4" of lift in the rear. 35x12.50x15 BFG MT's and 15x8 white spoke soon to be painted black. Custom aluminum door panels and rear inner panels. Custom aluminum dash with Autometer Procomp guages, and water proof toggle switches and power lights. Black suspension seats and RCI racing harnesses — crawler

Day one vs. today

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1978 Ford Bronco in 2012
1978 Ford Bronco in 2004
2004 2012

Photo history

1,212 photos across 8 years — drag the dot to travel through this vehicle’s life. Captions are the owner’s; where there isn’t one, the AI caption fills in.

2004

380 photos added — showing 8

1978 Ford Bronco — The 351 windsor braket racing engine with BDS fuel injection. 450 horsepower. 1978 Ford Bronco — Another shot of all the polishing and custom made brakets by my dad. 1978 Ford Bronco — A shot of the dash my dad restored and painted. You can see the DVD player inside the radio grille. The grill… A picture of the front of the car not finished of course. Notice my Bronco in the background. 1978 Ford Bronco — Another picture of the dash with the speaker grille closed. 1978 Ford Bronco — Lifted red and white full-size SUV on off-road tires with brush bumper, small low-res photo Side view of faded red and white lifted Ford Bronco with hardtop Red and white Ford Bronco with aftermarket bumper, parked on concrete

726 photos added — showing 8

1978 Ford Bronco — Red truck bed interior with orange screwdriver and debris 1978 Ford Bronco tailgate, red, with chrome handle and some wear 1978 Ford Bronco — Interior view of a vehicle's bed with a blue roll cage installed. Red floor shows some wear 1978 Ford Bronco — Red interior with blue roll cage bars and a portion of a wheel well Interior panel with oval speaker cutout, showing red interior Interior panel with a circular cutout, likely for a speaker, mounted on a vehicle's inner body red truck tailgate with black inserts, showing rust and primer 1978 Ford Bronco — Red painted metal with primer and rust patches, showing a curved seam and some hair

69 photos added — showing 8

White 1978 Ford Bronco with a blue bull bar and off-road tires parked on a street Close-up of a large, aggressive tread tire on a polished aluminum wheel. Part of a white vehicle is visible Chrome differential cover and Ranchero suspension shock 1978 Ford Bronco front fender with chrome trim, orange marker light, and large off-road tire 1978 Ford Bronco — Close-up of dual exhaust pipes and a large tire on a vehicle 1978 Ford Bronco — Underside of a vehicle showing a drive shaft with yellow directional arrows and a large muffler. A "DRIVE LIN… White 1978 Ford Bronco rear 3/4 view with large off-road tires and blue side steps Rear view of a white 1978 Ford Bronco with a blue aftermarket bumper and large tires

9 photos added — showing 8

1978 Ford Bronco — Orange Jeep CJ5 with large tires parked in a garage 1978 Ford Bronco — Orange Jeep CJ5 with roll cage and dual rear wheels 1978 Ford Bronco — Faded orange Jeep CJ project stripped to bare tub with red roll bar in a shop 1978 Ford Bronco — Interior of a red Jeep with a steering wheel, seats, and floor littered with tools and boxes 1978 Ford Bronco — Interior of a red Jeep CJ with a black steering wheel and seats, floor is dirty 1978 Ford Bronco — Orange Jeep CJ5 with hood open, parked in a garage Rusty steering gear box with hydraulic lines attached, resting on a concrete surface 1978 Ford Bronco — Rear axle and leaf spring suspension of an off-road vehicle

3 photos added

1978 Ford Bronco — Gray Ford V8 engine on a red engine stand with chrome valve covers. 1978 Ford Bronco — Gray V8 engine on a red stand with purple air cleaner lid and chrome valve covers. 1978 Ford Bronco — Custom tube chassis vehicle frame with V8 engine in a garage

11 photos added — showing 8

Front axle assembly with differential housing and tie rod components, lying on the ground Gray electric motor with yellow paint splatters and wires attached, lying on a concrete surface Steering wheel hub and horn button with 'HH' logo Two red plastic caps in Bugpack Products packaging automotive distributor with cap and gear Two Signal-Stat 3603 taillight assemblies with red lenses and chrome bezels on a dark surface Pair of clear round vehicle lights with wiring two round metal grilles with wire mesh, lying on a concrete surface

2 photos added

Two gray metal fender flare parts in front of Summit Racing box Gray primed body panels and frame sections on cardboard boxes

12 photos added — showing 8

Two front wheel hubs and locking mechanisms on a workbench Several automotive axle shafts and hubs on a workbench Rear axle assembly on jack stands with brake drum visible Rear axle assembly with drum brakes, showing brake shoes and rotor rear axle differential assembly, dark colored, with driveshaft yoke visible Miller MIG welder next to a red car part and a blue vehicle with large tires Blue Miller Millermatic 250 wire feeder welder with hoses and cables, next to a rusty tank and part of a car 1978 Ford Bronco — Blue off-road vehicle with roll cage climbing a rocky incline, driver visible
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dezracer · Jan 8, 2006

Very nice work on your bronco, How much time did it take for your dash.

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