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“The Bronc”1979 Ford Bronco

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The story

Bought my Bronco from a friend 3 yrs. ago in stock cond. Previous owner had changed the rear gears from stock 3:55's to 2:72's prompting my buddy to think the t/case was done. hense a cheap sell. It had the soft top with it but my bud had allready started to part it out. The roll bar was gone along with most of the interior, I had the captain' s chairs from my other truck, and found the other missing parts through the local buy & sell & various wreckers, after the first camping/ wheeling trip, which slashed a side wall on the P235 75's I, I determined the gear ratio difference. I had some old BFG 31's that I put on and had a set of 3:55 9" gears I installed and there it started! Every time I broke something it was made bigger & stronger I even quit drinking to have the extra $ to keep up with it. I wheel it hard , so I build it stronger, I don't think it will ever be finished, as you can see it's a work in progress. If I ever get the drive train done to my satisfaction I allready own a mint body for it , that will only go on if I roll it or I stop using it as my main bush toy (I have others) Oh so you know it is my daily driver. — 79bigbronco

Photos

1979 Ford Bronco — this is the 2nd 400 that I put in 1979 Ford Bronco — so it dosn't stay pretty for long 1979 Ford Bronco — engines arn't the only things that don't stay nice 1979 Ford Bronco — this is just one of the reasons things get muddy. Tow strap attached, in case I get stuck. 1979 Ford Bronco — this is another, stuck deep, this hole cost me my cd changer & a boom tube, the water/mud level was almost to… 1979 Ford Bronco — "The point of no return" this was one of the nastiest, stickiest holes I have ever entered. 1979 Ford Bronco — This is getting back out of it! the truck pulling me is an 80's F350 diesel c/w dana60 frt. 70 rear, snachblo… 1979 Ford Bronco — It's not all getting stuck. 1979 Ford Bronco — It just seems that way. 1979 Ford Bronco — The last 4 pics are from a few yr's ago before the suspension lift, 35's & locker 1979 Ford Bronco — Atop Maclean hill. 1979 Ford Bronco — Others get stuck too. 1979 Ford Bronco — Boy did I want my winch here! It was back at the shop waiting for it's bumper. 1979 Ford Bronco — I realised that I had no clean pics of my truck. Black lifted Ford Bronco in profile at dusk with soft top and white-lettered tires Dark blue lifted Ford Bronco with black soft top and rear-mounted spare, 3/4-rear view at dusk 1979 Ford Bronco — these are the new trussed frt. diff Black rear differential assembly 1979 Ford Bronco — this has the new adjustable trak bar in place 1979 Ford Bronco — the difference between stock & simpson auto custom 1979 Ford Bronco — so it wanted all it's new parts 1979 Ford Bronco — Rear axle assembly with leaf springs and a damaged brake drum 1979 Ford Bronco — axle..... we don't need no stinking axle Bearing and flange parts on a concrete floor with an orange funnel Close-up of a vehicle's axle assembly being worked on, supported by jack stands 1979 Ford Bronco — out with the old Dark garage shot of a vehicle fender with a cat sitting underneath beside a glowing red work light 1979 Ford Bronco — man there's a lot o parts 1979 Ford Bronco — In with the new Dim overhead shot of a workbench littered with tools, parts and a red component under a vehicle body 1979 Ford Bronco — removal of rear spring hangers 1979 Ford Bronco — installed new frt' spring hanger in place of rear, to give me the shackle flip, 4" of lift 1979 Ford Bronco — Dark garage view of a leaf spring and axle assembly mounted on a stand under a vehicle body 1979 Ford Bronco — yayy! we got axles back under it, it's only been a week & a 1/2 1979 Ford Bronco — Truck chassis on stands in a garage with blue coilover shocks and fender exposed mid-build 1979 Ford Bronco — all geometry right on! 1979 Ford Bronco — rear sits nice now. 1979 Ford Bronco — get outta' my way!! Undercarriage view of a 1979 Ford Bronco with aftermarket suspension components and a custom bumper 1979 Ford Bronco — articu... what?

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