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I have been a Ford guy since day one. My favorite Ford product has always been there trucks. To be totaly honest I love 2 wheel drive layed out standard cab short beds. The biggest problem with that is theres no room for a family, there not very practicle for Reno, & again no room for family. The very next best thing to a super trick ground pounding 1956 big window is an Early Bronco. There great for the family, they are 4 wheel drive so I can drive it any time all year long here in Reno, they are convertable for late spring threw early fall, & very best of all the whole family can go!!
Im on my 3rd Bronco now 2 of witch I have drove & loved. My current & pretty damn sure my permanent one is a 72. I bought it about 4 1/2 years ago & drove it for 1 1/2 years before that STUPID bug, I call NOPE!! got stuck in my ear.... make it bigger badder & biggest get rid of the np435. Since im not a ups truck driver I hated the shifting of that trani. I wanted a nice daily driver that I could take to the shows if I wanted or to the trail if thats what my fam thought sounded fun.
when I bought it the only thing that really needed change was the trani. I could have done my AOD swap & been done. Just stop there & paint it all up pretty & be DONE. NOPE!! It started out with the factory 44 & 9 holley projection 302 & np435.
Samco fab build me 79 Bronco full width Hi 44 & big bearing 9" with 4:88 gears & true trac soft lockers. Great now its bigger & more capible, just swap those in & be happy. NOPE!!
The front has discs, Better do 4 wheel discs. Great stop, Full pun intended. NOPE!!
D&D trans build me a very nice AOD. great now just swap that in & stop. NOPE!!
since the t case is out have D&D rebuid that too, cool get it back in & be happy. NOPE!!
Since Im going wider do a 4" rear stretch. Cool now stop & be happy.
The hood had a little cracking so get the pro flow hood & be happy. NOPE!!
The view finder windshield sure is bad ass. I better do that too. Got that installed & done. Great, now stop. NOPE!!
Theres a great protofab rear bumper on Craigslist, cool buy it box the frame weld up the original mounting holes & fab up new brackets, Then stop. NOPE!!
Now its been year apart & its time to start thinking about the kids & the schools they are going to be going to. Since my great wifey & I dont like the schools in this neighborhood better get a new house. The second best part of that part is I got my own Broncmohall in the back yard!!
I started all that 3 1/2 years ago. While my first baby, Daughter Shelby, was just little & I had more time to play in the garage, thinking these are just little projects. Then along came my Son Zack . Now I have a Bronco with a lot started & nothing finished!! All I want to do is play with my now 5 & 3 year olds & the time for the Bronco doesnt happen. Now I have a kick ass garage, that by the way & had to cut the roof off & lift before I moved in so I could have an 8' door for the Bronco, & no time for the Bronco.
If only I hadnt let that NOPE!! bug get the best of me I could have been driving my Bronco just as happpy as a pig in poo & been making memories with the kids driving it not just thinking its a great jungle gym/storage shed.
Luckly I met a guy named Sam from Sammys speed shop in Minden NV. I got talking to him about my Bronco & he agreed to take it on as his own & get us back on the road. GOD BLESS HIM!!
Im very happy to report I just drove my BAD ASS Bronco with all that stuff above DONE for the first time!!
I'll be driving it back from his shop to my house tomorrow & Plan on just driving it! nothing else for a long time. Although I do still have to do new 1/4 panles before I get a ticket.....
I'll add pics as soon as I can, for now Im off to just enjoy it!!
Im on my 3rd Bronco now 2 of witch I have drove & loved. My current & pretty damn sure my permanent one is a 72. I bought it about 4 1/2 years ago & drove it for 1 1/2 years before that STUPID bug, I call NOPE!! got stuck in my ear.... make it bigger badder & biggest get rid of the np435. Since im not a ups truck driver I hated the shifting of that trani. I wanted a nice daily driver that I could take to the shows if I wanted or to the trail if thats what my fam thought sounded fun.
when I bought it the only thing that really needed change was the trani. I could have done my AOD swap & been done. Just stop there & paint it all up pretty & be DONE. NOPE!! It started out with the factory 44 & 9 holley projection 302 & np435.
Samco fab build me 79 Bronco full width Hi 44 & big bearing 9" with 4:88 gears & true trac soft lockers. Great now its bigger & more capible, just swap those in & be happy. NOPE!!
The front has discs, Better do 4 wheel discs. Great stop, Full pun intended. NOPE!!
D&D trans build me a very nice AOD. great now just swap that in & stop. NOPE!!
since the t case is out have D&D rebuid that too, cool get it back in & be happy. NOPE!!
Since Im going wider do a 4" rear stretch. Cool now stop & be happy.
The hood had a little cracking so get the pro flow hood & be happy. NOPE!!
The view finder windshield sure is bad ass. I better do that too. Got that installed & done. Great, now stop. NOPE!!
Theres a great protofab rear bumper on Craigslist, cool buy it box the frame weld up the original mounting holes & fab up new brackets, Then stop. NOPE!!
Now its been year apart & its time to start thinking about the kids & the schools they are going to be going to. Since my great wifey & I dont like the schools in this neighborhood better get a new house. The second best part of that part is I got my own Broncmohall in the back yard!!
I started all that 3 1/2 years ago. While my first baby, Daughter Shelby, was just little & I had more time to play in the garage, thinking these are just little projects. Then along came my Son Zack . Now I have a Bronco with a lot started & nothing finished!! All I want to do is play with my now 5 & 3 year olds & the time for the Bronco doesnt happen. Now I have a kick ass garage, that by the way & had to cut the roof off & lift before I moved in so I could have an 8' door for the Bronco, & no time for the Bronco.
If only I hadnt let that NOPE!! bug get the best of me I could have been driving my Bronco just as happpy as a pig in poo & been making memories with the kids driving it not just thinking its a great jungle gym/storage shed.
Luckly I met a guy named Sam from Sammys speed shop in Minden NV. I got talking to him about my Bronco & he agreed to take it on as his own & get us back on the road. GOD BLESS HIM!!
Im very happy to report I just drove my BAD ASS Bronco with all that stuff above DONE for the first time!!
I'll be driving it back from his shop to my house tomorrow & Plan on just driving it! nothing else for a long time. Although I do still have to do new 1/4 panles before I get a ticket.....
I'll add pics as soon as I can, for now Im off to just enjoy it!!
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