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Well, sold the 1970 Bronc to free up some budget/driveway/wife-points to allow building a Bronc from the ground up.
My 70 was a good truck, but lacked the solidness & highway manners I wanted to make it a good daily driver & long distance family/camping rig. To do what I wanted, I would need to strip it all the way down anyhow. Two things I really liked on the 70 were the Hanson bumpers. So I made it cost effective to sell the truck without them, and keep them for this project.
Goals:
- Transport my family of four comfortably, safely & reliably in town & on freeway.
- Provide gear & parts storage for family camping & trail running.
- Capable enough offroad to run moderately difficult trails. Maybe not Rubicon or Fordyce, but anything this side of those.
- Waterproof enough to allow winter driving without scuba gear.
- Look decent enough not to draw the ire of neighbors, but not so good that I would be afraid to scrape it up on the trails.
Parts:
- Front bumper: Hanson full width with a winch step. May add a hoop.
- Rear bumper: Hanson double swing-out with the co2 tank bracket I mounted.
- Frame. Decent shape
- Front end: EB width HP D44, 4.11 open diff
- Rear end: EB width sb 9" with 4.11 Detroit, 31sp axles
- Trans: NP435. Seller rebuilt it 10yrs ago or so, but never ran it
- Engine: 302. Seller rebuilt it....
Plans:
- 4"-6" of lift. Some body lift to help with trans clearance.
- 35"-37" tires
- Cut fenders & add warflares for tire clearance
- Aussie locker in front
- Carburetor for induction.
- Soft top with removable hard doors. Maybe a hardtop...
- Fab some creative solutions to meet my somewhat basic, but specific, needs.
- Benefit from the knowledge & wisdom of the members here, and hopefully give something back that someone else will find useful.
and the adventure begins............
Jay
My 70 was a good truck, but lacked the solidness & highway manners I wanted to make it a good daily driver & long distance family/camping rig. To do what I wanted, I would need to strip it all the way down anyhow. Two things I really liked on the 70 were the Hanson bumpers. So I made it cost effective to sell the truck without them, and keep them for this project.
Goals:
- Transport my family of four comfortably, safely & reliably in town & on freeway.
- Provide gear & parts storage for family camping & trail running.
- Capable enough offroad to run moderately difficult trails. Maybe not Rubicon or Fordyce, but anything this side of those.
- Waterproof enough to allow winter driving without scuba gear.
- Look decent enough not to draw the ire of neighbors, but not so good that I would be afraid to scrape it up on the trails.
Parts:
- Front bumper: Hanson full width with a winch step. May add a hoop.
- Rear bumper: Hanson double swing-out with the co2 tank bracket I mounted.
- Frame. Decent shape
- Front end: EB width HP D44, 4.11 open diff
- Rear end: EB width sb 9" with 4.11 Detroit, 31sp axles
- Trans: NP435. Seller rebuilt it 10yrs ago or so, but never ran it
- Engine: 302. Seller rebuilt it....
Plans:
- 4"-6" of lift. Some body lift to help with trans clearance.
- 35"-37" tires
- Cut fenders & add warflares for tire clearance
- Aussie locker in front
- Carburetor for induction.
- Soft top with removable hard doors. Maybe a hardtop...
- Fab some creative solutions to meet my somewhat basic, but specific, needs.
- Benefit from the knowledge & wisdom of the members here, and hopefully give something back that someone else will find useful.
and the adventure begins............
Jay
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It looks like you have the good basics to start from. I'm looking forward to reading and following another good build up thread. 
HAVE FUN!!!
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