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Old 05-27-2011, 10:19 PM
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I got the mount back today from my buddy that welds, he did a great job! The bracket he made for me is 1 1/4" thick that's how far he had to move it out to fit the bronco . here are some pic's like I promised









I cut a section out of the old bronco an the petal assembly for mocking up the 2001 ford superduty hydroboost. Next step is to install it in the bronco . Well that's all I got for now will update soon
 
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Old 05-30-2011, 10:30 AM
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Today I got the hydroboost installed on the firewall . I had to drill the holes for the mounts in the firewall out just a little bit and I need to clearance the pedal assembly a little so I can use a socket to tighten up the nuts on the top . Well I know you all like pics so here you go









enjoy the pic's as always will keep updating as there is progress
 
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Nice work on that. What kind of pump are you going to use with your HB?

On a side note -- I wish working on the MC mount were that easy in ALL the trucks. Mine is concealed by stupid, pesky things like wiring and a DASH.
 
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Old 06-02-2011, 09:21 AM
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I'm not sure yet on the pump .I haven't gotten that far . Of course I will update an post pics .This weekend is suppose to be good so I will be using herculiner on the floorboards an in the tub area .I will take pic's of course. The dash an pesky wires are easily removable to be able to work on the MC mount
 
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Old 06-04-2011, 09:57 PM
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I got the bronco herculined today .What a job! It looks good! Well here are some pic's













Well there you go enjoy the pic's since i like posting to my self (lol)
 
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Looks great! How long did it take you to roll it all? How much was that kit?
 
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It took a few hours from cleaning to rolling. I still have some touch ups to do. the kit was $74 plus$21 for a extra quart at ace hardware.
 
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It took a few hours from cleaning to rolling. I still have some touch ups to do. the kit was $74 plus$21 for a extra quart at ace hardware.
Gotcha... so it took two quarts to do the whole floor, then?
 
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The kit comes with a gallon and I bought a extra quart
 
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Ok, thanks. I like what you did and intend to shamelessly copy it. Nice work so far!
 
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No problem ! Copy all you want. Thank you .It just takes a long long time mainly due to the lack of coinage . I have scrounged a lot of the parts from wrecking yards and when I do spend I keep it cheap an good.
 
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It's getting there, very slowly, but you've had some nice progress so far. Keep the good work!.
 
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nice work keep it up
 
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Thank you Encho it has been slow. I guess good things happen whet you take your time .

Thank you joe f-350 I spend Saturdays an some sundays working on her but that's it I will keep up with the pic's an posts so stay tune for more!
 
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Old 06-19-2011, 10:11 AM
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I got some more work done today ! I got the front seats installed today and I started on the rear bucket seats for the back ! the front seats came from a Mazda Navajo and the back seats came from a 91 Mitsubishi eclipse . well enough talk here's some pics

















It started to rain yesterday so I couldn't finish putting the back seats in . I will finish it up next weekend an have more pics cause I know you all like pic's
 


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