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1978 Ford Bronco 4x4 - The Mighty Pumpkin


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Album Title: The Mighty Pumpkin
My mud truck and some of the many mods. I live by the motto of "Go Big Or Go Home"
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Shawn Franklin Melbourne, Florida
1978 Ford Bronco Custom
473cid (460 @ 0.060) automatic 4x4
Interior: Stock Custom Interior
Exterior: Original Orange w/ Black
Mileage: 75000
Modifications
Swapped in a DOVE 460 with LOTS of goodies. Front DANA 60, rear DANA 70 w/ posi, modified front to retain coil springs (much better ride and easier than swapping to leaves). 6" Superlift coil springs w/ dual front shocks and 6" BDS leaf springs, 3" body lift. Large diameter driveshafts with 1410 ujoints on both ends. Bushwacker fender cutouts. Dual 3.5" exhaust with Dynomax bullet mufflers and 5" stainless tips.
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I finally got a set of 40 inch Boggers. They're on 16.5x12 blac ...


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Im debating keeping the original paint scheme or not when I repa ...


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I love my WARN HS9500. Ive already gotten my self in some bad p ...


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Dual 3.5" exhaust with Dynomax bullet mufflers dumping out 5" SS ...


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Shot of the opened wheel well and suspension parts: dual shocks, ...


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The mount on the axle was fabricated out of 1/4" steel. The D60 ...


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Same stuff, different lighting. Gives a little different perspec ...


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Used a 1.5" by 1.5" box tube, 1/4" thick to make the track bar m ...


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Dual 3.5" mandrel bent pipe all the way out the back. This took ...


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I had to notch the cross member to clear the heavy duty drive sh ...


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This is a shot from the rear towards the front. ...

Comments
Looking Good!
By jalampi


dual 3.5" mandrel ment exhaust??? wow impressive, bet it sounds awsome!
By Stokes


your right it does look silly with 33's on it. try put'n 38's or 40's on it. awsome bronco though.
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SWEEEEET!!!
By ford351


Perfect!!! Keep the original paint for sure. I have never seen that color/stripe scheme. It looks great. Too many people repaint blah black or update to a modern color. These old trucks look best with paint from the era they were brought to life in. Beautifully Done.
By Alaskan 78 F 250


FINE JOB ON YOUR SUSPENSION UPGRADES BEST THING YOU DID TO YOUR BRONCO
By brian73howard





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