Ches's Bronco build!
07-09-2011, 03:08 PM
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Its Alive, Home waiting on truck buyer, the headed back to the shop!
07-09-2011, 03:58 PM
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Ches call me I want to hear that thing rumble, congrats. I am going to load your surprise in the back of my truck for drop off maybe Sun, but probably Monday early afternoon.
Where will you be home, work, Ryan's shop? And I'd like to grab those headers and the old clutch fork.
07-09-2011, 05:05 PM
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Is it gonna be using a Holley 4bbl?
07-09-2011, 09:06 PM
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So its alive But not too well? Got a coolant leak from the timing cover, So will have to pull the front of the engine again. I did get to drive it today! It is way loud! also very peppy and and some what hard to handle at high speeds! I will not be driving this one fast. Also need to widen the stance!
Once I find an intake manifold I will run the 4bbl holly!
sorry did not get one driving!
07-09-2011, 09:15 PM
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Woo Hoo! Congrats Ches! You're bound to have a few bugs to work out. It sounds like you have it on the run. Keep us posted.
07-09-2011, 09:18 PM
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That's hot molasses, Ches. I've been very bored tonight so I've been cruising the 87-96 sectoin looking at stuff. I have a free 5.8 in a f350 waiting on my, along with a 2wd ZF that I'll be using for trading stock.
Building a shopping list for when I build the 5.8 for my '90.
07-09-2011, 09:33 PM
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So the Bronco hood was leaning up against the out side of the shop, in that store we had last week it blew down the hill. I think it hit every rock on the way down. Now I need to fill dents And reseal it!
07-09-2011, 10:35 PM
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Always put the sheet metal it can't go anywhere. .....LIKE ON THE TRUCK!!
07-09-2011, 10:40 PM
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Good for you, I see Dalton watching the oil pressure gauge for you. Yea when I was tooling around in ol #88 is handled like a super short bed hotrod on ice.
I think I have a spare new gasket left over from my kit need it? Sorry for your loss on the hood, ouch.
07-09-2011, 10:55 PM
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I sent the PO an email, Asking if he might still have it stuck some where for Safe keeping?
07-18-2011, 11:23 PM
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Day dreaming(it probably will never happen) but 460 or Cummins swap?
07-20-2011, 07:33 PM
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i was thinking of finding myself a 77-79 bronco and put in it a turbo diesel.... put a snorkel and exhaust pipe like the fording hummers have... maybe even a litle military green... so far its a want, someday itll be reality
07-20-2011, 09:54 PM
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zstang I got a 79 Bronco for sale, PM me. Go look in my garage its # 88.
Thread HJ over.
07-20-2011, 10:12 PM
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