Hey all, I have a 1994 Branco. I am looking to show it and hook it
up. Just like my 96 Civic... Which I have won best show for 3 years running at many different car shows. Now it's time for the truck, which i dont see too much!!

HELP ME HERE, Anyone have sites or anything for brancos...

Jeff

 

[updated:LAST EDITED ON 13-Sep-02 AT 07:22 PM (EST)]I havn't heard much about people showing big broncos yet. All of the Broncos I see at the shows are the 66-77 ones... My advice to you would be to keep it simple--Don't go overboard with the aftermarket accessories(i.e. don't just order one of everything in the Lund catalog--there's a word for that...tacky), limit the colors to factory colors(in my opinion), and for heaven's sake don't make it a trailer queen....

Jon
1989 F-150 XL- 4x4, 302, M50D
1995 Bronco Eddie Bauer- 351W, E40D

 

Why would you want to do that to a Bronco. Lift it and beef it up! Don't turn it in to an import!!

 

Why don't you turn the thing into a monster truck?

mmmmm. 6 foot tires.

 

[updated:LAST EDITED ON 14-Sep-02 AT 02:06 AM (EST)]Then you can impress us all by driving over the 96 civic. LOL Here in Detroit you still can't park them things in most Union lots although it's hard to tell now days who makes what and where. I have found personally it's hard enough to keep up with the things that break on these trucks, the 1000.00 I was going to spend on lights, light bar, brush bar, shocks and nerf bars (Dad is 60 and my hunting partner, have to make it easier for him to get in) went to repairs. I had planned on getting the nerf bars, brush bar and roof mounted light bar powdercoated to match the truck until I found out how much of a deal a friend of a friend was really going to give me. Oh and before I get jumped on about picking through the catalog, everything I was doing had a purpose. We use a 4 wheeler when we can to drag the deer as close to a vehicle as we can and then haul them out from there the lights help alot and the brush bar actually helps when your driving through the woods of Northern Michigan. I am going to add a pic I found of what I think a nice Bronco looks like in my gallery. Just joking about your civic too.

 

Oh man I would love to be in that area of that pic you have in your gallery tothfngclw.....mmmmmmmm....snow.....man I really want to move up north.

 

You could also try to copy this dude's Bronco....Looks like the only thing missing from this Bronco for sale is a lowering kit. Yuk. But I do like the custom subwoofer box in the back.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1858666907

 

20" wheels..... And I thought mine rode hard with its 15"'s! I guess there's nothing like running over a penny in the road and feeling the truck bounce.....

 

Restorit,

Nice Bonco, Good work

 

drop a bad *** big block in it and lift the hell out of it. some 44 boggers would look great.

 

 

whitebenz / aj5601:

Thanks guys! This one's going to stay stock height..... it started as my answer to buying a new truck at $20K to $30K+ when I was looking for a daily driver. At $2700 and spending most of its life in Arizona (w/ previous owner), it was a good candidate to restore. I've kind of gone from changing out just those parts needing it to systematically hitting one area at a time, and though it hit the streets after the first year and a half of bodywork, paint, and interior work, it's found its way into my garage again. I'm now in the process of building a 302 after the original developed a bad vibration (this one's going to be slightly hopped up - the 351W was tempting, but I'd already invested too much into the exhaust and accessory end and didn't feel like dealing with the hassles of making the swap). Also slated are replacement seats and an extra heater for the rear area. From a daily driver, it's now become my test bed for trying out new products or ideas. I figure that I can make better decisions on other projects if I can try them out on the Bronco first. So far I've been very happy with everything I've tried: POR-15 on the underside and floors, SEM interior dye to refinish the dash and hard plastic interior pieces, the local salvage yard for XLT pieces like the digital clock and woodgrain dash panels, Flex-A-Lite dual electric fans, swapping a vinyl floor mat for carpet, custom fabbing the rear interior panels, installing an extra heater (in progress), wiring in two additional fuse panels (for easily adding keyed or constant 12V accessories), upgrading to a 100A alternator, installing a Centerforce clutch, etc. I'll be needing to update my gallery after this next phase is complete, as the pix that are in it were dropped in on a whim one day a while back. Aside from a grille guard with a couple of fog lights (and maybe 31's to replace the 30's), the appearance will be remaining pretty much stock, as the truck sees mostly street duty (and snowy winters) with occasional towing. I'll let you know when I've gotten to a point where I'm happy with this one, as it will be time to start considering something a little less domestic . Take care!