You Southern Boys Got it Easy!
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You Southern Boys Got it Easy!
I just got back from a road trip to see the inlaws in Maryland. I couldn't believe how many good Bronco bodies I saw that were either in junkyards or lawn art. Around Chicago a solid body is getting to be almost rare and any in the condition of the ones I saw abandoned would be snapped up quick. Any of the native Broncos that didn't get rust proofed or garaged from the factory are fighting a losing battle with the tin worm. You can get a 5.8 or a C6 anywhere but solid sheet metal is a treasure.
Sorry for the rant, it just made me sad to see so many good trucks being neglected.
Sorry for the rant, it just made me sad to see so many good trucks being neglected.
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Yea,
My old Bronco was running great, but it rusted off the body mounts. (I lived in Canada at that time) I got another from New Mexico. Can you believe I took off the leaf spring bolts without WD? Now I moved back to Florida. I ant looking back.
My old Bronco was running great, but it rusted off the body mounts. (I lived in Canada at that time) I got another from New Mexico. Can you believe I took off the leaf spring bolts without WD? Now I moved back to Florida. I ant looking back.
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Hah, that reminds me of a body work/restoration book I got from the library! The author was from SoCal and I remember he wrote something like, "Of course any car that is over 50 years old like this one may have some bolts that will give you trouble." I'm still laughing about that! My truck's only 12 years old and I don't even bother to start working on it until I have both the BFH and the propane handy! It just laughs at PB.
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Yeah, gotta love those guys who have never even seen what happens to a vehicle from the "rust belt" or the northern climes. To all of them I say, come on up and try working on a vehicle that has truly seen the test of time and the elements BEFORE you give me advice on how to fix it. 'Cause, um, how does the song go? "You ain't seen nothin' yet!"
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I have all those things too. I actually tried to avoid using the "extensive/inventive vocabulary" one time... took me a week to finish what should have taken an afternoon. I went back to the vocabulary after that.
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How rude of me to duce post- but allow me a to share:
Number 2 rust spot- under the "gutter" this one keeps me up nights.
Last edited by Dutch123; Aug 13, 2009 at 08:25 AM. Reason: double picture post
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