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Hi all, hope all is well. I usually hang around the Superduty forums and lately I have been hovering over here in Broncoland. Twenty years ago I had a 79 Bronco, red and white, 351M, auto. I had to sell it to pay for my wedding and now I want another one but I prefer the 92-96 models. I have seen quite a few and as with anything else, the rusty ones are the cheapest. So how hard is it to repair rusty fenders and tailgates. I would rather do engine work or ball joints rather than body work. I would imagine that you can buy new tailgates and then repaint but what about those wheelwells, how hard can it be? Thanks for your help.
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You can get entire new steel rear quarters or patch panels for the region above the rear wheels that is plagued by the typical Bronco cancer patient. They are available from several suppliers including the sponsor of this forum. I don't like body work either so I had the rear quarters done on mine before I had it painted. I bought the patch panels from JBG and had my body shop guy do the work.
The tailgate is a different story. Its still available through the same suppliers however, I just replaced it and took the opportunity to fix and lube the internals at the time. Gave me opportunity to deal with the tire carrier torque issue that plagues Broncos equipped with the external carrier too.
The tailgate is a different story. Its still available through the same suppliers however, I just replaced it and took the opportunity to fix and lube the internals at the time. Gave me opportunity to deal with the tire carrier torque issue that plagues Broncos equipped with the external carrier too.
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You can get entire new steel rear quarters or patch panels for the region above the rear wheels that is plagued by the typical Bronco cancer patient. They are available from several suppliers including the sponsor of this forum. I don't like body work either so I had the rear quarters done on mine before I had it painted. I bought the patch panels from JBG and had my body shop guy do the work.
The tailgate is a different story. Its still available through the same suppliers however, I just replaced it and took the opportunity to fix and lube the internals at the time. Gave me opportunity to deal with the tire carrier torque issue that plagues Broncos equipped with the external carrier too.
The tailgate is a different story. Its still available through the same suppliers however, I just replaced it and took the opportunity to fix and lube the internals at the time. Gave me opportunity to deal with the tire carrier torque issue that plagues Broncos equipped with the external carrier too.
great link on the tire carrier
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The moisture condenses in between the inner and outer quarter panel sheet metal any time the weather produces fog or morning dew. There are no drain holes between the two skins and the water runs down over the curved inner fender and down the vertical inside of the outer skin and gathers in the seam INSIDE the quarter panel. If you look closely at a truck that this has just begun to happen on, you will see that the rust actually begins from the inside and bubbles the paint from under the surface of the outer skin.
Since Ford made no real provision for letting that moisture evaporate quickly or drain out, this happens over time. The fix is to seal the inside of new panels with undercoating or bed-liner material before re-assembling the replacement pieces.
Since Ford made no real provision for letting that moisture evaporate quickly or drain out, this happens over time. The fix is to seal the inside of new panels with undercoating or bed-liner material before re-assembling the replacement pieces.
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why you would get a 90's bronco, if you could have a 78-79. whats the reasoning? have you had a 92-96? not the same as a 78-79 in any way.
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Oh I am not against the 78, 79 broncos, I used to have one, but around my area the 92-96 models are cheaper and for the most part in better condition. I do not have the time to have a "project truck" which most of the 78-79's would be. If I could find a 78,79 in ready to run condition and fairly priced, I would jump on it.
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I love the 78-79's as well but I'm not of a mind to do the work to swap to EFI and everything else I want to have just to drive that body style around. Can't stand the way as solid axle rides either.
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