Bought a new (old) truck, updated 9/24/07

[Jeeper94]

Anything new to report?

 

[AmigaMan]

Nice truck! Stacy David from the TV show Trucks! had Project Crazy Horse which was a rebuild on an old Bronco. One of my favorite projects since he did a bunch of restoration type work for real-world use and play, not some silly dog n pony show.

 

[illusion88]

I wish I knew enough about cars to have a "project car".

I have a feeling I couldn't fix too much.

 

[Ronstang]

Originally posted by: illusion88
I wish I knew enough about cars to have a "project car".

I have a feeling I couldn't fix too much.

No you couldn't with an attitude like that. We all started at some point with little or no knowledge with and handful of potentially dangerous tools. If you have the passion and the patience you can learn to do just about anything. Working on cars is not only fun but therapeutic for many.

 

[Sluggo]

Originally posted by: Jeeper94
Anything new to report?

Well, unfortunately not too much. Between the freekin constant rain we have had, keeping our new 1.5 acre lot mowed has been a crapload more work than I had anticipated. In addition, now that the weather is turning warm, my wife wants to have patio parties all the time, so that has been a hassle and we are busy at work. Damn Springtime, glad its here, but its always busy.

Did get a Hobart 140 welder from northerntool and a gas bottle to practice some welding. I cut a small hole in the junk passenger fender and tried to weld it back...my welding skills will need a LOT more practice. I know butt welding thin metal is difficult, but my patch was craptacular.

BTW, I got the welding bottle from tractorsupply and it is quickly becoming one of my new favorite stores. Helpful staff, and its more like an old fashioned hardware store, its really great.

My biggest project was renting a 3500 psi powerwasher and blasting 30 years of gunk from the engine bay and complete underside. I had the truck way up on jackstands in the driveway and it was a huge mess. It only confirmed all of my neighbors suspicions that I am complately insane. It took a good 4 hours and I was covered head to toe in grease and junk, it took me an hour in the shower to get clean.

On the subject of clean, I will put it a must buy for Permatex Fast Orange for getting greasy hands clean. It works awesome, and even smells decent.

So a little progress, glad I'm not on a time clock here. 🙂

 

[pyonir]

Originally posted by: Sluggo

Originally posted by: Jeeper94
Anything new to report?

Well, unfortunately not too much. Between the freekin constant rain we have had, keeping our new 1.5 acre lot mowed has been a crapload more work than I had anticipated. In addition, now that the weather is turning warm, my wife wants to have patio parties all the time, so that has been a hassle and we are busy at work. Damn Springtime, glad its here, but its always busy.

Did get a Hobart 140 welder from www.northerntool and a gas bottle to practice some welding. I cut a small hole in the junk passenger fender and tried to weld it back...my welding skills will need a LOT more practice. I know butt welding thin metal is difficult, but my patch was craptacular.

BTW, I got the welding bottle from www.tractorsupply.com and it is quickly becoming one of my new favorite stores. Helpful staff, and its more like an old fashioned hardware store, its really great.

My biggest project was renting a 3500 psi powerwasher and blasting 30 years of gunk from the engine bay and complete underside. I had the truck way up on jackstands in the driveway and it was a huge mess. It only confirmed all of my neighbors suspicions that I am complately insane. It took a good 4 hours and I was covered head to toe in grease and junk, it took me an hour in the shower to get clean.

On the subject of clean, I will put it a must buy for Permatex Fast Orange for getting greasy hands clean. It works awesome, and even smells decent.

So a little progress, glad I'm not on a time clock here. 🙂

LOL, great update. Fast Orange ROCKS...we've used that at my dad's house for years.

 

[Sluggo]

Originally posted by: Ronstang

Originally posted by: illusion88
I wish I knew enough about cars to have a "project car".

I have a feeling I couldn't fix too much.

No you couldn't with an attitude like that. We all started at some point with little or no knowledge with and handful of potentially dangerous tools. If you have the passion and the patience you can learn to do just about anything. Working on cars is not only fun but therapeutic for many.

Very true. Working on something that you dont have a timeline on is fun. Doing any work on the Bronco involves much less cussing and throwing tools as opposed to something that you HAVE to get running so you can get to work tomorrow.

On something as simple as the late 60's early 70's stuff, there is so much help on the internet, if you get in over your head its easy to find help. Besides, after taking something apart, generally its really easy to figure out a lot more about how its supposed to work and be able to reassemble it. At least thats the case with me. I can read about it forever and learn nothing, but once you actually do it, it turns out to be simple.

 

[pyonir]

Originally posted by: Sluggo

Originally posted by: Ronstang

Originally posted by: illusion88
I wish I knew enough about cars to have a "project car".

I have a feeling I couldn't fix too much.

No you couldn't with an attitude like that. We all started at some point with little or no knowledge with and handful of potentially dangerous tools. If you have the passion and the patience you can learn to do just about anything. Working on cars is not only fun but therapeutic for many.

Very true. Working on something that you dont have a timeline on is fun. Doing any work on the Bronco involves much less cussing and throwing tools as opposed to something that you HAVE to get running so you can get to work tomorrow.

On something as simple as the late 60's early 70's stuff, there is so much help on the internet, if you get in over your head its easy to find help. Besides, after taking something apart, generally its really easy to figure out a lot more about how its supposed to work and be able to reassemble it. At least thats the case with me. I can read about it forever and learn nothing, but once you actually do it, it turns out to be simple.

Couldn't agree more. I helped my dad restore a car when i was only about 8-10 years old. I couldn't do much, but i did what i could, and even then it was a great time. Good way to spend time with dad too. I'd like to get back into it, but at this point i can't afford a car, the parts, or the time. lol. Someday....

 

[Juno]

restoration time!

my cousin drives a '93 bronco, it's a sweet ride!

 

[GPett]

Yeah that thing is a rust monster. But damn those old broncos/internationals are cool trucks.

Have fun restoring that old horse.

 

[Kerouactivist]

Man I've always wanted to do that with a Bronco or Scout of that same ERA....so awesome when you get done..... Good luck and have fun..

 

[moshquerade]

that's gonna look so cool when you finish with it. go classic Fords. :thumbsup:

 

[Sluggo]

Originally posted by: moshquerade
that's gonna look so cool when you finish with it. go classic Fords. :thumbsup:

You know you got it going on when even the hot chicks dig the classic Bronco 😛

 

[Sluggo]

Wow, cant believe it's been 3 months sine I did anything to the Bronco. Been a really busy Summer. Finally getting back in the garage, built a shed to get all the yard crap and mowers out of the way of my project, and the garage isnt 120 degrees anymore, so its time for more work.

Found some nicer wheels and tires off of CL, they give the truck a nicer stance and help me to keep the vision I have for it.

Starting with the basics, decided to drop both gas tanks tonight, since I have trouble getting it to start. Figured the tanks were full of gunk, and I think I am having issues with the fuel tank selector switch. It is a mechanical switch, and the line from the main tank seems to be clogged, and the aux tank leaks due to a split in the side. The ultimate goal will be a larger aftermarket 23 gallon tank to replace the current 12 gallon main tank, lose the aux tank thus bypassing the selector valve altogether. For now, I am just going to reinstall the main tank and bypass the valve, leaving the aux tank in the trash.

On to the pics 🙂

New wheels from CL 🙂

There used to be a huge 12 gallon tank here

Removed, check out the gunk between the skid plate and the tank

Close-up of the gunk, there should be about 3/4" of space between the tank and skid plate

Looks great

Good looking gas came from that tank

Onto the AUX tank

Skid plate down

AUX tank out

That rust in a strange bedfellow


Found the original unleaded reducer in the main tank tube, I guess when someone knocked it out, it just went down in the tube and they left it, took 30 minutes to get that ah heck out.

Bah, just leave that in there