66 Bronco Project

[totalchaos]

Hi fellas Im new to the site but It has already helped me find bronco parts for my project and is very helpful..My names Brian and Im out of La Junta,Co Ive gone though all the 4x4s think Ive owned one of each but nothing ever stuck out like the early Bronco So I decided to buy a 66 Bronco she's got alot of potential and for a 66 I was amazed that the only rust spot on the vehicle was a 6x6 spot in the engine bay inner fender..Im currently doing all the body work on it trying to knock down the many layers of paint decided to go with a ford blue with gun metal racing stripes..saw one on utube that color and it just screamed out at me..So Im hoping it turns out as awesome as that one..anyway it is currently running a built 302 with a c4 trani,has a 4-5 inch lift on it at the moment with 36 inch swampers but wanting to run a full coil 5.5 conversion on it with a 2 inch body lift, front air locker, full cage, rock armor,roadster inserts, have alot of dreams just need to make them reality..Ill keep you guys posted on the progress and looking forward to meeting you guys sooner or later..Maybe hit some trails when she's done

[cobshane]

Sounds like you got a great find. I own a 66 as is well. But it was burned to the ground. Well not the ground but at least the interior with burnt out. I have had a lot of 4 by fours as well but the early broncos are the best. Good luck on your build up that sounds like it has potential. By the way it looks like it's ready for the trail right now.

[Shawns Fords]

Nice project, good to see it has a lot less rust than mine does and it does look like a solid body. Welcome to CCB

[PonyCorral]

Congrats...

[Entourage]

Welcome to the club. Looks like a great find and excited to see how it turns out. Keep us updated and remember we love pics!

[75dlydrvr]

Welcome, Nice Bronco! I wish my '75 was in that good of shape...

[Crazyone]

Weclome aboard! This is great group of people. I Look forward to seing the progress on your rig. Good luck.

[Jesus_man]

Thanks for stopping by and introducing yourself! We should look at doing a Medano Pass run this summer - that's not too far from ya!

J.D.

[totalchaos]

Thanks for stopping by and introducing yourself! We should look at doing a Medano Pass run this summer - that's not too far from ya!

J.D.

Yeah I usually hit medano once or twice a year fun trail for the family and good camping..another one I usually hit is eagle rock in the springs there's a lot of fun and decent trails up there all in one area actually we were up at eagle rock last year and saw a herd of broncos up there wouldn't be surprised if they are apart of this club in fact...I unfortunetly didn't have my bronco at the time instead I was wheeling a jeep but seeing all those broncos definetly helped to inspire me to build one...we'll definetly have to get together and do that looking forward to it..I'm trying to make ground on the bronco so it will be ready shouldn't be too long..

[hockeydad4-22]

J.D.[/quote]
we were up at eagle rock last year and saw a herd of broncos up there wouldn't be surprised if they are a part of this club in fact...quote]


I love this quote, What a perfect way to say it.

Welcome to the club, these guys are a pretty terrific bunch.

[Jesus_man]

Yeah, Eagle Rock and Saran Wrap are always fun! Have yet to do Medano tho.

J.D.

[totalchaos]

Yeah, Eagle Rock and Saran Wrap are always fun! Have yet to do Medano tho.

J.D.

Cool well im down for whatever medano would be an awesome trail to test out my rig its pretty calm but fun and lots of creek crossings that are a blast..damn I seriously have to knuckle down on my rig..lol

[totalchaos]

Heres some progress so far does anybody know how much it would cost to have my grill media blasted?

[totalchaos]

Heres some progress so far does anybody know how much it would cost to have my grill media blasted?

[totalchaos]

Heres some progress so far does anybody know how much it would cost to have my grill media blasted?

[totalchaos]

Heres some progress so far does anybody know how much it would cost to have my grill media blasted?

[totalchaos]

And now thanks to jtsbronc I have a power steering set up to install in her one thing knocked off the list..Going to have to modify my steering linkage to fit it so if anyone has any ideas on that Im all ears..

[ZOSO]

Steering


http://www.ballisticfabrication.com/Ste ... _1338.html

[Jesus_man]

Yeah, do it right and do it once. You'll need a reamer to get your knuckles to the right taper. And reamers work better and super slow speeds.

J.D.

[totalchaos]

Yeah, do it right and do it once. You'll need a reamer to get your knuckles to the right taper. And reamers work better and super slow speeds.

J.D.

Looks like Ill have the bronco in the shop for paint next week gonna be sweet!

[Entourage]

That is exciting Chaos! What color is it going to be?

[totalchaos]

That is exciting Chaos! What color is it going to be?

I think I'm going to go with bright ford blue..

[Jesus_man]

That is exciting Chaos! What color is it going to be?

I think I'm going to go with bright ford blue..

I saw a bronco a few years ago that had this color, or near to it, with silver rally strips over the hood. When I was considering painting mine this is the route I was going to go.

J.D.

[totalchaos]

Yeah I wanted to go with the ford blue and gun metal racing stripes but my paint guy is turning into a pain in the butt..i finally got him talked into the body work and painting/for a grand..he was trying to talk me into stripping the whole bronco down to bare metal and starting from scratch and it was going to cost me a couple grand for all that but to tell you the truth Id rather not make her perfect because Im building it for a cruiser/rock crawler Id hate to spend a couple grand on the paint and body making it perfect then hit the trail and scratch it on a tree or rock and be nit picking details..lol kinda wish I could build 2 of then one frame up bad ass and one I could beat up on but..for now Ill just build what I got either way I think she'll look nice the picture is kinda the look Im going for..

[Jesus_man]

This bronco belonged to a friend of mine. Similar color:


Direct sunlight pic:


J.D.

[dsmith01]

Jesus, do you know what color that is or can you find out. That color is sweet!

[Jesus_man]

I'll see what I can find out...

[hockeydad4-22]

Yes, inquireing minds want to know. That is the color my son wants for his mustang.

[totalchaos]

Yes, inquireing minds want to know. That is the color my son wants for his mustang.

UPDATE Looks like finally my bronco will be going to the shop for paint a job change forced me to hold out but now Im ready to go just sold my mustang so Im dumping all the cash into my bronco Ill be getting it painted,installing door inserts,smooth quarter panel guards,off road seats,brake booster along with another dana 44 that has front disc brakes, powersteering,finishing my roll cage and hopefully as soon as I sell my lifted bronco II Ill be buying a 5.5 monster lift and install that along with my 2 inch body lift..Im hoping to get all this done by mid july then finally Ill be able to get out and meet some of u guys!!

[Jesus_man]

7.5" is a lot of height. You sure you want to go that high? You could run some serious meats under that lift without any cutting! Probably 38's or so.

J.D.