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I had to support my rear quarter off my frame via a bushing to stop it from sagging. Mine was due to tree or rock damage tho.
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Ohhh gotcha. Mine was a rollover so IΓÇÖm guessing thatΓÇÖs what mine was, thank you!
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Sooo I didnΓÇÖt get pictures of them but I finally finished the brakes and got them all bled so I have some nice stuff brakes! Feels like I could stop on a dime. Also got the motor put together and had 0 problems other than one of the bolts for the water pump was leaking coolant so weΓÇÖll see if we fixed that, added 5 quarts of oil and then once we get that leak fixed, add fuel, battery, power steering fluid and adjust the timing it should in theory start!
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The Cam Man worked so hard all weekend, got the brakes bled after he rebuilt the rear brakes, and the new power steering pump put in and adjusted, and all new fluids everywhere and we just ran out of daylight, went and got a new battery and the gosh dang new fuel pump we bought six months ago wasnΓÇÖt working, no fuel to the engine!!!
FAAAAARRRGGG!!!!!!!

....so close ;)

Drug it home July 14, 2019 - Champagne dreams on a beer budget and only working every other weekend at best not including four months of winter, this kid has made some great progress!!!

Love ya Bubby ;)
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That's an incredible progress in a short amount of time he should be very proud!

On a side note you know what beats youth NOTHING he probable never even took a Advil lol
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Love it!
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As my dad mentioned we tried to start it up but it wasnΓÇÖt getting fuel even after replacing the fuel pump so I go to take a look at my auxiliary gas tank switch and the dang thing was hooked up wrong obviously because why would I have got it first try? Then magically 2 cans of starter fluid later..... the darn thing was up and running!!!
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Finally got the headlights working! Pretty sweet for $45 eBay mustang lights lol
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Nice halo affect!
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I donΓÇÖt have many pictures but weΓÇÖre finally almost done with the passenger side floor Pam and ready to move to the driver side! IΓÇÖve also been doing a couple little things like light trim, grill badge and getting ready to take out the turn signal assembly to replace it and the steering wheel but itΓÇÖs crazy how much weΓÇÖve gotten done in not even a year and IΓÇÖm only 16!!
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It rained 4 times today but we rewired the running lights so they donΓÇÖt flicker anymore as well as waited until it got dark to adjust the headlights and dang these things are bright all the way around from the running light to the high beams, theyΓÇÖre easily worth $40
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Lighting upgrade often get overlooked, but they make a massive difference when you need it most!
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Those look bright! with my night vision not being what it use to be I may be doing this upgrade
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Jesus_man wrote:Lighting upgrade often get overlooked, but they make a massive difference when you need it most!

They make a huge difference!! Accidentally blinded my dad and brothers on accident
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Strike2 wrote:Those look bright! with my night vision not being what it use to be I may be doing this upgrade

TheyΓÇÖre even brighter in person!! And they were only 40 bucks and work FANTASTIC! ItΓÇÖs definitely worth it!!
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I forgot to take pictures like a ding dong but I replaced the whole turn signal cam assembly and plugged the wires into the connector and finally put on my new steering wheel on and connected the horn (which somehow actually still works)
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Nice! Great looking setup!

A horn...I rely on the menacing stance of my bronco to get the point across. Mine has never had a horn under my ownership.
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Yah-- you have now put yourself into the rare Bronco category...a functioning horn!
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Man that's a fancy wheel, looks awesome!
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Eck wrote:Yah-- you have now put yourself into the rare Bronco category...a functioning horn!

I for sure have lol, out of our past 7 Broncos this is the first weΓÇÖve had that had a functioning horn, I didnΓÇÖt even have to rewire anything!!
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Not a whole lot of progress with the 73 this weekend with my brothers birthday/graduation as well as the transmission swap in my dads bronco, but I did get a chance to finally add the period correct passenger side headlight bezel rather than the early style bezel without the notches for the headlight adjustment screws
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You said it backwards...The trim rings with the adjuster notches are for early Broncos, So you can adjust them to your heart's content!
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Not a whole lot of progress on the 73 but I did rebuild my carburetor, cleaned the tires, and installed a check valve into my fuel system. ItΓÇÖs also time to go to an electric fuel pump setup as my 3rd manual pump has failed. IΓÇÖm going to use a Carter 4070 fuel pump setup with a relay from with summit racing or jegs performance.
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Good on you tackling the carb!


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Those rims cleaned up nice & look sharp with new tires.
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Not any thing important, but IΓÇÖm replacing my lanyard on my bronco keys with a Warn winch hook strap! ItΓÇÖs much shorter and out of the way while IΓÇÖm driving which is all I was looking for, these are just some old bronco keys, theyΓÇÖre not for mine but it was a good comparison for what my keys will look like on it. My build is kind of on the back burner until after Super Cel in buena vista but itΓÇÖs sure to be up and running in the near future!!
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While my dad got his new sending unit installed I got my new carter 4070 installed, wired and working perfectly! In the past I needed started fluid to start it next to almost every time but now it cranks right up!! Went for a little drive with dad and took both the broncos around the neighborhood and had a little bit of fun going through the gears and even spinning the tired a little bit lol
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Vroom! Yeah, instant fuel pressure does amazing things on start-up!
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Glad to hear that fixed your issue, so what are you going to do with all the left over starter fluid icon biggin
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SO PROUD of this kid!!! I barely got to help with the wiring and before ya knew it, He was flying around the neighborhood!!!

I think we need to wrap that Hot Pipe near the pump Bub!?
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