69 Bronco Build Pics

05/07/08

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These photos document the teardown and build up of my 1969 Bronco that is now in progress.

Here is a shot of the Bronco before I took her apart.

Hardtop off, hood removed and tucked in garage to be disassembled.

Drivers fender off

Has quite a bit of cancer

Passenger fender off

Another shot of passenger fender off

Grill off

Rust tears in the fenders

Sawzalled the front clip off.

Doors off

Tire carrier removed.

Peeling up PO patch panel to get to body mount bolt.

PO cut tunnel cover to install floor shift for original three speed.

Rear seat out.

Lifted body off with engine hoist.

Side shot of body on the hoist.

Rolling chassis.

Busted rear shock mount wheeling in Utah.

Front shot of rebuilt 302 and AOD.

Everything tucked inside the garage.

Pulling engine and made a mess.

Engine out.

Had a exhaust leak.

Tranny coming out next.

Old 9" out.

Frame on it's side.

old front Dana 30 out.

Preparing to cut and grind off all old shock mounts and those bars welded to the frame.

Wacked off a few pounds.

Crowded work space.

Grinding and prepping to go to sandblaster.

Grinding off C wedges on full width HP 44 to move them in to EB width.

New parts, 7" BC Coils, Cage Long Arms, 4.5" Rear springs, Spring Rockers, inboard shock mount.

Prepping to weld on inboard shock mount.

Grinding off shock mounts and spring perches on full width BB 9" so I can weld on new ones at EB width.

Wedges off ready for sandblaster.

Old axle parts.

BB 9" back from sandblaster.

More sandblasted parts.

More sandblasted parts.

More sandblasted parts.

My helper painting on high temp paint on the headers that were sandblasted.

Coated parts in Rustbullet.

More parts coated in Rustbullet.

3rd member coated in Rustbullet and sprayed in Rustoleum Hammered Black.

More parts finished off with Rustoleum Hammered Black.

Mocking up full width HP44 with the Cage arms so I can weld on my C wedges in the correct spot.

Another shot mocking up front axle.

Another shot of mocking up front axle.

Shot of front of the frame coated in Rustbullet.

Shot of rear of frame coated in Rustbullet.

Front of frame coated in Rustoleum Hammered Black.

Rear of frame coated in Rustoleum Hammered Black.

Mocking up rear full width BB 9", with new lift and spring rockers.

Starting to go back together.

Another shot of mocking up rear axle.

Prepping to weld on lower shock mounts for inboard setup.

Pull rear axle to weld up everything and paint.

No more manual steering, installed 4x4x2 coversion with frame stiffening kit.

Another shot of 4x4x2 power steering conversion.

Assembling passenger side spindle

Passenger side hub and rotor on.

Passenger side complete

Drivers side axle in

Drivers side complete.

Put passenger side old axle in for now to get chassis rolling.

Drivers side old axle put in, Will upgrade axles later

Finally rolling chassis rear shot

Rolling chassis front shot.

Rolling chassis side shot, looks kinda mean.

Rebuilt motor last winter but never painted block so prepping to paint

Another shot before paint

Painted old ford blue.

Another shot after paint.

AOD and Transfer case before paint.

AOD and Transfer Case after paint.

Before installing James Duff Long Travel Shock Hoops.

After shot of Duff Shock Hoops installed and painted.

Shot of Engine and Tranny going in.

Ok tired of tripping over stuff

And not being able to find tools

and getting hit in the head with ladders

So put up some racks to hang stuff on

Built a work bench

Ahh better but still more to organize

BC 24gal Gas Tank Installed

BC 24gal Gas Tank Installed

BC 24gal Gas Tank Skid Plate Installed

Cutting Steel to make Rotisserie

Cutting Steel to make Rotisserie

Steel all cut now to begin welding

Feet welded up

Rotisserie base welded up

Swivel arms welded up

Casters and swivel arms on

No room in garage until it is done and hooked to body

Rotisserie complete and ready for the body

Body on saw horses ready for me to tuck rotisserie under it

Bolting body to rotisserie

front mounts

rear mounts

Rusted seams

Rust hole in passenger floor

Rusted cowl

Rusted drivers kick panel

Rusted drivers floor

Rusted and banged up passenger floor and rear wheel tub

Rusted and banged up drivers floor and rear wheel tub

Rear bed rusted where old cage was mounted

More rust in rear from old cage

More rust

Rusted passenger rocker

More rust in seams

More rust in seams

Rusted driver side rocker

Drivers quarter panel caved in a bit

Much easier to work on the underside

Nice being able to flip it around

Installed my TOFIC Clear Dana 20 cover

Installed my TOFIC Clear Dana 20 cover

Installed my TOFIC Clear Dana 20 cover

All loaded up and off to Media Blaster.

Rusted out passenger quarter panel seams

More rust in seams

Pitted panels

Previous owner patch panel on passenger wheel well

Previous owner patch panel on drivers side wheel well

Rust in seams of drivers side quarter panel

More rusted seams on drivers quarter panels

Lotsa holes

Drivers side after media blasting

Passenger side after media blasting

Firewall after blasting

Fender after blasting

Fender after blasting

Grill damage exposed after blasting

Fender after blasting

Fender after blasting

Fender after blasting

Hood damage exposed after blasting