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  1. genthree

    Rattles are GONE!!!

    Just finished up a test drive and wanted to let everyone know that I finally killed all of the rattles in Bella..... Last one was a bit of a challenge to find... The actuator arms on the tailgate mechanism were hitting the metal of the tailgate... Got some foam pipe insulation and pulled the...
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    1973 gauge fuse keeps blowing

    Hey guys... Everything has been good with the bronco for quite some time. I did the EZ wiring harness when I did the build in 2014 and all electrical has been perfect. Now, I recently rebuilt the heater box and reinstalled into the bronco, and also put a Rampage top on it. Wanting to use it...
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    Idles great, bogs down on acceleration

    Been running great all spring.  Just gradually getting more sluggish during acceleration.  Now it is almost like timing is totally off.  Here is what I have done so far: Replaced; plugs, wires, coil, vacuum lines on top of motor, fuel filter, added octane booster to gas Took off the carb...
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    BC Bronco Top

    Any one out there have the BC Bronco rigid "safari" top?  I really like the looks of them and the rigidity of the welded frame. Didn't know if anyone has one and what you thought of it?
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    Dana 20 shifting issues with C4

    Update:  rebuilt Dana 20, rebuilt C4, rebuilt 302....  All by me, so confidence is a little in question. Question is this....  How hard should it be to shift into 4WD?  It is a 73 with a T shift handle.  I have to force the lever REALLY hard to get it to shift.  Anyone else have this issue? ...
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    Been gone for awhile.... (Tranny Question)

    Sorry gang.... Bronco has been running great!!!  Blast to drive and work on....  Turned into a daily driver when the son came home from college, yes I let him drive it (it's too hot for me 100's) Put a TBP 2.5" with 11 packs in it in May and then added some 33" Cepeks.  Really settled down the...
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    Project update...

    Sorry for being gone so long... Update on the project... Rebuilt the doors...  New felt, rubber, stripped, primed and painted... Rebuilt front drive shaft, eliminating the "clunking"... Installed a TBP 2.5" lift with new rear springs.. Set of Dick Cepek 22x12.5's will be here on Tuesday...
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    Hard top storage....

    My parents sold their "big house" and are downsizing.  That means I had to go to the coast and get the hardtop for my bronco.  Not really sure that I am ever going to use it, but I also don't want to get rid of it right now. Right now it is spending the winter on the bronco under the weather...
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    Rear axle ratio

    Trucks tag says it has 4.11 in the rear end, but it didn't feel anywhere near correct to me. I jacked up the back end. Marked the rear driveshaft and the tires, and counted revolutions on the drive shaft as I spun the wheels one rotation. Guess what I got.... LIKE 2.1!!!! Anyone ever heard...
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    starting issue

    73 with auto... I have new starter relay, starter, pertronix, plugs and wires.  Up to recently, no issues at all.  Now when you turn the key, the starter will engage for a very short time, then nothing.  I replaced the starter and relay, I guess I need to replace the switch?  Short between the...
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    Rancho 2.5" lift on an EB Question

    I was going to IM you, but I figured that others my benefit from my questions.... Couple questions for you about your EB.... I am assuming it was a Rancho 2.5" lift from the sticker on the bumper...  You like it?  Single shock?  You like the 32's? Did you do anything else when you did the...
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    I need the latch on the stock spare tire carrier....

    Anyone have an old one in their "spares" box they are willing to sell???  Also looking for other spare tire carrier hardware.  Basically all I have is the swinging part and the hinges....  Condition isn't important...
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    Wing windows.... HOW IN THE HELL....

    Took all the guts out of the doors to prep them for paint.  Trying to remove the wing window.  Removed the 4 screws that hold the frame into the upper portion of the door.  Got the bottom of the wing window off the spring loaded stud, but I can not get the weatherstip/rubber covered metal strip...
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    Front end noise....(hubs locked)

    Status:  Rebuilt transfer case, broke front hubs apart and regreased, drained/ replaced fluids in front diff, dropped front drive shaft and greased (seemed good) Problem: when hubs are locked I feel/hear major "clunk" in front end. If in 4x or 2x in the transfer case same noise.  Turning sharp...
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    Wild Horses Bronco Cover

    This was one of their specials the other day and I bought it... Question is, is it waterproof? Ad says it's water resistant.....  I doesn't feel like it is water prooof, and being in Oregon, we know that to be waterproof, something must be made out of rubber.... I was hoping to put this on my...
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    Engine and Carb guys.... Please read...

    Bronco was running GREAT!!!  Then it sat for a couple of weeks while I rebuilt the transfer case. Started it up and it didn't fire right away and I cranked it a couple of times.  It started up and sounded a little weird, the idle smoothed out and I hopped out and walked around to shut the hood...
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    Oil drip at dipstick into pan hole....

    I took it apart and cleaned the hole and tube and sealed with some flexible Permatex and it still leaks.   Anyone have a better idea??  
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    UnEvent 2014 - Florence, OR

    Sounds like there were a bunch of Broncos on the Oregon Coast this weekend....  They had over 100 EB's down there???...  I was up in Portland for a soccer tourney this weekend so didn't get over there....  I did see 22 of them on the freeway between Eugene and Portland.... Must have been...
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    Dana 20 T-shift rebuild underway!!!

    Got it out of the bronco...  Took out the adapter with the D20...  It was getting REALLY hot while not in 4WD, figured I have a bearing going out.... Got most of the case apart yesterday, took it into work where I have some bigger tools and more space.  Got the rest of it taken apart today, and...
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    73' with a T shift???

    I own a 1973 U15 with a C4 and a Dana 20 T shift...  I know that the J shift started in the 1973 model, is there anyway to tell if it is original with the T shift or this is some sort of RETRO... The truck has been in the family since 1987 and nobody has done anything like that to it....
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