gandersonomaha
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Just purchased a 1974 to start a body off rebuild with my 14 1/2 year old son. We figure we have a year and a half to get it finished, and after reading the discussions on this board, I think that will be cutting it close. We have lots of questions going into the build, and fortunately, this board has been a huge help in answering many of them.
Our Bronco was used to push snow until a couple of years ago and is essentially a bucket of rust. We plan on replacing the entire tub, front clip, new doors and floor. However, our biggest question is regarding the chassis. Everything is absolutely rusted on the surface. What is the best way to go about determining what is good and what needs replacing? On the surface, it appears as though everything would need to be replaced, but a layer of rust can be deceiving. We plan on taking everything apart and rebuilding the Bronc on two separate frames. One frame will be a frame cart that we will do the body build on, and the other frame we will use to rebuild the chassis.
Again, as a newbie I have already learned a ton from this board, and look forward to becoming a Bronco veteran over the upcoming years along with my boy.
It is a 302 automatic.
Any input on first steps would be great....Thanks!
Our Bronco was used to push snow until a couple of years ago and is essentially a bucket of rust. We plan on replacing the entire tub, front clip, new doors and floor. However, our biggest question is regarding the chassis. Everything is absolutely rusted on the surface. What is the best way to go about determining what is good and what needs replacing? On the surface, it appears as though everything would need to be replaced, but a layer of rust can be deceiving. We plan on taking everything apart and rebuilding the Bronc on two separate frames. One frame will be a frame cart that we will do the body build on, and the other frame we will use to rebuild the chassis.
Again, as a newbie I have already learned a ton from this board, and look forward to becoming a Bronco veteran over the upcoming years along with my boy.
It is a 302 automatic.
Any input on first steps would be great....Thanks!