bought a '71 bronco this fine day

[eudaman]

have always wanted one, finally decided to look for one....and nabbed this baby for 5k. runs strong, needs some brake help, im thinking of doing a power brake/disc conversion, any concensus on the best manner in which to make this move?

if anyone has some auto transmission conversion tips also much appreciated....well im going to dig through the posts to try and find some of these answers myself....but ill be seeing u all here in the forum it appears

 

[eudaman]

have always wanted one, finally decided to look for one....and nabbed this baby for 5k. runs strong, needs some brake help, im thinking of doing a power brake/disc conversion, any concensus on the best manner in which to make this move?

if anyone has some auto transmission conversion tips also much appreciated....well im going to dig through the posts to try and find some of these answers myself....but ill be seeing u all here in the forum it appears

well, here is a great post stolen from a post earlier today....has all the answers to my questions ...lol

"Dear me,

First, welcome to the board. By reading your post, I assume that you want to keep it as close to stock as possible but with the added benefits of "modern technology" /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />. You are on the right track right off by starting with the brakes/drive train. If I were going to rebuild one as you are, I would go about it in this fashion:#1 - Disc Brakes F & R#2 - Power or Hydroboost brakes#2 - Power Steering#3 - EFI/SEFI#4 - TransmissionI would definatly go with disc on all corners because of the stopping ability. And to do that, I would look at BC Broncos. The front & rear conversions are both using GM calipers and are probably the best on the market for kits. Once you do that, I would go with a hydroboost/power steering. They kind of go hand in hand or just do the PS because without that, you can't run the hydroboost. To get better gas mileage I would find an EFI/SEFI set up off of a late 80's/early 90's 5.0 and cob onto all of the fuel injection equipment. Last is the transmission. You can go with the 4 speed set up, but those are the t-18 or the NP435 trannys and they are truck transmissions and will feel like it. If you go with the ZF-5 speed from Wild Horses, you really can't go wrong. I personally stick to BC or WH when I order my stuff, but that is me. I have dealt with JBG but only if none of the other vendors have what I am looking for. Just personally, so take that for what it is worth. A question for you, you said you want to go with 3.73 gears...is there a particular reason or just a happy medium? What are your current gear sets at right now? If you post up your VIN # or go to BroncOhio's web site ( http://www.broncohio.com/tech/ebvins.html ) and look at your VIN there to figure out what your gears are. But that is the route I would take to get started.

 

[firelt90bronco]

Welcome to Broncozone, what a find!!!! How many miles?

 

[eudaman]

Welcome to Broncozone, what a find!!!! How many miles?

88,000 miles....

 

[firelt90bronco]

Thats not bad at all.