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[dkverde]

Howdy from New Mexico! We're new here... My husband and I just started our restoration journey recently. We got both a 1978 and 1979 - his and hers, lol. We're looking to start with the 79 - getting it repainted, engine upgraded, and all the other goodies in the middle. We gutted it and got started on paint/body work estimates. Been ordering parts like crazy and learning a lot along the way. Looking forward to posting progress, and hopefully getting roadblocks figured out here and there... we're excited to dig in to the threads and learn more.

 

[johnnyreb]

Howdy from New Mexico! We're new here... My husband and I just started our restoration journey recently. We got both a 1978 and 1979 - his and hers, lol. We're looking to start with the 79 - getting it repainted, engine upgraded, and all the other goodies in the middle. We gutted it and got started on paint/body work estimates. Been ordering parts like crazy and learning a lot along the way. Looking forward to posting progress, and hopefully getting roadblocks figured out here and there... we're excited to dig in to the threads and learn more.

Do you have any trouble water coming in during a down pour? If so. The area to stop it and follow it path. Start were the rain enters at the wiper area. It goe to the left and right. Down the side(s) into a big bulge .Behind the bottom area(s) of each fender ,The have small drain holes. That gets stopped up and dureing down pour. The water come in through the VENTS on the inside. On the driver side. BEHIND the emergency brake and on the passener side vent area, What I done to stop it is cut two good size holes in the BOTTOM of the bulges. Now I can take a 5 gallo bucket of water and pour it down into the wiper area and NONE comes inside. Check my pictures and it will show you the bulge area)(s). Good luck. No leaves or small branches stays in mine now and my floor stays dry.

 

[dkverde]

Do you have any trouble water coming in during a down pour? If so. The area to stop it and follow it path. Start were the rain enters at the wiper area. It goe to the left and right. Down the side(s) into a big bulge .Behind the bottom area(s) of each fender ,The have small drain holes. That gets stopped up and dureing down pour. The water come in through the VENTS on the inside. On the driver side. BEHIND the emergency brake and on the passener side vent area, What I done to stop it is cut two good size holes in the BOTTOM of the bulges. Now I can take a 5 gallo bucket of water and pour it down into the wiper area and NONE comes inside. Check my pictures and it will show you the bulge area)(s). Good luck. No leaves or small branches stays in mine now and my floor stays dry.

We don't get too much rain out here so we've not had a good downpour to test for leaks. It's been quite the opposite here - dry and dusty! But I am curious about what you did to mitigate the leaks you had. I couldn't find the pictures you mentioned. Is there a picture section in your profile or are you able to copy the link? I'd be interested to see what you did. Just in case lol! Thanks

 

[johnnyreb]

Howdy from New Mexico! We're new here... My husband and I just started our restoration journey recently. We got both a 1978 and 1979 - his and hers, lol. We're looking to start with the 79 - getting it repainted, engine upgraded, and all the other goodies in the middle. We gutted it and got started on paint/body work estimates. Been ordering parts like crazy and learning a lot along the way. Looking forward to posting progress, and hopefully getting roadblocks figured out here and there... we're excited to dig in to the threads and learn more.

Nice looking broncos.

 

[johnnyreb]

We don't get too much rain out here so we've not had a good downpour to test for leaks. It's been quite the opposite here - dry and dusty! But I am curious about what you did to mitigate the leaks you had. I couldn't find the pictures you mentioned. Is there a picture section in your profile or are you able to copy the link? I'd be interested to see what you did. Just in case lol! Thanks

Well I,ll take another picture of it today and post it.The bulge is located behind the rear of the front fenders. I have more work to do to mine.Then yours--alot more. I have a motor to rebuild in one and some body work. The custom. I done about all of the mechanical stuff. Went to start it yesterday and no luck. Got to checking things and found out I have 6 lifters stuck. Now I,m trying to get them working.Sprayed them yesterday. The battery didn,t have enough power to break them loose,but I,ll put a bigger cranking battery in it after while. . Good luck--oh I took some pictures and my niece will send them to me in a little while. Then I,ll post them. Again

 

[johnnyreb]

BOTTOM VIEW of water bulge-after I cut a drain in it--no leaks in the cab now-78 bronco

 

[johnnyreb]

BOTTOM VIEW of water bulge--behind fender--78 bronco

 

[johnnyreb]

On both of my 78 bronco. These bulges were full of leaves,twigs and mud. These big holes I made also fixed that problem Dump a 5 gallon bucket of water in the wiper are and it comes out the bottom like a river. haha

 

[L\Bronco]

Welcome to Broncozone. Those are 2 very nice examples!
I am doing a 79 currently.
Looks like lots of fun, (and work)
Lots of great tech support in here.
What engine upgrades are you planning?
Mine are pretty major, I have a build thead currently running. (I’m a year in and still going!)
Tons of fun though!
Good luck and dont forget to enjoy the journey!
Cheers

 

[johnnyreb]

On both of my 78 bronco. These bulges were full of leaves,twigs and mud. These big holes I made also fixed that problem Dump a 5 gallon bucket of water in the wiper are and it comes out the bottom like a river. haha

Also the shocks on the front(single ones) are a different length on each side. The universal joinnts in the axles are a different size from the 78=79. The 79 have bigger ones.

 

[johnnyreb]

On both of my 78 bronco. These bulges were full of leaves,twigs and mud. These big holes I made also fixed that problem Dump a 5 gallon bucket of water in the wiper are and it comes out the bottom like a river.

 

[dkverde]

On both of my 78 bronco. These bulges were full of leaves,twigs and mud. These big holes I made also fixed that problem Dump a 5 gallon bucket of water in the wiper are and it comes out the bottom like a river. haha

Ok, I see now! That's interesting. I'm curious if there's anything hiding out in mine. Getting it ready to get painted - hopefully - and haven't seen any issues since gutting it but we didn't look there! Lol! Thanks for the tip! I'll be looking into that.

 

[lynchsg]

A couple of bulletproof models. Those will be sweet. What power plants are you going with?
My 82 in AZ 351W C6 9" 350 gears

 

[dkverde]

Welcome to Broncozone. Those are 2 very nice examples!
I am doing a 79 currently.
Looks like lots of fun, (and work)
Lots of great tech support in here.
What engine upgrades are you planning?
Mine are pretty major, I have a build thead currently running. (I’m a year in and still going!)
Tons of fun though!
Good luck and dont forget to enjoy the journey!
Cheers

Thank you! I checked out your photos - Wow! You're literally working from the ground up! That'll be awesome when you're done. Are you going to repaint too?

We've toyed with swapping the engine from a "newer" Bronco but in the spirit of trying to keep it as stock as possible, we're now looking into rebuild and a Holley ****** sys. Our 78 already had the Holley when we got it and it seems to do pretty well.

 

[L\Bronco]

Thank you! I checked out your photos - Wow! You're literally working from the ground up! That'll be awesome when you're done. Are you going to repaint too?

We've toyed with swapping the engine from a "newer" Bronco but in the spirit of trying to keep it as stock as possible, we're now looking into rebuild and a Holley ****** sys. Our 78 already had the Holley when we got it and it seems to do pretty well.

Thanks, It's a ton of work, but I'm hoping for a daily driver. Hence all of the upgrades. The body and paint are untouched for now. (My boys tell me that original patina is a big thing up here) I'm not 100% sold. (I think shiny looks better)
I'll decide on the paint when I'm closer to done.
P.S.
I didn't modify any Bronco parts, so I can make it original again in a weekend!
I was driving it around the yard yesterday, pretty motivating!
Can't wait to see yours painted!
Cheers

 

[L\Bronco]

Thank you! I checked out your photos - Wow! You're literally working from the ground up! That'll be awesome when you're done. Are you going to repaint too?

We've toyed with swapping the engine from a "newer" Bronco but in the spirit of trying to keep it as stock as possible, we're now looking into rebuild and a Holley ****** sys. Our 78 already had the Holley when we got it and it seems to do pretty well.

What is the mileage like on the 78? And which holley system is on it?
I'm curious because I'm looking at aftermarket injection for my mustang. (69)
Thanks for the info
Cheers

 

[johnnyreb]

Thanks, It's a ton of work, but I'm hoping for a daily driver. Hence all of the upgrades. The body and paint are untouched for now. (My boys tell me that original patina is a big thing up here) I'm not 100% sold. (I think shiny looks better)
I'll decide on the paint when I'm closer to done.
P.S.
I didn't modify any Bronco parts, so I can make it original again in a weekend!
I was driving it around the yard yesterday, pretty motivating!
Can't wait to see yours painted!
Cheers

Ask them--when is mold coming in fashion? hahahah I like yo. I was tinkering and planning on taking the red and white one out---yep---you guessed it. Now I have the flue or something. Whatever it is --it is rough.

 

[johnnyreb]

Ask them--when is mold coming in fashion? hahahah I like yo. I was tinkering and planning on taking the red and white one out---yep---you guessed it. Now I have the flue or something. Whatever it is --it is rough.

Hey I got it---mold i camoflauge---that what I told some friends awhile back and they liked it.

 

[L\Bronco]

Ask them--when is mold coming in fashion? hahahah I like yo. I was tinkering and planning on taking the red and white one out---yep---you guessed it. Now I have the flue or something. Whatever it is --it is rough.

Take care Johnny. I hope you feel better.
I am heading to Boise in the morning for a drag race at Firebird raceway this weekend. Ill be offline for a bit.

 

[johnnyreb]

Take care Johnny. I hope you feel better.
I am heading to Boise in the morning for a drag race at Firebird raceway this weekend. Ill be offline for a bit.

Well good luck and be careful. I,ll see if I can find you on youtibe.