Project Bronco
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I finally found all of my "before" pictures, so now it'll make a little more sense what we did.
This was almost a basic repair job, but we complicated it a bit just because
we can! We started with 'the Green Bronco' which came to us totalled because
it hit a tree. Sadly, the frame was bent a tad bit, so rather than repair the
frame, we bought 'the Red Bronco.' The Red Bronco was a rollover, but it had
a good frame, a 5.8L engine, and a lift kit. The Green Bronco was a 5.0L, and
so it was decided. After a full-out body swap, we straightened the front end
and bought replacement panels. The cool thing was we were able to get panels
of the same color and avoid paying for a paint job! The wiring turned out to
be quite a nightmare. The Green Bronco was a 96, had turn signal mirrors, and
a 5.0L engine. The Red Bronco was pretty basic, XLT package but nothing more,
was a 94, and had a 5.8L. So, we consulted with a friend of ours quite a few
times, got wiring diagrams from Ford, and probably took the dash in and out
6-7 times. In the first picture, you can see the dash laying on the ground.
So, the truck was pretty much done, we added some nice exhaust and stereo and made it nice as we possibly could, very glad that we had the same color replacement panels and didn't have to paint anything green. Then, we painted the whole thing black!
And so, Project Bronco is FINISHED!
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