66-77 bronco body tub kit

the more and more i shop around for an eb that i like, the more discouraged im getting, all the ones i like are at least $70-80K and they have tons of unnecessary things that i dont want to pay for and it seems like a lot of bronco owners are so proud of their cars that they try to make their money back on mods that they should be taking a loss on when they sell.          

      so ive reached a point where im considering just buying an EB frame and body tub kit and building one from scratch. How do yall feel about the tub kits and how would the registration and resale value be affected, is it no longer technically a genuine ford bronco? would it have to be registered as a kit car? and seeing how the tub is 10 grand on its own, would it be a better idea to just buy a beat up EB and rip out the guts, take the body off the frame and restore everything that way, how difficult is it to restore a rusty frame? is it worth it? could a rusty frame also be unrestorable? also, how do yall feel about Icon, seems like theyre pretty over priced and more geared towards being an all around daily driver.

  i dont even have a bronco yet and its already taking up so much of my time, im just really cautious about taking the first step cause i want to take the best approach the first time around, thats why i joined this forum

I would think many have pondered the same scenarios.., I have.  -_- /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />  <_<

An EB frame will have a vin# on it. 

Surface rust is no biggie. Just don't want "eat-thru"

I would think an aftermarket frame & body, done right would be just as good/valued., if not, more.

(there's fiberglass tubs as well.., for those who know how to work with that.)

I would talk to someone "high-up" in the Cal. DMV as to the ins-n-outs registering a home made vehicle.

However, I wouldn't mention buying tilted frames or an EB title by itself.

All of your scenarios are doable.    >< <'>

I found a really clean ramcharger for under 10,000, its crazy how so many of the specs are so similar but the pricing is so different, any bronco in this condition would be going for 3 times as much, I think I'm gonna grab the dodge for now and wait for the right bronco, plus they'd look cool as shit parked next to each other, but then if I do that I'm gonna have to get a k5 blazer too, I'm so glad I don't have a wife, I'll let y'all know how the bronco Huntin goes

The neat thing about the EB's is that most of the body parts are available after market...  Find a good shop and a couple of grand in steel and you may end up with a very sound vehicle.  Not many parts on these things that you can't buy off the shelf of either Tom's or Jeff's....