hookemdevils22
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Hi everyone, I just picked up a 79 that had a little "car-b-q" and needs some work to be roadworthy. The rubber fuel line to the carb leaked onto the manifold/distributor, and pretty much messed up everything in the vicinity. I've already cleaned-up the top end of the motor, which wasn't that bad (although getting the dist off was kind of a bear). My next order of business is to find an OEM harness at a junkyard, as most of the wiring in the engine compartment is trashed. If I can't find anything, I plan on going through Ron Francis for a complete kit (the rest of the wiring looks marginal at best). I've also got to rebuild the carb, and get some new tune-up components and belts and hoses. But it should be on the road in a couple months at the latest for less than $2k total (including the thousand-dollar purchase price).
About the truck: It has a 400M/C6, with Dana 44/Ford 9" axles, quad shocks, manual hubs, and 33 gallon gas tank. Right now, it is white with green interior (which I actually kind of like), although I plan on going black on black in the future. It also has a 6" lift with 33" x 10.5" BFGs on white 15s. The body is pretty good save the front drivers side fender and grille area, which are dinged-up.
I've always been a Chevy guy (owned a '71 Nova since I was 15), but I've always loved first-gen Broncos and was looking for one on craigslist when I found this - which seems to be a steal.
I don't have any good pics of the truck at this point, but I'll toss 'em in when I load them onto my photobucket account (http://s105.photobucket.com/albums/m235/hookemdevils22/Bronco/).
About the truck: It has a 400M/C6, with Dana 44/Ford 9" axles, quad shocks, manual hubs, and 33 gallon gas tank. Right now, it is white with green interior (which I actually kind of like), although I plan on going black on black in the future. It also has a 6" lift with 33" x 10.5" BFGs on white 15s. The body is pretty good save the front drivers side fender and grille area, which are dinged-up.
I've always been a Chevy guy (owned a '71 Nova since I was 15), but I've always loved first-gen Broncos and was looking for one on craigslist when I found this - which seems to be a steal.
I don't have any good pics of the truck at this point, but I'll toss 'em in when I load them onto my photobucket account (http://s105.photobucket.com/albums/m235/hookemdevils22/Bronco/).
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