Bebop Man
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I'm new to the Bronco world, from the Black Hills of South Dakota. Just got this '86 in November, it was sitting on the lot for two years. 4 spd, 302 FI. Got it really cheap, and fired up as soon as I put in a charged battery. I did have to replace the pump / sending unit in the gas tank as it was all gunked up, but that's all it took to make it roadworthy.
It used to be a Homestake Mine vehicle, so it's pretty spartan on the inside.
So far, all I've done is minor things, like add a rearview mirror and a stereo system. I've been looking at adding some diamond plate in the back over the cardboard panels. That was today's project. I started with an 8x10' sheet of .058 aluminium diamond plate. That's enough to do both sides, and cover the tailgate access panel, plus make all new door and tailgate sills.
Before:
Can't see them from the front here, but I did add on a nice pair of tow hooks to the frame. I've got the best towing vehicle in the family, and I've had to use them a couple times. You can also see my quick and dirty speaker mountings. That's another thing I wanted to address when I redid the sides.
The inside of the tailgate is coated with Duplicolor Bedliner. It's fairly durable, but I do want to add some plate to this. At least replace the access cover, but I'm toying with idea of covering the whole thing in it.
Ok, the siding is in place. As you can see, I fabbed up some mounting for the subwoofer and the speakers. The rear speakers were too large to fit in the side panel like stock ones would, so I had to get creative. That's half the fun, right?
Ok, next on the agenda is new paint. I've got 3 gallons of Grizzly Grip (Rhino Liner clone) on the way, in forest green. That should cover all the sheet metel. I'll post more pics when that's done.
It used to be a Homestake Mine vehicle, so it's pretty spartan on the inside.
So far, all I've done is minor things, like add a rearview mirror and a stereo system. I've been looking at adding some diamond plate in the back over the cardboard panels. That was today's project. I started with an 8x10' sheet of .058 aluminium diamond plate. That's enough to do both sides, and cover the tailgate access panel, plus make all new door and tailgate sills.
Before:
Can't see them from the front here, but I did add on a nice pair of tow hooks to the frame. I've got the best towing vehicle in the family, and I've had to use them a couple times. You can also see my quick and dirty speaker mountings. That's another thing I wanted to address when I redid the sides.
The inside of the tailgate is coated with Duplicolor Bedliner. It's fairly durable, but I do want to add some plate to this. At least replace the access cover, but I'm toying with idea of covering the whole thing in it.
Ok, the siding is in place. As you can see, I fabbed up some mounting for the subwoofer and the speakers. The rear speakers were too large to fit in the side panel like stock ones would, so I had to get creative. That's half the fun, right?
Ok, next on the agenda is new paint. I've got 3 gallons of Grizzly Grip (Rhino Liner clone) on the way, in forest green. That should cover all the sheet metel. I'll post more pics when that's done.
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