1967 Ford Bronco Sport.
This truck has been meticulously restored. I removed the body and disassembled the chassis. Everything was blasted and powder coated. The tub was blasted, primed and Al's linered on the underside. The interior portion of the tub was ceramic coated and then Al's linered. I have a little over 600 miles on her so far. Brand new crate 302 engine with a Edelbrock performer intake and Holley 600 cfm manual choke carb. From the factory she came with 4:11 gears and track lock front and rear. I have new bearing and seals throughout the axles. The front diff is the original Dana 30 and I have gone through it all including the king pins. Both the 3speed Transmission and Dana 20 have been refreshed with new bearings and seals. The Dana 20 is the original T style shifter and the 3 Speed is mounted on the floor. Some things I have added are the Power steering set up with a Delphi box, Front disk brake conversion, and also the power brake conversion, and also upgraded the wiper set up from vacuum to electric, and I have also installed a tach. I tried to keep the dash stock for the 67 year, however I added the switch for the dual fuel tank selector, and also the wiper switch. The dash was already cut for an after market radio so I kept that and installed a nice Sony system with 4 speakers cut into the fiberglass quarter panel inserts. The interior has a new black carpet and fiberglass quarter panel inserts. The front seats are stock buckets with Mustang Pony trim, the rear seat is a Tom's fold and tumble. The body has two new front fenders, and a new steel hood. Nothing else needed to be replaced. PPG paints and 3m seam sealers were used. I have extra paint left over that will come with the Bronco. I also have front fender flares that are painted but I did not want to drill into the new fenders. The roof is a Ramage soft top. The wheels are Pro Comp 17in, with 285 70 17 mud terrain tires. The new owner will also receive a disc with all the photos of the restoration. I have really enjoyed building this Bronco. She was in far better shape than my orange 75 (Chewch). The new owner will enjoy her for many years and miles. Please email any questions. David |
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