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Low Reserve 1971 Ford Bronco Sport Convertible on 2040-cars

Year:1971 Mileage:40000
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LOW RESERVE 1971 FORD BRONCO SPORT

The truck was painted and restored in 2004 and has been mostly garage kept since.  The restoration was not a perfect or complete restoration, the body work is not perfect, and the paint is not perfect.  It was designed to be a driver for nice days and for the beach.  I drive the truck with historic tags.  It starts every time and drivetrain is very strong. 
The bronco is actually a combination of two different trucks. The chassis is a 1975 and the body is a 1972. The 1975 chassis and drivertrain has only ~40,000 miles on it but the body required significant rust repair so it was swapped with a more solid 1972 body. The chassis was sanded and painted with POR15 and shows very minimal rust. The body has had several panels replaced. The door posts and jams are rusted and would need to be replaced to put original Bronco doors on it.  The truck already has the door inserts, so if you require a top a soft top and soft doors would probably be best.  
The truck runs very strong.  The brakes need to be adjusted and it would need taillight repair to make it a nice beach/ nice weather vehicle.  I would consider it a good daily driver at the beach or during nice weather if the truck had its brakes tuned, the steering linkage stabilizer bushings replaced,  and taillight/blinker repair; which, is work that should be pretty minor. 


MECHANICAL
302 V8 Motor, 4 Barrel Holley Carburetor, Street Avenger Intake Manifold,
3 Speed Manual Transmission,
New wiring harness, clutch, and brake lines in 2004. 
Power Steering


BODY
The body is solid but the body work and paint are not perfect.  Truck was painted in 2004. 
33x13.5x15 super swampers with Mickey Thompson classic two aluminum wheels. 
3" Suspension Lift

 
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