95 Bronco build

[bonsaidave]

I acquired this Bronco in a trade. I traded the roll cage and a set of seats out of my mud truck for it. One of the first things I did was build rear bumper with a tire carrier on it. I used a whole Dana 44 hub assembly with the axle and the lockout for the tire swing out.

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[overlandford]

Did you weld in a stub shaft too? Using the lock out to hold the tire carrier would be cool but not sure how bad it would raddle?

You could use it to lock open if on a side hill or something. Neve seen one built with a 4wd hub, just trailer hub parts you might be onto something.

Question 2, how many Broncos ya got, there's three in this bumper build lol

 

[bonsaidave]

Yes overlandford stub shaft is welded in also. There is no raddle at all and the lock out works great for off camber locations. We own 5 bronco 3 79's a 92 and a 95. I've built two of this bumpers 1 for a 79 and 1 for my 95.

 

[N8roro]

Nice work on the bumper

 

[bonsaidave]

Nice work on the bumper

Thank you

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[persquank]

Good job using old parts to make something functional. The cut out for the LED lights is a nice touch.

 

[CalTexMex]

Nice bronco. My kiddos miss the rumble of the flow masters from the 5.8 we had! Good luck getting her outfitted. Genius swing out build

 

[Smileyshaun]

That is really a fantastic idea , that I am gonna steal

 

[HappyOurOverlanding]

View attachment 45255 View attachment 45254 View attachment 45253 View attachment 45252 View attachment 45251 View attachment 45250 Yes overlandford stub shaft is welded in also. There is no raddle at all and the lock out works great for off camber locations. We own 5 bronco 3 79's a 92 and a 95. I've built two of this bumpers 1 for a 79 and 1 for my 95.

Oh to be able to weld. Nice job.... officially jealous.

 

[bonsaidave]

Oh to be able to weld. Nice job.... officially jealous.

Thanks guys for the comments. As I stated I got this Bronco in a trade. It had set in parking lot for 3 months of the previous owners work. He tried to hack through the bed to get to the fuel pump out. He had said the fuel pump was bad but once I got it home and drop the tank and got the fuel pump out the ground wire just falling off the pump. After I get the pump and tank back in I put gas in it and the tank had a small leak. So I pulled the tank back out to try to weld it with a MIG welder but it was so Rusty I kept on kept burning and chasing holes around. So I ended up purchasing a new tank.

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[HappyOurOverlanding]

Thanks guys for the comments. As I stated I got this Bronco in a trade. It had set in parking lot for 3 months of the previous owners work. He tried to hack through the bed to get to the fuel pump out. He had said the fuel pump was bad but once I got it home and drop the tank and got the fuel pump out the ground wire just falling off the pump. After I get the pump and tank back in I put gas in it and the tank had a small leak. So I pulled the tank back out to try to weld it with a MIG welder but it was so Rusty I kept on kept burning and chasing holes around. So I ended up purchasing a new tank.

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Wow!

 

[bonsaidave]

So I patched the wheel wells where the seat belt brackets where. Cleaned up the center of the bed where the PO had cut through. And made an access panel to get to the fuel pump. And I went to West Virginia from my first trip for deer season.

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[bonsaidave]

My next step was to build some rock rails to protect the Rockers. I wanted something similar to the Eddie Bauer stock steps. And this is what I come up with.

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[bonsaidave]

A few more pics.

 

[Dakota Houligans]

Nice work. I still need to make some sliders and a rear bumper for mine.

 

[bonsaidave]

Thank you, I hear you. I'm in the process of a SAS and twin stick n.p 205 swap. I love these old trucks. Nice job on your Bronco as well.

 

[Dakota Houligans]

Yeah, they are the perfect age. Old enough you don't mind beating them up or cutting up and modifying them. Yet new enough you don't feel like your abusing a classic.

 

[CalTexMex]

Here’s my old Bronco. It was a fun a$$ truck that my kids loved.

 

[bonsaidave]

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Here’s my old Bronco. It was a fun a$$ truck that my kids loved.

It looks like a nice truck. I would love to have a rust free west coast bronco . I've fix so much rust over the years It sucks.

 

[bonsaidave]

Next thing I did was build some cargo drawers. Only because I found 2 sheet of 3/4" ply wood in the dumpster at work. One man trash is another man treasure. I don't have a large budget so it sort of budget build if you have not noticed. Since I'm a hardwood installer that's what I use for my runners and the wax work great. I also needed a place of my shot guns for hunting season. All in all I sent about 35 bucks on the hole thing.