Gunni the ‘66 Bronco

[Kinder]

I’m sure the horsepower rating doesn’t start with a Zero, but it sure drives like it does!

[Kinder]

Slapped some park badges on the doors today and used it to get into the back country for a new trail I’m building. I think it’d make a great ranger truck.

[Rox Crusher]

Great pic !

You need a period correct rack though

[D&D72]

Great pic for next years calendar!

[Kinder]

Great pic !

You need a period correct rack though

Thanks, I agree, I’ve been keeping my eye out for something that’ll improve the look and still be useful.

[crawlercreations]

I love this thing. I think the badges make it look even better.

[Jesus_man]

That Looks awesome! Like the ranger in Cars 3. I keep waiting for that toy to be released...

[Strike2]

Super cool picture its very retro!

[BOBS 2 68S]

Looks good

[Gunnibronco]

I'm so glad you have it back on the road, and are able to put time and energy into it. I couldn't be happier with the progress, and the future for this rig. It's great I get to see it get put back together. I so wish I could have kept it, it's such a special rig.

[Gunnibronco]

Just curious, with the Bronco emblem broken, I'm wondering if you can tell if there are 5 locator pins or just 4? I read the Budd fenders had 4 holes for the emblem vs 5 holes on the later trucks. I never looked at that. If there are 5, it would go further to indicate a grill, hood, fender swap from a donor truck. We know the grill had been swapped to a sport grill when I acquired it, but the rest is sort of unknown.

[Kinder]

I’ll have to count the holes when I get near it, I’m out working on the new trail, beautiful day.

[ZOSO]

Love the grandpa bronco

[Kinder]

Just curious, with the Bronco emblem broken, I'm wondering if you can tell if there are 5 locator pins or just 4? I read the Budd fenders had 4 holes for the emblem vs 5 holes on the later trucks. I never looked at that. If there are 5, it would go further to indicate a grill, hood, fender swap from a donor truck. We know the grill had been swapped to a sport grill when I acquired it, but the rest is sort of unknown.

5 holes ea side, I’ll have to scrape a little white paint off of them and see if the factory color is hiding underneath. I know the hood isn’t hiding a color, do you remember if the grill was?

[Gunnibronco]

Yes the grill had white over blue over orange. The fenders do have blue on them, it was visible when the grill was removed. The bulkhead (not original) also had blue on it. So it was painted blue after the new parts were added. I also don't know when the 4 hole fenders transitioned to the 5 hole fenders. Since this truck was built just as the early hoods were transitioning to the later hoods, the Budd fenders could have been running out as well. It was definitely built during the transition between Budd & Ford parts. Unless you find orange under everything, it will be hard to tell if they are original.

[Kinder]

I rarely pull these tools out anymore, but the ‘66 needed a tuneup prior to running Boreas Pass.

[Strike2]

I rarely pull these tools out anymore, but the ‘66 needed a tuneup prior to running Boreas Pass.

Wow talk about a "throwback" Monday!
I bet a lot of young mechanic don't have or know of points file LOL I have several and have never had the heart to throw them out of my tool stash

[cravenbronco]

I still use mine that my grandfather gave me along with the engine analyzer.

[ZOSO]

get'r tuned up. she'll need all the help you can get.

[Kinder]

get'r tuned up. she'll need all the help you can get.

I know, I’ll have to get a rear facing camera so I can get a picture of all the cars stuck behind me as I pull Red Hill and Kenosha passes.

[colby45]

I just went through this nightmare too but I bought a timing light with a digital dwell meter if you need it. Makes working on the points a bit easier than reading the analog gauge.

[Kinder]

Gunni was pressed into service at the park again today, had a medical call on a back country trail. It has a few new Colorado pinstripes now, it needed a paint job anyway.

[Gunnibronco]

Thought I'd share this pic of the Budd company stamping cars in 1940. Pretty awesome press.

[Justin]

That's really cool.

[Gunnibronco]

That's really cool.

When I sold wood stoves, I visited one of the stove manufacturing plants.
They used a similar looking press to form 1/4" steel into stove bodies. Their press was purchased from Chrysler. It was like 3 stories tall, above ground, and 2 stories underground. They said when they were pressing the 1/4" steel, it shook the whole block.

[Justin]

I bet. That had to be tonnage to press form pieces that thick.

[Kinder]

A little upholstery score, original ‘66 covers for the rear seat.

[Jesus_man]

Made from a space suit?

[Strike2]

That's retro!,
I have to ask how did you find something like that?

[Kinder]

Made from a space suit?

I think it’s left over material from the space race with the Russians, ha!

That's retro!,
I have to ask how did you find something like that?

I lucked out really, I keep an eye on the for sale sections of various forums / sites and these were posted on CB.com. Gunni has the correct ‘66 frame for the rear seat but didn’t have the correct upholstery. These will bring me one step closer to the goal.