I have a 69 at the house that has been sitting for a couple years. I have decided to fix it up and sell it. It was going to be my wifes rig, but we have 3 kids now, and its just not practical. I have a 97 Expedition that holds everything and it will be getting some stuff done to it down the road

If you were a buyer, what would YOU NEED/WANT done to it? It would be really cool to find someone wanting one and build it FOR THEM.


Here is what I am planning, let me know what you would change or what I might be forgetting:


Pulling tub to use on my other bronco project, replacing with very very clean rust free tub I have out back.

Replace wiring as needed
clean up the 351w thats in it. Maybe leave it carbed, maybe add EFI since I have a new Ford Racing harness sitting here.
Clean up frame while the tub is off, paint it and axles
install my old suspension 3.5" (WH leafs, coils, my radius arms, bilstien shocks, shock mounts)
Install Battlement Fab cage
Build pre runner style bumpers. Front will hold the 8274 thats on the Bronco
Newer/cleaner wheels/tires (35s)
My old WH flares (in great shape)
Prep and paint
??

Profit?

If I were in your shoes, I'd make sure that it is a good running truck and do almost the bare minimum after that. Reason I say that is some people want a project and if you do too much, it becomes something that you built, and not them. If you run across someone who wants more, and in your talks with them, find out that they want more but are unable to do the work themselves (there is that guy on CB that bought one in Arkansas & drove it to Duffs place and dropped something like 5k overnight), tell them you own a shop and can do the work that they tell you to do.

Its almost a catch 22 on that deal because if you do too much, you could miss a buyer, but if you don't.....

I would replace the wiring if you have the harness and make sure that it is mechanically sound. Above that, it's tough.

I'll echo what sbolt said. I'd get it running well, then offer it up as a custom trail rig build. Your shop has a rep for hardcore trail stuff, so I'd go that direction with any custom work. I'd be suprised if you advertised it nationally and didn't get a taker for something really sweet.

A couple of things....
What does it look like, or I should say, what does the new tub look like? Does it have paint on it right now, is it in a "sellable" manner? If you were to just swap the tubs and tune it up without squirting paint, can it be sold for what you think it should? If you just want it gone, put it out there and see where that gets you. List it as an "as is" EB in Denver, the Springs & even as far as SLC, Phoenix & Vegas.

Now if you want to make some coin on it, I'd put it on Craigslist in the L.A., Dallas, Houston, all the major metropolis areas as a custom build to spec/ready to go EB. Have whom ever wants it contract with ya and build it to what they want. I sold my uncle's EB a few years ago to someone in L.A. through Craigslist and it was a fairly rough EB and I made 2k more than I would have here with the guy paying for shipping.

I'm not sure I'd even bother painting or putting bumpers on it until you have a buyer. If you're looking to make a few bucks, I'd test the waters and offer it up as a full custom trail rig built to the new owner's specs. Given that people will pay big bucks for full custom buggies I don't see why someone wouldn't pay for a nicely restored EB in full trail trim sitting on 35s or 37s. Heck, offer it up as a prettier copy of your KOH rig. In the ad, lay out the current condition and the range of possibilities. As sbolt said, advertise both on CB and on Craigslist in the major metro areas. Ebay may also offer a good opportunity, but then you're paying fees as well.

Clint, shoot me an email with some pics and rough pricing if you would. I know a kid here in town who got hosed big time twice on Bronco purchases. He's about to give up, which is a shame because he really wants a solid Bronco.

I'd get it running good on the carb, swap the tubs, paint only if required, and list it as is, or build to suit. Mild to Wild.

But if you want to do the mods you list, I'd go ahead with EFI because you're pretty well setting it up to be offroad, an that's generally where you see the most trouble with a carb. I realize this adds expense, but when I bought my bronco a few years ago, I had two I was looking at. One very nice one, straight body, faded paint, but well kept bronco. Had 33's, ARB's etc. Was a nicer looking rig than the one I bought. But the one I bought had EFI and ZF5. My wife even wanted the other one, but I have not regretted the decision once. Especially since it was a moderate wheeler and I would have trashed the body by now, whereas hopefully someone else picked it up and continued to use it as a moderate wheeler.

My two (euro) cents worth.