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Some of these bronco mooments are priceless
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hockeydad4-22
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Joined: Tue Nov 02, 2010 1:11 pm Posts: 2378 Location: Highlands Ranch Colorado
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Some of these bronco mooments are priceless
Ok, so Weds afternoon Drew calls me, "Dad, can Dan and me take the top off the bronco" I tell him I dont think it is a good idea, he argues with me and my policy is if the ywant to argue with me, as long as it is not ilegal or dangerous, well then go for it, jsut do not ask me to fix and expect me to gloat every chance I get (just ask Daniel when he is talking about the "straight pipes" on his mustang).
Well their mom intervined and told them no way, no how (smart lady)
So yesterday they decide on thier own to remove the doors. No I do not know why, they just say because it is so nice out. Ok fine, what ever. Daniel has hockey practice at the Edge (Kippling and Bowles) last night at 6:45 - 7:45 and takes Drew's little pony to said practice, then he is meeting his mother and I for dinner. With us is his cute little 16 yr old girlfriend who has been shopping with Cheri (yep that is his mom) for a prom dress - trust me folks, Cheri has no equal when it comes to shopping, her own mom dropped out weeks ago in this marathon shopping event, just gave Amy her credit card adn said what ever you want dear, have fun with Cheri.
So Daniel is on his way to practice calls me and tells me that he and Drew removed the doors. I mention to him dont you think it is going to be cold after practice? Nawww - I have my carhart coat, over all's and boots, hat and gloves. I simply ask him "well what about Amy, arent you taking her home after dinner?
The silence was worth a whole weeks worth of arguments with him...
Sometimes it is great to be the Dad.
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Fri Mar 11, 2011 10:16 am |
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Entourage
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Re: Some of these bronco mooments are priceless
I hated that my Dad was almost alway right.
_________________ "I truly believe that good will outweigh evil, but there won't be peace on earth until the power of love overcomes the love of power" - Jimi Hendrix
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Fri Mar 11, 2011 10:21 am |
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sbolt19
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Re: Some of these bronco mooments are priceless
Not that the girlfriend's ride home wasn't a problem, but lining them doors up after pulling the hinges is gonna be a real pain in the ass. I remember when I first pulled the doors off of mine, they still don't line up right 17 years later....lol
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Fri Mar 11, 2011 10:27 am |
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crawlercreations
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Re: Some of these bronco mooments are priceless
My dad was right back in the day. I bought my first bronco from him. First thing I wanted to do was yank the top off. He said no way until I put at least a front cage in it instead of just the roll bar. I complained but did it to take the top off. That following fall I was wheeling and rolled it. The hard top was on but the cage is the only thing that saved my friend and I.
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Fri Mar 11, 2011 11:00 am |
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rtreads
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Re: Some of these bronco mooments are priceless
When I read that, I didn't think much about her not having a coat. She'll get over it. ...but those doors are never going to be right again!! LOL!
you'd think some vendor would make some sort of alighnment jig or something. They just plain SUCK to get back right.
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Fri Mar 11, 2011 3:18 pm |
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Jesus_man
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Re: Some of these bronco mooments are priceless
"Daaaad, that's the plan, she'll have to snuggle up close to me!"
So it wasn't so long ago that I was that age...
What'd you end up doing? Taking the GF home?
_________________ 1973 Bronco, 351 SEFI, Locked, discs, 35's ZF-5spd and Atlas 4spd. 235:1 Crawl Ratio. It may be ugly, but it's slow. http://www.ucora.org
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Fri Mar 11, 2011 3:32 pm |
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akaFrankCastle
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Re: Some of these bronco mooments are priceless
_________________ Stroppe'd 1972 Sport, 302, 3 speed with old school Duff floor shifter, T shift Dana 20 with JB Fab twin stick, 4.11 gears with Trac-loc, Lincoln hydroboost, Chevy disc conversion, WH gas lift gate shock kit, 33" Duratrac tires on slots and about 2.5" of lift, Stroppe installed: bumper braces, dual shocks on all four corners, GM power steering, trans cooler mount, auto shift column, rollbar.
The Terrible One 1972 Sport uncut, 302, C4 with 1974 column , T shift Dana 20, 3.50 gears w/ limited slip, 1966 U13 Roadster kick panel, and factory power steering.
1973 Stroppe Baja project
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Fri Mar 11, 2011 6:40 pm |
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ZOSO
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Re: Some of these bronco mooments are priceless
You ever lift the hard top off? they are not lite.
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74 Ranger EFI351w, 4r70w, ARB 5.13 9in, ARB 5.13D44, and a bunch of other goodies. Best of all the family memories.
04 Mustang Cobra, KenneBell 2.2 feeding a lot of boost on E85. Tire shredding machine
New project: 77 Bronco Ranger, body work and more body work.
Very little left of a 72 durango tan explorer sport
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Moab Mike
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Re: Some of these bronco mooments are priceless
Old Proverb; By the time a man realizes his father was probably right, he has a son who thinks he's wrong!
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Fri Mar 11, 2011 9:18 pm |
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akaFrankCastle
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Joined: Wed Oct 27, 2010 6:25 pm Posts: 4901 Images: 0 Location: Colorado Springs
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Re: Some of these bronco mooments are priceless
_________________ Stroppe'd 1972 Sport, 302, 3 speed with old school Duff floor shifter, T shift Dana 20 with JB Fab twin stick, 4.11 gears with Trac-loc, Lincoln hydroboost, Chevy disc conversion, WH gas lift gate shock kit, 33" Duratrac tires on slots and about 2.5" of lift, Stroppe installed: bumper braces, dual shocks on all four corners, GM power steering, trans cooler mount, auto shift column, rollbar.
The Terrible One 1972 Sport uncut, 302, C4 with 1974 column , T shift Dana 20, 3.50 gears w/ limited slip, 1966 U13 Roadster kick panel, and factory power steering.
1973 Stroppe Baja project
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Fri Mar 11, 2011 9:51 pm |
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ZOSO
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Re: Some of these bronco mooments are priceless
_________________ Rob
74 Ranger EFI351w, 4r70w, ARB 5.13 9in, ARB 5.13D44, and a bunch of other goodies. Best of all the family memories.
04 Mustang Cobra, KenneBell 2.2 feeding a lot of boost on E85. Tire shredding machine
New project: 77 Bronco Ranger, body work and more body work.
Very little left of a 72 durango tan explorer sport
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hockeydad4-22
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Re: Some of these bronco mooments are priceless
_________________ [color=#BFFF40]Greg
If you are the smartest person in the room - You are in the wrong room
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Mon Mar 14, 2011 3:57 pm |
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Jesus_man
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Re: Some of these bronco mooments are priceless
Nice. Lesson 886: learned.
_________________ 1973 Bronco, 351 SEFI, Locked, discs, 35's ZF-5spd and Atlas 4spd. 235:1 Crawl Ratio. It may be ugly, but it's slow. http://www.ucora.org
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