TJ's 74 Bronco money pit

[cpldavis37]

351, it's gonna be a copy of Phil's with aluminum heads.

[cpldavis37]

I picked this up today in Milliken. The guy bought it 8 years ago but never mounted it he said it came from a guy who was down by Chatfield. Anyone recognize it?

[mickphatmac]

That's a cool looking hood, I've never seen one like that before. Nice score!

[Jesus_man]

Never seen one like that either!

[cpldavis37]

Air craft stripper. 2 applications.

[Justin]

You said stripper.....

[Kinder]

Wow, that stuff is no joke, I bet the storm drain is running good.

[cpldavis37]

Well I screwed up somewhere and had to strip it all over again. I don't think I let the primer dry for long enough.

[cpldavis37]

I think that the original powder blue paint is the strongest substance known to man. That paint eats aircraft stripper and shits wire wheels.

[Rox Crusher]

I think that the original powder blue paint is the strongest substance known to man. That paint eats aircraft stripper and shits wire wheels.

Must be similar to the grey paint Ford used on the oil pan on mine.

I wonder if that naval jelly / stripper left a residue that the primer doesn't like ?

[cpldavis37]

I thought about that, but I pressure washed it for 20 minutes. You could be right though so I'll use mineral spirits or something like that before painting.

[Gunnibronco]

Rinsing the stripper with water should have been ok. I would expect stripper to maybe hide in the nooks, crannies, and seams and maybe show up there, but not in the middle of a rinsed panel. What kind of primer? Rattle can or spray gun?

[cpldavis37]

Rattle can.

[Gunnibronco]

I'd guess it wasn't cured. I'd strip it all again, unfortunately.

Mist some etch prime on the bare metal, & reprime. I wouldn't use a 'high build' or 'sandable' primer, just regular primer. One, maybe 2 coats. Then blast with color.

We have had bad luck with rattle can high build/sandable primers at the shop.

[cpldavis37]

I will try it thanks.

[cpldavis37]

Welding is harder than it looks

[cpldavis37]

Looks better in primer. I did a lot more prep this time around and it came out nice.

[cpldavis37]

Update.

[Jesus_man]

Looks great!

[Justin]

Coming along! I'm about 50 lbs of wire into my welding career and have only been getting really nice welds in the past year or so. Making a strong weld isn't super hard, but making a pretty one can be.

[cpldavis37]

I decided to bed liner the Bronco. Here are some before and after pictures.

[Justin]

Looks good! Which liner did you use?

[BroncoRaider]

That looks great! I'm looking forward to that myself.

[cpldavis37]

I used duplicolor bed armor, but I sprayed it with a gun. I wire wheeled the whole thing first then washed with soap and water. It came out looking nice.

[mickphatmac]

Engine bay and Bed turned out really, Really nice!
Keep the pictures coming!
Good job man!

[Rox Crusher]

That looks great !

[cpldavis37]

What have I done to myself?

[Kinder]

Wiring is fun!

[Gunnibronco]

What have I done to myself?

I keep asking myself the same thing.

Hey, you know, while it's apart, it would be a good time to..............

[ZOSO]

What have I done to myself?

I keep asking myself the same thing.

Hey, you know, while it's apart, it would be a good time to..............

both of these are SO TRUE!!!!!!