1969 FS Bronco

[cowbay]

Looking foward to the final product. Simply amazing work. I wish I had those skills to do bodywork like that.

[FormerMarine1981]

Bump for the bump progress?? Really hope this project gets finished.

[Fordnatic]

Nothing from the OP since last June. I've been dying for an update too, but I'm afraid he's gone.

[bnl44]

I thought I would post some pictures of what the Bronco looks like today.





Unfortunately there has to be a whole lot of ugly before she can look beautiful again.
I decided to stay with the 4x4 drive train.
So time to clean up the frame.
I intend on this being a driver, so I’ll try not to get too carried away with all the show car detail.


A little help of a pressure washer.


It’s tough laying on your back getting the grease off of the bottom of the frame.


All washed and metal prepped.


This is as far as one quart of POR15 goes.


And done.

I’ll give more attention to the wheel and areas when I go through the brakes and seals.

[Calfdemon]

The thread lives again!! I was going through withdrawals for updates on this projects. There are like 3 projects on this forum that I cannot wait for updates on and this is one of them. Glad to see an update and wow!! It is looking amazing!! Any of us that have torn one down to rebuild it, understands the ugly before the beauty, but we can also see the beauty potential as it goes along!! This is one amazing build!!

[Ranchero50]

Good job for sticking with it, the is a lot of enthusiasm for this project and on the forum.

[dolinick]

[elgemcdlf]

This is one of my favorite builds. I thought at one point the qtrs were on it though. Just clamped & not welded in? Everyone will probably shoot me for this one but why not just add the bump down the side of a dent Bronco? The only real difference would be the overhang above the windshield. With all you have done here I would think adding that portion to the top of the roof wouldn't be a big deal.

[FormerMarine1981]

Glad to see you are still with it! Even if you have taken it all apart it's part of the process. Look forward to more.

[averagef250]

This is one of my favorite builds. I thought at one point the qtrs were on it though. Just clamped & not welded in? Everyone will probably shoot me for this one but why not just add the bump down the side of a dent Bronco? The only real difference would be the overhang above the windshield. With all you have done here I would think adding that portion to the top of the roof wouldn't be a big deal.

There are a couple more differences, like, EVERYTHING! Dents and bumps share some things like front floorpans and windshields, but pretty much everything else is different.

[elgemcdlf]

This is one of my favorite builds. I thought at one point the qtrs were on it though. Just clamped & not welded in? Everyone will probably shoot me for this one but why not just add the bump down the side of a dent Bronco? The only real difference would be the overhang above the windshield. With all you have done here I would think adding that portion to the top of the roof wouldn't be a big deal.

There are a couple more differences, like, EVERYTHING! Dents and bumps share some things like front floorpans and windshields, but pretty much everything else is different.

The truck was never built please explain what is different between a FS bump Bronco & a dent Bronco. How could anything someone did be wrong? I recently seen a pic of what many thought was a bump extended to make a Supercab. It was a Supercab made to look like a bump. For someone who knows the differences in bodies it wasn't that hard to spot. It was done so well the magazine it was featured in misspoke & said Ford started building Supercabs in '72.

Replace the front clip, hang a couple doors, run the bump in the remaining open areas. Add the overhang & replace the bottom of the qtrs just behind the rear wheel. Pull the dash and replace with a bump dash. Let's see, did I miss anything?

[cheek]

This is a truly awesome build. Wish ford made em like that from factory.

[bnl44]

This is one of my favorite builds. I thought at one point the qtrs were on it though. Just clamped & not welded in? Everyone will probably shoot me for this one but why not just add the bump down the side of a dent Bronco? The only real difference would be the overhang above the windshield. With all you have done here I would think adding that portion to the top of the roof wouldn't be a big deal.

There are a couple more differences, like, EVERYTHING! Dents and bumps share some things like front floorpans and windshields, but pretty much everything else is different.

The truck was never built please explain what is different between a FS bump Bronco & a dent Bronco. How could anything someone did be wrong? I recently seen a pic of what many thought was a bump extended to make a Supercab. It was a Supercab made to look like a bump. For someone who knows the differences in bodies it wasn't that hard to spot. It was done so well the magazine it was featured in misspoke & said Ford started building Supercabs in '72.

Replace the front clip, hang a couple doors, run the bump in the remaining open areas. Add the overhang & replace the bottom of the qtrs just behind the rear wheel. Pull the dash and replace with a bump dash. Let's see, did I miss anything?

To answer a few questions.

As you can see on page one, someone has already done as you suggested.
Picture linked here: http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk29 ... cobump.jpg

To any bumpologist, this counterfeit is as easy to spot as a diamond ring out of a bubble gum machine.
(No disrespect intended.)

Although this is the only picture of this I have seen of this particular truck, here are some things I can spot right off.
1. The front edge of the door is curved rather than straight vertically.
2. The upper rear corner of the door is square rather than rounded.
3. The door handle recess is too big and square rather than rounded ends.
4. The drip rail is straight and ends at the shell rather than curving down.
5. The body line just above the door handle is missing on the door and bed side,
The body used for this project was an 80’s model or later.

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In 1969 Chevrolet introduced the K5 Blazer a full sized shorten version of the pickup. This body style continued until 1972. The end of Ford’s bump side.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevrolet_K5_Blazer
With the Blazer’s production numbers increasing….
Production Totals:
1969 - 4,935
1970 - 11,527
1971 - 17,220
1972 - 44,266
And Ford bronco sales declining…..
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Bronco
“”The Bronco sold well in its first year (1966) (23,776 units produced[5]) and then remained in second place after the CJ-5[6] until the advent of the full-sized Chevrolet Blazer in 1969. Lacking a dedicated small SUV platform, the Blazer was based on their existing full size pickup which was a larger and more powerful vehicle, offering greater luxury, comfort and space. The longer option list included an automatic transmission and power steering, and thus had broader appeal. Ford countered by enlarging the optional V8 engine from 289 cu in (4.7 L) and 200 hp (150 kW) to 302 cu in (4.9 L) and 205 hp (153 kW), but this still could not match the Blazer's optional 350 cu in (5.7 L) and 255 hp (190 kW) (horsepower numbers are before horsepower ratings changed in the early to mid-1970s.)””


I have no doubt that somewhere in Ford Motor Company’s archives, there are renditions of a full size Bronco in the bump style intended to compete with the K5 Blazer.

Although my Bronco is also a counterfeit; it is what I believe Ford’s prototype would have looked like if it was ever put in steel.
My goal is to build that prototype.

Thanks for all the votes of confidence.

[elgemcdlf]

Don't get me wrong I want to see the truck finished. The truck in the image provided is so far away in body design I don't think anyone would actually miss the differences providing they know even the least little bit about bumps. If I remember correctly the only real difference between a dent & bump are the driprail, overhang & body line just below the window.

[averagef250]

The truck was never built please explain what is different between a FS bump Bronco & a dent Bronco. How could anything someone did be wrong? I recently seen a pic of what many thought was a bump extended to make a Supercab. It was a Supercab made to look like a bump. For someone who knows the differences in bodies it wasn't that hard to spot. It was done so well the magazine it was featured in misspoke & said Ford started building Supercabs in '72.

Replace the front clip, hang a couple doors, run the bump in the remaining open areas. Add the overhang & replace the bottom of the qtrs just behind the rear wheel. Pull the dash and replace with a bump dash. Let's see, did I miss anything?

Bump doors are 100% different from dent stuff man. No disrespect intended at all, but you ever look at them before? I can't see all that well and I can tell a dent from a bump from many hundreds of yards away from the side, the front or the rear- And you can't tell the dent/bump difference from the side from a long ways out, but you sure as hell can see the difference in the door jambs.

I love this build, really truly do. I love bumps because they're built 100 times better than dents at their core, but dents got all the cool options that just happen to fit into bumps. I really dislike the 78-79 Ford grills- The only grill to come on the fullsize bronco, but I like the idea of the fullsize bronco and wish it were made in a bump. To take it to the next level it would be just plain cool to have a 67-72 bump bronco that is, down to the pretty small details, exactly like Henry would have built it. It would be a lot of fun to play dumb when someone stops you in a parking lot and asks how you built the truck. If you built it good enough you could just play dumb "I didn't build it. My dad bought it new in late '71 just like it is. Dealer wanted it off their lot, said this model didn't sell very well. He got it for a pretty good deal, even has AC" Watch the guys jaw drop as he believes you, then tell him what you really went through to make it. That's why this is so cool, because it really could have been made, it just wasn't. It's not crazy, trendy or over the top, it's a vehicle that's going to make people stop and think when they see it, maybe not even right away, but hours or days later they'll stop and think how there was something strange about that Bronco they saw.