The 85

[Rednek Renegade]

Here it is in all of its glory! haha, This truck and me first crossed paths about 6 years ago when i was getting my license, It rolled on to the lot and i Begged my dad not to sell it and instead let me sell my lifted yota, he said no and sold it shortly later. Then about a month ago the guy who bought it traded it in too us on a waverunner, I swooped in and paid my pops the cash. With that being said, I know its ugly but i have had a hard on for this bronco for half a decade now. Its all stock right now, Come tomorrow its will be receiving a D44 Solid Axle from a 76 F150. The plans are to very slowly upgrade everything. It also will hopefully be painted Satin Black before the New Year.

The Specs:
1985 Bronco aka Betty
351ci 4v
C6/ Np208
D44/9 in. 3.73-1 ratio

[bajascott]

welcome! sounds like a solid project. keep the pics coming as you progress

[BajaBronco13]

I was just telling Tony aka TCM GLX that I want to find a grey 1985 or 1986 Bronco with a 351. Nice ride. Keep it grey, maybe a nice flat hot rod grey like this:

http://www.tcpglobal.com/kustomshop/HRF206.aspx

[Rednek Renegade]

Its going to be painted Flat black, maybe gray, hadnt thought about it. Gonna do sumthin different with the paint though. Gonna use Home depot urethane house paint and a special reducer, all the rat rod guys do it and it is supposedly bullet proof, and only cost $30 for all the supplies

[BajaBronco13]

Can't wait to see how it turns out. If you want to keep that front end call John at Autofab. He sells the standard oem style with a 3" larger wheel well opening and a 3" bulge version so you can keep the front grille and headlights the same.

Check out my 84 with Autofab fenders:


Before I mounted the fenders:

[Rednek Renegade]

Can't wait to see how it turns out. If you want to keep that front end call John at Autofab. He sells the standard oem style with a 3" larger wheel well opening and a 3" bulge version so you can keep the front grille and headlights the same.

Check out my 84 with Autofab fenders:


Before I mounted the fenders:

I hate you, I saw that truck on CL and called while running to the truck to drive to the bank asap. Well at least now i know who the lucky S.O.B. was, great looking truck BTW

[BajaBronco13]

ha ha ha I get that a lot lately. It's a nice truck and it was a good deal. Definitely one of those right place at the right time type of deal.

[Rednek Renegade]

Well I had to do something... People started complaining about the "ugly" factor of the bronc. I didnt have any body work done since eventually I would like front and rear glass fenders. I think it looks alright, at least it is one color now.

Before

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After

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[bajascott]

did you say it with krylon? thats what i used on mine to get one color(in the hope of getting a real paint job one day)
it looks good,man!

[Rednek Renegade]

did you say it with krylon? thats what i used on mine to get one color(in the hope of getting a real paint job one day)
it looks good,man!

This stuff is emron. The stuff they use to paint buses and shit

[bajascott]

haha right on! i painted my old 5/1600 car with emrom.it's used in the airline industry too. my dad called it 2000 mph paint!haha

[Rednek Renegade]

got some pix without all the blue haze

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[bajascott]

looks good

[Kyles95]

Dad wants to know when you are going to move that ugly piece of sh..................Oh look, He painted it.