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Reader's Ride #7382: 1969 Ford Bronco
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Blue Agave |
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Completely rebuilt and balanced 302 V8, Edelbrock Pro-Flow EFI (port fuel injection), Edelbrock aluminum heads with 2.02 inch stainless valves, roller rockers, dual Optimal Yellow top batteries |
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NV4500 5-speed (5:29 first gear), Atlas II (4.3), high pinion Ford 9 inch rear with 4:56 gears, Detroit locker, Dana 44 front, ARB locker, 35 spline 4340 chromoly axles front and rear, 1-ton Chevy knuckles, 4 wheel disk brakes |
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Blue Agave was rebuilt from the frame up to be a serious offroad machine. New Ford Midnight Blue Metallic paint job, Wild Horses 5.5 inch suspension plus 2 inch body lifts, high shock hoops with dual Rancho 9000 shocks per wheel, Bullet Proof Steering chromoly knuckle over components with West Texas Offroad Redneck hydraulic ram assist, fiberglass door inserts, (5) Mickey Thompson Baja MTZ 36 x 15.50 tires, two sets of wheels – (5) Mickey Thompson Classic II 15x12 inch, (4) Marsh Racing 15x10 true beadlocks, front and rear differential skid plates, 2x6 inch boxed steel rock sliders, custom adjustable rear traction bars, Wild Horses Pre Runner front bumper with large skid plate and Warn 9500ti winch (with both remote and dash mounted controls), synthetic cable, PIAA offroad lights, Wild Horses Pre Runner rear bumper with Hi-Lift jack and spare tire mount moved up and re-welded for better departure angle, Bestop (2yrs old) soft top with removable windows and doors (also included are the original Bronco doors and Wild Horses fiberglass half doors), original fuel tanks removed and replaced with 23 gal tank plus heavy duty skid plate tack welded to the frame, Wild Horses Pro Flow fiberglass hood with wire mesh cutouts both sides and rear for increased ventilation, MasterCraft Baja RS rear seat on custom sliding rails with 5-point harness, front seats have Neoprene covers, Wild Horses 8 point 2 ¼ inch diameter roll cage, Jeep-style overhead speaker pods mounted to roll cage, Tuffy console with concealed AM/FM/CD player, Cobra CB radio with rollbar mounted speaker, Flaming River chrome tilt steering column, Billet aluminum steering wheel, custom fabricated dash with digital instrument cluster plus Autometer gauges (Air/Fuel ratio, Fuel Pressure, Vacuum, and Clock), Mojave aftermarket heater, new Centex wiring harness and fuse panel, lights mounted underneath each fender for rock climbing at night, PowerTank (10 lb) with 25 foot coiled hose and tire pressure gauge, onboard engine driven hot water shower (shower head mounted to pole attached to front bumper), fire extinguisher, medical kit, Warn winch kit, tow strap, tool bag strapped to floor. |
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 (3 ratings)
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Blue Agave - Niagara Rim |
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35 spline Chromoly axles front and rear, 1 ton Chevy knuckles |
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Blue Agave - Niagara Rim |
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5 1/2 inch suspension lift, 2 inch body lift |
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Blue Agave - under fendor lights |
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Ground lights for night crawling |
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Blue Agave - off road lights |
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PIAAs |
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Blue Agave - right side |
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Blue Agave - windows removed |
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Blue Agave - steering column |
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Flaming River tilt column, billet steering wheel |
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Blue Agave - dash |
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Custom dash with ARB switches, Autometer gauges winch controls, dual battery switch below dash |
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Blue Agave - Moab pritchett canyon |
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ARB front, Detroit rear, NV4500, Atlas 4.3 |
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Blue Agave |
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Warn 9500tI with synthectic rope, large skid plate. |
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Blue Agave - rear |
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Mickey Thompson 36x15.50 on Classic IIs |
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Blue Agave - left side |
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2 1/4 inch 8 point roll cage, MasterCraft Baja RS rear seat |
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Blue Agave - front bumper & steering |
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Chromoly steering components |
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Blue Agave - Moab golden crack |
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Comment By:
Mike on Dec 17, 2009 05:13 PM |
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| I rated this ride with 5 stars only because there weren't 10 available. You should list this on Ebay. The closest ride to this just went for 23K plus change and didn't have a built in shower! SWEET!!!! |
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Comment By:
Luke on Mar 2, 2010 04:41 PM |
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| I rated this a three out of ten, because this whole truck is a big bolt on. Doesn't look like theirs anything custom on it. Store bought suspension, store bought roll cage, store bough bumpers, etc. Its got the crappy old rancho shocks. Nicest thing on this truck is the dash. There's really nothing about this truck that makes it unique. Still... all in all, a nice example. At $20,500 its very good deal, and I bet the guy who built it is taking a bath on that deal. Anyone wanting a nice clean capable bronco should pick it up before its gone. |
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Comment By:
Mark on Mar 4, 2010 05:32 PM |
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| The guy who dissed this ride because of "bolt on store bolt stuff" is a complete idiot. Every Top fuel 330 mph dragster consists of bought (not built from scratch from the owner) parts. This Bronco is a perfect 10.
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<br/>If you are into fabricated stuff build something and show what you have. |
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Comment By:
Luke on Mar 8, 2010 03:36 PM |
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| Well Mark, no need to call people names. We are all allowed to have our own opinion. I didn't say it was a piece of shit truck or anything, infact I said it was really nice. All I'm saying is that if you go to SOB this summer you'll see about 100 trucks there that look exactly like this one. Also... I am infact fabricating a bronco right now. custom 3 link in the front, custom 4 link in the rear. ORI struts, custom bumpers, custom roll cage, custom stainless steel window, hand built custom frame, 500 hp supercharged small block, etc etc... and it will still be street legal, so I am putting my money where my mouth is. Also, note to self... "330 mph dragsters" are not built entirely out of store bought stuff, so maybe you're the idiot. Don't be pissed off cause I have more knowledge and higher expectations then you do. You're the kind of guy that goes to the local car show and sees a shitty resto on an old car and rates it a perfect 10. Then one day someone takes you to Jay Leno's garage or the Concours d'Elégance show and opens your eyes to what a real perfect 10 is. |
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Comment By:
Luke on Mar 8, 2010 03:50 PM |
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| Oh, and maybe just as an example of what I'm talking about Mark, look at this readers ride on this site:
<br/>http://broncograveyard.com/readers/r-8206-1966-ford-bronco.html
<br/>Take a close look at the components on this one. See how many custom built parts are on here. Someone like you probably won't see them, but look at the winshield frame, winsheild wiper locations, bumpers, roll cage, dash, paint, suspension, engine.. etc. You can't say "sponsored by JBG" on this truck. This is what I mean by custom built, and I would give this one a solid 9 or even 10 out of 10. |
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