• Finish body work and paint

• Keep Original Blue Paint / Top White

• Remove Antenna Fill Holes

• Fill Cuts

• Clean / Flatten Passenger Side Firewall

• Repair Tail Gate Holes Caution With Tail Gate Switch

• Addition of "1 touch" Up/Down For Tailgate Window

• Fit / Fix Drip Rails

• Remove Grease / Spray Undercarriage

• Patch Tweeter Cuts in V Pillars

• Shim Rear Axle For Pinion Angle (Need Block?)

• *Needs Deflector* (Preferably Replacement for Original)

Additional Dash Holes to be Filled in When Interior Begins to Go Back Together

79 Bronco Drivers Side Hood Hinge

Part number: 40-3882

Qty: 1.00

79 Bronco Passenger Side Hood Hinge

Part number: 40-3883

Qty: 1.00

• mocked up core support with body mounts

• hung front fenders

• mocked up grille

• mocked up inner fenders

• unpacked wiring

• reran some wiring legs for cleanest and most hidden wiring possible in engine bay

• researched and found parts missing/needed

• raised core support at body mounts per factory style requirements to raise front of fenders

• shifted fender forward a small amount and tightened in location

• moved to the driver-side fender and swapped hardware

• loomed, routed, and mounted wires going to front left lights and washer bottle

• started running wires for knock sensor before running wires for engine and passenger side front lights

• drilled hole for bulkhead in a hidden location

• ran outer wires through bulkhead hole

• started swapping fender fasteners for the correct style for vehicles like j clips

• rehung passenger fender with proper fasteners

• used shims for the front fender to find the most ideal depth by the door

• inspected why the front fender sat forward-low

• inspected and organized under-dash harness

• mounted location to hold up wires under the dash with a nursery

• mocked wire routing under the dash with zip ties

• organized pieces for an electrical bulkhead for engine bay and front lights

• added some holes in firewall pinchweld to mount wire loom clamps

• loomed engine and FR lighting wires

• ran engine bay wiring towards the passenger side against the firewall after adding and removing wires from the loom

• opened up MSD 6AL-D box and planned box location

• added mock battery

• Installed MEGA fuze holder on the inner fender

• ran and loomed MSD box wiring

• added/modified holes in the inner fender to run wires through nicely

• ran all wires through and added length to most to hide them properly in engine bay

• added end for alternator cable and attached to MEGA fuzes

• added ends to power harness and MSD

• finish wired engine and ignition in engine bay area

• organised all rearward wires to tail lights and fuel tank

• loomed and ran wires going to rear through frame

• opened up A/C system boxes and began mocking and planning

• swapped over old power tailgate window switch to new Vintage Air controls

• installed A/C condenser

• Began mocking A/C evaporator/heater core

• installed front grille upper supports

• modified hood latch vertical support to make room for condenser

• installed old grille loosely for Fender mocking purposes

• continued mocking A/C condenser then removed

• cut out crescent moon out of firewall where the old heater core would've been

• measured, stenciled, and cut steel to fill the hole in firewall

• welded new piece in place and smoothed

• Drilled holes for MSD box in flattened section

• Drilled holes for vintage air condenser

• Located other unneeded holes in firewall

• shaved down old wiring harness pass through holes

• Stenciled and cut new pieces out of steel

• welded pieces in place and shaved flat

• repeated the measured, stenciled, welded, and finished process for rest of unneeded firewall holes

• continued wiring towards rear of truck

• Finished wiring and routing towards rear of truck

• Added individual power wire to fuel pump

• Mocked locations for a/c lines in inner fender for looks and for servicability

• Ordered ends needed for shortening lines in new locations

• Ordered grommets for custom routing of heater and a/c hoses

• Drilled holes in inner fender for heater lines and a/c

• Removed passenger kick panel to add wiring holes for a/c and sound system in the near future

• Ran and loomed wires for a/c controls and heater valve

• Trimmed lines coming from evaporator box for proper fitment and mocked up to their respective locations

• Adjusted the line lengths coming from compressor

• Finish wired connections going to binary switch on drier that leads to compressor

• Added mounts for a/c lines in inner fender to keep from vibrating, rubbing, or drooping

• Reinstalled fenders

• Reinstalled headlight buckets and grille hangars

• Unpacked new grille and immediately covered in antiscratch material

• Installed new grille and new clips with minimal modification

• Installed old grille center

• Researched and found what holes on inner fenders and core support that would be used and which won't be used

• Marked and cleaned paint off of holes

• Made mock plugs with cardboard for the larger holes where needed

• Transfered cardboard templates to steel plate

• Cut out rough sizes out of steel

• Trimmed and fitted all plugs to their respective locations

• Began welding plugs in place

• Made cardboard templates for dash holes where needed

• Transfered templates to steel and trimmed to fit as nicely as possible

• Welded dash plugs in place

• Smoothed plug locations on dash where vents would be for an accurate vent location cutout

• Welded up small holes to the left of steering column location

• Smoothed holes out left of the steering column and made sure that the surface wasn't warped at all

• welded in plug next to cigarette lighter location

• smoothed out and began heating and shrinking steel to ensure factory shape

• Heated and shrank holes next to cigarette lighter location as nice as possible, bodying is required to make perfect

• Finished welding holes on the driver's side inner fender including plug holes.

• Started welding plugs on core support, finished welding and smoothing will be needed when the truck is taken down again due to proximity to other panels

• loosened all bolts going to core support, front body mounts, inner fenders, fenders, grille, and cab

• shifted fenders around to find a more ideal fit to the cab and grille

• removed one washer from the passenger side core support mount and two from driver side to get front bumper line to match the grille

• shifted all body mounts and tightened once the ideal location was found

• methodically tightened all bolts once a more ideal fit was found to the front end

• found factory-style dash vents (center and passenger side)

• manually measured for factory vent location on passenger vent

• transferred necessary measurements to center dual vent location for the most accurate cut

• test fitted vents in the dash

• cleaned threads for door hinges (door sides and body sides)

• installed drivers and then the passenger door

• minimal adjustment

• installed hood and began adjustments

• continued hood adjustments to find where rest of front end needs to shift and what modifications the hood needs to undergo

• Checked body line and found it was off

• Removed body mounts on passenger side and trimmed bushings until body line lined up from grille to taillights

• retightened body mounts in place

• Continued to adjust hood and found that passenger side nose needs to come back to close a gap between front of hood and grille

• Loosened core support mounts

• Removed passenger side headlight bucket

• Loosened inner fender to firewall bolts

• Shifted entire passenger nose back in one piece to close gap towards front of hood

• Finished adjusting hood where needed

• started moving MSD box to inside of bronco instead of on the firewall without interfering with heater/ac kit

• Cleaned and welded 1/8inch steel rod to bottom of cowl and trimmed slightly (both sides) to extend it so the upper body line was coherent

• Maneuvered cowl sides inward to keep the body smooth between door fitment and hood width.

• Discovered original hinges are too far worn down (one inch of play side to side) the hinges cause the spring to contact inside of hood skirt. New hinges found

• Began manipulating hood metal for ideal fitment to cowl

• Cut spot welds at back of hood in order to push the outer skin down to better align with cowl

• Began shifting hood skin down

• cleaned paint off of rear passenger body between taillight and tailgate

• welded 1/8 inch stainless rod to rear passenger tailgate To fill in gap caused by age and original tire carrier

• trimmed rod to 3/16 gap top to bottom of right side tailgate

• cleaned paint from drivers side rear tailgate gap

• added 1/8 inch rod

• welded in place and trimmed to copy 3/16 gap

• added small portion of rod to bottom driver's side of tailgate to create a nice even straight line

• trimmed bottom of tailgate rod that was added

• smoothed both sides of tailgate gaps so it's ready for glazing and paint

• cut away at back of passenger fender and tack welded to create a nice even gap after fitting front end.

• tacked, adjusted, cut, and restacked specific spots to keep fender from warping

• welded up gap that was cut

• smoothed welds and added more weld where required

• adjusted bottom corner of fender slightly to more align with bottom of door

• adjusted bottom of door and top of fender to finalize the curve required for proper look and fitment

• started making bolts to retain top of steering column to steering tube

• removed bad replacement drivers side hood hinge

• installed new replacement with much more success

• trimmed holes on bottom side of hood hinge

• adjusted hood to find the best fitment location

• cleaned paint from drivers side tweeter hole

• flattened and fixed metal to original curve

• trimmed metal slightly

• made a template and cut out new piece of filler steel

• tacked in place

• welded and smoothed surface

• cut weld in one location due to metal not laying flush

• used stud puller and hammer to get the sheet metal to line up

• rewelded and smoothed

• cleaned off passenger side tweeter hole

• flattened steel and made a plug

• tacked and welded in place with no issues

• smoothed welds