Beautiful CA project Bronco only $1,400

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Beautiful CA project Bronco only $1,400

Ford F834
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Note the fog light bezel in this pic...
SHORT BED 4-DOOR DIESEL: 1986 F350 4x4 under construction-- 7.3 IDIT ZF5+GVOD

STRAIGHT SIX 4X4: 1981 F150 2wd to 4x4-- 300 I6 close ratio diesel T19, hydroboost brakes, Saginaw steering

BIG F: 1995 F-Superduty under construction— converting to 6.9L IDI diesel ZF5+DNE2
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Gary Lewis
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Nice!

Hmmm, blue buckets and a fog light bezel and switch.  Bolt the buckets, along with the base I have, in Big Blue and add that console.  Right color, more comfort and convenience for long trips.....

Add the instrument bezel and fog light switch/harness, and I'd have something to feed the driving lights I'm planning on installing.  
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Dad's: '81 F150 Ranger XLT 4x4: Down for restomod: Full-roller "stroked 351M" w/Trick Flow heads & intake, EEC-V SEFI/E4OD/3.50 gears w/Kevlar clutches
Blue: 2015 F150 Platinum 4x4 SuperCrew wearing Blue Jeans & sporting a 3.5L EB & Max Tow
Big Blue: 1985 F250HD 4x4: 460/ZF5/3.55's, D60 w/Ox locker & 10.25 Sterling/Trutrac, Blue Top & Borgeson, & EEC-V MAF/SEFI

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Nice find, Jonathan! Road trip, Gary?
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Gary Lewis
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I wish I had the time!  But, as things are panning out, what my son really wants to do is overlanding, and in my opinion Big Blue is the absolute right truck for that, much more so than a Bronco.  That's because of BB's GVWR of 8600 lbs.

An article in the Nov/Dec issue of TREAD entitled Get The Perfect Balance says:

...the biggest problem with most overland vehicles is that they're massively overweight. A Toyota Tacoma has a carrying capacity of a little under 1 ,200 pounds, the Jeep Wrangler Unlimited is even worse at 1 ,000 pounds-meanlng the frame, brakes, transmission and engine aren't officially tested or designed to work above that load. Most vehicles I see blow by that before they put their butt in the seat, fuel in the tank, or load up any of their camping gear.

Somehow, I don't see that as being a problem with Big Blue.  
Gary, AKA "Gary fellow": Profile

Dad's: '81 F150 Ranger XLT 4x4: Down for restomod: Full-roller "stroked 351M" w/Trick Flow heads & intake, EEC-V SEFI/E4OD/3.50 gears w/Kevlar clutches
Blue: 2015 F150 Platinum 4x4 SuperCrew wearing Blue Jeans & sporting a 3.5L EB & Max Tow
Big Blue: 1985 F250HD 4x4: 460/ZF5/3.55's, D60 w/Ox locker & 10.25 Sterling/Trutrac, Blue Top & Borgeson, & EEC-V MAF/SEFI