hope this is ok to post here as it isnt a bronco but i know alot of you guys here have both and like the dents. alot of knowledgeable people here that know about these trucks so i figured it it will be of interest
well the time has come to restore my beloved 76 hi boy. ive had this truck for about 5 years and its time to restore it to its former glory and even better. this is going to be a resto mod project as it will have a 94 6bt cummins for power backed by a zf5 and a 205. the right hight will be factory on 35s. this truck will see little to no off road but will see some snow. going to keep the stock axles, the d44 and the d60 but they will be rebuilt and re geared for the diesel as they have atleast 4.56's in them now possibly lower. all the rust will be fixed or replaced as necessary interior will keep a stock look for the most part, it will probably get a set of captains chairs out of a late model 250 or something ill figure that out when the time comes. the tank will be removed from the cab and installed on the frame. other then that its your basic restomod, enough blabing heres the pics thus far as i just started today.
here what i looked like a few years ago
it has since really gone down hill fast body wise. floors are rotten, fenders rotted, some pretty good rot on the bed.
anyway i picked this up a few weeks ago for it
then today i rolled it in the shop and started tearing into it
pulled this ugly ass bumper off, weighed probably 200lbs
then the grille and core along with the doors and fenders and hood
and that let me get access for the gas 5.9 that will be swaped for the diesel 5.9
all i got for today. this is gona be a long journey and im just stepping out of the house but i cant wait for the final product
well the time has come to restore my beloved 76 hi boy. ive had this truck for about 5 years and its time to restore it to its former glory and even better. this is going to be a resto mod project as it will have a 94 6bt cummins for power backed by a zf5 and a 205. the right hight will be factory on 35s. this truck will see little to no off road but will see some snow. going to keep the stock axles, the d44 and the d60 but they will be rebuilt and re geared for the diesel as they have atleast 4.56's in them now possibly lower. all the rust will be fixed or replaced as necessary interior will keep a stock look for the most part, it will probably get a set of captains chairs out of a late model 250 or something ill figure that out when the time comes. the tank will be removed from the cab and installed on the frame. other then that its your basic restomod, enough blabing heres the pics thus far as i just started today.
here what i looked like a few years ago
it has since really gone down hill fast body wise. floors are rotten, fenders rotted, some pretty good rot on the bed.
anyway i picked this up a few weeks ago for it
then today i rolled it in the shop and started tearing into it
pulled this ugly ass bumper off, weighed probably 200lbs
then the grille and core along with the doors and fenders and hood
and that let me get access for the gas 5.9 that will be swaped for the diesel 5.9
all i got for today. this is gona be a long journey and im just stepping out of the house but i cant wait for the final product