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Project Budget Bronco
Stage 1
Stage 1 is the body work stage. I am concerned about getting the truck looking OK so the neighbors don't complain, and I need to get some of the body work done before I mess with anything else.
Stage one is Completed!
New (not broken) RearView Mirrors
New Front and Rear Bumpers
Removed the Factory tire rack
Replaced crunched front fender
Removed old crappy fender flares
Removed Factory Chrome
Installed Fender Flares
Custom Camo Paint!
Check out the cool Iron Horse Front bumper
Here you can see the new Drivers Side front fender (already cut for flares)
Check out the Killer Iron Horses rear bumper, and my Cool Ford Receiver hitch cover!
As you can see, the New fender flairs really made the truck look better, but it still has a long way to go...
As you can see, the paint makes a lot of difference... it doesn't really look like the same truck anymore. It also took me a while to get the paint on. The painting process was done in my driveway, and I had to wait for the perfect weather, finally, there came a day that I had time, and the weather held out, so I painted it.
To figure out a good pattern, I downloaded some NATO Camo Patterns off a military restoration web sight. Obviously, they don't have a pattern specifically for a Early Bronco (although IMHO, they should ;-) So I modified the pattern for a Dodge truck to suit my purposes. I actually painted it with a High Quality Spray Paint. I chose this for a few reasons. First of all, I wanted something easy, and constantly cleaning out paint guns to change colors didn't sound easy. Secondly, I want something that can be easily touched up. There is no easier way to touch something up than to carry a few cans of paint with you on the trail, then when you screw up and scrape the side of your truck against that rock on the trail, you can't touch it up before you get back to camp ;-).