1969 Ford Bronco Cincinnati, Ohio Aftermath

Motortopia Staff . 16th November, 2022

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Vehicle Details

Owner/ Builder

Mike Sturgill

Vehicles Highlights

Manufacturing year: 1969

Engine:

ENGINE/TRANS

2000 Ford Ranger 2.5L engine

1997 Ford Ranger header

2000 Ford Ranger auto transmission

Ford Explorer rearend with 4.10:1 gears

INTERIOR

Shops: Wanda’s Trim Shop, Line-X of Newark

’60s Mustang bucket seats recovered in tan vinyl and plaid

Shaved original dash, vinyl wrapped dash pad

SpeedHut gauges

Door panels wrapped in tan vinyl and plaid

Lokar shifter

Floor covered in Line-X matched to 2013 Dodge Viper Carmel interior color

BODY & PAINT

Shaved original gas fillers, new one made using Dodge Dakota gas door

Custom late-’60s Ford F-100 front bumper sectioned 2 inches vertically and 14 inches from width

New original or replacement panels

1967 F-100 tailgate sectioned 9 inches per side

Roll pan made from original Bronco tailgate

Bodyline continued from doors to the rear of truck

PPG Envirobase Ipanema Brown and Wimbledon White paint

Transmission:

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Specification

ENGINE/TRANS

SUSPENSION

Custom full frame and front suspension

HM Engineering uniballs for all spindle connections

Rear triangulated 4-link

Scratch-built control arms

Toyota drop spindles

Rancho RS5000 shocks

Viair compressors

Slam Specialties RE7 airbags

Two 5-gallon air tanks

Front and rear disc brakes

WHEELS & TIRES

22x9 Boyd Coddington C7S

255/30ZR22 Michelin Pilot Sport tires

Special Thanks From Owner: Huge thanks to my wife Abby for letting me spend years working in the garage. Big thanks to Broncograveyard.com for support and excellent products and to Matt Lawrence for bringing the project together. Finally, thanks to all my friends who helped along the way when two hands just weren’t enough.