Just got my U13 back from paint this week, and would love any thoughts or observations from you guys...this is my first Bronco project and I've really depended on this forum a TON for figuring out what the heck I was doing. Thank you guys so much. I've been working on it for close to a year, but there's still plenty of fun left to be had. I think I'll hang onto it for a while, enjoy it, and maybe try to sell it in a little while. No idea how to price it....thoughts?
There's a few obvious things that need attention....wiper replaced (broken during paint), cleaning up some paint overspray, small oil pan leak, steering column was painted wrong, tailgate latch was painted, replace and extend the exhaust pipe to the correct location, and I'd really like to rewire it too.....mostly for appearance reasons (everything works fine). I know the carb is wrong but I might leave that for the next caretaker to handle
I do have the original oil bath air cleaner. I think the paint job is a really solid one...original color and 2 stage done by a professional, but I do wish they'd been a little more cautious with some of the things they sprayed that shouldn't have been. Live and learn
I have the seats on hand, ready to go back in...recovered front buckets and a decent-condition rear bench. Need to add some seatbelts of course and a spare tire carrier (going to do inside the tailgate unless anyone has a better plan). I DO have the side view mirror, all original....just haven't reinstalled it after the paint.
What else should I do to to tighten this project up? Or I'd love any info about things that you see that are wrong/not original/etc that I can set right.
thanks!!
There's a few obvious things that need attention....wiper replaced (broken during paint), cleaning up some paint overspray, small oil pan leak, steering column was painted wrong, tailgate latch was painted, replace and extend the exhaust pipe to the correct location, and I'd really like to rewire it too.....mostly for appearance reasons (everything works fine). I know the carb is wrong but I might leave that for the next caretaker to handle
I do have the original oil bath air cleaner. I think the paint job is a really solid one...original color and 2 stage done by a professional, but I do wish they'd been a little more cautious with some of the things they sprayed that shouldn't have been. Live and learnI have the seats on hand, ready to go back in...recovered front buckets and a decent-condition rear bench. Need to add some seatbelts of course and a spare tire carrier (going to do inside the tailgate unless anyone has a better plan). I DO have the side view mirror, all original....just haven't reinstalled it after the paint.
What else should I do to to tighten this project up? Or I'd love any info about things that you see that are wrong/not original/etc that I can set right.
thanks!!
