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Re: Arne's non-Porsche projects - Now a 1969 Bronco
Posted: Sat Mar 28, 2026 9:54 am
by Arne2
Since the last episode...
All the odds and ends have been painted, and I think I have finally got the carb dialed in. Yesterday I installed the windshield, cabin bulkhead (freshly painted) and a driver's seat belt. Will start trying to make the hood reasonably straight and presentable next.
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Re: Arne's non-Porsche projects - Now a 1969 Bronco
Posted: Sat Mar 28, 2026 10:24 am
by Tom
Arne2 wrote: Sat Mar 28, 2026 9:54 am
Since the last episode...
All the odds and ends have been painted, and I think I have finally got the carb dialed in. Yesterday I installed the windshield, cabin bulkhead (freshly painted) and a driver's seat belt. Will start trying to make the hood reasonably straight and presentable next.
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I saw one of these on the road yesterday and thought of you. They were cool SUVs before SUVs were cool.
Love the flat windshield -- Lowes cuts glass to size, just say'n...
Re: Arne's non-Porsche projects - Now a 1969 Bronco
Posted: Sat Mar 28, 2026 11:03 am
by Arne2
Tom wrote: Sat Mar 28, 2026 10:24 am
Lowes cuts glass to size, just say'n...
Yeah, but it's not laminated. This new one is.
Re: Arne's non-Porsche projects - Now a 1969 Bronco
Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2026 8:45 am
by Arne2
Re: Arne's non-Porsche projects - Now a 1969 Bronco
Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2026 8:48 am
by Tom
Looking good. I would have bet money that my friend's '74 bronco had a fiberglass top. Maybe I'm confusing that with another friend's old blazer...?
Re: Arne's non-Porsche projects - Now a 1969 Bronco
Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2026 8:51 am
by Arne2
Factory tops from the beginning in '66 through '77 (end of 1st gen) were single wall steel. Later gen removable top sections were some sort of composite.
There may have been aftermarket 'glass tops available back in the day, but I haven't heard of any.
Re: Arne's non-Porsche projects - Now a 1969 Bronco
Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2026 8:52 am
by blueline
Taking shape! Looking forward to more progress updates but especially to the finished product. Have you decided on color combos yet?
Re: Arne's non-Porsche projects - Now a 1969 Bronco
Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2026 8:54 am
by Arne2
blueline wrote: Sat Apr 25, 2026 8:52 am
Taking shape! Looking forward to more progress updates but especially to the finished product. Have you decided on color combos yet?
Sky View Blue with Wimbledon White top, as shown on the build history.