1982 Bronco 351 4x4 - Code name Esperanza

[1986F150Six]

Gary Lewis wrote

That's a possiblity!  But, that makes me wonder.  His wife's from GB and would drive on the left and the lady from Germany would drive on the right.  But which side would the dog drive on?  

The center?

[Gsmblue]

Sorry about that. Had a change of plan and ended up not going anywhere.

Here is an end of night photo, post grilling, drinking and firepit in the backyard... no Bronco, just the F150

I am away from work this week so real pics will come next weekend..

[Gsmblue]

Haha!! The dog is too precious to drive, he just likes hanging out the back!

Electric mirrors half work, not something i will spend time on for a while..

[Gary Lewis]

Gsmblue wrote

Sorry about that. Had a change of plan and ended up not going anywhere.

Here is an end of night photo, post grilling, drinking and firepit in the backyard... no Bronco, just the F150

I am away from work this week so real pics will come next weekend..

Could we get a definition of "next weekend"?  

Seriously though, it appears you are showing the lady from Germany a good time.  And, by the way, where's she from in Germany?

[Gsmblue]

Foul weather stopped play....

[Gary Lewis]

So "next weekend" apparently means whenever Mother Nature causes the sky to be blue?  What about the lady from Germany - is she still there?

[Gsmblue]

8226BCEE-7817-43AE-BEFB-C8C3BDE67B93.jpegYeah, so apologies on that one! The German has gone home. The Bronco is now daily driver status...

Small updates..

Got the hub covers for the front 4wd hubs

Found a nice 1985 f150 being scrapped so picked up A pillars, main dash, kick panels.... and i have the paint for them!

And a pic for interest... note the new front hub cover!

[Gary Lewis]

Apparently that image is too big to display w/o resizing, so here 'tis as "big".  I see the center hub covers, but don't understand "hun".  Can you explain?

Anyway, the Bronco looks good!  And congrat's on scoring the bits from the '85.  

[Gsmblue]

Hun was a typo! Ment to be hub...

Nearly have enough money for the new tires too, so hopefully in a few weeks they will go on!

[Gary Lewis]

I should have realized that.  

Anyway, what tires?  Have we covered that?

[Gsmblue]

I cleaned up my post typos... I really should not internet from my phone with a whiskey in hand...

Currently thinking about putting some Goodyear Wrangler Duratrac 31 x 10.5 x 15 on. That is what I put on my F150 in November and I have been happy with them. They are far from cheap though... basically $800 for 4 fitted and balanced..

Just updated my profile pic so you can see what they look like on the truck :)

[Gary Lewis]

Took some time to read reviews on the Goodyear Wrangler Duratrac tires.  The best I read is on Tire Rack, where out of 723 reviews they get what looks like a 4.3 out of 5.  That's really good.  

But, they aren't cheap.

[Gsmblue]

I have been happy with them.

My friend just bought a 89 Blazer that has 33 x 12.5 x 15 Goodyear wrangler tires.. he wants to get 35s so I may get a deal here!!

[Gary Lewis]

That would be a deal, but 33's are big on these trucks.  That's the size I'm running on Big Blue and they look plenty big.

[Gsmblue]

I think 31 would be ideal, looks great on theF150. The Bronco sits higher and might get away with 33s... I have a new power steering pump... maybe I should throw that on!

[Gsmblue]

Ended up going with a new set of 31s. Goodyear Wrangler Duratrac. Same as on the F150.

What do you guys think?

[grumpin]

Nice! They fit the wheel wells better.

I like the rims. If I were looking at those, I probably wouldn't choose them.

I'm glad to see them, been thinking of getting some rims for my 92 Bronco. And bigger tires.

[Gsmblue]

I really like the 10 hole rims! When I got this Bronco it had centerline wheels, look at earlier posts in the thread and you will see, I did not like them at all!


I need one more for the spare... but I can’t do that until I get the spare tire holder mounted, which I can’t do until I get the 2 broken bolts out!!

It never ends...

[Gary Lewis]

Yes, I also love the wheels.    And the tires work well with them and look right on the truck.

[Gsmblue]

Wife just got home, she approves!

Hopefully this weekend it will be cool enough to tend to a few long standing items on the lost...

But no hurry, Espy is truly a daily driver!