The paint and the body panels on the Bronco are original, oddly enough.  The rear flares are Wildhorse Gorilla flares, the front flares are Duff fiberglass.  The rocker panels are 1/4" steel RockSkis. 

 

I did not like the bumpers on the market a few years ago, and especially did not like the prices.  Ouch.  So I built my own.  They are 3/16" steel, raised to fill where the 2" body lift left a gap between the body, and designed for better approach and departure angles.

 

The front bumper houses a Warn XDi9000 winch. 

 

The rear lower quarter panels are bobbed, and the back bumper wraps around the side to the back of the rear wheel opening.  The bumper has a swing away tire carrier, w/full size spare, and receiver hitch

 

I recently put Wildhorses rear quarter panel protectors on, and followed that look with some extra diamond plate steel along the bottoms of the doors and lower fender panels.

 

The stock plastic gas tank and its thin skid plate bit the dust on a Llano river trip, so I built a 24 gallon tank w/ 1/8" steel and special baffling, and added a 3/16" full skid plate mounted to the frame.

 

I have the original hardtop in great condition w/original paint, but the Bronco goes topless or with a bikini top most of the time.

 

I bit the bullet and put a hood scoop on the Bronc.  It is functional (with hole in the hood and vent holes cut into the rear of the scoop) and actually allows heat to escape the engine compartment at low speeds.

 

 

More detailed pics to come.

 

 

     

 

 

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