Pretty wild to see something like this in a junkyard in 2024

@HighSierra1500

15 күн бұрын

I agree. This video reminded me of the time I found Dentside F250s in Western Canada.

Living in the rust belt that rust doesnt look too bad my 79 was in about the same condition rust wise when I got it. Its the engine, trans and differentials that can cost the most to fix.

The Bronco sway bars would be a nice upgrade for the typical F100/150.

@DentsideDepot

15 күн бұрын

I was thinking the same thing actually

@DragPakMerc

14 күн бұрын

@@DentsideDepot Start with a short-bed 2WD. Add the Bronco sway bars, 460, buckets and console. Now you've got the dentside "Lightning" Ford never made. (But should have.)

I've got one that's really rare. It's a 1978 ford bronco sandbox edition in midnight blue metallic. It has high back captain's chairs and all the original graphics on it still that could be copied and redone when restored. Also has 0 rust anywhere in the bronco. Only down side is the previous owner cut out the quarter panels and front fenders to fit 42's with a 6 inch lift. Other than that, it's a very hard bronco to find.

@DentsideDepot

15 күн бұрын

very rare for sure and who knows how many were made no way to tell

@richarddean2414

14 күн бұрын

@@DentsideDepot from the research I've done, less than 100 broncos total

Those interior rear side panels are gold! They look very good, over $2K

I would say it would be restorable. I’ve seen worse done floorpans cab mounts little bit of the structure. It’s not that bad quarter panels

@DentsideDepot

15 күн бұрын

Anything can be restorable, I guess for me this one wouldn't be worth fixing the body I would retub it. Everywhere I touched it pushed through.

what you consider "gone" and what I consider gone are completely different

@DentsideDepot

15 күн бұрын

I hear ya, for me its worth it to spend more and have much less repair since one can still find decent Bronco tubs. If it was a crew cab thats a different story.

Still a fun day I think looking at old junk lol you never know always have to look

@DentsideDepot

15 күн бұрын

Absolutely, this was my childhood every weekend basically

Top of the market on the Free Wheelin Bronco is around 60k+/- today. From the looks we got, likely 1500 hours or more involved to bring it back. The plus, the seats, console, tilt column and bar. Those are hard to find. Trick is the rest of it worth the purchase price... maybe at $2500 My location $1200

@DentsideDepot

14 күн бұрын

Agree!

In the late 90’s I knew an old Hippie who drove one of these, Black with the Orange/Yellow striping. One day I asked him where he got it and he started laughing and said he got it out of the garbage dump in our small town. He told me about some work he’d done ,replaced the engine or some such thing I don’t recall but he had himself a road worthy 78 or 79 Bronco for free apparently.

that thing is definitely savable, i was under a dentside the other day that made that bronco look rust free😂

Good video hopefully you get more then $65 in views

@DentsideDepot

14 күн бұрын

Me too hah

Damn it's too bad about that truck because I really like it when people try to save those dentside Broncos!!

How about a video on the significance of the ignition switch on the left instead of the right side of the control group? Every time someone looks at my truck they say “oooh it’s got a left hand switch. When I had my (such and such year) truck it was on the right”. I don’t know why that’s a big deal

@zh9119

9 күн бұрын

Most people are right handed.

That’s way better than mine and I’m redoing it. Have you searched what they go for? More than trucks of same age

Heads, NP205 & C6, captains chairs, tilt with cruise 31 spline trackloc rear end, high pinion dana 44 front are worth a grand to me.

Around here that would be a brown pile of rust on the ground. That looks like it sat on the ground for some time.

Dude, what you look for MINT, on 79 broncos in PA, please that thing Easly fixable with some minor work. MY 79 had less rust, but I did buy it to fix way worse than what you're looking at, so good thing was the parts bronco became my build, I just needed swap the Drive train (axle) easy swap into the New parts bronco scrapped other. . FYI all tailgates are same 73-on up, only the Glass is different. as you looked at rear. that would be no go, that is the only part of the TUB that is not reproduced. sorry to say, if wasn't for the rear vallance under floor it was mangle repair.

Duse does no know what bad rust actually is. That is all easily repairable.

@DentsideDepot

14 күн бұрын

Lol its terrible rust but of course there is worse lol

on another mention you are saying the "bucket seats are rare?" you should have said full bench seat is rare, I just seen one of those at local scrap yard pulling the harness for rear window on my 79 bronco. yard got about 5 of them but in very poor condition with little left to salvage. Kepp hunting you'll find one, there out there.

Looks like whoever swapped the engine didn't bother with using truck exhaust manifolds and cut the passenger side frame to fit. I have tried to buy vehicles from the junkyards and they all refuse.

It's worth if for the front axle and engine and the hangars to instalit.

@DentsideDepot

15 күн бұрын

Its up for sale if anyone wants it.

🏴‍☠️😎

Obviously you already have interest in doing this but I would totally watch another video like this.

@DentsideDepot

15 күн бұрын

I appreciate the feedback. I do have future plans for more videos like this so I really appreciate it.

They made less in 78, as far as FW Broncos go, that’s not really rare

Buy it

I've seen people fix worse ...

@DentsideDepot

15 күн бұрын

Probably, I just personally wouldn't.

@FrederickTheAnon14W

15 күн бұрын

@@DentsideDepot How much are the asking for it? If you don't mind me asking. I assume they are asking for too much compared to the condition that it is in.

@DentsideDepot

15 күн бұрын

@@FrederickTheAnon14W its up for 3600 and available right now to be bought, link in the description

@user-ik4in3pq2f

15 күн бұрын

I'm 18 and I'm restoring worse than that

@DentsideDepot

15 күн бұрын

@@user-ik4in3pq2f Thats great to hear! Good luck with your build believe me it makes me happy to hear your are doing that.

Get it cheap enough and part it out those dove heads are worth some $

@DentsideDepot

15 күн бұрын

I agree, there is some good money in parts for sure on this truck

nooooooooooo not that bad😂

@eliwebb7329

14 күн бұрын

i agree, its really pretty solid

I have a chromatic hood of that colour Unfortunately I am in central Canada.

Rough shape that 70s Ford Bronco is. Needs lot of work.

Looked promising when you walked up to it. Too bad it was that rotted out.

@DentsideDepot

15 күн бұрын

yea totally agree, hard to tell these things in pictures

what you consider "gone" and what i consider gone are completely different

Very unfortunate, but a rare rusty truck is *still* a rusty truck.

@DentsideDepot

15 күн бұрын

exactly

What I expected rust wise no surprise. Broncos rust it would have to be garaged not to have any, How much they want?

@DentsideDepot

15 күн бұрын

3600

@TurningGuns

13 күн бұрын

​@@DentsideDepot 3600, they are out of their mind. I'd look out west if you are serious about it. The new bronco, which is junk IMO, pushed up the prices of these things.

@DentsideDepot

13 күн бұрын

@@TurningGuns I look at every truck, if its a good deal I will take it. This was not one of those deals for sure.

@TurningGuns

13 күн бұрын

@@DentsideDepot unfortunately, I do agree.

i dont know man, might not be worth your time, but shes not dead yet, sure youd need a donor for that cab brace but i did floors, B pillars, cab corners, inner and outer fenders, headboard, bed floor, and all the bed cross members on mine for $600. now i dont have much else to do and can afford to put all that time in, but i bet you some high school kid with gumption could have this thing together in a short

@DentsideDepot

14 күн бұрын

Could be restored, but this ones not worth my time

Hard pass

Dude that's tub is not junk. The broken antenna is a 10's fix. Ur crazy if u don't at least make it a rolling chassis and clean it up for a flip. All of that rust is easily fixable "really really bad" seriously???

@DentsideDepot

14 күн бұрын

Great example of the importance of having someone with actual knowledge to evaluate a vehicle. The antenna is not a 10$ fix, that is the ultra rare factory cb radio antenna that costs well over 500 used on ebay. Once they are snapped they are no good and cannot be repaired.

LIVING IN THE RUST BELT MYSELF , I WOULD SPEND A HOLE LOT MORE MONEY AND SKIP THE RUST REPAIR COSTS , LOOKS TO BE A VIN # PURCHASE TO ME !!!

@DentsideDepot

15 күн бұрын

agreed