Pretty wild to see something like this in a junkyard in 2024
@HighSierra1500Ай бұрын
I agree. This video reminded me of the time I found Dentside F250s in Western Canada.
@john767687Ай бұрын
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.
@zh9119Ай бұрын
Those interior rear side panels are gold! They look very good, over $2K
@jeffreyoswald9554Ай бұрын
You have no vision. That truck is savable. It's rare and cool. Full size Broncos are thru the roof right now.
@leadslead521Ай бұрын
that thing is definitely savable, i was under a dentside the other day that made that bronco look rust free😂
@billbob485627 күн бұрын
This is one of those “It’s technically fixable but every bolt will be a nightmare to remove and it’ll cost 10x the amount of money and time you originally think.” Had a Two-tone Metallic Blue (I think Shadow Blue) 1986 XLT 300 i6 4-Speed. Pretty much the perfect combo for cool looks + reliability. It had a manual t-case, manual hubs, and had all the nice amenities (chrome package and 95 Eddie Bauer wheels installed) w/ higher trim interior. The interior was a 7/10, looked fantastic 10’ away, but the rust was just too much on the frame and the wheel wells were starting to go. It was technically restorable, but too much for me to do. Sold it to a kid in high-school who’s family owns a body shop, so hopefully the kid fixed it up and didn’t rattle can it flat black and make it a mudder or something.
@althunder426923 күн бұрын
A buddy of mine had a loaded 1979 Bronco. He worked at the local Lincoln/Mercury dealer in their parts department and he bought it from the area service rep who had it as a company car. It literally had every conceivable option available for that model year. This was back in 1980.
@DragPakMercАй бұрын
The Bronco sway bars would be a nice upgrade for the typical F100/150.
@DentsideDepotАй бұрын
I was thinking the same thing actually
@DragPakMercАй 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.)
@bkbicepsАй бұрын
what you consider "gone" and what I consider gone are completely different
@DentsideDepotАй 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.
@doubleduty1703Ай бұрын
That’s way better than mine and I’m redoing it. Have you searched what they go for? More than trucks of same age
@jamesf440513 күн бұрын
They make all the sheet metal to repair that truck. Floor pans are about $85 each and rockers are less than $50. Quarter panels are $200 each. Less than $1000 and a few days work and its all fixed. It's not hard to cut out the old rusty metal and weld in new. This has been done to most of the "restored" cars you love so much.
@DentsideDepot13 күн бұрын
Unfortunately that bronco was smoked. You cant weld to rust that truck was done. I wouod know, i do this every singpe day.
@oldfordsgarage5635Ай бұрын
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
@DentsideDepotАй 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.
@richarddean2414Ай бұрын
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.
@DentsideDepotАй бұрын
very rare for sure and who knows how many were made no way to tell
@richarddean2414Ай бұрын
@@DentsideDepot from the research I've done, less than 100 broncos total
@christophertoscano2026Ай бұрын
Still a fun day I think looking at old junk lol you never know always have to look
@DentsideDepotАй бұрын
Absolutely, this was my childhood every weekend basically
@Scrapy-ih7obАй бұрын
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.
@fernandoacosta74232 күн бұрын
Jesus Christ I’m so glad I got my 79 in California LOL, that is so much dang rust
@JohnBarr-ys9zlАй бұрын
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
@DentsideDepotАй бұрын
Agree!
@squanganАй бұрын
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.
@user-ro1ct9cc9p8 күн бұрын
Good truck
@RevelationthankfulАй бұрын
This dude’s nuts is a great condition. I wish my daily driver was that nice.
@matthewq4bАй бұрын
Duse does no know what bad rust actually is. That is all easily repairable.
@DentsideDepotАй бұрын
Lol its terrible rust but of course there is worse lol
@bennetfoxАй бұрын
Damn it's too bad about that truck because I really like it when people try to save those dentside Broncos!!
@jeffr4110Ай бұрын
Heads, NP205 & C6, captains chairs, tilt with cruise 31 spline trackloc rear end, high pinion dana 44 front are worth a grand to me.
@bduff007Ай бұрын
They made less in 78, as far as FW Broncos go, that’s not really rare
@peterrivney552Ай бұрын
I've seen people fix worse ...
@DentsideDepotАй бұрын
Probably, I just personally wouldn't.
@FrederickTheAnon14WАй 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.
@DentsideDepotАй бұрын
@@FrederickTheAnon14W its up for 3600 and available right now to be bought, link in the description
@user-ik4in3pq2fАй бұрын
I'm 18 and I'm restoring worse than that
@DentsideDepotАй бұрын
@@user-ik4in3pq2f Thats great to hear! Good luck with your build believe me it makes me happy to hear your are doing that.
@servicetrucker5564Ай бұрын
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
@zh9119Ай бұрын
Most people are right handed.
@greybone777Ай бұрын
Great rig.7mpg falling of a cliff.
@at_3831Ай бұрын
Good video hopefully you get more then $65 in views
@DentsideDepotАй бұрын
Me too hah
@Hobotraveler82Ай бұрын
I wad reading that report and thinking. Not too shabby of a find. To bad it's worst than expected. I would snatch those seats. Console, roll bar and drivetrain and put it in another Bronco. But that's me. Great video. Sorry man. Would have made a great restore video. 😊
@JUDGERAMBOАй бұрын
What I expected rust wise no surprise. Broncos rust it would have to be garaged not to have any, How much they want?
@DentsideDepotАй бұрын
3600
@TurningGunsАй 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.
@DentsideDepotАй 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.
@TurningGunsАй бұрын
@@DentsideDepot unfortunately, I do agree.
@gabrielsturdevant9700Ай бұрын
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
@DentsideDepotАй бұрын
Could be restored, but this ones not worth my time
@jayc4562Ай бұрын
It's worth if for the front axle and engine and the hangars to instalit.
@DentsideDepotАй бұрын
Its up for sale if anyone wants it.
@bkbicepsАй бұрын
what you consider "gone" and what i consider gone are completely different
@chargermoparАй бұрын
Around here that would be a brown pile of rust on the ground. That looks like it sat on the ground for some time.
@markhoffman96748 күн бұрын
What did they want for it?
@ericbooks855121 күн бұрын
They make every part for that vehicle if you really wanna restore it
@Scrapy-ih7obАй бұрын
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.
@doubleduty1703Ай бұрын
I have a chromatic hood of that colour Unfortunately I am in central Canada.
@EndcyberbullyingАй бұрын
Get it cheap enough and part it out those dove heads are worth some $
@DentsideDepotАй бұрын
I agree, there is some good money in parts for sure on this truck
@richardw.smithjr.6683Ай бұрын
Rough shape that 70s Ford Bronco is. Needs lot of work.
@TheMainLeadАй бұрын
Obviously you already have interest in doing this but I would totally watch another video like this.
@DentsideDepotАй бұрын
I appreciate the feedback. I do have future plans for more videos like this so I really appreciate it.
@richardstone3980Ай бұрын
Buy it
@1bad79fordАй бұрын
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.
@captainschannel9331Ай бұрын
🏴☠️😎
@glenndoherty6864Ай бұрын
Looked promising when you walked up to it. Too bad it was that rotted out.
@DentsideDepotАй бұрын
yea totally agree, hard to tell these things in pictures
@bazilwreckerlougheadАй бұрын
Very unfortunate, but a rare rusty truck is *still* a rusty truck.
@DentsideDepotАй бұрын
exactly
@chrisluetge678Ай бұрын
This guy has no idea about 2nd gen Broncos !!! Its 45 yrs old truck. He is lazy and just after a quick buck. Looks good on him he lost 60 bucks !!!
@iddddaduncanАй бұрын
Hard pass
@ericbooks855121 күн бұрын
Obviously, you don’t know how to restore cars
@JonathanMatthews-xc6crАй бұрын
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???
@DentsideDepotАй 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.
@russellweber4334Ай бұрын
It's a shame that people don't do real maintenance on their vehicles and keep them up, it isn't German rocket science. That would have been a neat 4×4 big block Bronco to have if it had been kept up.
@donaldwilliams2270Ай бұрын
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 !!!