On this video we fit the kick panel, A pillar (a-pillar) and rocker panel. I show you how I approach the poor fit of aftermarket panels. Ford Bronco restoration series.
Thank you for sharing your wisdom. My boys and I bought a 1975 Bronco project to work on during the quarantine time. We have made some progress, but are completely new to this. Your wisdom and experience is incredibly helpful. Please continue to share. Thank you!
Thank you very much for the kind comments. We are doing our best to keep the build progress up to date. You are and your boys are making great memories. Thanks for watching and good luck on the build.
Great video. Lots of detail about how the A pillar goes together. All the other videos that I've seen show it already installed with no explanation. Really like how you show where the problem areas are and what to look for. Not having the old body to look at to see how the pieces go together your videos are "TOP NOTCH"!!!!!
Hey Jason got a 67 Bronco been working on for a long time and watching your videos and taking pictures I just got my floor and I've got my colors and aprons and all that stuff and getting ready to go to it thanks very much it's going to be fun and my Broncos going to be the same color as yours I had Juan in 1977 drove it 14 years on the road 30 years later I got another one I appreciate it thanks so much
Steve, thanks for watching the channel. Sounds like you are about to have some fun on your Bronco. I love the Caribbean Turquoise color and can't wait to finish spraying ours. Keeps us in the loop on your project.
Great videos! I am building a 74 and the reference dimensions you give are extremely helpful and have gotten me off to a great start. Also the fixes for the bad parts are very useful. Keep it up!
Thanks a lot. I am enjoying building the Bronco. We hung the doors yesterday and will have the video soon and I am very happy with the results. It's about the little victories.....
@@JasonJonieBuilds ya that's a hard one but I would say putting tail light housing and rear quarters and everything that kinda goes with that. I rebuilt my box from Scratch and many of it I had to kinda guess how to get it all to weld together
@@timbjork2098 Well that is coming for sure. I actually made my purchase list last night. We are going to use all new steel from the striker post back. Thanks!
@@JasonJonieBuilds awesome. Your quality of video is great. Just dont forget the small stuff people like me dont know about yet. Like what might be messed up from reproduction parts to get them to fit properly because you know when we are new to this game were nervous cutting up nee metal.
@@timbjork2098 Thanks Tim... Jonie says I talk too much... I will try to make sure that the issues are pointed out. The video we are posting Friday shows an issue I encountered while hanging the doors and how I worked around it. I appreciate your continued support.
I've picked up work on my '75 after a 2 year stall. Jason and Jonie, your videos have been providing great incentive and lots of brain food. I am working my way through your sheet metal videos now, and rewatching some of them again as questions arise. I am working on my drivers' side A post and inner fender and kick panel, saving the passenger side for reference. I know your work was a couple years back, but I hope to be able to comment and ask questions as I go. At 14:15 in this video, you said you made a mistake with the rocker install, at the bottom of the A post. But later videos show it overlapping the lower part of the A post. I believe I made this same mistake, only to realize later that it does overlap so the rocker flange is actually forward of the A post at the bottom. Do you agree? Appreciate you BOTH!
Kevin...I was wrong twice. It ended up that it does infact fit behind the rocker. Not on the outside. If it did the fender would have a very bad gap in that area. Take a look at 13 minutes in and that is actually how it should fit and how I ended up doing mine. Sorry for the inconsistent information. It is hard to remember everything correctly when filming. I need to correct the video.
Hello Jason, your videos are great thanks a ton. I am attempting to restore a 69 bronco. I have started right in the same place your talking about the A pillar and the kick panel. One crazy thing you brought up in this video is you had your out rocker around the A pillar and you said that was wrong. On the 69 i am working on i think i am looking at the original build and the pillar is inside the rocker? When i do that on my driver side things fit great. Do you think things are different on the 69. Thanks again you videos are my first go to. Also if you could show a video of what you did for you door stricker side. There is nothing out there on what people did to just replace that part? thanks again
Thanks for watching! Your Bronco is correct. I had a lapse of judgment in that video. It does go behind the rocker. I corrected it in a video after that. There is a video on the B pillar too. There are a lot to filter through. Good luck on the build.
I'm at this stage in my 74 rebuild now. I have A pillars from Dennis Carpenter but the flange that covers the front of the rocker is completely missing!?? I called them and I'm awaiting their decision for a RA number. I ordered another Pillar from the Bronco Graveyard and it came with the cover already welded onto the pillar. The new pillar fits Ok, I was able to mock it up and get the door aligned to my satisfaction. But... the cover of the new A pillar also has a flange that sits on top of the flange that covers the front of the rocker. That means I'll have 4 layers of steel there when the fender is installed which I think is not good. I see that your cover is cut to expose the pillar flange. I guess I'll have to cut the cover to expose my pillar flange too.?? My long winded point is that without solid assembly drawings from Ford, us guys that are restoring Broncos would have no reference at all without your videos. So thank you for all that you've done. It really helps!
Thank you Keith! I am glad to help. That is a real tricky area you are working on. It is easy to get it wrong. It took a couple of tries to get it where I wanted it. Good Luck and thanks for watching.
I’m not sure how I missed your videos. Been watching Nashville, mile 3, flying sparks garage and progress on the Pitbull from duff. Your seem to slow down and show the more intricate things they sometimes skip over. This video makes me not so anxious to try and repair this hinge post and inner fenders.
You are correct. I typically use it but was out at the time. I appreciate you paying that close of attention. It shows you were not just clicking through....
Since you moved the front rocker panel edge on the other side of the a pillar, how do you weld that piece up now that it can't be seen? Great vids by the way. Keep it up!!!
I have not welded the rockers in place yet. Right now they are held in place by screws. I have been meaning to look at one of my other two Bronco projects to see which is actually correct. I believe you are correct and the pillar needs to be tucked behind the rocker. I will be installing them this weekend and will address this and mention you.. Thanks for the eagle eye and watching!
@@JasonJonieBuilds Thanks for getting back. I'm at this same point also on my restoration and not sure what to do as for as where to weld it too!. Thanks looking forward to what you come up with. I'll be watching...Norm
Norm...I went and checked one of the others tonight and the rocker is supposed to lap over the a pillar. I had it wrong. Luckily it is not welded in yet. I will definitely address it this weekend. Thanks for pointing it out.
I purchased the kick panel from CJ Pony Parts and the A pillars came from Dennis Carpenter. They packaged them in their boxes so not sure of the original manufacturer.
@@JasonJonieBuilds Thanks! ~20 years ago I did the kick panels and front of A pillars on my bronco. The top of the kick panel didnt have the angle in it where it meets up with the inner fender piece, that bend was just straight across the top. So it wasn't a great match either, but I think I decided to not bother making it a perfect match, because the fender mounts on the inner fender part only, and that part of the kick panel gets hidden when you put the fender on anyway... I look forward to more of your videos, as I will be going back and doing more work on my bronco in the quarter panel and rear floor extension areas.
