1971 Ford Bronco - interior Dashboard - Photo 8246390

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The interior is utilitarian and functional. The steering-brake levers are long and easy to reach, with the Atlas shifters to the left. An Art Carr shifter controls the Bronco's C4 automatic.

The '71 Bronco Sport body is narrowed 8 inches and boat-tailed front and rear for better body clearance in rocks and trees.

The '71 Bronco Sport body is narrowed 8 inches and boat-tailed front and rear for better body clearance in rocks and trees.

Pat fabricated his own reverse-cut Dana 60 frontend he salvaged from an earlier Ford truck. It features 4.88 gears, an ARB Air Locker, and Superior Axle & Gear hardened axleshafts. Pat also fabricated the high-steer system with rod ends and DOM tubing for the tie rod and drag link. An AGR Rockram hydraulic-assist steering system and AGR steering gearbox help the Bronco turn in any situation.

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The driver-side radius arm was reinforced and retained.

The passenger-side radius arm has a Johnny Joint wrist in it to improve articulation.<br>

Jeep TJ Wrangler coil springs work very well on Pat's Bronco. He used generic hydraulic shocks and painted them black. They work fine at the speeds this Bronco is usually moving in the rocks.

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The Dana 60 rearend also has 4.88 gears, an ARB Air Locker, and Superior axles. The fabricated bridge is not only a mount for the upper control arms, it's the attachment point for the Warn winch that can pull up the axle and keep it from overextending. TJ coils are also used here, along with the generic hydraulic shocks.

The Bronco's rear leaf packs have made way for the coil-spring four-link suspension. Nth Degree joints and custom long arms work very well here.

Advance Adapters supplied the Atlas two-speed transfer case with 4.3:1 Low range.

Pat built his own front and rear heavy-duty driveshafts.

A Ford MPI 302 V8 from a later-model truck sits in the engine compartment.

The Premier Power Welder with 190-amp alternator makes this early Bronco everyone's pal when they've broken their vehicle and are sitting on the side of the trail.

The interior is utilitarian and functional. The steering-brake levers are long and easy to reach, with the Atlas shifters to the left. An Art Carr shifter controls the Bronco's C4 automatic.

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Pat salvaged the seats from a junkyard and says they're very comfortable on the trail.

A Tuffy Security box not only keeps gear safe and secure, it houses the small rear winch.

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The old Warn XD9000i winch up front has seen plenty of use over the years and is still going strong.

Sixteen-and-a-half-inch Hummer wheels with inner and outer beadlocks keep the 39.5-inch Interco Super Swamper TSL tires securely mounted.

The Harley-Davidson mirror was Walker Evans' idea. It makes the Bronco work much better in reverse.

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