In the fall of '98, I traded a slide-in truck camper for the old '68 Bronco that was to become the "Wild Horse". The grill was a grain separater grate from an old combine, the tires were bald, and the 302 had several bent valves.
Allis-Chalmers orange paint from the local tractor supply shop had been brushed over blue, and the front fenders were custom made by the previous owner's brother in shop class.
Two months later the 302 was rebuilt with an Edelbrock performer RPM cam and intake. I took the 35" Boggers off my pick-up, removed the backseat, and bolted in an old roll bar I had made as a kid. I pieced back together the old mangled windshield frame, and we were out on the trail.
Pleased with it's performance on the trails, I decided it was time to see what it would do in the mud. We took it to the mud bog in Richwoods, MO. It got a lot of stares from other racers trying to figure out exactly what kind of vehicle it was, but I took home first place in my class.
After playing on the trails and in the mud, it became clear that my winter projects were going to be a new suspension set up for more tire clearance and stability, and a safer roll cage.
