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So Saturday night we picked up my Bronco at the dealership. Cyber Orange 2 door, 2.7L, SAS, yadda yadda. Oddly, I let my newly licensed daughter drive first. I rode in the front passenger seat and my wife and other two kids in back. Despite the heavy downpour, the Bronco rode very nice. Very quiet and smooth. It was a great first impression. I did notice the transfer case was in 4A, so I went ahead switched to 2H. About that time we were forced to exit the highway due to flooding, which was fine since we needed to fuel up, and I wanted a turn behind the wheel.
We pulled into the gas station at the end of the exit ramp. I jumped out to pump the gas. Now I don't know if it was the bright gas station lights or what, but the Cyber Orange appeared white, Oxford White. Very sharp looking, I was okay with that.
Immediately a small crowd started to gather. Phones out and questions flying like a presidential news conference. I'm generally a pretty low key guy, but since I knew I had one the first Broncos, I invited everyone to feel free to check it out.
Within seconds it was like a full-on border crossing smuggling inspection. I couldn't keep up with everyone. I hadn't even had chance to check everything out yet. One fella was desperately trying to open the hood. I advised him I need to open it from the cab. That's when I noticed a bit of an odd Easter egg. The hood release handle was a chrome jeep grill. I popped the hood and headed around front.
The guy was having a hell of a time with the multi-piece hood prop. It's an odd design, somewhat like a trigger on a primitive deadfall trap. Definitely a bit sketch, but once you figure it out, seems stable enough.
Just as I got the hood prop in place someone else was asking about a gadget they found in a cloth bag stashed somewhere in the Bronco. I'm still not sure what it is. It appeared to be some sort of micro PTO accessory. It looked similar to a wire tensioner on a mig welder. I was looking around the grill area to see where it might connect.
And then I woke up.
So there it is. I feel like there are some things to unpack here. I don't know what it all means. Feel free to analyze my childhood or omens of what's to come.
We pulled into the gas station at the end of the exit ramp. I jumped out to pump the gas. Now I don't know if it was the bright gas station lights or what, but the Cyber Orange appeared white, Oxford White. Very sharp looking, I was okay with that.
Immediately a small crowd started to gather. Phones out and questions flying like a presidential news conference. I'm generally a pretty low key guy, but since I knew I had one the first Broncos, I invited everyone to feel free to check it out.
Within seconds it was like a full-on border crossing smuggling inspection. I couldn't keep up with everyone. I hadn't even had chance to check everything out yet. One fella was desperately trying to open the hood. I advised him I need to open it from the cab. That's when I noticed a bit of an odd Easter egg. The hood release handle was a chrome jeep grill. I popped the hood and headed around front.
The guy was having a hell of a time with the multi-piece hood prop. It's an odd design, somewhat like a trigger on a primitive deadfall trap. Definitely a bit sketch, but once you figure it out, seems stable enough.
Just as I got the hood prop in place someone else was asking about a gadget they found in a cloth bag stashed somewhere in the Bronco. I'm still not sure what it is. It appeared to be some sort of micro PTO accessory. It looked similar to a wire tensioner on a mig welder. I was looking around the grill area to see where it might connect.
And then I woke up.
So there it is. I feel like there are some things to unpack here. I don't know what it all means. Feel free to analyze my childhood or omens of what's to come.
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