Power Brakes

I’ve hit a temporary slow down to the restoration process, most people call it Christmas. For now the bronco is running great, and was stopping good. It seems that the innards of my master cylinder are dry rotted. So I was wonderin what to do with that, and this brother at church brings me two boxes of old parts he doesn’t need anymore. In one box is an old power brake system. I didn’t know I’d need that for the restoration, but God knew. He always does.

Replacing the brakes

Since getting the engine to run, the next major hurdle is getting the bronco to stop. It had brakes already, but brake lines were rusted through, wheel cylinders were shot, and I really don’t want to ride on drums and shoes that haven’t been used in 3 years. So…the bronco got new disc brakes up front, new locking hubs, new drums/shoes in the rear, and all new stainless brake lines.

The work of restoring this bronco causes me to think of the slow process God is doing to restore my soul. I save up money to invest for the next project on the bronco. Similarly God builds trust in our relationship that He can “invest” to restore my soul. Some things in my past He redeems and others He replaces, but always He is at work to make all things new.

When we first trust Christ as Savior we bring our old ways of dealing with the world into His family. My old “brakes” may have worked before I was saved, but now in the family of God I find my old “brakes” don’t get the job done.

What many of us need is a total replacement of how we deal with life. We’re trying to patch our old lines, and brush up worn out habits for dealing with the joys, trials, and heart-aches of life. This new life with JESUS requires more than our old resources can provide and we find our old ways don’t get-r-done anymore.

So bring your old life to JESUS and let HIM decide what needs replacing. How is your relationship with your wife? What about the kids? When and where do you worship? Are you referencing old manuals for life or have you begun to listen to the advice of the ONE who can restore your soul?

It lives.

Since my last post we went to Virginia, purchased the Bronco, loaded it on a trailer, and transported it to our home in North Carolina. My father-in-law has been a great help and you might see him in a few pictures. Friday we replaced the battery, plugs, oil/filter, and coolant and it would start, but would not stay running. Saturday night we rebuilt the carburetor, and Sunday morning the 289 came to life. It starts every time on the first crank! There's still a long way to go, but it runs. I'll have more pictures soon.

Here we go

I'm finally entering the blogging world. The bronco pictures are of a '67 my wife and father-in-law found in Virginia. I hope to begin the long process of restoration. I'll post any updates to the bronco, but if you regularly visit this blog you're likely to get a few sermons.

The Bruck