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“Drag Bronco”1979 Ford Bronco

documented by Pat P 414 photos documented since 22 years documented ♡ Follow this build

The story

Best ET 10.49 and 128 MPH 5000 LBS with driver Best 60' 1.441 All motor no nos I have not made a pass yet with the new C-460 heads — Pat P

Day one vs. today

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1979 Ford Bronco in 2003
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Photo history

414 photos across 14 years — drag the dot to travel through this vehicle’s life. Captions are the owner’s; where there isn’t one, the AI caption fills in.

2003

121 photos added — showing 8

1979 Ford Bronco — Engine is out time to get to work 1979 Ford Bronco — Roller lifters 1979 Ford Bronco — pretty ruff inside 1979 Ford Bronco — I will have to notch the pistons here's the tool 1979 Ford Bronco — Aluminum cutting Bur will be port matching the intake to new heads 1979 Ford Bronco — Electric water pump having trouble fining adapter for lower hose 1979 Ford Bronco — Good picture of the old heads Ah to sell or not to sell. they would be great for when the Bronc goes back to… 1979 Ford Bronco — Look Ma no stud! Hughes Performance Transmissions is putting in bigger studs for my torque monster

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1979 Ford Bronco — This run was with 3000 stall torque converter 1979 Ford Bronco — Siamese bore 4 bolt main A-460 block is being bored to 4.600 1979 Ford Bronco — hood is new ready to paint 1979 Ford Bronco — This tail gate was a mess it's almost straight now 1979 Ford Bronco — This tail gate was a mess it's almost straight now 1979 Ford Bronco — This has a dent in every panel 1979 Ford Bronco — wife is mad about the dust 1979 Ford Bronco — I used to walk on the roof

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Boat named Redneck Express with outboard motor 1979 Ford Bronco — Three dogs stand on the hood of a rusty car Person washing a cow at a car wash with a trailer and truck nearby Camper trailer elevated on wooden stilts with ladders, against a cloudy sky Dog with buck teeth and collar Mobile home elevated on concrete pillars in a wooded area, with text 'Redneck Highrise' and 'SUPERMOTORS' logo Two men in a backyard playing horseshoes. One man wears a cowboy hat Muddy scene with a person flying through the air over brown mud, surrounded by a crowd of onlookers

3 photos added

1979 Ford Bronco — Red Ford pickup doing a wheelstand at a drag strip next to a white Mustang Red and white Ford Bronco doing a wheelie at a drag strip Red Ford Bronco with white stripes doing a front-wheel wheelstand at a drag strip

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1979 Ford Bronco — Red pickup truck doing a wheelstand at a drag strip beside a white car Close-up of polished aluminum engine component with a belt, braided hose, and wiring Close-up of a fuel line fitting on an engine with red and blue anodized aluminum parts Engine with red spark plug wires and braided fuel lines Engine bay with Ford Racing valve covers and braided hoses Close-up of engine parts including braided hoses, pulleys, and red spark plug wires Close-up of engine parts including a pulley and a Moroso component with a belt connecting them Close-up of a polished metal ATI Super Damper pulley with multiple V-belts

3 photos added

1979 Ford Bronco — Red SUV pulling a wheelstand off the line at a night drag race beside a black car Orange Ford Bronco with white stripes doing a wheelstand, front three-quarter view Red and white Ford Bronco lifting front wheels during a drag strip launch

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Red and white Ford Bronco doing a smoky burnout at a drag strip

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Pinks All Out 2010 souvenir print of a red-and-white Ford Bronco launching at Firebird Raceway Red Ford Bronco drag truck with team at 2010 Pinks All Out event photo 1979 Ford Bronco — Be careful not to put these on wrong Blue roller rocker arm marked 1.73F over a piston 1979 Ford Bronco — Red and white truck at the drag strip startline below the Gila River Casino tower

3 photos added

Red 1979 Ford Bronco drag racing against a blue car at Firebird International Raceway 1979 Ford Bronco — Red SUV with white stripe on hood, on drag strip, with ladder next to it Red 1979 Ford Bronco doing a wheelie at a drag strip

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1979 Ford Bronco — Finallly I have bought the right heads for this engine!!! C-460 Heads with a Pro Stock port job by Jon Kaase… 1979 Ford Bronco — 68 CC Combustion chamber Close-up of engine cylinder head port showing machined intake runner and valve stem Engine cylinder head showing "VICTORY" logo and REF# 21870031215 V8 engine block with chrome valve covers and timing chain visible. A degree wheel is in the foreground Aluminum engine cylinder head with visible valves and bolt holes, resting on a textured surface Close-up of a polished aluminum cylinder head intake port with a valve stem visible 1979 Ford Bronco — Beryllium valve seats

7 photos added

1979 Ford Bronco — better valve covers 2.5 tall 1979 Ford Bronco — W. W. shaft rockers 1979 Ford Bronco — W.W. Shaft Rockers 1979 Ford Bronco — W.W. Shaft Rockers off set intake rockers 1979 Ford Bronco — got to have lash caps on titanium valves optional on others 1979 Ford Bronco — 7/16 double taper push rods One for the Bronco one for the 66 Fairlane

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1979 Ford Bronco — Custom exhaust system on a vehicle with red and white stripes. 1979 Ford Bronco — Custom exhaust system with polished pipes and welds under a vehicle. 1979 Ford Bronco — Underside of a vehicle showing custom exhaust system and tire. 1979 Ford Bronco — Underside of a vehicle's dual exhaust system with a large muffler and visible welds. 1979 Ford Bronco — Underside of a vehicle showing custom exhaust headers and piping, with red body panel above. 1979 Ford Bronco — Well things did not go right still not real sure what happened # 2 exhaust rocker broke off. Needle bearings… 1979 Ford Bronco — # 2 intake and exhaust messed up 1979 Ford Bronco — # 2 intake adjuster jammed to the end of travel threads stripped.

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1979 Ford Bronco — OK I found 3 problems first the rocker stand bolt has a shoulder. The shoulder was binding in the hole so the… 1979 Ford Bronco — OK I found 3 problems first the rocker stand bolt has a shoulder. The shoulder was binding in the hole so the… 1979 Ford Bronco — OK I found 3 problems first the rocker stand bolt has a shoulder. The shoulder was binding in the hole so the… 1979 Ford Bronco — Next the rockers were binding when torqued in the rocker stands. 1979 Ford Bronco — Next the rockers were binding when torqued in the rocker stands. 1979 Ford Bronco — I had to grind away some materiel on several rocker arms 1979 Ford Bronco — Some rocker stand bolts were binding the rockers. I put them all in the lathe and cut them down 1979 Ford Bronco — In the truck running

3 photos added

Red and white 1979 Ford Bronco with racing stripes, lifted, on a drag strip Red and white 1979 Ford Bronco with racing stripes on drag strip 1979 Ford Bronco with red and white stripes on drag strip, hood scoop, racing slicks
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