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Posted: 1/4/08
1985 Bronco, parts donor I bought for $100. Definitely turned out to be worth the 2 hour trip to pic... | 
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Posted: 1/2/08
Here's the '85, all hacked apart and sans engine. | 
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Posted: 12/31/07
Only one cylinder with low compression, not a bad start. | 
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Posted: 12/31/07
Exactly what I was hoping for, it hasnt been bored. | 
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Posted: 12/31/07
Some jackass welded the fan to the water pump with bolts laid sideways. Couldn't even get the pump o... |
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Posted: 1/2/08
Motor's out, time to get rid of the rust bucket it came out of. | 
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Posted: 1/2/08
Bottom end looks nice 'n clean. There was only one bolt on the oil pump... | 
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Posted: 1/2/08
The odometer read 17K, and based on everything I've seen thus far, I believe it has an original 117K... | 
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Posted: 1/4/08
Factory timing gears. | 
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Posted: 1/4/08
Crankshaft out, bearings even dont look bad. |
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Posted: 1/4/08
Pistons out. | 
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Posted: 1/4/08
No surprise to find a busted ring on the No.1 piston, the only cylinder with low compression. | 
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Posted: 1/4/08
Block completely stripped, looks reeeaal nice. Pardon the shit laying around everywhere. | 
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Posted: 1/5/08
Crank and pistons. | 
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Posted: 1/5/08
Long tube headers. Not sure if I'm going to use them, they dont look really great, and I dont know i... |
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Posted: 1/5/08
Its nice to have an industrial sandblaster available to use. Should have taken a pic prior to show t... | 
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Posted: 1/5/08
Its also nice having a couple different power washers, there was a good bit of sludge in there. | 
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Posted: 1/6/08
Painted with Duplicolor engine enamel. | 
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Posted: 1/8/08
Pushrod cover, also painted with engine enamel. | 
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Posted: 1/10/08
I was told the Bronco was parked for 2 years because the motor shook pretty bad. The flexplate on th... |
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Posted: 1/10/08
Timing cover before cleaning. Thats pretty much what the oil pan and pushrod cover looked like befo... | 
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Posted: 1/10/08
After cleaning and bead-blast. JB Welded a couple gouges, then paint will come. | 
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Posted: 1/10/08
Got a NOS Ford Motorcraft water pump on ebay for $9. Needs a sandblast and paint. | 
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Posted: 9/15/07
Offenhauser Dual-Port aluminum, 4bbl intake manifold. | 
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Posted: 1/24/08
Got to thinking about engine accessories today, and decided to do a mock up on an old motor to see i... |
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Posted: 1/24/08
Another view. I plan to use a serpentine setup, and the main problem is getting a serpentine pulley/... | 
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Posted: 4/5/08
Back from the machine shop. | 
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Posted: 4/5/08
Hot tanked, bored .030, decked .008, new cam bearings and freeze plugs. | 
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Posted: 4/5/08
She now displaces 304.6 CI. | 
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Posted: 4/5/08
All clean and purdy. |
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Posted: 4/5/08
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Posted: 4/5/08
My $8 engine stand. | 
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Posted: 9/3/12
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Posted: 9/3/12
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Posted: 9/3/12
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Posted: 9/3/12
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Posted: 12/2/12
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Posted: 9/3/12
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Posted: 9/3/12
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Posted: 12/9/12
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Posted: 12/2/12
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Posted: 12/2/12
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Posted: 12/2/12
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