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From 1975 Ford Bronco “EB eB SOLD” — documented by Steve83.

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1975 Ford Bronco - This is what we started with. It had a really rough homemade winch bumper that we sold. Nice tires, huh? 1975 Ford Bronco - I haven't removed much of the interior at this point, other than the diamond-plate Aluminum bedwalls, which we also sold. 1975 Ford Bronco - Disassembly is progressing... 1975 Ford Bronco - How 'bout those tires? 1975 Ford Bronco - The neighbor kids who were foolish enough to come by & gawk are now being suckered into lifting the body. 1975 Ford Bronco - Frank (driver's door) & I (passenger door) are bearing most of the weight to lift it over the engine. 1975 Ford Bronco - We made it without hernia. Frank has the driver's door, and I have the passenger's. The guys at the back are curious neighbors who have now… 1975 Ford Bronco - The engine is getting sold - no carbs allowed. We don't even know what it came out of. 1975 Ford Bronco - Bye, now! 1975 Ford Bronco - What a FIND!!! The bellhousing is shattered & the engine is ripped off its mounts, but after making it run for a minute, it passed a compre… 1975 Ford Bronco - Yes, it ran like this. Just enough to warm up the oil (there's no coolant, obviously) and fill the lifters enough for a valid compression t… 1975 Ford Bronco - We're not QUITE finished... Both axles are going, as are the coil towers & that gas tank on the ground. [url=https://www.supermotors.net/re… 1975 Ford Bronco - What a beauty! 1975 Ford Bronco - How did we get so lucky? 1975 Ford Bronco - The frame has been washed inside & out, and cup-brushed all over to remove dirt, rust, & undercoating before being Herculined. [url=https:/… 1975 Ford Bronco - The trans has been rebuilt with the Advance Adapter & mated to the old Dana20; the exhaust manifolds were sandblasted inside & out, and pai… 1975 Ford Bronco - The trans has been rebuilt with the Advance Adapter & mated to the old Dana20, and it's all ready to go back onto the frame. [url=http://ww… 1975 Ford Bronco - It's looking good, except the height of the intake plenum. 1975 Ford Bronco - It's looking good, except the height of the intake plenum. The transmission crossmember has to be repositioned & notched to clear the Advan… 1975 Ford Bronco - Back to a rolling chassis. 1975 Ford Bronco - Meanwhile, in a remote location on the other side of the river... The tub has been soda-blasted, and the rusty inner fenders, A-pillars, &… 1975 Ford Bronco - After rebuilding the axle (except the 3rd member, which looked OK), we found a pinhole leak in the weld around the back cover. Note the dra… 1975 Ford Bronco - Fuel lines for the rear tank, wiring to the taillights & fuel pump, and the paint line on the splines showing how much the driveshaft was s… 1975 Ford Bronco - Dual-function reservoir, Dana20 T-shift converted to twin-stick, Advance Adapter, Energy Poly. trans. mounts, notched & repositioned crossm… 1975 Ford Bronco - 4WD trans pan & vent tube, hi-pressure fuel pump, extended brake line, painted oil pan with new gasket. 1975 Ford Bronco - New inner fender with undercoating. Nice tires, huh? 1975 Ford Bronco - Bushwackers, Crown Vic intake, & driver's vent blockoff plate. The connector hanging in the wheelwell is for the power antenna. Note that t… 1975 Ford Bronco - The rear section of the roll cage is going back in (unfortunately) to support the shoulder belts, and the '86 EB Bronco seats have been fit… 1975 Ford Bronco - The cluster didn't make the cut, but the tilt/cruise column works great. The cruise module is the one with a gray & a white connector besid… 1975 Ford Bronco - Crown Vic intake with a fabricated intake tube. The original truck vacuum & wiring harnesses have been rearranged. The IAC had to be flippe… 1975 Ford Bronco - Emissions equipment is working, and the space on that wheelwell can be used for future components, including A/C. 1975 Ford Bronco - The colors are 2000 Eddie Bauer Expedition Estate Green & Light Prarie Tan. The loose connector is for the trailer . 1975 Ford Bronco - This was its first rollout with the body on. The neighbors were shocked. 1975 Ford Bronco - This was its first rollout with the body on. The neighbors were shocked. 1975 Ford Bronco - The truck intake plenum was too tall, so we used this one from a Crown Vic. A few wires had to be rerouted, as did some vacuum lines. The I… 1975 Ford Bronco - I removed the MAF and found some JY elbows to make the turns into the CV throttle body. The lower box was also deleted (actually, I never k… 1975 Ford Bronco - The colors are 2000 Eddie Bauer Expedition Estate Green & Light Prarie Tan. Note the aftermarket defrost grid in the rear window. 1975 Ford Bronco - The shoulder belts look & work great, and the EB captain's chairs with armrests add to the EB theme. [url=https://www.supermotors.net/regis… 1975 Ford Bronco - The upholstery was stripped off the chairs & run thru a regular household washing machine. It's VERY effective, cheap, safe, & quick. [url=… 1975 Ford Bronco - The angle iron with welded nuts is for the later shoulder belt buckles. The stock eB location was too far forward for them to be effective,… 1975 Ford Bronco - The Energy polyurethane t-case mounts are shimmed with washers so the AOD adapter (from Advanced Adapters) clears the crossmember without T… 1975 Ford Bronco - I put the original '75 speedo gear onto this VSS Motorcraft DY587 (E9TA-9E731-AA/E4AZ-9E731-A) and everything works fine: speedo, cruise, &…