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1986 Ford Bronco “Eddie Bauer”
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“Eddie Bauer”1986 Ford Bronco

1,167 photos documented since 2004 11 years documented 1 sound ♡ Follow this build

The story

Purchased new on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. Driven back and forth over the Rockies to Alberta regularly. Sold to his Brother who drove between Ottawa and Massachusetts commuting for two years. I bought in in 98 and shipped it to Baffin Island in the Canadian Arctic where I used it for two years. Shipped it back down to Ontario in 2000 where I re did the body.

Major panels replaced, new;
-Tailgate
-Door shells
-Fenders
-Rear quarters
-Hood.
-Last generation(92-96) black paddle style mirrors.
-Antenna delete cowl under windshield
-Rad support replacement underway.
-Massive 23 X 12 X 12 underhood toolbox
-Steelhorse overhead shelf
-Voltmeter and transmission gauges mounted in A-pillar pod.
-Mechanical oil pressure gauges
-Pioneer MP3/CD player,
-2 huge 4 channel amplifiers
-controlled by 80s style crossover
-4 tweeters surround overhead
-Two 6 1/2 inch midrange spkrs in doors
-Two 8 inch round midrange spkrs in rear seat area, under ashtrays
-One 10 inch woofer in cargo wall.
-Numerous anti-theft devices.
-Majorly bright headlights thanks to 12 ga. wiring, 3 relays and 14.75 volts direct to Sylvania ExtraVisions.
-Restored inner door panels
-LED front signal lights.
-Later style brighter dome light.
-Extensive additional interior lighting
-Deepened cupholders
-Extensive sound deadners and insulation
-Under floor storage compartment
-Tailgate tent — Sixlitre

Day one vs. today

Drag to compare 2004 against 2015.

1986 Ford Bronco in 2015
1986 Ford Bronco in 2004
2004 2015

Photo history

1,167 photos across 12 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.

2004

2004

623 photos added — showing 8

1986 Ford Bronco - Underhood toolbox, just move washer bottle to front, shift jack handle 1986 Ford Bronco - Sets up in seconds using expanding roller poles as frame 1986 Ford Bronco - Look a little like a header ? 1986 Ford Bronco - Real direct off pass manifold eh ? 1986 Ford Bronco - Keepin' it legal 3" cat w/header flanges 1986 Ford Bronco - Can you see air pump pipe ? 1986 Ford Bronco - Talk about clearance to spare ! Thank you WD-40 for the idea 1986 Ford Bronco - Things have changed since we necked down into this stock muffler and tailpipe. More to follow

2005

225 photos added — showing 8

1986 Ford Bronco - Here's the stock 86 oil pressure sender unit in the stock location. 1986 Ford Bronco - I removed the stock pressure sending unit and the extension pipe/log so I could clean the threads, add some sealant and re-clock the positi… 1986 Ford Bronco - This is the plan, once I stick a 90 degree union on the extension pipe to get me out from the block. 1986 Ford Bronco - The 90 went on with no troubles, all covered in Permatex Ultra Copper high heat gasket sealant. 1986 Ford Bronco - Screwing the T fitting to the 90 went just as well. 1986 Ford Bronco - Hooking up the plastic tubing was a walk in the park too. 1986 Ford Bronco - It's just a compression fitting, same behind the gauge inside too. 1986 Ford Bronco - The only tough part is deciding where to run the tubing through the firewall. I chose to crowd this grommet, just below the steering wheel.…

2006

37 photos added — showing 8

1986 Ford Bronco - This is what 7 year old velvet ride shackles on 7 year old 3/4 ton springs looks like. Holding up alright in my book 1986 Ford Bronco - A red Dodge Charger R.T. is displayed on a grassy lawn with people in the background. 1986 Ford Bronco - Here's the little LED light inside the leather key fob from Radio Shack. Had it for a year and it's super bright and never turns on and was… 1986 Ford Bronco - On the same chain is the tiny little one inch blade that's gonna cut through the seat belt, as I'm upside down in the ditch, with the water… 1986 Ford Bronco - Rear view of an orange Dodge Challenger concept car on display, with another Dodge vehicle visible in the background. 1986 Ford Bronco - Close-up of an orange car's rear quarter panel, showing the 'Challenger' badge and a red reflector. 1986 Ford Bronco - Orange Dodge Challenger shown at an auto show, a distinctive front grille and headlights. 1986 Ford Bronco - The interior of a modern car is visible, a black leather seat and dashboard details.

2007

112 photos added — showing 8

1986 Ford Bronco - Water heater drain valve with important instructions on a sticker. 1986 Ford Bronco - A water heater stands in a basement next to a wooden rack holding hockey sticks and a metal pipe. 1986 Ford Bronco - I'd show you the old glass but it blew up and shattered. Note one of the slider rails that bolts to the glass and allows the glass to raise. 1986 Ford Bronco - You can see the busted glass is still wedged in between the plastic grommets. The splayed rivets are not normally removable, but have to go… 1986 Ford Bronco - Looking at the back of the plate you can see the rivet heads. 1986 Ford Bronco - There's a better close up 1986 Ford Bronco - And the other side of the rivet, the part splayed at the factory. 1986 Ford Bronco - The grinder makes short work of removing the non-splayed side.

2008

45 photos added — showing 8

1986 Ford Bronco - Inside shot of the ceiling insulated and the electrical all hooked up. Note one of the 7 quad outlets. 1986 Ford Bronco - Was all set to install 6 double tube fluorescent fixtures (480 watts total). Tried the new 100 watt equivalent twirly bulbs (23 actual watt… 1986 Ford Bronco - R-22 Roxul insulation done, poly barrier started. 1986 Ford Bronco - If you don't weld and your part rusts out, you can always slice the pipe with a sawzall and get it off the pipe without damaging it. 1986 Ford Bronco - Drill out four holes to ease access for your jigsaw. The MDF is 10 1/4" square and starts out as 3/4" thick. 1986 Ford Bronco - Jigsaw the hole out a 1/4" bigger than the 8" midrange component speaker. 1986 Ford Bronco - Check the speakers have plenty of clearance in the covers holes. 1986 Ford Bronco - Set the table saw at the blade's width to shave off the majority of the covers backside material.

2009

52 photos added — showing 8

1986 Ford Bronco - What do you do, after six years of Ontario salt damage, when your collector flange falls off when the pipe rots on you ? You buy a $5.00 re… 1986 Ford Bronco - Not pretty on the outside anymore, but inside the flow qualities of that Flowmaster Y are unfettered and still delivering the mileage and t… 1986 Ford Bronco - Canadian female hockey player 1986 Ford Bronco - Canadian beer fridge 1986 Ford Bronco - A pile of stuff came off the Mopar to get to the chain 1986 Ford Bronco - Wheel bearing seal puller 1986 Ford Bronco - Looking at this one 1986 Ford Bronco - Band clamps

2010

1 photo added

1986 Ford Bronco - This document displays concentric circles and text, likely related to a registry or technical information.

2011

25 photos added — showing 8

1986 Ford Bronco - 2010 all grown in 1986 Ford Bronco - Fits right into the back yard 1986 Ford Bronco - Good colour I think 1986 Ford Bronco - Gotta get a light for over that door 1986 Ford Bronco - Got a dead short in the old 86' starter. Changed it at least twice since I've owned it and decided to upgrade to the 92 up gear reduction s… 1986 Ford Bronco - 65 bucks brand new from RockAuto this week, brand new. Yeah there's metric on it. The hot lead is a 14mm nut and the signal wire nut is 10mm 1986 Ford Bronco - The lower post, with the blue cable from the positive battery clamp, is alway hot. On a stock 86 the top post is not energized until it get… 1986 Ford Bronco - Here's the 2 gauge, stock starter cable being removed from the top post in preparation for mounting it onto the lower (always hot) post. Th…

2012

19 photos added — showing 8

1986 Ford Bronco - New 4 hole injectors are reckoned ot to clog up as easily and the 4 holes are better on gas mileage too 1986 Ford Bronco - Same electrical connector for simple hook up to my older 86 injector harness connectors. 1986 Ford Bronco - There's the Ford part number in case you're wondering. 1986 Ford Bronco - Scored mine at the local pick & pull for $22.75 for all eight. Out of a 4.6 Mercury Grand Marquis 1986 Ford Bronco - A finger activates a lit interior door light, set within a dark, carpeted panel. 1986 Ford Bronco - Ruler measuring an interior light fixture. 1986 Ford Bronco - A ruler is used to measure the size of an illuminated interior door light assembly. 1986 Ford Bronco - Big thanks to Brother drkhrs925, at FSB, for showing me the right way to do this.

2013

1 photo added

1986 Ford Bronco - Don't own a torch or too afraid to heat the offending fastener ? You might well get away using this. Often times if I've heated the threads…

2014

5 photos added

1986 Ford Bronco - Here we are ten years on and Dalton's liquid salt has played havoc with the brake lines. Last time I saved the fittings, as the brake hose… 1986 Ford Bronco - Quick trip to NAPA and part # WH-7818 to the rescue. I'd have paid a lot more than 3.99 to save my @$$ on this one. It allows you to adapt… 1986 Ford Bronco - Here is the adapter fitting threaded into the axle brake hose union block. Wonder if anyone makes those axle hose unions already threaded f… 1986 Ford Bronco - This is the rectangular spring that DOESN'T come in you combi kit. You know the one that flies off under the bench, on a Sunday, never to b… 1986 Ford Bronco - Found the little b@$turd !

2015

18 photos added — showing 8

1986 Ford Bronco - 10 years since my last PC build. Did it again in a box with an integrel handle on the top and the all important card reader and USB station… 1986 Ford Bronco - Really like this Enermax ECR 301 Mighty Charger. It charges your phones etc REALLY fast even when the computer is powered down. It's a card… 1986 Ford Bronco - Went with an small SSD for the operating system and a huge conventional hard drive for storage. A fanless 2GB video card keeps it quiet as… 1986 Ford Bronco - an eight core 4ghz AMD processor with a great Gigabyte Motherboard and 16 GBs or RAM makes this FAST 1986 Ford Bronco - 20 pin USB connector to the motherboard 1986 Ford Bronco - 10 pin USB header connector 1986 Ford Bronco - SATA and Molex power connectors 1986 Ford Bronco - Bought my last cooler in 84. It had been dead for ten years, but I finally threw it out last year. According to several on line tests this…

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paul bicker · Feb 5, 2005

You've got to try the remote trans filter. It's a lifesaver !

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