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1996 Ford Bronco “Thrilla From Manilla”

“Thrilla From Manilla”1996 Ford Bronco

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***Well guys the bronco has been sold but I'm still keeping this to help the other bronco owners out. I'm gonna start adding some good threads and write-ups here on here for reference to help people out. I'm still gonna keep all of my pictures from my bronco as well***

Threads/Articles/Write-ups:

+Front Tow Hooks/Recovery Points
92-92 Tow Hook Install (accordion-style frame)

Pre-92 Tow Hook Install (straight-style frame)

Tow Hook Install

+ Air Intakes
Custom Air Intake Install

+ Automatic Hub Swaps
3 Bolt Auto to Manual Hub Swap

5 Bolt Hub Swap

Warn Hub Installation Accessories

3 Bolt Auto Swap

+ Spray/Roll-On Bedliners
Herculiner Pictures

Herculiner/Rust Bullet

Herculiner

+ Ignition Upgrade and Timing Bump
Ignition Upgrade and Timing Bump

+ Remote Transmission Filters
Remote Trans Filter

Remote Trans Filter

+ Hard=Top Removal
Top Removal

+ Lift Installation

+ HID Headlights
HID Headlights for 88 Ford Bronco

+ Electric Fan Swap
Flex-a-lite Fan Install

Electric Fan Install

Wiring Diagram

+ Shackle Flip

+ Saginaw Power-Steering Pump
Saginaw Steering Conversion

Saginaw Swap

+ Dual Batteries

+Solid-Axle Swaps

+ Rear Axle Swaps

+Custom Bumpers/Rock-Sliders/Roll Bars/Half-Doors

+On-Board Air/Air Compressor
On-Board Air Installation

On-Board Air

York Air Compressor Installation

+Alternator
130 Amp Alternator Upgrade

3G Alternator Disassembly

3G Alternator Facts (good read)

+ Exhaust/Headers/Y-Pipe
Bassani Y-Pipe & Exhaust

Bassani Exhaust Information

+ Other
Explorer Overhead Console Installation

Headlight Cleaning

Sea Foam

Steve83's Supermotors Page (he probably has everything you will ever want to know)


My old bronco info:

1996 Eddie Bauer Edition
- white/mocha exterior
- tan leather interior
- towing package (trailer hitch and quad shocks included on front suspension)

Upgrades:
+Engine/performance
- replaced rear main seal
- Castrol synthetic oil
- K&N fipk
- Flowmaster single-in/dual-out catback exhaust system with 40 series muffler and chrome 3'' tips

+ Suspension
- 6'' Procomp stage II suspension lift (extended radius arms and add-a-leaf option)
- Procomp ES3000 shocks (quad shocks up front)
- radius arm brackets
- polyurethane radius arm bushings
- removed sway bars

+Steering
- Replacement factory steering gearbox
- Moog tie rod ends
- Moog tie rods (long and short)

+Axles
- Moog upper and lower ball joints (front)
- replacement wheel seals (front)
- replacement inner and outer bearings (front)
- rebuilt hubs with 5-bolt manual Mile Marker premium hubs (front)
- replacement rotors (front)
- Mastercraft performance slotted brake pads (front)
- replacement Ford 8.8'' axle (rear)
- master rebuild kit (rear)
- replacement spider gears (rear)
- replacement tone ring (rear)

+Rims/Tires
- 15'' Eagle alloy 203 series rims (do not know the width (possibly 10'') or the backspacing)
- 35''x12.50''x15r Procomp Mud Terrains

+Interior
- Husky floor mats and cargo liner
- hand stitched steering wheel cover
- standard t-50 tamper-proof torx bits for hard top changed to wrench-style heads

+Exterior
- Xenon 8000k headlights
- Chrome grille guard
- 2, 6'' Eagle alloy fog lights
- Chrome step bars
- removed tire carrier rack
- polished aluminum billet grille
- window visors
- 15% window tint with metallic flake
- removed front valence

+Audio
- Eclipse CD/MP3/memory card head unit
- Memphis Car Audio PR series 6'' door speakers
- Memphis Car Audio PR series 5''x7'' rear panel speakers
- 1'' Kenwood a-pillar tweeters
- 12'' Memphis Car Audio MOJO subwoofer
- 1.5'' MDF ported box with diamond-plate accents
- Memphis Car Audio D-class MCD1000 subwoofer amp (rms of 1100 watts at 2 Ohms)
- 4 gauge wiring kit for subwoofer
- 14 gauge wiring for speakers
- XM satellite radio w/ tuner
- hard-wired ipod with cup holder dock
- sound-deadening throughout truck

+ Miscellaneous
- 750 cca battery (from a 2008 Infiniti QX56)
- Duplicolor truck bed liner on axles/steering/frame/skid plates (black)
- Rustoleum painted fender wells (flat black)
- replacement wiper blades
- bumpers realigned (tucked as close to the body as was allowed)
- motion sensitive alarm with exterior/interior sensitivity adjust
- custom removable radiator mat made from old valence · spaustin889

Day one vs. today

Drag to compare 2006 against 2009.

1996 Ford Bronco in 2009
1996 Ford Bronco in 2006
2006 2009

Photo history

273 photos across 4 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.

2006

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1996 Ford Bronco: yes, thats real leather 1996 Ford Bronco: Worn leather-wrapped steering wheel with Ford airbag and SRS badge, tan interior 1996 Ford Bronco interior showing steering wheel, dashboard, and door panel. Another vehicle is visible throu… 1996 Ford Bronco: before we started stitching 1996 Ford Bronco: Ford steering wheel and dash with aftermarket Alpine stereo and tan interior 1996 Ford Bronco: Directed Xtreme 2-channel 600watt amp 1996 Ford Bronco: mounted it under the rear seat 1996 Ford Bronco: Eclipse CD/MP3/Memory card deck unit w/ remote control

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1996 Ford Bronco: my new 12'' Memphis Car Audio M3 MOJO 1996 Ford Bronco: 46lbs. 228oz. magnet 1996 Ford Bronco: 4 guage wiring to replace my 8 guage 1996 Ford Bronco: installing everything 1996 Ford Bronco: installed, nice and clean 1996 Ford Bronco: custom 1.5'' MDF box, 3'' wide side port, tan carpet and diamondplate accents 1996 Ford Bronco: Memphis Car Audio MCD1000 class d amp. running 1100watts rms and 1ohm! 1996 Ford Bronco: it lights up too...

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1996 Ford Bronco: our wiener dog on top of my 35's White Ford Bronco with a soft top, covered in mud, driving over a dirt mound White Ford Bronco with brown soft top, lifted suspension, driving off-road 1996 Ford Bronco: Muddy off-road tire and alloy wheel on a white truck in a dirt field White 1996 Ford Bronco with soft top, covered in mud, driving over a rock 1996 Ford Bronco: Mud-covered white SUV stuck in a water-filled rut off-road 1996 Ford Bronco: Mud-covered white truck wading through a deep muddy water hole off-road Ford Bronco with soft top stuck in a muddy water hole, rear view

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found my bronco on google maps found my bronco on google maps 1996 Ford Bronco Joke photo of a face on a cartoon kangaroo body 1996 Ford Bronco 1996 Ford Bronco 1996 Ford Bronco: Damaged black SUV front end with crumpled hood and bumper, showing exposed engine components 1996 Ford Bronco: Front view of wrecked black SUV with crumpled hood and exposed radiator

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Technical reference · 1992-1996 Ford Bronco

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