1989 Ford Bronco
| Owner: |
Shannon Courier (All of this user's registries on SuperMotors) |
| From: |
Ludington, MI, U.S.A. (Other registries in MI) |
| Year, Make, & Model: |
1989 Ford Bronco (Other Ford Broncos) |
| Avatar: |
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| Clubs: |
SuperFord.org (Other vehicles in this club)
FullSizeBronco.com (Other vehicles in this club)
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| Nickname: |
Patches - RIP |
| Mileage: |
245000 |
| Engine: |
Tired 302 EFI
PICS of bronco below. |
| Drivetrain: |
Borg Warner 13-56 manual shift 5-speed, Dana 44 IFS-front, Ford 8.8 rear with 3:55 gears. |
| Notes: |
Completely stock (for now) with 33x12.50 Kumho MT's, hacked fenders and custom rust.
List of new parts:
Power steering pump 6/02
Steering gear box (used) 6/02
Ball joints (ALL) 6/02
Axleshaft u-joints (ALL) 6/02
Back drivehshaft rear u-joint 6/02
Brakes pads (ALL) 6/02
Plugs, plug wires, dist. cap & rotor new 8/02
Paint (to hide rust) on rims, tailgate and bottom foot of body 9/1/02
Front driveshaft u-joints 9/6/02
Air filter 9/6/02
Breather filter 9/6/02
Serpentine belt 9/8/02
Steering gear box (new) 9/22/02
Front Calipers (new) 11/29/02
Front Rotors (new) 11/29/02
Front Pads (new) 11/29/02
Front inner & outer Wheel Bearings (new) 11/29/02
High/Low Beam light switch 4/03
Fenders (all) trimmed 5/10/03
4 New 33x12.50 Kumho M/T's 5/24/03
Pioneer stereo/cd player 5/26/03
6/21/03. New 33 Kumho lost air, possible tire defect. Getting inspected by Kumho dealer.
New 48" Hi-Lift 6/23/03
7/20/03: Removed aluminum tailgate panel. Painted Tailgate and both rear quarter panels black. Removed intirior tire rack.
Pioneer 6x9's 7/26/03
U-joint replaced, 219,672 miles rear driveshaft 8/19/03 (T)
New 33" tire mounted, replaced by Discount Tire. 219,805. 9/9/03 (T)
9/9/03 noticed that front wheel bearings were bad. Weren't pre-loaded properly.
New Heater Core. 219.805. 9/22/03 (T)
Front wheel bearings repacked and pre-loaded properly. 219,805. 9/29/03 (T)
Put rear window back on track and bolted main motor bracket, which had rusted through, to the tailgate skin. Window works great. 219,805. 10/02/03 (T)
Checked spark plugs...look good still. 219,805. 10/02/03 (T)
New battery cables. 219,805. 10/02/03 (T)
New used floor jack 10/03/03
Fired her up and purrrred like a kitten. 10/09/03
The Beast is on the road!! Got ins. and tags renewed today! 10/17/03.
Turned 220,000 miles. 10/21/03.
Dad picked up the D44 1/2ton solid front axle. 10/22/03.
New (used) whip antenna for cb. Installed. 10/30/03. (T)
Fiberglassed hole in right rear wheel well. 10/31/03.
New Fuel Filter. 223, 182. 01/12/04
Radiator broke apart 02/04
New 3~core radiator 02/04 (T)
Fan Clutch broke Bronco trailered home 03/04
New Fan Clutch 03/04
Door's Replaced: 10/23/04
Bronco starting to run bad end of 11/04
New Fuel filter/dist. cap/rotor/fuel pressure regulator and breather filters 12/04
New plugs and wires 01/07/05 245,000
Bronco runs like NEW! Ready to go another 245,000 miles!
Nuked tranny on freeway 01/15/05. Could not get into any gear/
FINALLY dropped tranny on 04/16/05. Nuked 1st gear. Pics added.
Schedualed new parts (SOON):
Remove rear sway bars
Front shocks replaced
To Do List: (Will begin next spring)
Will be doing a solid front axle. D44 1/2 ton front, out of a '79 Bronco, but putting 3/4 ton outers on it to match the rear.
The rear is a 4.10 posi from a 1-ton (11" or 11-1/2" ring gear)
10" multilink with experimental high flex link arms.
Get rid of the top, tailgate and doors.
A full roll cage, new tube tailgate and half doors.
Strip the interior and herc it.
Fiberglass seats (4) with 5-point harnesses.
And the removal of some body parts....
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| Last Updated: |
9/8/2006 |
| Hits: |
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 Bronco Pics | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6/29/03 | 6/29/03 | | Bronco Pre-1999 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3,457 | 0 | 6/29/03 | 6/29/03 | | Exterior 2003 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 11,950 | 0 | 6/29/03 | 5/7/05 | | Exterior 2005 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 5,431 | 0 | 5/7/05 | 5/7/05 | | Hacked fenders and new 33's. | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4,479 | 0 | 6/29/03 | 7/13/03 | | New Paint | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1,292 | 0 | 7/20/03 | 10/17/03 | | Broken Parts | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1,707 | 0 | 8/20/03 | 10/17/03 | | Me and my bronco 10/20/03 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 11,406 | 0 | 10/22/03 | 10/25/03 | | Interior 2003 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1,367 | 0 | 10/17/03 | 5/7/05 | | Interior 2005 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1,603 | 0 | 5/7/05 | 5/7/05 | | Tear Down June, 13 2005 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 6,871 | 0 | 6/15/05 | 7/20/05 | | Tear Down Aug. 24,2005 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4,319 | 0 | 8/24/05 | 8/24/05 | | 4Wheeling Runs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7/17/03 | 7/17/03 | | Toys 4 Tots Run 12/9/02 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 412 | 0 | 6/29/03 | 7/17/03 | | Moundsapalooza 2/22/03 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1,210 | 0 | 6/29/03 | 7/17/03 | | Trail Breakin 4/26-27/03 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1,758 | 0 | 6/29/03 | 7/17/03 | | Jeep Blessing 5/3/03 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1,260 | 0 | 7/13/03 | 7/17/03 | | Badlands 5/31/03-6/1/03 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5,878 | 0 | 6/29/03 | 7/21/03 | | Whitehall Trail Ride 11/2/03 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 6,430 | 0 | 11/2/03 | 11/4/03 | | The Mounds~Aug.2004 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2,250 | 0 | 1/9/05 | 1/9/05 | | Miscellanious | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1,205 | 0 | 7/20/03 | 10/2/05 | | Family | 13 | 0 | 0 | 6,460 | 0 | 6/29/03 | 9/19/05 | | Previous Toys | 2 | 0 | 0 | 874 | 0 | 7/13/03 | 7/20/03 | | Odds N' Ends | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3,087 | 0 | 6/29/03 | 7/13/05 | | Avatars | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2,408 | 0 | 7/20/03 | 7/12/05 | | Banners | 11 | 0 | 0 | 5,431 | 0 | 7/20/03 | 7/11/05 | | My Art | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1,800 | 0 | 8/10/03 | 8/10/03 | | Mod's & Projects | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10/23/03 | 10/23/03 | | Wheel Bearings 09/29/03 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 849 | 0 | 10/23/03 | 10/23/03 | | Toasted tranny | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1,006 | 0 | 4/18/05 | 4/18/05 | | FOR SALE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6/15/05 | 6/15/05 | | Interior | 14 | 0 | 0 | 4,338 | 0 | 6/15/05 | 6/15/05 | | Engine | 21 | 0 | 0 | 5,598 | 0 | 6/15/05 | 6/15/05 | | Exterior | 24 | 0 | 0 | 6,648 | 0 | 6/15/05 | 6/15/05 | | Emblems | 3 | 0 | 0 | 895 | 0 | 6/15/05 | 6/15/05 |
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More parts
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Me. Sept. 26, 2003.
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Closeup of the hacked fender and new 33.
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BEFORE. 1996
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Joey and Jessica posing with the bronco. May 3, 2003.
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Rims, tailgate, front bumper and lower foot of body painted dark gray. 9-1-02
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