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1981 Ford Bronco “1BadBronco”
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“1BadBronco”1981 Ford Bronco

documented by Matt Kenney 625 photos documented since 6 years documented ♡ Follow this build

The story

74' F-100 dash board, rear mounted Battery, 95 mustang 130A alt. 2 KC daylighter 150w sealed beam chrome lights. 89 Explorer power pleather seats, oversized windsheild washer fluid res from 89 Escort, Saginaw pump from 86 van. Fenders trimmed off, stock front bumper cut for better approach angle, M1009 blazer tow hooks Future plans include:
custom sheet metal wheelwell pass side(), 2 55w lights in engine bay, M1009 Blazer grill gaurd, Super extra beefy 2x6" rear bumper with class III+++ reciever built in.

Maybe a lift someday! — Matt Kenney

Day one vs. today

Drag to compare 2003 against 2009.

1981 Ford Bronco in 2009
1981 Ford Bronco in 2003
2003 2009

Photo history

625 photos across 7 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.

2003

79 photos added — showing 8

1981 Ford Bronco — Look mom dual ignitions!!! JK the 6A under the dash doesnt have a home right now These are the tools necessary for the install. Not pictured is some solder or any crimp connecters nessecary. 1981 Ford Bronco — Step one... disconnect battery. Step two find suitable mounting spot. With an NP 435 this was the most logica… 1981 Ford Bronco — Next would be to connect the fat red wire to the battery(or battery power in this case) Then the thick black… 1981 Ford Bronco — the smaller red wire, thats next to the white wire that never gets used, goes to a 12V switched source. this… 1981 Ford Bronco — the purple and green wires are the crank trigger or distributor wire, plug one end into the short wires hangi… 1981 Ford Bronco — the other end here 1981 Ford Bronco — the brown and orange wire go to the pos and neg of the coil. The green wire of your tach can go to the tach o…

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1981 Ford Bronco — postcard shot Mud-splattered black Ford full-size pickup or Bronco on big tires with race number 22 on glass 1981 Ford Bronco — C10 35s and a 4" lift 1981 Ford Bronco — Small dark pickup truck crossing a wide muddy field with power lines and a hillside behind 1981 Ford Bronco — this was fun... but not challenging Dark gray Ford Bronco with stickers on the rear quarter panel, stuck in mud Dark 1980 Ford Bronco 3q-front view on muddy terrain 1981 Ford Bronco — this trucks got the removable hardtop thing goin on... to cold to do that though.

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1981 Ford Bronco navigating a muddy off-road trail with dry grass and a clear blue sky Gray Ford Bronco driving through a muddy field with power lines in the background 1981 Ford Bronco — Dark SUV struggling on a muddy, rutted track with snow patches under a clear blue sky 1981 Ford Bronco navigating a muddy off-road course 1981 Ford Bronco — Dark colored SUV driving through a muddy, off-road area with trees and dry grass in the background under a cl… 1981 Ford Bronco — red SUV stuck in a muddy field with trees in background Muddy field with tire tracks and a puddle under a clear blue sky 1981 Ford Bronco — Two SUVs stuck in mud under a clear blue sky

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1981 Ford Bronco — THis whole side was like this. 1981 Ford Bronco — 42PG plugs, sticker says 42PP (double platinum dont know if they are original. and its the only one ive check… 1981 Ford Bronco — The gap on this plug is 0.90 factory .053 is shown for comparasion Baby in high chair with bib and food on face 1981 Ford Bronco — location of Np-435 R switch 1981 Ford Bronco — relay with the load wires attached to #'s 87 and the main power attached to #30 1981 Ford Bronco — Wires from lights 1981 Ford Bronco — My lil helper

8 photos added

1981 Ford Bronco — Front of a large military truck next to two Humvees with red cross markings 1981 Ford Bronco — Tan military truck with a water tank body and the number 12 on its side, parked next to a Humvee 1981 Ford Bronco — Two tan fire trucks parked side-by-side in a garage, a man stands between them 1981 Ford Bronco — Close-up of a vehicle's windshield wiper motor and wiring harness Digital scale showing 84.4 pounds with a cardboard box in the foreground Parts on a digital scale showing 84.4 Box of suspension parts, including springs and brackets, on a carpeted floor Toddler leaning on a large taped cardboard shipping box indoors

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1981 Ford Bronco — Side view of a two-tone blue and tan Ford F-150 pickup truck parked in a lot 1981 Ford Bronco — Dark gray and tan Ford F-150 truck front view, chrome bumper, horizontal grille with Ford logo 1981 Ford Bronco — Interior of a Ford truck, showing the dashboard, steering wheel, and exposed wiring under the dash. The glove… 1981 Ford Bronco — Truck interior showing dashboard, door panel, and seat, with a building visible through the window 1981 Ford Bronco — Interior view from rear seat looking out, showing a cracked window and a distant fence Distributor cap and rotor lying on a vehicle seat Truck bed with diamond plate lining and a red gas can Ford tailgate with red stripe and chrome lettering

2 photos added

1981 Ford Bronco — Two vehicle sun visors, one with a label detailing driving instructions. 1981 Ford Bronco — Two pink car sun visors stacked.

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