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2003-2004 dash, rear end etc.

From 1981 Ford Bronco “1BadBronco”, documented by Matt Kenney.

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1981 Ford Bronco - my new battery holddown, much better then a bungee cord that barely held down the aux battery I got a lot farther then I thought I was gonn… 1981 Ford Bronco - those ghetto spacers are there because I didnt count on the threads not going far enough down the shaft. Originally I was gonna use sockets… 1981 Ford Bronco - its 18" long with the hold down bolts 15" apart. One on an eye bolt threw the body the other in the tray I built a few months back 1981 Ford Bronco - I may still stick another hold down bolt in the center. I had originally planned on using a peice of steel about 1/2 as thick as the one I… 1981 Ford Bronco - And finally for those of you who asked how my dash swap was going... here it is today... not much has changed in about 3 months 1981 Ford Bronco - dash placed in checking fitment 1981 Ford Bronco - The spot I chose for my 3 1/2 tach. There is a hole in the sheetmetal here for the a pillar plastic cover that I used to mount the bracket. 1981 Ford Bronco - Interior of a bare-shell Ford truck mid-rewire, with a tangle of loose colored wiring harness draped over the transmission tunnel and floor… 1981 Ford Bronco - I still have a lot of work to do on it, but the hard part is over with. 1981 Ford Bronco - left support bracket, 5 holes long 1981 Ford Bronco - gauges, lights that arent hooked up yet and I may have to get a new blue one since that one got between a tire/rim and a hard place. 1981 Ford Bronco - another shot of the tach. where its gonna be mounted when the JB weld drys all the way. 1981 Ford Bronco - sheet metal and some hole saws 1981 Ford Bronco - almost done 1981 Ford Bronco - pick of the fan switch plug in 1981 Ford Bronco - Fire wall is cut out, and you can see the back of my engine, note the X over tube plugs I made. 1981 Ford Bronco - checking fitment of the heater box 1981 Ford Bronco - first couple of cuts and bends 1981 Ford Bronco - veiw from inside. 1981 Ford Bronco - Plug to heater fan resistor. Now just look at wiring diagram and connect the switch to the resistor in the way the 70s was. 1981 Ford Bronco - cut out to remove both from engine bay.. turns out valve cover is in the way of heater core 1981 Ford Bronco - Engine bay view of a stripped firewall with a bare sheet-metal patch panel riveted in place around a wiper motor, wiring harness leads hang… 1981 Ford Bronco - inside almost done 1981 Ford Bronco - heater installed. 1981 Ford Bronco - got her running again after 3 months 1981 Ford Bronco - driveable. 1981 Ford Bronco - a little paint pic 1981 Ford Bronco - wiring harness for the blower motor 1981 Ford Bronco - switch end 1981 Ford Bronco - the resistor end.