“Broncinstein”1988 Ford Bronco

You know at first glace i thought the guy was off his rocker. He claimed the truck only had 62,000 miles on it... SO i looked at it pretty… Owner I don't really care for that aftermarket Bullet grill, these people keep throwing on them. Good thing is that it came with the original gri… Owner I do like the bucket seats over my old bench seat. I can't stand that fake 80's woodgrain crap. At least this truck has power windows, whic… Owner An it's pretty clean for the most part, which caught my eye, even has the original center console, that locks! It cracked me up when i firs… Owner But she is pretty straight and it is the original paint, just a few minor dings... An for a factory black truck, you really couldn't ask fo… Owner i guess it's the original grill Owner it is... what it is... Owner They never upgraded the refrigerant on this ac system, so it's still R-12.... But all that will change... Owner Disassembled front end components of a Ford truck, including the grille and headlight assembly. AI caption The engine bay of a vehicle is shown with the hood open, revealing the engine components and associated wiring and hoses. AI caption Close-up of a Ford Bronco Eddie Bauer emblem. AI caption The front clip of a vehicle has been removed, exposing the radiator and associated components. AI caption The front clip of a 1988 Ford Bronco has been removed, exposing the radiator and inner fender assembly. AI caption As easy as it was to remove the front body mounts on the 95 (as they where so rusted they just fell out). The 88 was pretty much rust free,… Owner Just some slight surface rust but very well treatable & useable. Not bad for a truck that's 24 years old. Owner A detached black fender with 'Bronco' badging is shown, alongside other vehicle components. AI caption A detached black Ford Bronco fender with chrome trim and "Bronco" badging sits beside a radiator. AI caption yup she is for sale if anybody wants her. I never really cared for those billet grills but the truck came with the orignal one as well. Owner Just some slight surface rust, nothing a good bodyman can't fix but the original enamel paint had seen better days. Owner wooo boy look how clean those shock towers are! Owner Just as good on the otherside... Owner Well this one will come out in the next few days. Turns out this 5.0 302 engine on the 88 is different. They used the original 302 cam on t… Owner Disassembled vehicle engine bay, revealing internal components and suspension structure. AI caption looks so much nicer to work on... Owner Everybody has to have at least 1 stubborn bolt or nut to get off, on an engine pull... Owner That one was mine... Tried the 4 foot extension, just couldn't get it... So instead of playing around for hours, i just started pulling the… Owner Well this is an AOD trans, because it has a mechanical shift down cable bracket. These were highly used up until the AODE, which went elect… Owner See that sensor, that is what had confused me. Turns out that is a neutral safety switch which marks this as an AOD Owner I think the engine and trans is bigger then the VW in the background! Owner Everything looks pretty good besides the massive oil leak from the rear main seal on the engine. But that was obvious before i started... I… Owner Took a straight gallon of purple power to get the grease and sluge off & there is still some left... Owner All that oil, sure helped keep most of the rust off! that is all you can ask for really! Owner Electric shift borg Warner 1356 Tcase... to bad it takes almost a act on congress to convert this to a manual... It is extremely tight and… Owner As much as these broncos is a more modern vehcile for me... I just couldn't bring myself to have a push button 4x4! That said, if i wasn't… Owner That is probably the sweetest focused in shot i got with my camera so far... Owner Hard to believe still you could find a bronco with only 62,000 miles on it. Of course some could say it rolled over BUT if you look at the… Owner Not as hard as you would think it is to get the whole dash off in one piece. The connectors on the other hand are just your typical PITA fo… Owner Dashboard and steering column removed from a vehicle and placed on concrete for repair or replacement. AI caption Ford had it's crappy cruise in the late 80's Owner You know for an 80's dash, it's not a bad looking dash. It has the fake woodgrain around the instruments, but it isn't that bad. Owner