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“The Beast”1989 Ford Bronco

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So. Cal. Bronco relocated to the midwest last year. No rust, mostly stock, upgrades in progress. — BroncoShoe

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1989 Ford Bronco — The day it arrived in Ohio from So. Cal. 1989 XLT w 5.0L 302 V8 4x4. E4OD. 29" tires on OEM rims and suspensi… 1989 Ford Bronco — Had to take her out and show her off. 1989 Ford Bronco — Took her to work and changed out bad TRE's and noticed how bad the front bumper was sagging. 1989 Ford Bronco — Spring cleaning after being tucked away all winter. I hate that antenna! 1989 Ford Bronco — Changing TRE's Close-up of a vehicle's tie rod end and ball joint assembly near the tire 1989 Ford Bronco — Adjusting the rear brakes. She sat for 5 years in a CA driveway. Lots of small adjustments to be made and sys… 1989 Ford Bronco — Adjusting rear brakes. Oh, and I busted a lug stud. 1989 Ford Bronco — Fixed sagging bumper. 1989 Ford Bronco — Didn't like the body trim. Time to go! 1989 Ford Bronco — Still some residual glue left. 1989 Ford Bronco — Heat gun to losen the trim from the body panel. Remember not to overheat one spot. Keep heater moving and use… 1989 Ford Bronco — After removing body trim and cleaning by hand a few times. Next up some Goo Gone! 1989 Ford Bronco — Goo Gone to remove the last of the glue. 1989 Ford Bronco — Post Goo Gone 1989 Ford Bronco — Take your time on the large trim pieces. Slow and steady and don't over heat the area. You may damage the cle… 1989 Ford Bronco — Had to move into the garage due to a thunderstorm. 1989 Ford Bronco — Post GooGone and post ScratchX. 1989 Ford Bronco — Post GooGone and post ScratchX. 1989 Ford Bronco — Found these worked the best. Get the glue off and buff out the cleaned area. 1989 Ford Bronco — Post-mod (if you can call it that). I think it looks cleaner. Less cluttered. Two-tone white and blue Ford Bronco parked on a driveway 1989 Ford Bronco — To access tailgate window motor the window has to be extended once the tailgate is down. To do this both side… 1989 Ford Bronco — Old motor gear bushings have just disintegrated after 25 years. Clean it out and replace. 1989 Ford Bronco — New motor gear about to be dropped in. Note the clear bushings. Hope they don't disintegrate for a couple yea… 1989 Ford Bronco — Prepping for new rear shocks. 1989 Ford Bronco — Setting the jack, next the jack stand. 1989 Ford Bronco — Had no idea how many miles were on the old ones but they were so worn. You could compress and extend it with… 1989 Ford Bronco — Easy un-bolt old and bolt-on new job. 1989 Ford Bronco — Got em a little dirty from the undercoating. But who cares? 1989 Ford Bronco — Finishing up the job. 1989 Ford Bronco — Hope they ride as good as advertised. 1989 Ford Bronco — Rears finished. On to the fronts. 1989 Ford Bronco — Replacing dual front shocks with new Gabriel Max Control shocks. Unknown how many miles the old ones had but… 1989 Ford Bronco — Good weather. For now. 1989 Ford Bronco — Good time to inspect brakes and rotors. Those are the next upgrades. Rear suspension components including coil springs and shock absorbers, with visible rust 1989 Ford Bronco — Simple unbolt old and install new job. 1989 Ford Bronco — Had to come indoors to do driver's side. Luckily I had finished the passenger's side. Damn thunderstorms. 1989 Ford Bronco — And THAT's why I can't put a lift on her. I need a bigger barn!
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