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From 1983 Ford Bronco “That dirty old truck”, documented by Steve83.

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1983 Ford Bronco - I had this car facing the rear loaded on... 1983 Ford Bronco - ...on this trailer, and it started swaying at ~45mph. 1983 Ford Bronco - When I swerved to avoid rolling down a hill, the trailer slung me around to the point that "forward" was the direction that the camera is f… 1983 Ford Bronco - The LHR tire dug in and flipped me & the trailer, which broke loose and slid to a stop on the car, whose wheels were still on the bed of th… 1983 Ford Bronco - I continued all the way back onto my wheels, but I was still lined up with the upside-down trailer & car. The 2 deputies who were the only… 1983 Ford Bronco - I didn't even notice that my collarbone was broken - I was just mad that I had messed up my truck. After ~4hrs. in the "Emergency" room, I… 1983 Ford Bronco - In the shadows at the top R, you can see my father's tractor whose front-end-loader did the heavy lifting. I couldn't buff this out, so... 1983 Ford Bronco - ..I took it off & threw it away. 1983 Ford Bronco - Here's what a nekkid Bronco looks like: 1983 Ford Bronco - Engine bay of an older Ford, showing a dirty inline engine with numerous vacuum lines, spark plug wires, and a white oil filter marked 'S 0… 1983 Ford Bronco - [url=http://www.supermotors.net/registry/media/71635] http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/71635/thumbnail/air-pipe.jpg 1983 Ford Bronco - Partially disassembled engine bay showing a V8 with intake runners, wiring, and an exposed front wheel well in a garage. 1983 Ford Bronco - Close-up view of a vehicle chassis showing a transmission/transfer case area with numerous cables and vacuum lines, a fluid reservoir, and… 1983 Ford Bronco - A bare truck frame viewed from the side, showing the rusty steel chassis rails, crossmembers, a freshly painted silver driveshaft, differen… 1983 Ford Bronco - A partially disassembled truck chassis viewed from the side, showing a rusty frame rail, transmission/transfer case with output shaft and d… 1983 Ford Bronco - As much as I've wheeled this thing, it ought to be dirtier. But I never go to sleep with mud on the underbody, and the conspicuous LACK of… 1983 Ford Bronco - A white plastic tank (likely a fuel or fluid reservoir) mounted in a dusty chassis frame, with blue, gray and white wiring plus a connector… 1983 Ford Bronco - A bare truck chassis on a garage floor, viewed from the front three-quarter angle, showing the rusty frame rails, front leaf-spring suspens… 1983 Ford Bronco - A bare truck frame/chassis viewed from the left side, showing the rusty ladder frame rails, a mounted white/spoke wheel with off-road tire,… 1983 Ford Bronco - A bare vehicle chassis viewed from the rear, showing the frame rails, a large metal fuel tank mounted centrally, crossmembers, and the engi… 1983 Ford Bronco - I'm using 3/4-ton springs because of all the extra weight of the bumper, cargo, & whatever trailer I might tow. 1983 Ford Bronco - After searching the junkyards, hauling parts home, cleaning them, and then having them painted, I set the replacement body (an '82 tub) bac… 1983 Ford Bronco - I started at the firewall, like I suppose the factory did. 1983 Ford Bronco - The first things to go in were the wiring harness that runs between the doors, the antenna cable, and the firewall pad. [url=http://www.sup… 1983 Ford Bronco - This shot shows the cutout for the pre-'83 tailgate strikes. Later Broncos used a round hole for a strike bolt similar to the front doors'. 1983 Ford Bronco - At the lower corner of the firewall, you can see the rubber cowl drain valve for the A/C fresh air intake. 1983 Ford Bronco - This is how I finally installed the '95 EEC into the '82 body. It's right where it would be on a '95. 1983 Ford Bronco - I didn't think to spray the floor with undercoating until after I had started putting stuff back. 1983 Ford Bronco - I've since changed the ventilation box to the '87-early '88 style, but I still need a decent amp. 1983 Ford Bronco - Almost done, but at least it's driveable at this point. 1983 Ford Bronco - I really like the Eddie Bauer look, and I chose plain gloss black & a Rustoleum tan so touch-ups would be cheap & easy. It only took about… 1983 Ford Bronco - Done. If it wasn't for the shiny paint in the t/g jamb, it would look just like before the roll. 1983 Ford Bronco - The door is aligned, but the painter didn't get the black of the body right. This was ~5 years ago, and I still haven't fixed it. 1983 Ford Bronco - It was nearly 10PM when I finished, but I just HAD to take some pictures. What if it got stolen overnight? 1983 Ford Bronco - This was a few weeks later. 1983 Ford Bronco - 80-86 Fenders 1983 Ford Bronco - Just a few months after replacing the body from the rollover, I was towing my father's trailer again (the one I rolled & then repaired) loa…