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From 1980 Ford Bronco “Odey”, documented by Ryan Pope.

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1980 Ford Bronco - Pretty sure this isn't now the intake impeller should look. 1980 Ford Bronco - It touched the housing due to a bad bearing 1980 Ford Bronco - In profile: I think its all junk 1980 Ford Bronco - I never thought I would find an upgraded turbo replacement so quickly: but I did! 1980 Ford Bronco - HE341: the turbo off the 2003-04.5 Dodge Ram. From testing by users on 4BTSwaps, the best turbo for the 4BT. 1980 Ford Bronco - The HE341 plumbed in: the tall PVC is a temporary place holder for finding clearances for the final intake pipe. 1980 Ford Bronco - Had to get a little creative to get everything to line up. 1980 Ford Bronco - I got the rest of the front engine pulleys back on as well. 1980 Ford Bronco - Just putting on a coat of paint prior to dropping it in. CubCadet Beige is about the closest thing I found to the original Cummins color. 1980 Ford Bronco - With some Ford Blue highlights since I am merging Cummins and Ford. 1980 Ford Bronco - Painting is wrapped up. 1980 Ford Bronco - CubCadet Beige, Ford Blue, and 1200F Black on the exhaust 1980 Ford Bronco - Its finally going in! 1980 Ford Bronco - You may have noticed the extra accessory drive pulley on the front now, to drive my on-board air compressor. 1980 Ford Bronco - I replaced the stock clutch disc with a Centerforce I clutch disc: stock pressure plate. 30% more holding power, they claim. 1980 Ford Bronco - This is for sale: Need it? 1980 Ford Bronco - I laid it out on the template made from the good one. 1980 Ford Bronco - Appropriate hole sizes labelled and thicknesses for tube. Includes the weldable Al tube to add and drill out as indicated. 1980 Ford Bronco - The broken part is the dust-shield part. The load-bearing parts are intact. 1980 Ford Bronco - I'm only into it for $70, so I just want my money back. $70 & shipping to you. Way less than the $350-400 Cummins asks for a new one. I was… 1980 Ford Bronco - The Hydroboost PS pump that came with my 4BT that I am swapping to a guy who needs the hydroboost, but has the vac/PS combo pump that I nee… 1980 Ford Bronco - Used cast-aluminum pump/gear-drive assembly sitting on a plastic bag on carpet, painted off-white and streaked with rust and grime. The bol… 1980 Ford Bronco - Close-up of a used Saginaw-style power steering pump with its integral stamped-steel reservoir can, painted off-white and showing surface r… 1980 Ford Bronco - Here's my new combo vacuum/PS pump. The engine mount had to be shaved down some for clearance. 1980 Ford Bronco - Engine Mounts had to be tweaked from flat Chevy version to 45 degree Ford version. 1980 Ford Bronco - Cut, bend, fill in the gaps 1980 Ford Bronco - Fill the gap with whatever I had! 1980 Ford Bronco - One side 1980 Ford Bronco - Other side 1980 Ford Bronco - Flex joint, spiral muffler, downpipe 1980 Ford Bronco - Heat wrapped downpipe 1980 Ford Bronco - all in place 1980 Ford Bronco - Ford Thunderbird fan (half of it) and a hand-fabbed fan shroud 1980 Ford Bronco - Hydraulic Clutch and the custom bracket to mate it 1980 Ford Bronco - I had to turn the mounting end slightly for the clutch pivot to get the right resting position for the pedal. The new lever was only round,… 1980 Ford Bronco - Cold zinc and a couple coatings of Herculiner truck bed coating on the fuel tank 1980 Ford Bronco - The fuel sender adapted to the new feed and return lines to tank 1980 Ford Bronco - Gotta protect that new tank! 1980 Ford Bronco - Verticals back to cross member 1980 Ford Bronco - Bracing between them 1980 Ford Bronco - Main structure 1980 Ford Bronco - Additional spacers to frame, but no bolts through them 1980 Ford Bronco - A slight curve and 1 less spacer to clear the exhaust on one side 1980 Ford Bronco - Ground down and ready for paint 1980 Ford Bronco - Underside 1980 Ford Bronco - Painted up nicely! 1980 Ford Bronco - Skidplate remodeled from F150 1980 Ford Bronco - Also painted up 1980 Ford Bronco - Installed #1 1980 Ford Bronco - Install #2 1980 Ford Bronco - A bare V-configuration engine block sitting on wooden blocks in a shop, painted uniform gray/tan with the timing cover, valve covers and in… 1980 Ford Bronco - Making an access panel for the fuel tank 1980 Ford Bronco - Remove the rubber floor 1980 Ford Bronco - Remove the steel 1980 Ford Bronco - Remove the tiny 1/16" rollover valve 1980 Ford Bronco - Install a big 3/4" rollover valve 1980 Ford Bronco - 1" Pipe nipple w/ a 3/8" pipe cap welded on one end 1980 Ford Bronco - Epoxy on a machine washer with 1" OD, capturing the .787" OD polypropylene ball 1980 Ford Bronco - Pipe cap has cuts and a hole to allow any trapped fuel to drain 1980 Ford Bronco - Drill cross holes above where ball sits 1980 Ford Bronco - Thread on the 90 degree fitting: Rollover valve done! 1980 Ford Bronco - Big vent hose added, and some chaffing protection. 1980 Ford Bronco - Add the rail to hold the cut out. The cut-out piece has soap smeared around the edges so that when I put it back in place with some silicon… 1980 Ford Bronco - Seal it back up! 1980 Ford Bronco - The mounting location for the vent outlet 1980 Ford Bronco - I added a waterproof filter and a 1/2" bypass valve 1980 Ford Bronco - The valve clears the fuel cap 1980 Ford Bronco - Its just zip-strapped to the plastic liner 1980 Ford Bronco - Open the valve for fast venting, close it to stay water-fording-ready! 1980 Ford Bronco - The Belt tensioner 1980 Ford Bronco - Close up of the mechanism 1980 Ford Bronco - Painted and done! 1980 Ford Bronco - I do need to fire it and watch it while running, still.