1989 Bronco XLT 351W with C6, manual locking hubs. 6” suspension lift with 35” Cooper tires
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I am obviously extremely late on getting this done but I figured better late than never! I acquired my first ever Bronco about one year ago. I bought it sight unseen based on a craigslist ad from Michigan. The guy I spoke with was very nice, very informative and he was a engineer for Ford. After a lot of conversation, a little back-and-forth and a FaceTime call we made the deal. Besides the giant fiasco of shipping the truck to Arkansas, everything was very smooth and when I receive the bronco I could not be happier. Based on what A lot of people on here say they paid for their‘s, I would say that I probably overpaid a little bit. I’ve always wanted a Bronco since I was in high school but I never made it happen. There were many times when I first got married that I wanted to buy one but there seem to always be a priority that got in the way. Three kids and 15 years later I finally got one. Unfortunately I did not take pictures of a lot of things that was done since I’ve had it but I found a very knowledgeable mechanic that a lot of you guys know who I assume does not have an account anymore. Steve83 helped me create a super motors account and after giving him my bronco and him spending ample time going through it he made me a laundry list of items that need attention and that could use some work later on. I ended up fixing the majority of those wow the truck was with him but since I got it back, I am doing a lot more on my own. The more I work on this, the more I see that I really enjoy that part of things. The list of things he knocked out for me was:
labor for cleaning and inspecting
Align door cheap way
Sleeve (new) seat strike
Brake cable & autoadjuster
Tie rod boots
Steering box (used)
Rear main and oil pan gasket
Left valve cover paint & gasket
Engine mounts (new)
+Timing cover gasket
+Dowel sleeve (extract & used original)
+Throttle cable
+Air check valve
+EGR tube
+Weld 3 exhaust leaks
+Left ball joints & camber cam, spindle bearing, pack wheel bearings, wheel seal; brake clip (used)
+Right camber cam
+Axle pivot bushings
Hood seal (used)
Bell housing plate (used) & inst.
*Horn (used)
*Battery bolt (used)
*Pin tab
*Air cleaner mount (used)
*Silicone vacuum lines (new)
*Silicone recirculate vacuum (new)
*Repair ground
*Brake fluid (new)
*Reset pinion bearing preload
*ATF hose and filter (new) & inst.
*Fuel pump access plate (new) & inst.
*Attempt to fix fuel gauge
*Charcoal canister (used), hoses (new)
*Coffee can plastic (used)
*Swing away strike bushing (new) & inst.
*Trans mount (new) R&R
*Alignment
Now obviously, after all of this was taken care of one would think that the truck should be good to go. With my bad habit of never leaving things alone and being extremely OCD, I have created more and more work that never seems to end. So far I have done the following:
New egr valve
Painted interior trim white
Deaver front springs (replaces with procomp)
Replaced interior screws
Replaced tail lights
Replaced headliner and visors
New 35x12.50R15 Cooper tires
Bought new center caps (mine were rusted)
Installed new lug nuts
Replaced steering wheel center piece
Now upcoming mods that I will start posting progress pics on and I have most of the pieces:
Replace chrome reveal trim on side windows
Replace fuel filter
Replace body mounts
Replace head unit
Replace door and rear speakers
Install Alpine power pack amp for door speakers
Install fosgate 12” sub
Install CB radio
Install sound dampener
Install new carpet
Install oil sending unit
Install fuel sending unit
Touch up paint/clean under hood with POR-15
Clean and paint frame and chassis with Metalize spray coating
Chase down and fix slow start up
Hopefully in the next 6 months, I’ll get the borgeson steering shaft and red head steering box. I’m 99% sure that would fix the slop left in my steering.
So as I said, I unfortunately didn’t start a build before now but will keep this updated as I go!!
Thanks for reading!
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I am obviously extremely late on getting this done but I figured better late than never! I acquired my first ever Bronco about one year ago. I bought it sight unseen based on a craigslist ad from Michigan. The guy I spoke with was very nice, very informative and he was a engineer for Ford. After a lot of conversation, a little back-and-forth and a FaceTime call we made the deal. Besides the giant fiasco of shipping the truck to Arkansas, everything was very smooth and when I receive the bronco I could not be happier. Based on what A lot of people on here say they paid for their‘s, I would say that I probably overpaid a little bit. I’ve always wanted a Bronco since I was in high school but I never made it happen. There were many times when I first got married that I wanted to buy one but there seem to always be a priority that got in the way. Three kids and 15 years later I finally got one. Unfortunately I did not take pictures of a lot of things that was done since I’ve had it but I found a very knowledgeable mechanic that a lot of you guys know who I assume does not have an account anymore. Steve83 helped me create a super motors account and after giving him my bronco and him spending ample time going through it he made me a laundry list of items that need attention and that could use some work later on. I ended up fixing the majority of those wow the truck was with him but since I got it back, I am doing a lot more on my own. The more I work on this, the more I see that I really enjoy that part of things. The list of things he knocked out for me was:
labor for cleaning and inspecting
Align door cheap way
Sleeve (new) seat strike
Brake cable & autoadjuster
Tie rod boots
Steering box (used)
Rear main and oil pan gasket
Clean & paint pan and bolts; inst. drain valveClean block and paint
Left valve cover paint & gasket
Engine mounts (new)
+Timing cover gasket
+Dowel sleeve (extract & used original)
+Throttle cable
+Air check valve
+EGR tube
+Weld 3 exhaust leaks
+Left ball joints & camber cam, spindle bearing, pack wheel bearings, wheel seal; brake clip (used)
+Right camber cam
+Axle pivot bushings
Hood seal (used)
Bell housing plate (used) & inst.
*Horn (used)
*Battery bolt (used)
*Pin tab
*Air cleaner mount (used)
*Silicone vacuum lines (new)
*Silicone recirculate vacuum (new)
*Repair ground
*Brake fluid (new)
*Reset pinion bearing preload
*ATF hose and filter (new) & inst.
*Fuel pump access plate (new) & inst.
*Attempt to fix fuel gauge
*Charcoal canister (used), hoses (new)
*Coffee can plastic (used)
*Swing away strike bushing (new) & inst.
*Trans mount (new) R&R
*Alignment
Now obviously, after all of this was taken care of one would think that the truck should be good to go. With my bad habit of never leaving things alone and being extremely OCD, I have created more and more work that never seems to end. So far I have done the following:
New egr valve
Painted interior trim white
Deaver front springs (replaces with procomp)
Replaced interior screws
Replaced tail lights
Replaced headliner and visors
New 35x12.50R15 Cooper tires
Bought new center caps (mine were rusted)
Installed new lug nuts
Replaced steering wheel center piece
Now upcoming mods that I will start posting progress pics on and I have most of the pieces:
Replace chrome reveal trim on side windows
Replace fuel filter
Replace body mounts
Replace head unit
Replace door and rear speakers
Install Alpine power pack amp for door speakers
Install fosgate 12” sub
Install CB radio
Install sound dampener
Install new carpet
Install oil sending unit
Install fuel sending unit
Touch up paint/clean under hood with POR-15
Clean and paint frame and chassis with Metalize spray coating
Chase down and fix slow start up
Hopefully in the next 6 months, I’ll get the borgeson steering shaft and red head steering box. I’m 99% sure that would fix the slop left in my steering.
So as I said, I unfortunately didn’t start a build before now but will keep this updated as I go!!
Thanks for reading!

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