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1989 Ford Bronco

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1989 Ford Bronco - how she looks now. i pressure washed the outside to remove all the junk from where she had been sitting. the paint is chipping but it'll ha… 1989 Ford Bronco - when i first got her home. it was a tiring ride home because i had to load her on the trailer by myself with just a come-along. then i left… 1989 Ford Bronco - here she is again when i first brought her home. notice all the dirt and sap and junk all over her from where she had been sitting outside… 1989 Ford Bronco - here is my tow vehicle and current daily driver, a 2012 Ford F150 SuperCrew FX4 with the 5.0L v8 engine. she did a great job towing the bro… 1989 Ford Bronco - this is the transmission pan after i drained the fluid and dropped it. note the odd white, milky, clumpy substance in the bottom of the pan… 1989 Ford Bronco - this is the fluid from the transfer case. it looked more red when it was draining. the reason i checked the fluid color is because the outs… 1989 Ford Bronco - this is a shot of the inside of the C6 transmission in my bronco after i first dropped the pan. this shot is from laying under the vehicle,… 1989 Ford Bronco - i ended up replacing just about every brake part on the bronco. when i went to do the rear drum brakes, i pulled the passenger rear tire of… 1989 Ford Bronco - passenger side of the motor as i got it. note that there does appear to be some paint on the block, it is most noticable on the freeze plug… 1989 Ford Bronco - drivers side of the engine as i got it. you cant see it here but under the exhaust manifold i found one of those heat tabs glued in place.… 1989 Ford Bronco - the rear of the engine. i posted this picture mainly to show the smog hoses (TAB, TAD, Thermactor hoses, whatever you want to call them). m… 1989 Ford Bronco - here you can see the oil cooler built into the lower radiator hose. i will probably remove that since i already have a brand new lower hose… 1989 Ford Bronco - here's the front of the motor. since the motor was from an e-van, it has a saginaw power steering pump! score! 1989 Ford Bronco - the front of the engine. since it was from an e-van, note the saginaw pump. also, note the side mount 130A 3G alternator! they threw in all… 1989 Ford Bronco - another view of the front of the motor. note the side mount 130A 3G alternator. you can tell its a 130A because of the 2 large holes on the… 1989 Ford Bronco - against most people's advice, i decided to just get a cheap motor from the junkyard. this mean getting a 88-93 flat tappet motor rather tha… 1989 Ford Bronco - look at how clean the coolant passages are in the intake manifold! i was shocked myself. 1989 Ford Bronco - a shot through of the cam the distributor hole. hard to tell here if it is a roller cam or not. 1989 Ford Bronco - a shot of the distributor gear that was in the new motor. by my best guess, this is a steel gear. the area around the roll pin appears smoo… 1989 Ford Bronco - this broken exhaust manifold bolt put up a good fight but after 20-30 minutes i was able to prevail. may he rust in pieces. this was the on… 1989 Ford Bronco - this was kinda odd. the exhaust ports have some rust in them, and on the exhaust valves, but also there is some kind of flaky material in t… 1989 Ford Bronco - here is more rust in the exhaust port and more of the flaky stuff in the bottom of the port. 1989 Ford Bronco - here is more rust in the exhaust port and more of the flaky stuff in the bottom of the port. 1989 Ford Bronco - here is more rust in the exhaust port and more of the flaky stuff in the bottom of the port. 1989 Ford Bronco 1989 Ford Bronco 1989 Ford Bronco 1989 Ford Bronco 1989 Ford Bronco 1989 Ford Bronco 1989 Ford Bronco 1989 Ford Bronco - This is a close-up view of an engine's oil pump screen, showing its mesh filter and surrounding metal components. 1989 Ford Bronco - Close-up of engine internals, showing a Ford logo on the crankshaft and part numbers. 1989 Ford Bronco - Close-up view of internal engine components, including the crankshaft and connecting rod, with visible lubrication. 1989 Ford Bronco - Internal engine components including crankshaft and connecting rods are visible in this close-up view. 1989 Ford Bronco - This image shows the internal components of an engine, specifically the crankshaft and connecting rod bearings, with visible casting number… 1989 Ford Bronco - Close-up of an engine gasket with visible sealant and grommets, part of an engine assembly. 1989 Ford Bronco - Detail of an engine gasket and a bolt, likely from a vehicle's internal engine components. 1989 Ford Bronco - Engine oil pan removed, exposing the crankshaft and oil pickup screen. Supermotors.net logo is visible. 1989 Ford Bronco - hmm. i think something's missing here...
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