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1996 Ford Bronco “Carcass Stripped”
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“Carcass Stripped”1996 Ford Bronco

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Totalled by a local Bronco killer; traded to me for some labor on his replacement white '96 EB Bronco. I'll strip out all the usable parts, and I might put some of them into the '93EB I'm building. — Steve83

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1996 Ford Bronco - This is what the PO did to it shortly after buying it - an open storm drain in a busy street caused him to hit a large power pole. The pole… 1996 Ford Bronco - Since he had no use for it, and his replacement needs some work, he's trading me this carcass for the labor. 1996 Ford Bronco - I'm not sure I'm getting such a good deal... 1996 Ford Bronco - The carcass is ready to roll gently down the hill onto the trailer. 1996 Ford Bronco - Loaded & ready to roll! 1996 Ford Bronco - Some moron in a Mercedes assumed he could cut me off, and actually got offended that I didn't let him. He must have been blind to think tha… 1996 Ford Bronco - I hope to have it stripped in a couple of weeks. 1996 Ford Bronco - Owww... Odo 299,062.2mi 1996 Ford Bronco - The WP hub shouldn't be this close to the housing... 1996 Ford Bronco - This shouldn't be too hard to extract. I'll soak it with penetrant until I'm ready to pull the intake for new gaskets. [url=https://www.sup… 1996 Ford Bronco - In addition to the folded frame & punctured timing cover, the axle is twisted due to the front crossmember being mashed back. The driveshaf… 1996 Ford Bronco - ...and the back of the crank pulley should be flat. 1996 Ford Bronco - Well, THERE'S your problem! Fortunately, the oil came out clean, so virtually no coolant went into the crankcase before the engine stopped.… 1996 Ford Bronco - Some friends helped me flip the body off the frame so I could dismantle the chassis. 1996 Ford Bronco - Some friends helped me flip the body off the frame so I could dismantle the chassis. [url=https://www.supermotors.net/registry/media/113432… 1996 Ford Bronco - All the safety features worked: seat belts, airbag, and even the telescoping steering column, which slid forward off its rear (cast-Aluminu… 1996 Ford Bronco - The column is so far forward that the shifter wouldn't go into park. 1996 Ford Bronco - After several rounds of PurplePower, Dawn, & water hose, the carpets are clean enough to be vacuumed so they can go into the replacement Br… 1996 Ford Bronco - These are most of the tags on the truck. IF THE IMAGE IS TOO SMALL, click it. The one I forgot to label below the frame & above the camper… 1996 Ford Bronco - Instrument cluster tag (made by Altec) The top line of text abbreviations means: RPO - regular production option (tachometer & gauges) MPH… 1996 Ford Bronco - Rear axle tag S838M (Sterling axle plant; internal coding) 3 55 88 5L21 (3.55 ratio, open diff; 8.8" axle; 1995 December 21) Odo 299,0… 1996 Ford Bronco - This FDM appears to have been replaced after 2003 (probably under the recall), and then the reservoir with pump motor inside was replaced l… 1996 Ford Bronco - This dipstick is substantially longer than the one on my '93, making it much easier to reach. But the joint in the tube doesn't appear to b… 1996 Ford Bronco - The impact was so hard that this mount (#3 LHS) bent forward, evidenced by the spalled paint near the frame at the front & rear corners. Co… 1996 Ford Bronco - The impact was so hard that these mounts (#2 L&RHS) bent forward, evidenced by the wider gap at the rear (right of picture). 1996 Ford Bronco - Engine RHS just after flipping the body off. 1996 Ford Bronco - T-case RHS just after flipping the body off. 1996 Ford Bronco - Tank & axle RHS just after flipping the body off. 1996 Ford Bronco - Misfire sensor & tone ring behind the harmonic balancer ('96-only) on a 5.8L (5.0L same; 4.9L similar). 1996 Ford Bronco - Engine LHS just after flipping the body off. 1996 Ford Bronco - T-case LHS just after flipping the body off. 1996 Ford Bronco - Tank & axle LHS just after flipping the body off. 1996 Ford Bronco - '96 5.8L Engine Vacuum Harness (no 2ndry air or MAP) [url=https://www.supermotors.net/registry/media/1151310] https://www.supermotors.net/g… 1996 Ford Bronco - '96 5.8L Engine Wiring Harness 1996 Ford Bronco - Chassis front just after pressure-washing. Before: [url=https://www.supermotors.net/registry/media/1133840] https://www.supermotors.net/get… 1996 Ford Bronco - Engine RHS just after pressure-washing. Before: [url=https://www.supermotors.net/registry/media/1133861] https://www.supermotors.net/getfil… 1996 Ford Bronco - Trans & t-case RHS just after pressure-washing. Before: [url=https://www.supermotors.net/registry/media/1133862] https://www.supermotors.ne… 1996 Ford Bronco - Tank & axle RHS just after pressure-washing. Before: [url=https://www.supermotors.net/registry/media/1133863] https://www.supermotors.net/g… 1996 Ford Bronco - Engine LHS just after pressure-washing. Before: [url=https://www.supermotors.net/registry/media/1133865] https://www.supermotors.net/getfil… 1996 Ford Bronco - Trans & t-case LHS just after pressure-washing. Before: [url=https://www.supermotors.net/registry/media/1133866] https://www.supermotors.ne…
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