1983 Ford Bronco
| Owner: |
Fred Willson |
| From: |
Beacon, NY, U.S.A. (Other registries in NY) |
| Year, Make, & Model: |
1983 Ford Bronco (Other Ford Broncos) |
| Avatar: |
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| Clubs: |
SuperFord.org (Other vehicles in this club)
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| Nickname: |
Rosie |
| Mileage: |
200 |
| Engine: |
351CID Windsor with a Holley 4160 4 BBL, stock Ford twin tail pipe exhaust system, (nice rumble but not so loud you can't talk to other people inside the truck). |
| Drivetrain: |
C6 Transmission, NPG 208 Transfer case, Ford 8.8 rear, Dana 44 front, 3.08:1 gears.
Original tires were Pirelli Scorpion 33x12.5 R15 LT on aluminum American Racing AR781 wheels (now in garage), currently has 31x10.5 R15 on stock aluminum wheels. |
| Notes: |
Bought this from my son-in-law in 2000 so he could afford to buy a new truck to take my daughter to Alaska with him. Have been in the process of restoring it, and restoring it, and restoring it. Body completely restored for the second time in 2012; cut out and replaced all rusted areas, New 1/4 panels and body mounts, doors from a 95 f150, new front fenders, hood from a 86 F250, tail gate from a 95 Bronco. I replaced the grill with a new OEM 1980 grill because I think it looks better without the Blue oval. Also added day running lights and fog lights and put in front seats from a Ford Expedition. |
| Last Updated: |
8/25/2016 |
| Hits: |
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 3G-ALT_wiring 1.jpg
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 PG12.jpg
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Original Charge Distribution System
 ChargePowerDist.jpg
358 hits | 69.32 KB | Posted: 6/6/16
Modified Charge Power Distribution System. How it's all tied together.
 3G Charging System.jpg
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This is a charging system diagram from a 1996 EVTM and is the same as mine, perhaps a little neater looking. The only difference is mine has a 175 Amp Mega fuse where this diagram shows a fusible link
 Engine Compartment Relays.jpg
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This is a diagram of the relays that have been added in modifying the electrical system and their function. Most are contained in a Under hood relay box with the exception of the light and horn control relays.
 Diagram2 Headlight Control Wiring Mod.jpg
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This modification eliminates the long wiring path for headlight power which makes them dim and not too effective. With this modification the headlights receive power directly from the battery and use the original high/lo connections as the trigger f...
 Diagram1 Under Hood Fusebox assignments.jpg
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Added a under hood fuse box in order to eliminate the fusible links that when they fail are hard to find and replace. They also are the cause of electrical fires so this eliminates that possibility also.
 Horn Modification.jpg
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The original horn wiring was causing a significant voltage drop to the horn due to a long path from the battery over small gauge wire. This gave the horn a real wimpy sound. I modified the wiring by adding a relay that supplied voltage directly from ...
 Dash 003.jpg
5559 hits | 66.45 KB | Posted: 12/11/05
Added real volt meter, wet Oil Pressure, Vacuum and Temperature gauges. Clock, radio and bezel from a 1985 Broco. Dash from a 1984 F150.
 Rosies Vacuum System.JPG
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Rosie's vacuum system as it is now hooked up
 Spare Carrier 002a.jpg
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Interior spare mounting to quarter panel support
 Lincoln Mark VIII Fan.jpg
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Lincoln Mark VIII 4200 CFM fan out and ready for modification.
 Saginaw4.jpg
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Another front view with the 460 mounting bracket attached. After taking some measurements I determined that the 460 bracket would not work for my engine installation. However it apears that I can use the the 351W mounting bracket.
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Right side with temp paint job.
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OK! Let's get started!!!
 Bronco 00540001.JPG
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Left side after first round of renovation with temp paint job which became more or less the permanent paint job until the second round of renovation.
 Bronco 0003.JPG
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Left side before the first round of renovation in 2002.
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