PXL_20210501_015910921.jpg 117 hits | 120.5 KB | Posted: 5/4/21 Hurst Pro-Matic shifter from Craigslist. Has PRND21 which matches the 4R70W pattern since O/D is lo...
PXL_20210408_180908614.jpg 139 hits | 134.62 KB | Posted: 5/4/21 Hurst shift cable mounted to the transmission lever with the end of the stock Bronco carburetor link...
PXL_20210414_041207369.jpg 123 hits | 133.98 KB | Posted: 5/4/21 Bosch 69100 fuel pump mounted low to feed off the carburetor style sending unit. WIX 33270 150 micro...
PXL_20210428_151254740.jpg 104 hits | 134.59 KB | Posted: 5/4/21 Full engine bay harness from the Explorer. Starting to peel off the tape to see the rainbow inside.
PXL_20210428_151930344.jpg 237 hits | 134.75 KB | Posted: 5/4/21 Chomp! Cut the main harness just past the relay box, which is in the area behind the driver's headl...
PXL_20210428_161815275.jpg 194 hits | 138.28 KB | Posted: 5/4/21 Ahhh, scary wiring! This is after cutting off the 3 firewall connectors. Lots of wires can be remo...
PXL_20210429_013830437.jpg 151 hits | 108.66 KB | Posted: 5/4/21 These are the wires I removed from C115 because they are not needed. It's cleaner to remove them ra...
PXL_20210429_030409292.jpg 150 hits | 112.58 KB | Posted: 5/4/21 Getting less scary! The 7 circuits left in place are in the split loom tubing. The big bundle of w...
PXL_20210429_165725867.jpg 134 hits | 121.25 KB | Posted: 5/4/21 PDB mounting bracket cut and welded on backwards so that it mounts downward and the box sits over th...
PXL_20210503_023653901.jpg 135 hits | 129.01 KB | Posted: 5/4/21 The 3 grounds from C115 ground to the old voltage regulator ground. I wire wheeled the metal bare t...
PXL_20210516_214558432.jpg 108 hits | 128.94 KB | Posted: 5/18/21 We used a piece of a broken aluminum yard stick to move the P/S reservoir down and back. It wasn't ...
PXL_20210516_214718264.jpg 99 hits | 84.98 KB | Posted: 5/18/21 The EGR solenoid was too high (surprise, surprise... do a body lift first!) so we took the mounting ...
PXL_20210516_214710156.jpg 103 hits | 138.13 KB | Posted: 5/18/21 We took the MAF out of the airbox and mounted it to the fender. With a little help from the heat gu...
PXL_20210516_214823092.jpg 93 hits | 74.74 KB | Posted: 5/18/21 The air filter came with the plate and gasket that mounted right up to the MAF sensor. Search eBay ...
PXL_20210516_214848918.jpg 116 hits | 129.87 KB | Posted: 5/18/21 We'll have to figure out a solution for the fan shroud since the fan is almost completely outside it...
PXL_20210518_012900500.jpg 101 hits | 127.35 KB | Posted: 5/18/21 We used the Explorer's throttle cable but it angled upward into the hood too much so we cut the lowe...
PXL_20210516_214740795.jpg 164 hits | 131.83 KB | Posted: 5/18/21 The oil filler ran into the intake tube and I just happened to have a Buick 3.8 sitting on the shop ...
PXL_20210516_214756378.jpg 152 hits | 130.57 KB | Posted: 5/18/21 Another shot of the radiator hose attaching the filler tube.
PXL_20210516_234217671.jpg 160 hits | 142.59 KB | Posted: 5/18/21 Nearly finished. We were going to keep the A/C lines for potential future use but we're going to ya...
PXL_20210516_214344640.jpg 166 hits | 152.19 KB | Posted: 5/18/21 These 3 connectors were originally in the engine bay.
The 4-pin square connector is used for th...
PXL_20210516_214422321.jpg 173 hits | 53.74 KB | Posted: 5/18/21 Overdrive cancel switch and LED. There was a big hole here already so in it went. The LED has a fai...
PXL_20210516_214433510.jpg 241 hits | 82.41 KB | Posted: 5/18/21 This is the alternator charge light and it does need to be a bulb rather than a LED, preferably with...
PXL_20210516_214451376.jpg 175 hits | 74.45 KB | Posted: 5/18/21 OBD2 port (AKA DLC) for diagnostics. It has 3 wires from C115 and then a power and ground wire. La...
PXL_20210516_214512082.jpg 241 hits | 129.28 KB | Posted: 5/18/21 Eight lonely fuses, two relays, and a diode are all that's left.
PXL_20210516_214536125.jpg 248 hits | 133.73 KB | Posted: 5/18/21 Since the Bronco doesn't have a true RUN/START circuit from the factory, we created one with a bridg...
PXL_20210516_214547000.jpg 243 hits | 140.28 KB | Posted: 5/18/21 The Explorer starter solenoid coil grounds through its case so we removed the paint from the wheel h...
PXL_20210516_214613037.jpg 235 hits | 130.09 KB | Posted: 5/18/21 This still needs a little cleanup but it's just a busy area for wiring. C115 splits into 3 groups h...
PXL_20210516_214632163.jpg 250 hits | 133.29 KB | Posted: 5/18/21 Arial view of the PDB. These wires now have split loom protecting them. To the right of the PDB yo...
PXL_20210518_012900500.jpg 228 hits | 127.35 KB | Posted: 7/3/21 We had cut a section out of the throttle bracket at the bottom and weld it back together to clock th...
PXL_20210602_235927354.jpg 220 hits | 84.8 KB | Posted: 7/3/21 The finished product! It turned out fairly clean but it sure would've made sense to paint the engin...
PXL_20210603_002916741.jpg 199 hits | 116.85 KB | Posted: 7/3/21 We were adjusting the shift linkage when a cloud of stinky smoke came out from under the hood. We f...
PXL_20210603_012628818.jpg 203 hits | 59.23 KB | Posted: 7/3/21 The test drive was awesome! This thing flies compared to when it had the 302 and C6. It even leave...
Explorer 5.0 and 4R70W swap
