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    hood alignment

    Hi guys/girls. I have been having a degree of difficulty with the alignment of my hood since I did my motor swap. When I removed the hood I drilled the brackets with a 1/4'' bit for the re-installation but I am still having issues. As you can see, if you have been following my posts, I am...
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    steering

    Hey folks, I have an issue that I just can't seem to get right with my 79 bronco. My steering/handling just absolutly sucks! When I drive at 40 mph and up, my Bronco wants to wander all over the road!! It feels like it wants to " find the groove " in the roadway but when it starts to find the...
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    c-6 tranny question

    Hey folks, I was driving the other day and noticed that my tranny sounds like its chattering when its about to shift. it typically does this when i'm getting on it. I have checked the fluid and its full and not burnt and the mounts and lines are secure. I thought about my Bronco build for a...
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    79 bronco rear leaf springs

    howdy folks, I have a 79 bronco with 4'' lift, coils in front and 2'' blocks in the rear with stock leafs in the rear. today after a week of driving with said lift kit and 35'' tires on my rig I broke one of the spring leafs on the drivers rear... dammit! before i buy new springs for the rear i...
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    transmission I.D.

    Hi folks, I just recently picked up a parts bronco and got this trans. with the deal. I dont know what it is? I know its a manual...lol but what type i'm unsure of. any help would be awesome! thank you.
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    body panel replacement

    thanks for reading! I am in the process of replacing the drivers side rear quarter panel on my 78 bronco. I have about 90% of it off but I am having decision issues with the portion that meets the door and attatches to the pillar beneath the cap. it sems that there is a ''tab'' that dives into...
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    rear quarter panel/side replacement

    Hello again folks! I am about to replace the entire drivers side rear panel on my 78 bronco. I have the panel in hand and am looking for any tips or techniques to get through this job as painlessly as I can. I have never done any body work before EVER! I have tons of tools to do the job, just...
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    460 swap oil pan

    hello folks. I did the 460 swap in my 79 bronco and i have a few issues. first is the oil pan kit that i purchased from bronco graveyard has a bad casting for the oil dipstick tube receiver so i am leaking oil all over the place on my new exhaust and block ect... I cant get them to honor thier...
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    thermostat neck interchangability

    hi folks, does anyone know if the thermostat neck from a 351 will fit a 460? i have an edelbrock performer intake on the 460 and theres some jap crap thermostat neck on there that needs an ''o'' ring to seal but the manifold doesn't accept the ''o'' ring. theres no lip for it to seal to...
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    front axle insulators

    hello folks, I am in the middle of upgrading to a quad shock set up on the front of my 79 bronco and in the process i had destroyed the trailmaster axle insulator that sits behind the "c" bracket that bolts to the trailing arm and surrounds the front axle. my biggest issue was getting the 2...
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    rear quarter panel replacement

    hello folks, i am about to do some major cosmetic surgery to both my bronco's. i have 2 complete sides for one and was hoping to use the remains of that one along with some upper wheel arch panels to do the other! I am hoping that someone here has done this before and could provide some...
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    rear disc brakes

    hello folks, I am looking at a 9'' rear from a lincoln versallies, 79'. i might buy it for the disc rear in it. i was wondering if i should also grab the proportioning valve for that rear? or will my stock one be o.k.? Also.. any tips or things to look for to ensure its an o.k. rear? thanks!, Al.
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    steering wobble

    hello again my friends, i have a new quandry with my 79 bronco. My baby shakes something fierce while driving around 70 mph. it will go away between 70 and 75 but then returns with avengance! i have 6 new shocks all around ( and a new stabilizer ), new wheel bearings and i rebuilt the hubs. (4x4...
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    79 bronco axles

    hey folks. i was wanting to put some D-60's under my 79 bronco. i just recently had the 460 swap on it with a brand new c-6 trans with shift kit. i have stock drive shafts and stock axles. 350 posi in the rear i dunno up front. my question is: what would be a good axle ratio with the power i...
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    rear drive shaft

    i have a 87 bronco that i broke th e rear drive shaft on!! i cant seem to find one and was wondering what other year broncos have the same rear drive shaft? any help would be awesome!! thanks.
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    wiring issue...

    hey folks, i just finished the 460 upgrade with nice as all get out headers from the L&L Co. what an awesome upgrade!!! anyway... i have since put the grille in and started with the last of the details and i have found that i have no turn signals? they light up but don't blink. i have traced...
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    c-6 mating to 460

    hey there folks, i am in the middle of a 460 swap and i am having trouble getting the trans. to mate to the motor! I'm trying to assy. it out of the truck so i have 1 unit to put in. i have the trans all the way up to the little nipples but cant seem to get the bell to align or the shafts to...
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    oil pan and sump pick-up

    hey folks, I have a few new questions sbout my 460 swap. first the motor is from a 76' f-350 2wd. the pan is a front sump pan. i need a rear sump pan for the front axle clearance. i have purchased a pan from Auto zone and a sump pick-up but the pick-up is way too long and doesnt work. the second...
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    3'' lift and drive shafts

    hey folks, i have a 3'' rancho suspension lift that i'm putting under my bronco and was wondering if a set of drive shafts( both front and back) that have been lengthened for a 4'' lift will be o.k. to use or will they be too long? i forget the exact length of the shafts but i see the rear one...
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    79 bronco, 460

    hey folks, i'm gonna put a 460 in muh bronco and have a few questions... #1 can i use the stock shafts ( assuming they are the same length that i need ) or do i need to beef them up? can i run a d-70 rear and the d-44 up front? if not then what axle combo will work with the front 44 diff? the...
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