95 to 88 swap

[Xxxyank]

Hey everybody! I got a few questions for the Bronco Gurus... If you didn't see my add on the other topic forum.

I totaled (or should say someone totaled me) my 1995 Bronco a few weeks a go, not a straight panel left on her. But she is an XL with an almost new 5.0 & 5spd in her.

I was wondering what years i should look at, if i want to swap the drive train, into another Bronco. I highly doubt by searching craigslist, I'm not going to come up with a 95 xl with the same powerplant. I'm taking into account that if i want to keep my 5speed, I probably will have to change the trans tunnel, along with all the brackets for the clutch & engine harness, maybe even the dash harness. For a 92-95 5th generation...

Could i go back as far 87-91 4th generation and swap everything? I've noticed they are a dime a dozen. some of them are extremely straight and almost rust free. Except they in my humble opinion, they have a horrible looking dash and interior, is it possible to swap the dashes along with the drive-train? I'm sure all the Harnesses would have to be swapped out as well. But is it possible without having to make up a bunch of brackets for everything to fit?

I know it seems to be a lot of trouble but i was wondering if anybody has done it before or at least thought about it. I got a lot of money ******* in my old bronco, even though they claim they will pay me back, I hate to see it all go to waste, so i plan just to buy it back after the adjustment. Of course the main thing was my girl friend and me was fine. I just don't know if i have it in me, to go buy some cherry Bronco for 4+ grand and start over. When i know, i can salvage what i got into something and make it just as nice.

I would greatly appreciate any and all advise on the matter, as I'm huntin' for broncos daily...

 

[Krafty]

if you get creative with your interior you could retro fit almost anything from your 95 to any 80-96 bronco, it would take alot of time and patience but if you buy back your 95 then you will have all the pieces you need.

 

[Xxxyank]

I'm not sure yet what I'm going to do... I'm really eyeballing an 88 bronco right now with a 302. She is clean, straight and rust free, of course it needs paint but it has been garage most of it's life... I can get it for 600 buxs, it has a bunch of little things wrong with her but nothing extremely bad... An it's an automatic, an i really would like to keep my 5spd... I notice thru LMC that my 95 truck has a different gas, brake and clutch bracket then an 88. Of course even different brake booster and clutch master cylinder... So for me to not only keep my 5spd, i would have to change the brakes to keep my abs so my booster will align up to my brake bracket. Then again if i was to do this, i was planning just swapping my axles and suspension anyways... so what if i have to swap out the entire ABS system...

I'm not sure if i have the time to do all this work... Told the guy i was going to think about it this weekend.

Thanks for the reply

 

[Xxxyank]

Well I finally decided to do it. i snatched up a straight & rust free 88 bronco, Tuesday. So i been planning my attack on this project, I'm taking the day off today so the surgery will start shortly... I'm going to pull the front clip off the 95 & see how far i get in pulling the engine & drivetrain.