KyleQ
Bronco Guru
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- Apr 24, 2008
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Well I blew my budget tonight - I spent $150 at the parts store getting gaskets, coil, plug wires, intake elbow and filter, water temp sensor, TPS, double roller timing chain, fuel line and a throttle cable. I could have spent half that if I had just gone to the junkyard, which would have kept me in budget, but at this point I've decided that my 450HP windsor won't be going into this Bronco and this motor will live here from here on out.
I obviously got a late start today based on how early I was up and a friend woke me up around two and wanted to do some shooting. We went out and spend a few hrs testing his .45 loads and I put a couple magazines down range out of my .45 Storm. It was a perfect day for it - after we made a parts run we got started on putting the motor back together.
Started with the timing chain - simple enough.
Then we dicked around with the timing chain cover, put the new seal in the wrong (Explorer) cover and then realized the seal we put i there isn't the same type as the old timing chain cover so we just put everything together with the old seal and I'll just hope it doesn't leak, whatever, it's easy enough to get at. We took off the fuel eccentric as well - it was hitting the cover. Stuck the fuel pump in there because we didn't have a block off plate, it won't be pumping either, so no big deal - I've got a spare in case anyone needs one
I tossed the alt and power steering pump on there and had to stop as my buddy had to go home and pull the crank pulley off his Bronco so I can get my motor together, he is getting my old pulley. He also needs to find the distributor so we can actually start the motor - details...
Now comes the fun - this is how close the intake is to everything-
Not only is the elbow interestingly close to the master cylinder, I'm not quite sure how the throttle linkage is going to work. I'm thinking I have to totally ditch the bellcrank throttle setup and run a more traditional direct form the pedal to the throttle body cable setup. That would alleviate some of the clearance issues back there.
This is what I've got to work with-
It's roughly 36" long, so I think I'll be good, if not too good. I guess I can cut the sheathing back and make it whatever length I want...
Tomorrow I'll pickup the pulley and distro and try and get the started install, the manifolds buttoned up and finish off the motor with the crank pulley and radiator install. At that point I should be ready to start plugging wire in and trying to remember what I forgot.
I obviously got a late start today based on how early I was up and a friend woke me up around two and wanted to do some shooting. We went out and spend a few hrs testing his .45 loads and I put a couple magazines down range out of my .45 Storm. It was a perfect day for it - after we made a parts run we got started on putting the motor back together.
Started with the timing chain - simple enough.
Then we dicked around with the timing chain cover, put the new seal in the wrong (Explorer) cover and then realized the seal we put i there isn't the same type as the old timing chain cover so we just put everything together with the old seal and I'll just hope it doesn't leak, whatever, it's easy enough to get at. We took off the fuel eccentric as well - it was hitting the cover. Stuck the fuel pump in there because we didn't have a block off plate, it won't be pumping either, so no big deal - I've got a spare in case anyone needs one
I tossed the alt and power steering pump on there and had to stop as my buddy had to go home and pull the crank pulley off his Bronco so I can get my motor together, he is getting my old pulley. He also needs to find the distributor so we can actually start the motor - details...
Now comes the fun - this is how close the intake is to everything-
Not only is the elbow interestingly close to the master cylinder, I'm not quite sure how the throttle linkage is going to work. I'm thinking I have to totally ditch the bellcrank throttle setup and run a more traditional direct form the pedal to the throttle body cable setup. That would alleviate some of the clearance issues back there.
This is what I've got to work with-
It's roughly 36" long, so I think I'll be good, if not too good. I guess I can cut the sheathing back and make it whatever length I want...
Tomorrow I'll pickup the pulley and distro and try and get the started install, the manifolds buttoned up and finish off the motor with the crank pulley and radiator install. At that point I should be ready to start plugging wire in and trying to remember what I forgot.