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1975 Ford Bronco “EB eB SOLD”
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“EB eB SOLD”1975 Ford Bronco

673 photos documented since 2003 11 years documented ♡ Follow this build

The story

Bought ragged, and rebuilt from the frame up beginning in October '99. The whole wiring harness is from the '88 F-150, so it has cruise, PW/PL/RKE, rear defrost, the '88 in-tank & frame rail fuel pumps, dual dome lamps, & interval wipers. It also uses the '88 tilt column, '86 EB Bronco seats on custom bases, & '86 tan shoulder belts. The whole inside was Rhino-lined in Harvest Gold, the same as the 2000 EB Expedition tan on the outside of the camper, the rocker panels, and the fender flares. The rest of the body is 2000 EB Ex Estate Green, except the tan sections of the grille & t/g. The frame is Herculined. All the weatherstrips were replaced with new, and late-model breakaway bubble-back mirrors were added. It also has an auto-dimming compass thermometer rear-view mirror, rechargeable MagLite, fold/tumble rear seat, underhood reel light, backup camera, DynaMat Xtreme covering all the Rhino inside, carpet, headliner, custom door& bedwall panels... This was Frank's only vehicle for over a decade, so he commuted, carpooled, hunted & trained dogs, traveled, & towed his boat with it.
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The truck was sold to a man in N. MS in Sep. 2014. It has since been sold a few more times. — Steve83

Day one vs. today

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1975 Ford Bronco in 2014
1975 Ford Bronco in 2003
2003 2014

Photo history

673 photos across 10 years — drag the dot to travel through this vehicle’s life. Captions are the owner’s; where there isn’t one, the AI caption fills in.

2003

2003

66 photos added — showing 8

1975 Ford Bronco - It started as a rustbucket with nice wheels, and ended up as a 2000 Eddie Bauer Bronco. 1975 Ford Bronco - This is what Frank bought and asked me to help him restore. 1975 Ford Bronco - We quickly decided to start over, so we stripped it. 1975 Ford Bronco - With some help from the neighbors, we got the body off the frame. I'm wearing the white shirt; Frank has the other A-pillar. We gave the yo… 1975 Ford Bronco - I think Frank was surprised at how little there was under there. 1975 Ford Bronco - We think that's a '7? T-bird 351, but we don't know where the transmission (3.03?) came from. Neither will be reused. 1975 Ford Bronco - After cleaning the mud out of the frame (that's why it's up), we cup-brushed the whole thing to prep it for Herculiner. [url=https://www.su… 1975 Ford Bronco - I think we used 1 1/2 gallons to get 2 thorough coats on it. [url=https://www.supermotors.net/registry/media/70476] https://www.supermotors…

2006

27 photos added — showing 8

1975 Ford Bronco - I finally got it back, so I can finish it up (hopefully!). Another guy did a lot of work on it in Baton Rouge, LA, before the hurricane, an… 1975 Ford Bronco - The guy who continued the project in BR did good mechanical work, but I still haven't figured out why he changed the A/C compressor. And he… 1975 Ford Bronco - Uuugh! I'm either gonna replace those red hoses, or leather-dye them black. 1975 Ford Bronco - He has the battery going to the starter relay (correct), but then ALL the vehicle power goes thru a 30A (pitiful) maxifuse inside that blac… 1975 Ford Bronco - There's not much room for anything else, but I'm looking for an electric fan to go here. 1975 Ford Bronco - There's barely enough room for the power brake system, and it still rubs the elbow coming off the throttle body. [url=http://www.supermotor… 1975 Ford Bronco - Another angle on the power brake/air intake interference. [url=http://www.supermotors.net/vehicles/registry/media/815994] http://www.superm… 1975 Ford Bronco - Looking down the L side of the engine showing the steering shaft that I had fabricated to join the '88 tilt/cruise column to the '75 power…

2007

85 photos added — showing 8

1975 Ford Bronco - This was after the 2nd rinse - it smells like a wet ashtray. For the reason it happened, read [url=http://www.fourdoorbronco.com/board/show… 1975 Ford Bronco - After the heater core blew out, this is what came out of the radiator. For the reason it happened, read [url=http://www.fourdoorbronco.com/… 1975 Ford Bronco - The speaker hole had already been hacked before he bought the truck, so as much as I hated to do it, I left it there. I would have preferre… 1975 Ford Bronco - The steel top lip wraps up to the glass, like modern door panels. When the panel is adjusted correctly, the vent window will just clear the… 1975 Ford Bronco - I'm pretty happy with my first attempt at upholstery, even with the slight wrinkles at the bottom. There's a nick at the top, though, so I'… 1975 Ford Bronco - The '88 trim pieces look pretty good, but I butchered the switch opening, so I'm definitely redoing it. 1975 Ford Bronco - I think it looks D@# good already, so the final version should be great. I still have to find a pull handle, but since the chairs have 2 ar… 1975 Ford Bronco - Why didn't they do it this way to begin with?

2008

103 photos added — showing 8

1975 Ford Bronco - NOW it's cool !!! :-D 1975 Ford Bronco - The mat is done up to the front seats, and that might be as far as it goes. No noise will come up thru the seats, and there will be a cente… 1975 Ford Bronco - The camper shell is matted, including around the side windows. The difference in noise is amazing - it almost sounds like the camper is mad… 1975 Ford Bronco - The wiring above the windshield for the dome lamps & rear defroster now runs inside the wiper cover bracket so the headliner can lie flat(t… 1975 Ford Bronco - The dome light wiring isn't connected yet, but the wiper cover & visors had to be test-fitted so the headliner could be trimmed around them. 1975 Ford Bronco - T-shift Dana 20 Shifter Pill Modification This isn't my photo - I collected these pics off the net for reference, but I'm not sure I'll be… 1975 Ford Bronco - Half the reason for rebuilding the t-case is that we can't get the shifter to move into 4H. When we had the body completely blasted, repair… 1975 Ford Bronco - This is half the reason for rebuilding the t-case; the shifter won't move into 4H, and it's an internal problem.

2009

119 photos added — showing 8

1975 Ford Bronco - Yesterday: ~65°F Today: ~7" on the roof. BTW Those new tires are WAAAYYYYY too grippy to throw good roostertails - the truck just takes of… 1975 Ford Bronco - The original has been leaking slightly for a few months, and it blew out the same day this arrived. This one's ports are reversed for EFI s… 1975 Ford Bronco - I put a light coat of flat black on the front face of everything so it wouldn't be so noticeable thru the grille. 1975 Ford Bronco - The engine bay, sans radiator/condenser/trans cooler. I still haven't figured out why the guy in BR removed the smog pump - it fit & worked. 1975 Ford Bronco - The new coolant & wiper reservoirs, and the back of the condenser with the new ATF cooler installed. The fan has to move back to make room… 1975 Ford Bronco - Even after a little filing to remove the burrs from the corners of the blocks, the original mounts still won't go down on them, and the tan… 1975 Ford Bronco - After fighting the fuel system for a few weeks, I realized that the problem was the aftermarket solenoid-style fuel pumps. Because they did… 1975 Ford Bronco - Original Carpet & Trim Because of the cage & chair bases, the carpet for this truck will have to be modified for a custom fit.

2010

54 photos added — showing 8

1975 Ford Bronco - I removed the MAF and found some JY elbows to make the turns into the CV throttle body. The lower box was also deleted (actually, I never k… 1975 Ford Bronco - There was a rain leak coming off the EEC, so I pulled the vent blockoff to reseal it, and pulled the EEC to seal around its grommet. The EE… 1975 Ford Bronco - The one that was on the truck when he bought it had obviously been damaged & repaired at least once, and it doesn't work or look right. Thi… 1975 Ford Bronco - 33" is a lot of tire for an eB, and not just on the ground. On the stock swingaway, it blocks a lot of the rear view, and it's beginni… 1975 Ford Bronco - The powdercoated swingaway looks a lot better, but it hasn't solved the weight or visibility problems. 1975 Ford Bronco - The hood got the same treatement as the liftgate. [url=http://www.supermotors.net/registry/media/768115] http://www.supermotors.net/getfile… 1975 Ford Bronco - This could be the last major part to be rebuilt. We've resealed this chunk a few times now, and he had to put 2 qt in to get it over here,… 1975 Ford Bronco - Turns out the rattle wasn't JUST from the rear diff. The front joint in the rear driveshaft is SEVERELY worn, and missing all its needle be…

2011

54 photos added — showing 8

1975 Ford Bronco - Just messing around... If you want to try, read this caption: [url=http://www.supermotors.net/registry/media/849732_1] http://www.supermoto… 1975 Ford Bronco - The R door had been locked shut for about a week, and the weather finally got good enough to check it out. The hard part was removing the f… 1975 Ford Bronco - Fuel switching valves, version 2 [url=https://www.supermotors.net/registry/media/727253] https://www.supermotors.net/getfile/727253/thumbna… 1975 Ford Bronco - This is a BWD (Pollack) FSV2A from O'Reilly attached by 1 bolt to a simple bracket I cut & bent, with a scrap of galvanized gutter attached… 1975 Ford Bronco - The shield protects the valve, wiring, & lines from the exhaust heat. See the NEXT several pics... 1975 Ford Bronco - The wiring isn't neat, but it works & it's hidden! [url=http://www.supermotors.net/registry/media/870469] http://www.supermotors.net/getfil… 1975 Ford Bronco - The wiring isn't neat, but it works & it's hidden! The forward heat shield protects the single-function reservoir (SFR) for the high-pressu… 1975 Ford Bronco - As soon as the spark plug wire was fixed, the engine started surging, which eventually turned out to be a leaking FPR. Big surprise - it wa…

2012

13 photos added — showing 8

1975 Ford Bronco - This is the last time it'll have that useless ALT gauge... See also: [url=http://www.supermotors.net/registry/media/843356] http://www.supe… 1975 Ford Bronco - During the rewiring, I added these 4-pin connectors to make the cluster more modular. Note that the ICVR has 2 terminals on its hot side, s… 1975 Ford Bronco - The paper face is slightly too large, but it's easy to trim. See also: [url=http://www.supermotors.net/registry/media/843356] http://www.su… 1975 Ford Bronco - A few minutes with some tin snips turned a piece of scrap metal into a new backplate. 1975 Ford Bronco - A few sketch lines locate the the gauge studs. The shoulders fit 11/32" holes, and a little wallowing positions them. It probably woul… 1975 Ford Bronco - The paper insulator prevents the hot side from shorting to the plate; the steel washer on the ground side helps it connect to the plate, bu… 1975 Ford Bronco - If the driver's angle doesn't show the whole face, I might redo the backplate to shift the gauge inboard slightly. 1975 Ford Bronco - Accurate enough!

2013

1 photo added

1975 Ford Bronco - To make future ignition module changes easier, and to reduce their frequency, I converted the wiring to the remote-ICM configuration, and p…

2014

135 photos added — showing 8

1975 Ford Bronco - There's some noticeable bumpsteer with the stock pitman arm being unaligned to the track bar. It's actually worse than it appears from this… 1975 Ford Bronco - Pitman arm swap. (2/26/07) 1975 Ford Bronco - This is after installing the correct drop pitman arm. (2/26/07) It's actually better than it appears from this angle. 1975 Ford Bronco - Snowden Grove turned out to be relatively photogenic as a backdrop, and it's just a few miles from Frank's house. These pics are hi-res, so… 1975 Ford Bronco - Snowden Grove turned out to be relatively photogenic as a backdrop, and it's just a few miles from Frank's house. 1975 Ford Bronco - Snowden Grove turned out to be relatively photogenic as a backdrop, and it's just a few miles from Frank's house. 1975 Ford Bronco - Snowden Grove turned out to be relatively photogenic as a backdrop, and it's just a few miles from Frank's house. 1975 Ford Bronco - Snowden Grove turned out to be relatively photogenic as a backdrop, and it's just a few miles from Frank's house.

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