1982 Bronco XLT

Nice, can't beat an obs powerstroke

Looks like a beast!  

Had to work late today. Was gonna try and get the power steering pump off the 7.3 and take a video of the Bronco but it's getting dark already. Little over a month left before the daylight comes back

https://youtu.be/uvSz_hlPXWs

I've had the video recorded for awhile now, just uploaded it a few days ago and now posting it to here haha. Oh well. Overall I like it, wish the idle was louder so you could hear the cam some more. The phone really enhanced the sound, it isn't that loud. I may try some of the same muffler just shorter later on. I really like the overall sound and tone just want it louder, and its very quiet with 0 interior. So I may make it a bit louder and with the interior panels in the back and carpet and everything else in there someday I think it would be fine with the other ones.

I like it. I think you'll like it when you get to drive it.

Let's put it here so it is easier for people:

I gotcha, embed vs link. Would've done that awhile ago if I was smart enough to look around at the different options up top.

I think it pulls people in when they see the opening scene of a video.  

Is there any way to tell the month it was made? I have a warranty card that was stamped 3/82. I was looking at buying used HVAC controls for the vacuum switch/selector but I believe it says thru 2/82 and from 3/82. I would think with the original warranty card is 3/82, most likely would be before 2/82.

Do you have the build sheet from under the seat?

I'm also pretty sure a Marti Report lists the manufacture date.

Edit yes, the actual manufacture date is included...
https://www.martiauto.com/faqfocus.cfm?qid=104

Not unless it's still there.. wish the sticker wasn't faded off so this would be much easier.

Does anyone have 83+ with the many options on the AC controller? I've been looking at controllers online 80-82 and they're arranged different than mine. So I wonder if mine was the newer style that got switched in 82.

These are my options


In other news, ordered floor pans and tailgate and some stuff for it. Hopefully will have a functioning rear window here soon.

That HVAC panel is identical to mine, which I know is the later (83-on) style. The place where the hoses plug in are completely different, I think the old style has 2 rows of ports, and the newer style has them more in a cluster.

that looks to be the typical late bull nose factory air panel . although i believe the 85/6 had more of a blue /red  overlapping color blend scheme instead of the red  white blue dotted version

It seems that it is the earlier version, just that every "early version" that doesn't have like the 3 settings for AC  has been the later version. I guess I've been somehow getting the parts that have been mislabeled when going around asking yards if they have controls. I haven't been able to find the vacuum switch online anywhere and I looked back on LMC tonight and its completely removed from their catalog. Its just 80-83 without air conditioning and then 83-91 with air conditioning. I found a couple pictures with the exact style I have from F150s with dual tanks so I can just take the vacuum switch off hopefully and all will be well. I'll call tomorrow and hopefully they weren't sold and left online.

My next plans are to get the dash/front area done and the tailgate. Get the stereo and new dash bezels in and new floor panels and rebuild the tailgate.

Hard to find a 85-86 black radio bezel to not cut it. Not a huge fan of the wood grain. Think I'm going to get a wood grain radio bezel for now and paint it black. And to find a black bezel with vents for around the gauges.

Weberman wrote

Hard to find a 85-86 black radio bezel to not cut it. Not a huge fan of the wood grain. Think I'm going to get a wood grain radio bezel for now and paint it black. And to find a black bezel with vents for around the gauges.

That's pretty much what I did on my truck. I actually just sanded down the woodgrain until it was smooth, then painted over it with SEM trim black. I think it looks good.

I suspect there may be members of the community that prize stock originality who may be mildly fuming... but to each his own.

The plan is to find someone that has a good black gauge surround and then hopefully just a cheap wood grain for the single DIN so I can finally get music in this thing.