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Old 03-08-2012, 12:11 PM
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Originally Posted by CigDaze
1990 Ford Bronco Eddie Bauer, 351W 4X4.

Man, do I miss this truck. 240,000 trouble-free miles with nothing more than a transmission rebuild at about 120,000.
Crappy pic but this is a neighbors 73' Bronco after 2 year custom restoration.... truck is badass

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Old 03-08-2012, 12:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Quicksilver
Crappy pic but this is a neighbors 73' Bronco after 2 year custom restoration.... truck is badass
That is sweet, for sure! I love the classic trucks!
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Originally Posted by Quicksilver
Crappy pic but this is a neighbors 73' Bronco after 2 year custom restoration.... truck is badass

Very well done! Love the early Bronco's
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My absolute Fav-my 69 Grand Prix w/ factory 350 hp pontiac 400, bought it in Ca for 600$ in 1987, drove it 70 thousand miles until I thought I would be cool and outrun the Cops one night and made car 4 feet shorter on something real solid!!! Ran it at the strip when I was stuck in Va in the Navy, car was bone stock, ran 15.00's in 90 degree heat, I had much faster cars before that, during that time and since then but never as attached. Have had 10+ 2nd gen T/A's and firebirds, currently have a near perfect show quality 74 T/A that I am puttimng a MEfI 4 efi controlled 455 in that just made 588 hp on the Dyno, have a 75 T/A that I am putting a 502 or 540 as soon as the 74 is done, its more of a daily driver with a few blemishes.
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Originally Posted by Biggus
Very well done! Love the early Bronco's
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That is sweet, for sure! I love the classic trucks!
It is sweet, and fast lol... he used to offroad it but after rolling it bad one day, spent two years restoring it... doubt he'll take it offroad again, maybe minor stuff. Take the top off and it's a blast to drive, has a modified 351, and the 4 point racing harnesses look cool too lol. I'll try to get better pics.

Makes me want to get one, but their actually very hard to find for sale in good condition.
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Originally Posted by Quicksilver
It is sweet, and fast lol... he used to offroad it but after rolling it bad one day, spent two years restoring it... doubt he'll take it offroad again, maybe minor stuff. Take the top off and it's a blast to drive, has a modified 351, and the 4 point racing harnesses look cool too lol. I'll try to get better pics.

Makes me want to get one, but their actually very hard to find for sale in good condition.
They pop up around here in absolutely mint condition a few times a year, usually between 12k to 20k, Smitty
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Originally Posted by CigDaze
1990 Ford Bronco Eddie Bauer, 351W 4X4.

Man, do I miss this truck. 240,000 trouble-free miles with nothing more than a transmission rebuild at about 120,000.
Nice! . . . . just got a loaded 93 Eddie Bauer 351w one owner truck. Has been in storage and not driven since 2002, I had to do the fuel and brake system but thats about it been purring like a kitten since i fired it up. Only other thing i did was freshen up the faded paint and do a custom treatment on the factory EB stripes. I did not fix one dent in the truck and the cosmetics only took a couple days, shes a cream puff . Love driving this thing, i have had several Broncos from a mint 55k mile 77 302 3spd ranger pkg to a 78 400m 4spd and an 86 EB. Great trucks i will have this one a while
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1999 Mercedes CLK430. Got it when they first hit the street, was a hard to find car and had to travel to get it. I removed all the badges so many people did not even know what it was.

275HP V-8, wonderful breaks, nice cornering, and I thought it had very nice lines for the time.
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Originally Posted by glassdave
Nice! . . . . just got a loaded 93 Eddie Bauer 351w one owner truck. Has been in storage and not driven since 2002, I had to do the fuel and brake system but thats about it been purring like a kitten since i fired it up. Only other thing i did was freshen up the faded paint and do a custom treatment on the factory EB stripes. I did not fix one dent in the truck and the cosmetics only took a couple days, shes a cream puff . Love driving this thing, i have had several Broncos from a mint 55k mile 77 302 3spd ranger pkg to a 78 400m 4spd and an 86 EB. Great trucks i will have this one a while
Awesome, Dave. Nice work. Brings back a lot of memories.
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Originally Posted by Quicksilver
It is sweet, and fast lol... he used to offroad it but after rolling it bad one day, spent two years restoring it... doubt he'll take it offroad again, maybe minor stuff. Take the top off and it's a blast to drive, has a modified 351, and the 4 point racing harnesses look cool too lol. I'll try to get better pics.

Makes me want to get one, but their actually very hard to find for sale in good condition.
Right on. I'd love to see more pics.
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