5.8L swap

Rockcrawler · Post by **Rockcrawler** » Fri Nov 30, 2007 6:08 pm

Well my 5.0 is getting tired and i found a great deal on ford bronco for 400 bucks with a 5.8L So far i have pulled everything out of the bronco, now i need to clean up the motor and pull all the smog stuff off. Next week i will be pulling out everything on my bronco II. I want to move everything forward about three inches or as far as i can so i can have a longer rear drive shaft. I will also be mocing the radiator to the back.

Phillippi · Post by **Phillippi** » Fri Nov 30, 2007 7:55 pm

Nice, I cant wait to see how this goes. I take it your b2 is a OHV not driven on the road in CA (no smog).

Rockcrawler · Post by **Rockcrawler** » Fri Nov 30, 2007 9:13 pm

its my dayly driver

nah its off road only. wouldnt want drive it on the road.

Bronco Ollie · Post by **Bronco Ollie** » Fri Nov 30, 2007 9:21 pm

cant wait to see how it turns out

pigmy pony · Post by **pigmy pony** » Mon Dec 10, 2007 10:12 am

Ya keep us updated,... sounds like a lot of work.

Rockcrawler · Post by **Rockcrawler** » Tue Dec 11, 2007 3:37 am

yeah i have been kinda lazy the last couple weeks. i have pulled everything out of the bronco, i tore down the whole wiring harnes and got it all mapped out so it should be easy to put back together. I decided not to move the motor forward becuase it would interfear with the front suspension. So this job is going to be alot easy then before. I ordered the duel oil sub pan today, and it should be in on the 12th. I will be changing the vavle cover gastkets in a couple days and painting the pan the intake and valve covers dark for blue when i change all those gastkets. Also doing the oil pump sense everything will be out so its a good time to do it.

Post by **Nobody** » Tue Dec 11, 2007 7:38 am

I can't wait to see it go!

plowboy · Post by **plowboy** » Tue Dec 11, 2007 8:16 pm

Awsome Rock!! Can't wait to see some action vids

Gonna upgrade to the TTB from the fullsize?

Rockcrawler · Post by **Rockcrawler** » Wed Dec 12, 2007 2:21 am

no i think i will stick with my dana 60 front

Rockcrawler · Post by **Rockcrawler** » Fri Dec 14, 2007 12:51 am

well got some pics of the stuff i have been up to. I got the wiring harnse hopefully all ready. The good news i found out that this was a crate motor from ford. the bad when pulling the tranny some how one of the bolt holes for the tranny broke off and i was going to weld it back on but it some how dissapeared off the face of the earth. i got the new oil pump in and everything is ready for paint and then the reasimbily starts.

Rockcrawler · Post by **Rockcrawler** » Fri Dec 14, 2007 12:52 am

Rockcrawler · Post by **Rockcrawler** » Fri Dec 14, 2007 6:34 pm

well got the motor back together now onto pulling out the old one. I also found the part that broke off and welded it back on.

Rockcrawler · Post by **Rockcrawler** » Sat Dec 22, 2007 1:56 am

Well i finally got around to pulling out the 5.0. It was a pleasent 30 degreses outside while doing this too. I have been busy trying to buy a house so it has really taken alot longer to do this then i thought it would! I cant wait to get it up and running. I also donated the big bronco to the fire dept here in town and they cut it up for pratice!

Rockcrawler · Post by **Rockcrawler** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 2:07 am

Its kinda in Got the motor mounts all welded up and bolted in. It was a real pain! I jacked up my finger and stripped out a bolt on the exuast manifold! It was a pretty crappy day but i got some work done which was nice. There was also a really nice message on the fly wheel from the owner before me.

Rockcrawler · Post by **Rockcrawler** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 9:47 pm

IT RUNS IT RUNS