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Jun 30, 2011 | 05:06 PM

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Laughing Gas

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From: oriental NC.

stand alone 7.3

has anyone here run a 7.3 in something else ? i got an old bronco frame that i was working on and abandoned 10 years ago and im thinking of powering it with a 7.3 . is there a a/m harness like a painless style ? or has some one here made one ??

Jun 30, 2011 | 09:28 PM

joeyd61

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personally no, but at the Tennesee chapter get to gether last Jan, there was a old bronco there with a 7.3....heres a bump for ya

Jun 30, 2011 | 10:28 PM

akaFrankCastle

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I wanna say both Painless and Centech make harnesses for the early Bronco. A few guys have had good luck with the Ron Francis stuff too. Rewiring my 72 has been on my list for some time now.
Check out a few of the Bronco parts houses for the best info on those. Wildhorses4x4, BroncoGraveyard, BCBroncos are all a good place to start.

If you do decide to drop the 7.3 in to that frame, I'd recommend stretching the frame and making it a 4 door. As large as that motor is you won't have much room for a transfer case and will be stuck with a 2wd Bronco.

Here's a few links for ya.

YouTube - ‪Powerstroke EB‬&rlm;

1975 Ford Bronco 2008 Bronco SuperCelebration picture | SuperMotors.net

Powerstroke EB???????????????????????????????? - ClassicBroncos.com Forums

Jun 30, 2011 | 10:39 PM

CampSpringsJohn

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There's a guy in the Ky Chapter that put a 6.9IDI in a Bronco. Kenpobuck is his name.

Jul 1, 2011 | 06:18 AM

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From: oriental NC.

thanks guys but this is no bronco any more its a bronco frame that i custom put a late model stock car cage on ,a nascar center . a sprint car style frt section and the back is kinda like a stadium truck. this truck will never see the road agian 4 wheeling , mud bogs , and truck motor cross. it will be race and fun only no lights ect.a stop pedal a go pedal and two seats! i have some good axels for now but im thinking of putting the frt end way out at the end of the rails. and running a 7.3 with a two wheel drive trans a short shaft to a transfer case like the paddle tired mud boggers and some rock crawlers are using i know the dana 20 case wont stand up to the power im thinking about.i was building this truck and got bit buy the water bug 10-12 years ago and im thinking about pulling it out and maybe finishing it now but with a 7.3 . so what i need is harness that is for the motor only,i can make it all but i was seeing if i could save some time looking at wire diagrams ect...