I know... swaps are easy enough but if I had $5K I would love to own this:

SUPER RARE! 1983 FORD Bronco 4x4 w/Factory Diesel *Runs GREAT!* - (CAS

Emissions legal and just plain cool for the rarity.

 

super rare because it was never made by ford. this guy would make a good used car salesman.
that is a plain old bronco that someone put a diesel engine into.

the sad thing is, someone will buy his line of BS and overpay for that thinking they have something rare.

i just sent him an email asking for the VIN, saying i want to get more info on it before dropping serious money on it.

 

Tom, I think I agree with you that I've been "hoaxed". I could only get the first two pictures to open on my phone at work, now that I see the rest it obvious the seller is full of BS. The instrument bezel is 85/86 'burl' type woodgrain and does not match. It has a tach cluster, and the tach option was not available in 83/84. Notice that the IP gear cover does not have a tach sensor port, so it can't possibly work either. At the very minimum it is much more tampered with than he admits, but more likely it is just a swap and a tall story.

 

i saw the missing tach sensor with tach in dash also.

 

and the 5 lug axles? this guy is tryin to get something for nothing then states he would trade for a nice air compressor..lol

glad i built my bronco on a diesel truck platform!
smog exempt

 

i missed the 5 lug axles.

 

I saw this rig on Portland area craigslist a couple years back for around $2800. Seller at that time said it was a swap done by a nephew or something like that. Also said something about being " done right ". I assumed that meant axles and suspension. Didn't have photos of the 5 lug wheels in that post.

 

if it was "done right" it would have a working tach, and be sitting on a shortened 3/4 ton frame.

at the least it should have a strengthened front frame and stronger axles.

 

Says its all original but the passenger seats looks to be red from the arm rest and drivers is blue lol

 

Oh it's "all original". Just made from "original" parts from several vehicles.

And it's a "factory 6.9". Meaning it was originally built in a factory, not a in cornfield, behind a Tim Horton's, or under a freeway overpass.

Dude has a way with words. Even if he were up front about this thing's real history, as said, it's still a heavy-@$$ diesel engine in essentially a half-ton truck.

 

dont forget thefactory K&n filter they made a hole for lol

 

Still think its kind of cool. It would almost be worth buying just so I could day I bought it off craigslist from a guy named Craig.

 

I'd like to see the VIN on that thing, that'll tell the real story on what engine it has.
Justin needs to get his back together, go look at it and show the guy what a properly swapped diesel Bronco actually is.

 

From the 80-86 Forum:

 

same thing i got this morning when i asked for the vin. and here is my reply:


well don't try scamming them like you are trying to do on craigslist, because that is a home made truck. first indication is no tach sensor on the engine, and a non working tach in the dash. second: 83 did not have a tach. third: 5 lug axles. if it was a factory diesel it would be on a 3/4 ton chassis with 8 lug wheels. and finally, diesel was never an option on the 1/2 ton chassis, and was never an option on the bronco because the frame is not strong enough to support the 1,200 lb weight of the diesel


On 01/05/16, craigslist 5380006391<gr4dr-5380006391@sale.craigslist.org> wrote:
Thanks, think I'm going to keep it. 4x4 Magazine called this morning to do a story on it


From: craigslist reply 8281 <82815d63ab0d31039dd7a40e5a951efa@reply.craigslist.org>
Sent: Tuesday, January 5, 2016 3:15 AM
To: gr4dr-5380006391@sale.craigslist.org
Subject: the 83 diesel bronco

what is the VIN for this rare truck, i would like to find more info on it before dropping serious cash on it.



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