Hence the above Q about being made from a cut down 97 350.

 

From what I can see in the pics, it is still a bronco frame

 

That would make this truck a complete home brew hack job and everything the seller claims a total lie, now how much is it worth?

 

I might go along with Centurian making Bronco's out of F350's in 97, but the VIN posted clearly identifies the truck as a 133" wheelbase F350 4X4. F36 does not indicate an incomplete vehicle. The Centurion logo sewn into the headrests is interesting, but the truck has 300K. Chances are the interior has been redone. This detail certainly could have been added.

So, if you wanted to make a Bronco out of an F350, there would be a couple ways to do it. I think the Bronco pan had more in common with a Supercab pan rather than a regular cab, so I would start with a Supercab. Why would they have done this with a regular cab? Centurion obviously had access to Bronco shells as they added them to Crew Cabs to make their product. Ford did and likely still does make current model body shells without a VIN available as a replacement part. I understand the VIN can be transferred to these parts under strict circumstances. So, it may have been possible that a replacement Bronco shell was bolted to the F350 frame and the necessary fabrication was done to make the remaining body mounts and modify the wheelbase.

Still, no matter what the origin, it still is not a Bronco. Centurion never called their product a name used by any other manufacturer. They have more in common with a motor home than an original Ford product. Calling this a Bronco is fraud.

 

 

If you were going to the trouble to misrepresent a vehicle for maximum profit I would think faking the odometer reading to reflect low miles would be a relatively easy task to do......

 

 

Can't read as it says its already been flagged. But I can tell you this. As far as I know, Ford only made gas Broncos so factory diesel is a load of crap!

 

All those links show that it is a home made conversion, NOT a centurion conversion. The 4 door centurion conversions had incomplete titles.

That broncoi will pretty much guarantee was made by using a bronco body and frame, and adding the F350 engine, trans, t-case, axles and VIN
The easy way to tell is to look at all the vin numbers. The vin on the radiator support, the vin on the firewall, the vin on the frame and see how the vin is attached behind the windshield. I will also guarantee the door jam sticker is missing with is a red flag in itself

One picture of the front frame rails and one of the hump in the frame over the rear axle will tell exactly what it is.

I have seen several powerstroke converted broncos. All were home made
4-5 were all bronco with f350 drivetrain.
One was a bronco body put on a shorted F350 frame Her his the build but picks no longer work) http://www.powerstrokenation.com/for...nco-build.html
One was all bronco with Powerstroke engine(still had 1/2 ton axles)

I am in the process of building a diesel bronco. But mine is going to retain the bronco vin(since it is a bronco body and frame), 7.3 powerstroke, 5 speed and 4407 t-case, along with some 05+ SD axles. I also will NOT be CLAIMING it is 1 of any made. Just that I made it what it is

 

This thread reminds me of a unicorn that I once saw. A guy had advertised a 95 (possibly '96) F 250 Eddie Bauer Edition. Figuring that it was a simple typo, I went to check the truck out. The guy didn't know much about the origin of the truck as he was the 3rd owner. To me, this was a bona fide F250 EB Single cab. The truck itself was pretty clean and certainly led a charmed life up to that point, but I wanted to think about it overnight. I could find NOTHING about this on the web but decided to buy it anyway, if for no other reason that it was so clean. Next morning I call the guy-BAM, it's sold. Damn..I still think of that truck to this day.

 

Yeah, no such thing as F250 EB, but it is easier to make one than a diesel bronco

 

Please post a build thread when you get going on this project. There is a guy in the bronco section on this forum who built a powerstroke swapped bronco. He has a 1 ton rear axle, and 1/2 ton front axle right now.

 

Trust me, I will. It is a VERY long term project with me working 60-70 hours a week right now