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Old Apr 19, 2026 | 11:40 AM
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Hello, my name is TJ. Our 82 Bronco XLT Lariat with a 5.8/351w has been in our family for almost 20 years. I started working on it about nine years ago, a little here and a little there. I got a little more serious about it with the last couple years and I’ve done quite a bit to it. I’m in the process of installing the original rebuilt engine and cleaning up the engine compartment. My plans are to eliminate the EC III system, all emissions and EGR components and wiring.



 
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Old Apr 20, 2026 | 04:08 AM
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We all breathe the same air
Make it run as clean as you can
Agree with losing the EEC3
Was it Cali emissions and a VV or CFI?
 
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Nice 80's color.
 
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Old Apr 20, 2026 | 08:30 AM
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Originally Posted by manicmechanic007
We all breathe the same air
Make it run as clean as you can
Agree with losing the EEC3
Was it Cali emissions and a VV or CFI?
No it wasn’t Cali emissions but it still had way too much going on under the hood…. Wires, pipes, relays and vacuum lines going everywhere..
 
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Nice 80's color.
Thank you,
 
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Old Apr 21, 2026 | 07:37 PM
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Originally Posted by TJM-43
No it wasn’t Cali emissions but it still had way too much going on under the hood…. Wires, pipes, relays and vacuum lines going everywhere..
Ok and

Keep all that emissions “junk” functioning. It isn’t complicated.
 
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Coming along. Keep us updated. More pics! What are your plans for use?
 
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Ok and

Keep all that emissions “junk” functioning. It isn’t complicated.
It was all broken and incomplete when we bought it…
 
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Coming along. Keep us updated. More pics! What are your plans for use?
I will share as I move on with this project.
It has been quite unreliable and I want to make it easy to work on and drive it everywhere..
 
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Originally Posted by TJM-43
Hello, my name is TJ. Our 82 Bronco XLT Lariat with a 5.8/351w has been in our family for almost 20 years. I started working on it about nine years ago, a little here and a little there. I got a little more serious about it with the last couple years and I’ve done quite a bit to it. I’m in the process of installing the original rebuilt engine and cleaning up the engine compartment. My plans are to eliminate the EC III system, all emissions and EGR components and wiring.



Getting close…
Getting close…
As I made repairs, I had to replace all my brake lines. It seems like I twisted every single one. Heck they’re only 44 years old.
As I made repairs, I had to replace all my brake lines. It seems like I twisted every single one. Heck they’re only 44 years old.
 
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Originally Posted by TJM-43
No it wasn’t Cali emissions but it still had way too much going on under the hood…. Wires, pipes, relays and vacuum lines going everywhere..
Did it have a VV carb? variable venturi?
How you coming along?
 
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Nice job finding and fabricating those brake lines.
 
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Nice job finding and fabricating those brake lines.
Thank you. I wasn’t planning on replacing them all, but everyone I touched seemed to twist apart.
 
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Originally Posted by manicmechanic007
Did it have a VV carb? variable venturi?
How you coming along?
it did have a VV carb and a very corroded original equipment aluminum two barrel intake manifold. I changed everything out to an Edelbrock for barrel intake and Holly 600 CFM four barrel.

I’m about a week to two away from putting this engine back in the truck.
 
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