re: OB grease monkeys: rebuilding 92 Bronco engine

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Man I've always wanted one but never found the right deal. I think I'd like a 78-79

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I flat out stole this one. Found it on Facebook and got it for $250, they thought the engine was locked up. The wire coming from the solenoid to the starter was broken causing it to just "click" when you tried to start it. The lady I bought it from, her son ran it hot and it smokes just a tad on the right side so I'm gonna just tear it down and do a rebuild since I have so little in it.

Body is very straight with no rust and it's 4x4 too. They guy they got it from had it switched from a 5-speed to an auto. I'm gonna change it back to a manual tranny while I have the engine out. It's also the Eddie Bauer edition.

I also have a 1979 F-250 Camper Special that I'm piddling around with. I've already changed it back to the original 4 speed tranny (why people change them to automatic is beyond me). It's a really long term project.

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Now, as far as rebuilding, it's basically a taller deck 302 with nearly the same level of aftermarket support (which is tons). What kind of rebuild are you looking to do? Just freshening it up or something with a bit more performance. If the latter I'd suggest doing a little research on the First Generation F-150 Lightnings, they ran EFI 5.8's with GT40 heads/lower intake, slightly hotter cam, and intake setup.

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Yes, I would like a little more performance with it but nothing gaudy or extravagant. I know I want to do a slightly hotter cam/lifter setup and had never thought about changing the intake.

Thanks for any suggestions.