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6.0 swap into 79 bronco..?
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[QUOTE="markfuga, post: 993140, member: 10964"] The first thing I would get is the EVTM for the donor truck; there's really no way to proceed without it. Then start by exposing all the underhood harness and splitting it open (not the engine harness). After all the wires are in the open, start "weeding out" things like headlights, turn signals, horns, etc; all the stuff you won't re-use and has no involvment with the engine/tranmission. You'll quickly whittle it down to the wires between the PCM, engine, trans and firewall connector. Cleaning up the other side of the firewall connector (inside cab) will be best done using the EVTM. What I found on the first gen Powerstrokes is nothing is needed from inside the cab that can't be easily rewired on it's own (accelerator pedal, IVS fuse, gauges, etc). I'm sure you'll find the same is true on the 6.0 trucks. The idea of moving the Bronco body onto the donor chassis is the direction I would try first. be sure to measure the width at the wheels to be sure the tires will be tucked into the wheel wells of the Bronco. Shortening the frame is simple, but make sure you do it properly by "fish-plating" the area on both sides of the cut. There's too many unsafe hack jobs out there to "google search" it. I'd call some reputable fab shops for advice on how to do it properly. I can recommend a welding site I frequent that has many professionals as active members that do frame modifications for a living if you want a "safe place" to read up on the topic. Since the donor frame is narrower, making new body mounts will be simpler than if it was the other way around. You'll still have some challenges with reconnecting the steering linkage but that's somewhat trvial in comparison to other parts of the project. Good luck and keep us posted. [/QUOTE]
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