[Guest]

A buddy of mine has an 82 Bronco with the 302 V8 and has not been able to get it running. He was going to sell it to a scrap yard for $60. So, being the good friend I am, I offered to take it off his hands.

It has an auto tranny, with a broken linkage to the dash(you can't see what gear your in.) But I'm really not an auto kinda guy, so is there a manual tranny that can be swapped in. I really don't know anything bout Broncos, but I'm learnin'

The engine runs, leaks oil, but runs. Its just not getting any power to the starter. As soon as I go over to tow it to my garage I can start working on it.

 

[muddybronco]

It could be fixed with $20 worth of parts and he's selling it for $60?

The NP435 would be the most obvious choice for a 4 speed granny stick, since it was available in that year truck. If you can find the right Bronco in a yard, you could swap with totally original bolt-on parts, including driveshafts, assuming the lengths are different between trannies. Of course, you could leave the tranny, rig up a new starter switch and solenoid, and go ride

 

[Guest]

Its been sittin in his front yard for a month. It ran until one day when he went out to fire her up and it wouldn't turn. So he dropped in a new battery (which he's gonna charge me $20 for) and it wouldn't turn. Then his honda started givin him problems, so the Bronco sat and he finally got tired of looking at it and called the scrap yard. They were gonna give him $60 for it, so he told me to meet it or beat it and it was mine.

 

[974]

Good deal. What are your plans for it?

 

[1283]

He's gonna put it in his backyard an make a jungle gym out of it, Duhhhh!

Sorry norm, I couldn't resist. It brought to mind, "here's your sign."

 

[974]

Wutcha tryin' ta say der Skippy?

 

[Guest]

I was thinking something along the lines of a tow vehicle for horses, but since I'm told that the carbed V8 gets a mile to the gallon. Its just gonna sit in my backyard and WILL be a jungle gym for a little while.LOL

That is only after I get it running.