Are parts interchangable between 88 and 89 BRII?

[87steelhorseII]

There are a lot more wires passing through the firewall on the bottom pic which is a late 88 model sold as an 89.

 

[PonyUp]

Meanwhile back at the ranch

Cool this thread is sharing so much info about interchanging parts. I hope the dash swap works out for you.

Meanwhile back on my ranch. ...

My 89 EB is totaled but I am going to buy it back at salvage. I thought I had my heart set on a very nice 88 EB (138,000 miles/2 owners) as replacement. Alas...I have now come across a very nice 90 EB (168,000 miles/3 owners) which is same color as my RIP 89.

My question is will any parts from my RIP 89 be able to be used on the 90? I saw somewhere it was mentioned the 90 came with a longer wheel base? Does this mean engine/tranny/ windows/etc will not be interchangeable?

Oh...one more thing please. The 90 was originally bought from a Ford dealer in CA. Does this mean it has the CA. smog stuff on it and will I run into issues replacing parts if it goes bad?

Okay. ONE more please. Do any of you know anyone or a Co. in *LA, Ca.* area who I can hire to look at the 1990 BRII?

Thanks again to all of you for sharing your "love" so to speak.

 

[Slammin Sam]

89 and 90 Bronco IIs are essentially the same. No wheelbase change. IIRC in Feb 90 they went to a different front axle.

 

[PonyUp]

Thanks to all who responded to my question about the parts working on other BRII.

I went to CA. to buy a 1990 EB BRII. Unfortunately after looking at the oil cap and tasting the spot of condensation on it...Yeap. It was sweet. It had a cracked head. Took it to a Mechanic to verify and then made a price deal with the owner who truly was unaware of the issue.

Mechanic is putting a rebuild in it and I am going to fly back out this weekend to drive it back to Texas.

My NEW question is >>

What should I look for on a rebuild and what should I do to break engine in before the long trip home? I was thinking about driving around the area of the shop for a day. Then I am planning on only driving 6 1/2 hours per day at 60 MPH. Would that be okay?

Also...I am not sure I like the running boards. I have long legs and don't need to step up into BRII. If I took them off...am I going to have holes in the body of my BRII?