Connecting to an older Airport Extreme

I have my Cable Modem connected to my old UFO Airport Extreme in one room. Can I bridge the new Airport Extreme 802.11n to the existing UFO internet conncetion so i can connect not only my Macbook Pro via Airport but also my old iMac through its ethernet port? Plus an external hard drive for Time Machine.

You can do what you describe but you're mixing terminology a bit. At present your older Extreme is serving as your wireless router. If you add the newer Extreme to your network, and you want it to communicate with the older one wirelessly, you will need to reconfigure your network so that both Extremes "participate in a WDS network".
A "bridge" in a network context describes a device that connects one kind of network to another. That's what you want to do with your iMac, by connecting its Ethernet port to the Extreme's LAN port. You can also connect an external USB hard disk for Time Machine.
Using the right terminology will help you configure everything properly, and will help others understand what you're doing in case you need help.
If you don't already have an external HD, getting a Time Capsule instead of the Extreme might be more cost effective.

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