To cold and windy to mess around outside on the hydroboost. Just been organizing parts for all my projects scattered everywhere. Figuring out what I need yet. Tacked the spacer on for the booster waiting for the master cylinder to get here so I can line it all up straight and weld it up. I picked this weiand stealth intake up for 50 bucks in great condition for my 66 crew cab 460 zf5 project. Couldn't pass it up the guy threw in a set of nice ford racing plug wires with the intake. I cleaned up the dealer installed under dash AC box that came in the crew.



Dealer installed AC tear down








All cleaned up free of 40 years of dirt hair and unknown stuff

 

I doubt I'll even put this back in the crew. I wonder if this can be used with the cummins compressor and AC system? Down the road I might put a vintage air or similar in the crew but don't see it in the near future.

 

Started working on my front leaf spring hanger some. I'm out of town for acouple days so nothing is getting done. Just as we start to get high 40* weather damn.... Picked up a master cylinder assembly for the hydroboost so I can finish that when I get back. Only pictures I have right now.

 

Your still going to town..... Looking good....

 

Any progress is good progress.

 

Getting back to things after being away. got acouple packages waiting for me. I ended with me starting the new crossmember. Had to go pick some axles up and driveshafts for other projects. Hope to start back on it tomorrow snowing here today.

 

Man I thought x mass was just here the brown santa must just like you a little bit more.... What size ram did you end up with....

 

Yea the gifts keep on coming. I like to think of these as a late B Day present for myself whahaha. I went with the PSC 1.75"x8" stroke cylinder. I haven't got my steering done yet but asked the guy at PSC and he said that's the one to run with the kingpin axle. Hope it's right. And speaking of stuff how about what was waiting for me today. Ruffstuff 3/8" thick AAM 11.5 diff cover and full width hangers. Just in time to as I put them to use on my new spring hanger mocked up today ready to lay some welds as soon as I do acouple more holes.

 

Oh yea picked up this he351 earlier this week for a smoking deal. Couldn't pass it up as I wanted to go to a bigger turbo. but nothing big and with a quick spool up. Also was kind of wanting to go to a 3rd gen compressor housing anyway to see how the piping would be.

 

Hit me up if you need the cast elbow to go with that turbo.

 

Thanks for the offer. I'd like to get a exhaust flange and try to see if I can get it to work adapting it to the stock down pipe I got with the 12v. If not I'll have to make up a new 4" down pipe. But good to know you have one if needed.

 

Nice,,, All kinds of good stuff. That sounds About right on the ram, Im glad he gave you the same story I got at least lol. Good score on the turbo. I see yet another front cross member in the making lol I hope it turns out just the way you want it to so you can leave this one alone,,, haha Looks good though, excited to see it all burned in...

 

If that is plate within the tubing...that baby is gonna be really stout. I mean really stout.

Cool stuff man,,,keep it coming.

 

Good to know you got the same story as I did so hopefully it's right for both of us. Yea another change in the suspension yet again hoping this will be the last time. So did you set your center to center at 53 1/2" for the springs? Looks like I'll be playing this game again moving mounts to get the right shackle angle. It was raining the other day so I made some temporary cover (plywood on top of a metal shelf) to keep me out of the rain to final fit my crossmember. Then got to lay some welds at it. Then yesterday measured and measured some more. and got some holes drilled and atleast it can be held in place now by bolts. Should stop raining in alittle so I'll go work on it some more. Also started mocking up my he351 couldn't resist need to clock it some for it to all line up. And I picked up some more goods some big truck f series gauge panels not sure what to do with them. Probably just end up selling them.

 

You bet it is hoping to make this be my last one and finally take a step further instead of backwards. Been putting some time in the past 2 days on it. Stay tuned for more.