Washed the '63-- then put on a new carb... took it for a test drive. Runs better- Going to try and pull the plugs wed and see what's going on.

 

new project "Sasquatch" with the wife not so amused at the funny i told her when she was letting me take picture 361 5 speed 4x4 f600

 

Started to clean out the gas tank on My 58, posted looking for a 28 spline 9: center section, wanna dump the 3.89's I have for something more highway friendly. Anyone on here got something they'd trade for Mine?

 

Great lookin' truck Smoken :-)

 

Smoken, that looks like a good recovery truck for the guys that go off roading.

 

Yeah. Just don't get that one stuck.


I did my annual oil change on my pickup last Sunday. Hope to be posting updates on my '67 soon.

 

My power steering line burst open on the old IH, it was one of the new lines I had put in a year or so ago. I am not certain if there was a plug in the line, or some other issue, but there must have been some pretty good pressure against it when it blew. It was the low pressure line as well, weird eh?
I had several things I needed to use the truck for, so disconnected the drive belt, and have been able to drive it as is, Looks like I need to start over with the power steering.

 

Painted the hard top on the ol' YJ and latched it down, this guy is ready for winter!

 

Nice! Looks great!

 

Nice............

 

Its got quite a bit of work ahead of it gonna shorten the frame...a lot...enough to put a short and narrow bed on it gotta replace the clutch since it exploded ( that's how I stole it for $500) mwahahaha gonna put the 49.5 military tires on it (5" taller) gonna put a solid heavy steel floor in the bed after I widen it a little bit put a PTO winch in the bed and a 12000# electric winch up front with a set of removable short heavy poles for the back or front it will be the ultimate 4x4 rescue truck that and my buddies and I are gonna give it a rattle can camo paint job just my lil plans so far

 

Got My gas tank back in, and have it running again Just gotta find a 9" center section with a good set of highway gears. Will trade My 3.89's

 

The guys from the Roadkill show shortened up a 50' Ford 2-ton truck, very similar to what you are describing. Worth the watch if you want some inspiration


Sounds like it's going to be an awesome recovery rig for sure!

 

got a junkyard 460 (Going into my 76F100...)

near as i can make out the block is a D1CV-A2B

does that sound correct for 79 F350?

 

Correction. I had to go back and look at one of my recent posts.


Are you sure it's not D1VE-A2B? D1 should be 73-78 and in 79 they changed to the D9, externally balanced.


Ford Production 429/460 Block DifferencesThe most common available production cast iron block casting numbers are C8VE-B, C9VE-B, D0VE-A, D1VE-(various suffix) and D9TE-AB.

We refer to all but the D9TE-AB as the "early-style" blocks. The D9TE casting arrived in the 1979 model year and was utilized until the end of 460 production.

For the most part, all production blocks and rotating asemblies are interchangable between all the early style blocks and except for the D9TE. A D9TE block's rotating assembly will fit into an early-style block, but the opposite is not true (some clearancing is required).

All 429/460 Fords are internally balanced engines except for the D9TE 460, which has an externally balanced rotating assembly (1979 & up 460's are externally balanced).






D9TE Blocks: The externally balanced rotating assembly utilizes a crankshaft that has slightly smaller counterweights. This apparently was done to so that the cylinders of the D9TE block could be extended about .200" deeper towards the crankcase. It is believed that the cylinders were lengthened in the D9TE block because this block was revised to double as a big equipment truck block, and the dump truck rotating assemblies consisted of a very deep skirt piston that benefitted from the newly extended cylinder walls for support.

The deeper cylinders of the D9TE blocks are the reason that the early-style, internally balanced rotating assemblies will not fit (internal balance crank throws will not clear D9TE block's webbing as machined).

Since most prefer to use internally balanced rotating asembies in the performance applicaton, enthusiasts have usually opted for any block except the D9TE. There are also advantages to specific blocks within the group of early-style blocks, such as the D0VE-A's thick main webs, a slightly shorter deck height without decking, etc.

Further, for years the D9TE block was presumed to be a lightweight ("late model") casting and therefore not very strong and also limited in it's overbore capability. But this belief is currently being re-evaluated for a couple of reasons:


No-one had yet evaluated D9TE cylinder wall thickness with a sonic checker, and preliminary testing suggests the block may not be so bad afterall.
Strokers have become popular and the D9TE's deeper cylinders offer more support for the increased-stroke rotating assemlies.
Most all aftermarket stroker kits use a crank with the dimensions of the externally balanced crank and so they fit the D9TE block as well as the early blocks.