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took the opportunity of yesterdays holiday and made some progress with the swap of the motor. I prepared everything on the day before (disconnecting cables, removing trannie, removing cooler and so on). Everything went fine, so it's now reconnecting everything and reinstall the trannie and cooler and then let the truck running (fingers crossed it fires up).
Below some pics:
That looks good! And now your Yblock is the correct color for 1956.
And happy Father's Day! Not too many Christians commemorate Asension Day over here. The Amish however do as they close their places of business on that day.
Ascension Day is a holiday in whole Germany. And since it's also Fathers Day, I took my father in law into the shop with me and he gave me a helping hand.
When he saw the yellow engine, he shook his head and said: "Who in hell paints an engine in yellow? I mean, with all that oil and grease, the only logical color for an engine is black!"
I spent most of my teenage life working on a Y block. I loved the sound but I had a number of mechanical problems. I did “soup” the engine a bit – ¾ cam, new lifters, dual sprocket timing chain, Edelbrock intake, Holley 600 cfm 4-brl, Mallory ignition, dual exhaust.
I like the cherry picker you have; it looks like the one I bought at Harbor Freight Tools. German tools are some of the finest but I’ll bet HFT has found its way into Deutschland.
I recently put a new engine and transmission into my ’56 F100. I bought a short block and then added a number of new parts. After months of work, I finally started it. KNOCK, KNOCK, KNOCK. Long story short, I had to uninstall and crate the engine, send it back, and then do the entire job again. I certainly hope you have a better experience.
For me, starting the engine was the highlight of my ownership. Wiring, bodywork, electrical wiring; all pale in comparison.
Good luck and let us know when the old boy fires up.
I wanted it as much stock as possible, so I stuck to the y–block. But it‘s bored over from a 272 to a 292, has hardened valve guides and a slightly hotter camshaft. Together with the 2bbl Holley carb it should make about 220 to 250 hp. The motor was already running during break-in, so I hope it‘ll run again without a Knock Knock Knock .
Good tools are always a recommendable invest. I had to buy a whole new set of tools and wrenches when I bought the Mustang in 2013, since we normally have the metric system for all the screws and nuts and I needed inch-tools. The cherry picker is very solid, but the wheels are a bit small. But it‘s easy to use and was helpful a couple of times so far.
Well Greg, I just cleaned up the mess before taking the photos .
I drained all the fluids as best as possible but of course some spilled out nonetheless. But it was easy to handle. I kept a couple of buckets on hand to be prepared
..ohh, and not to forget: we had some watchful eyes on us! See picture no. 3 in the lower left corner
I like your watcher! And your yellow engine. Tell your Dad that painting things a light color is done so that you can see any leaks should they occur. Stamping plants were a mess in the old days and very dangerous places. Now everything is painted white including all the machines and housekeeping is serious business. The same with assembly plants. You should see the Mercedes plant at Sindelfingen.
thank You! Well, Sunny (the name of our dog) keeps an sharp eye on us
Of course You're right and for my part I love that yellow fellow now sitting in the truck
Dad in law just said it was a shame to put such a nice and clean motor into that truck but of course he was just teasing me.
He said, I'd better placed it in our living room for display
I'm always impressed how clean and neat your truck and your shop appears on the posted pictures! Very nice work! Keep going - want to see it ready and running!
thank You! Well, Sunny (the name of our dog) keeps an sharp eye on us
Of course You're right and for my part I love that yellow fellow now sitting in the truck
Dad in law just said it was a shame to put such a nice and clean motor into that truck but of course he was just teasing me.
He said, I'd better placed it in our living room for display
I'm always impressed how clean and neat your truck and your shop appears on the posted pictures! Very nice work! Keep going - want to see it ready and running!
Thanks Rico. Keeping things cleaned up and semi-organized is the only way I can find anything.
I had a friend that used to have engines in his living room and pistons in the kitchen sink. But when he got married all that went into storage. 😨
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