75 Highboy Resto-Mod Build
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I was mainly just waiting until I did the motor since this kit requires the 3G alternator swap and so I can set it up for HEI ignition. I only wanted to do it once.
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Hope you're using a quality HEI setup and not one of the cheap ones, have had a few buddies get the less than $100 Ebay specials and they're junk. Pins shear, adapters fall apart and one of them had the guts fall to pieces inside of it.
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http://www.carbdford.com/tech/HEI/hei.htm
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That's not too bad then. You can wire ANY ignition system into ANY vehicle, a Duraspark distributor makes this pretty easy and it's one of the best designs ever made, MSD modeled their distributor after it. The HEI Ignition Control Module is a decent little unit, there are multiple to choose from concerning Rev Limits how the ignition acts, it's also quite compact. I do suggest that you find/make something to protect the module from the elements as it will no longer be housed inside the distributor, maybe even mount it inside the cab, somewhere Dry and Cool would be ideal.
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That's not too bad then. You can wire ANY ignition system into ANY vehicle, a Duraspark distributor makes this pretty easy and it's one of the best designs ever made, MSD modeled their distributor after it. The HEI Ignition Control Module is a decent little unit, there are multiple to choose from concerning Rev Limits how the ignition acts, it's also quite compact. I do suggest that you find/make something to protect the module from the elements as it will no longer be housed inside the distributor, maybe even mount it inside the cab, somewhere Dry and Cool would be ideal.
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I used the ez wire in my truck. The quality was great but I think for the extra money I'd go with a complete plug and play harness. I never got my gauges to work. Admittedly I'm not the best at wiring but I'm not a complete idiot either!
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Today I yanked it out of the shop and degreased the engine bay so I can paint it tomorrow since we've hit an unseasonably warm patch of weather. Trying to make the best use of it while I wait for my engine.
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It's been that way since I bought the truck, a recovery gone wrong is all I can figure. I'll put a new tie rod on it before it hits the road again.
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Shot the firewall with some low gloss engine enamel today. Look nice and clean now. I'll spray the frame too once I do some welding on it.
If anybody has any pics of factory V8 engine mounts on a 77-79 F-250 chassis it would be appreciated, because I'm working with this crap where they just hacked the 460 in.
If anybody has any pics of factory V8 engine mounts on a 77-79 F-250 chassis it would be appreciated, because I'm working with this crap where they just hacked the 460 in.
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Did you have them install new Cam Bearings?
What all did you have them do? Chamfering holes, chasing threads, bore size, line bore the mains, deck the block, resize the rod ends, assemble the bottom end, blueprint an oil pump, balance the rotating assembly? Did you have them do your heads also?
What all did you have them do? Chamfering holes, chasing threads, bore size, line bore the mains, deck the block, resize the rod ends, assemble the bottom end, blueprint an oil pump, balance the rotating assembly? Did you have them do your heads also?
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Did you have them install new Cam Bearings? What all did you have them do? Chamfering holes, chasing threads, bore size, line bore the mains, deck the block, resize the rod ends, assemble the bottom end, blueprint an oil pump, balance the rotating assembly? Did you have them do your heads also?
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Picked up my engine today, and man am I ever ready to put this beast together.
Almost all of the parts, block, heads, and crank.
Here's the specs on the Comp Magnum cam
A nice shot of the new Hyperteutectic flat tops, they're on stock rods resized with ARP bolts.
Almost all of the parts, block, heads, and crank.
Here's the specs on the Comp Magnum cam
A nice shot of the new Hyperteutectic flat tops, they're on stock rods resized with ARP bolts.
