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Ran Into a problem getting the tranny bolt out of the crossmember so the engine pull had to be postponed because of time constraints. I now plan on doing the removal on Tuesday, weather permitting.
But on a lighter note I got the engine stand fixed so the new S&J long block got mounted up
I decided that since the day was overs would see what the new hedmen hedders would look like on the new motor
I also pulled the front clip into my garage to re paint the inner fenders and clean up the rusty battery box and far gone passenger inner fender.
Laid down some primer and paint on the core support and it looks pretty good for just one coat. I plan on painting the entire engine compartment here in the coming days.
Also I have decided to pull the transmission and transfer case. So to clean it up and make the whole process easier I pulled the carpet and seat to get access to the inspection plate.
Transfer case and tranny should be out in the next day or so, just having some difficulties with separating the t-case from the tranny. Also I got some original valve covers off an old f600 cab over truck that I am going to get hot tanked and repainted the original ford blue.
Well the motor is finally out. once we pulled the transfer case and transmission, the motor just slid on out. We used my dads old dump run truck to move the motor from our driveway into our garage.
I dismantled the old motor and found out that the previous owner had the clutch replaced not too long ago, if you look closely you can still see there is a sticker on the clutch to indicate which side faces the flywheel. I'm Taking the clutch and flywheel to a professional sometime this week to get their opinion on wether or not I should replace them or keep both.
I decided that well the motor was out that I would take a brush to the frame in the interior and free it from the years of dirt and oil that have coated the frame and floor pans for the past 38 years
Here is a picture of the vin stamp on the frame rail all cleaned up
So apparently when the new clutch went in the previous owner decided to NOT resurface the flywheel! So now the nearly brand new clutch is ruined because the flywheel had a high spot on it and improperly wore out the clutch. Thanks to the local Napa guy, I have a new on in its way. While I was at Napa I dropped off all the tin for the new motor to get hot tanked, which now includes an oringinal air cleaner I picked up off eBay. The guy said that it should only take a day to get all the tin cleaned. I am so stoked to finally have momentum on this project and I can't wait to see this new long block all decked out with oringinal tin and a fresh coat of ford blue.
Just got the tin back from hot tanking and after hours of prep work, I have almost all of the tin painted and ready for install. I don't have pictures of all of the tin I got painted I forgot to take them so I will get some more pictures and post the here post haste
I also got the trans and transfer case all cleaned up, but I can't decide weather to paint them or what color to paint them If I choose to do so
I also finally got my inner fender installed and peeped for paint. It doesn't look as good as the oringinal but I feel so much better with out having the battery sitting on a thin sheet of rusted out metal.
Your truck seems to be a bit of a Hodgepodge, they all are.
The engine towers on the frame seem to have been installed in an interesting fashion, are they just held on with a couple bolts?
While your engine is apart I suggest you write down ALL the stamping numbers you can find, this may help you in the future.
We do a monthly meet, you should come check one out. For future reference, Wa has more of these trucks in junkyards than I like to admit to people but this makes finding parts EASY, there's no need for Ebay or cheaper reproduction parts unless you're looking for something unusual.
I knew that the motor had been swapped out, but I did not know how bad all of the mounts were. Although I really want to clean them up, I do not posses the skills to do so. The mounts, to my knowledge, worked fine when the old motor was in so for now Im just going to leave them be. Once I get this thing done I would love to join you guys at a meet.
You could always ask for help, I know, it's difficult. haha
Running the ferry over isn't something I'd do too often but could probably run over on a weekend. Do you have a welder or would it require me loading mine up?
Does your High School have an Ag Mechanics class or a weld shop, in Arlington we were allowed to work on personal projects sometimes.
Thanks for the offer, but that's a long way for you to go and I know a few machinists in town and also my high school has a welding shop I could always get help from
Took more pictures of the now painted block and bell housing it is really coming together. I went to the junkyard and picked up a couple of breathers that I think look pretty cool. All that is left to do is paint the power steering bracket and then torque everything down.
I also made some more progress on both inner fenders. I took a few scotch bright pads and scuffed them up in preparation for paint.
I also got the flywheel back all resurfaced and new ring gear
I don't mind running around helping people out every once in a while. Will be getting my truck back this coming weekend then probably back to pulling parts in junkyards for people and doing deliveries on weekends.
