"Belle" 1952 F-1 build thread.
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#93
With the exhaust done it's time to get a few things done before the cab goes back on.
I ran the battery cables, which I put in tubing later and installed the original parking brake cable.
Installed the hoses for the remote brake/clutch reservoir.
Hoses will eventually be secured to the top side of the transmission.
The exhaust runs pretty close to the battery and the brake booster......
So I installed DEI heat shields on the sections of pipe near them.
Once secured the hoses will be 3" or so away from the exhaust.
The last thing I needed to install was the oxygen sensors.
Sorry no photos of setting the cab on but it was just Lois and I so no one to take them. All new rubber bushings made the rear mounts a little tough.
Checking the stance. I am very happy! The coil overs need to be adjusted which will raise it 1/2" and the new tires/wheels will raise it a little more.
This is the first time I was able to check the actual engine to firewall clearance, it was right on with our mock-up firewall.
No cutting require anywhere on the cab and the shifter should work fine.
I'm very happy with the way the Coyote fits.
We don't get this often but this was the day after cab install. Fortunately all work will be inside for awhile.
I ran the battery cables, which I put in tubing later and installed the original parking brake cable.
Installed the hoses for the remote brake/clutch reservoir.
Hoses will eventually be secured to the top side of the transmission.
The exhaust runs pretty close to the battery and the brake booster......
So I installed DEI heat shields on the sections of pipe near them.
Once secured the hoses will be 3" or so away from the exhaust.
The last thing I needed to install was the oxygen sensors.
Sorry no photos of setting the cab on but it was just Lois and I so no one to take them. All new rubber bushings made the rear mounts a little tough.
Checking the stance. I am very happy! The coil overs need to be adjusted which will raise it 1/2" and the new tires/wheels will raise it a little more.
This is the first time I was able to check the actual engine to firewall clearance, it was right on with our mock-up firewall.
No cutting require anywhere on the cab and the shifter should work fine.
I'm very happy with the way the Coyote fits.
We don't get this often but this was the day after cab install. Fortunately all work will be inside for awhile.
#94
#96
I'm planning an under floor hydraulic clutch and brake master cylinder arrangement for my rig with remote reservoirs under the hood. Imagine my surprise when I read your update and saw pictures in living color of the vision that's been rolling around in my head! I'm anxious to see how it works out. Love your build! It's one of the cleanest I've seen and your workmanship and methods mirror my own very much. If and when I get my bucket screwed together, I'd love to catch up with you sometime in the flesh. Keep up the great work!
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#100
#101
Snow is long gone. The shop becomes a disaster each day as I work but I clean it at the end of the day of before I start work again....usually just before I take the pictures.
#102
I'm planning an under floor hydraulic clutch and brake master cylinder arrangement for my rig with remote reservoirs under the hood. Imagine my surprise when I read your update and saw pictures in living color of the vision that's been rolling around in my head! I'm anxious to see how it works out. Love your build! It's one of the cleanest I've seen and your workmanship and methods mirror my own very much. If and when I get my bucket screwed together, I'd love to catch up with you sometime in the flesh. Keep up the great work!
#103
Front location would have put the shifter through the original hole but.... Tremec does not make this kit any longer, if ever. I found one company that does and the trans has to come completely apart and it runs $1200.00, ouch! I considered the middle location but it only buys 3" and runs $350.00 and last and most important!! This is my wife's truck and being a woman she has crap that she takes everywhere. there is enough room in front of the shifter to make a portable storage box for said crap. We had one in another truck and she loved it.
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