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Old Nov 2, 2015 | 09:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Sailor_Roy
Looks great Gavin.......
Don't forget Nap Time this afternoon.......
Thanks Roy. It was too nice outside yesterday afternoon, mid 60s and almost no wind.

Originally Posted by 67nukeford
Gavin, thanks for the weatherstripping info! Engine looks bitchin' in the truck!
You do not want to be in a hurry for that job, the glue is a bit runny you don't want to lay down too big of a bead. I'm just glad I finally got the floor space back, now I can fold up the engine hoist and put it in the corner.

Originally Posted by Tim Young
Gavin, It's been a while sense checking in, your truck looks great!
Hi Tim! Thanks for the complement.

Originally Posted by SavageNFS
Gavin we were 10-0 in '15, 9-0 in '14 and 9-1 in '13 as 6th graders. We only lost the very first game we played a unit in 6th grade. We had 14 bad snaps and two fumbles. Lost 6-0 on a touchdown pass to the tight end with 3 seconds left in the game, but I'm not bitter or regretful at all. I don't know they exact number of points, but I heard a rumor that we didn't allow 70 points allowed on us in the 29 games we played. This was an incredible bunch of young men. It was so much fun!



Engine look pretty amazing in there
Wow, one loss in 3 years. Congrats on three amazing seasons coach!


Originally Posted by Iowa Ford
Gavin, the truck looks great !
keep going
Thanks Tim, I just need to focus on one project at a time.

Originally Posted by JEFFFAFA
You got it Gavin. With records like that I certainly agree. I've added that title to his others. Long live the Coach!!


And I really like how you painter Mr FE and Mrs. tranny. Looks real good up against your Ford Blue firewall. Bet it'll sound even better.
Coach Savage Thanks Jeff!
I prefer the darker blue but I wanted to engine stand out a little more.

Speaking of sound, I'm still undecided about headers and mufflers. I'm leaning toward Hio's Sanderson FF427-BEC but I'm also looking at the Flowtech 32542FLT headers. I have no idea what mufflers to get.




 
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Old Nov 2, 2015 | 09:40 PM
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Knowing you, you will build your own headers and mufflers better than anything already manufactured!

The engine looks great in there!
 
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Old Nov 2, 2015 | 09:43 PM
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Very clean; very nice!
 
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Old Nov 2, 2015 | 10:27 PM
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Originally Posted by EO2SeaBee
Knowing you, you will build your own headers and mufflers better than anything already manufactured!
The engine looks great in there!
Thanks Doug, I wish I had that much time.

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Very clean; very nice!
Thank you sir!
 
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Old Nov 3, 2015 | 06:49 AM
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Your truck is really looking good, love that neat clean look.
 
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Old Nov 3, 2015 | 09:57 AM
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How long since you've cruzed A&W, or whatever drive in you have there? Heads will turn when you do. Most city kids now days, couldn't tell a Highboy from a Tonka toy, but in the Heartland, they all know.

I've seen at least 3 commercials with 'Bumps' in them lately, I will not be surprised to see yours on a movie set. Way nice ride amigo, 2 thumbs up..

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Old Nov 3, 2015 | 10:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Randle
Your truck is really looking good, love that neat clean look.
Hi Randle! Thanks for the kind words buddy. I'm not making too much progress, work and deer season are taking up a lot of my quality truck time.

Originally Posted by bajafishnut
How long since you've cruzed A&W, or whatever drive in you have there? Heads will turn when you do. Most city kids now days, couldn't tell a Highboy from a Tonka toy, but in the Heartland, they all know.

I've seen at least 3 commercials with 'Bumps' in them lately, I will not be surprised to see yours on a movie set. Way nice ride amigo, 2 thumbs up..

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I can't wait to take the wifey to DQ for some ice cream.
Thanks for the complements Baja!
 
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Old Nov 4, 2015 | 04:09 PM
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The lighter shade up against the ford blue firewall is exactly what I was thinking.
Funny you mention mufflers. Even though I am a fan of the Cheery Bombs, the past two mornings in a row during my drive in to work,I've been considering Rich's suggestion about the C/L take off V8 Mustang mufflers. And my Bump isn't on the road at present time.
 
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Old Nov 4, 2015 | 08:55 PM
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I'm looking for something fairly quiet at idle and a little roar going through the gears.
 
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Old Jan 4, 2016 | 07:14 PM
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I got a few thing done on the truck this past month....very few. The seat belt re-tractors ended up in the corners of the cab.





I had to do some guessing where the mounting hole needed to be.





Got the shift levers and boots installed.




Santa brought me headers!





They fit really good.




Now I'm just working on getting the drive shafts installed and looking for an exhaust system.

That's about it.
 
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Old Jan 4, 2016 | 07:38 PM
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What belts did you go with? I picked up some from 6/92 F250 for mine and the retractors will end up mounted similar to yours.

Truck is looking amazing!
 
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Originally Posted by Tomahawk
I'm looking for something fairly quiet at idle and a little roar going through the gears.
I once had a guy that drives a Ferrari tell me that the (stock) mufflers on my '03 Mach 1 sounded really good --I tend to agree. Not overly loud at idle or when cruising along but when you step on the loud pedal, they have a nice rumble to them.

Not quite the same audio quality from a video as in real life, but you get the general idea. --the guy has Borla Stingers but they don't sound very different from my stock mufflers.


I'm not into obnoxiously loud exhaust but, if you're into that kind of thing, the Borla ATAKS that came on the '03/'04 Cobras might be more to your liking.

 
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Old Jan 4, 2016 | 08:51 PM
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Looks Great Gavin......

 
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Old Jan 4, 2016 | 10:32 PM
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What belts did you go with? I picked up some from 6/92 F250 for mine and the retractors will end up mounted similar to yours.

Truck is looking amazing!
Thanks Greg!
I got them from Amazon, but I had to do a lot of mods to get them to work.
2 of these...
Amazon.com: Allstar Performance ALL98115 Black Three-Point Retractable Seat Belt: Automotive Amazon.com: Allstar Performance ALL98115 Black Three-Point Retractable Seat Belt: Automotive

3 of these...
Amazon.com: Allstar Performance ALL98110 Black Two-Point Non-Retractable Seat Belt: Automotive Amazon.com: Allstar Performance ALL98110 Black Two-Point Non-Retractable Seat Belt: Automotive

The reason I got three sets of the lap belts is the fixed latch strap (covered in plastic) that comes with shoulder belt is too short. It won't reach from the floor behind the driver seat up to the seat. The latch strap that comes with the lap belt is too long and I had to have all three of them shortened. I also used the buckles from the lap belts on the shoulder belts so everything would match.


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I once had a guy that drives a Ferrari tell me that the (stock) mufflers on my '03 Mach 1 sounded really good --I tend to agree. Not overly loud at idle or when cruising along but when you step on the loud pedal, they have a nice rumble to them.

Not quite the same audio quality from a video as in real life, but you get the general idea. --the guy has Borla Stingers but they don't sound very different from my stock mufflers.

I'm not into obnoxiously loud exhaust but, if you're into that kind of thing, the Borla ATAKS that came on the '03/'04 Cobras might be more to your liking.
I like the Mach 1 sound.....a lot!

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Looks Great Gavin......
Hi Roy! Thanks for the complement!
 
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Old Jan 4, 2016 | 11:23 PM
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Looking good Gavin! The headers are beautiful.
 
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