Building Mildred
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I'm guessing 3.5" of drop. Honestly, probably gonna keep the rear end, I like the fact that I can put a nicer differential cover on it to dress it up a bit. Thinking on doing an AOD swap too.
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It's taken way to long to get started, but I had certain things I wanted to be sure of so it wouldn't get halfway done then come to a screeching halt. Only issue right now is paint, and I'm leaning towards painting it myself.
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Some wonky looking brackets for the alt and PS...
Front clip is as close to perfect as I have seen on an unrestored truck..
Managed to pull the front clip without unhooking most of the wiring so far..
Take it from me, remove the exhaust manifolds from the pipe while they are still bolted to the head...
So here it is, stripped down to short block, mostly. The cylinder walls look good, so I'm hoping to ball hone the block instead of having it bored...
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Well that escalated quickly...
Looking forward to seeing your progress as I'm currently making none...
Looking forward to seeing your progress as I'm currently making none...
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I appreciate it. It's not going anywhere for a few months, so I have time! Lol
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Will do my friend. If you're wondering why I say couple of days though. my truck is at a friends farm in a barn. Then just check out the general discussion thread for the rest of the reason. Hehehe.
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From: penn twp.
Oh wait. This just dawned on me. My truck has a 351M and it appears yours is a 302. I'll still get a pic of that for you. Not to mention have a spare in my sort of garage. So I'll get a pic of that one for you in a little bit. Sorry for the blonde moment. Hehehe.