Figured I'd post my newest project...

Little back story 6 years ago I rolled a 96 single cab short bed F150, 4 years ago I bought a running driving 92 single cab long bed with 4" lift minus the bed and rear bumper. And that's basically as far as it got until a couple weeks back my wife made the comment she wanted to start racing.

So I started tear down on the 92 last weekend, only thing left now is to pull the rear axle and lift. Plan to start some minor paint on it then instal the lift on the 96 and start the process of putting it back together.

Drive train will be the 300 out of the 96 carb swap and rockers from a chevy 292 powered by a old Crane cams ignition box I have laying around. Plan to put a C6 with a shift kit and a 208, axles will be stock 8.8/TTB 44 until i locate a solid 44 for a decent price. Truck will be on 35" super swampers.

Here are some pics of the 2 trucks, and the rest down so far on the 92.

 

And a few more pics of what I got done today.

 

looks like one hell of a project man! You have a good start though. Keep us updated on your progress. Dont forget to take pictures!

 

Will do, headed to pickup the C6 and 208 I'll be using here in a little while.

 

Brought the engine home today, hope to start tearing into it tomorrow.

 

If you're dead set on using a carb setup, get a triple sidedraft Weber setup. That Offy manifold has terrible fuel distribution, running the center cylinders too rich just to get the outer cylinders to an acceptable A/R ratio.

Hate to tell you this but the stock fuel injection is day and night better than a single carb setup for fuel distribution.

Anyway, it's your ride, do what you know with carbs if you're not good with EFI.

 

Got nothing to do with not being good with EFI, but I want as little of wires as possible. Hence the carb and C6 going back in it.

 

Figured I'd post up a little more of my progress.

engine stripped, degreased, and painted. Ready for the tweaks and to be put back together.




I've got the drop brackets installed on the 96 frame for the 4" lift, took some time to clean up and paint the coils.





Hope to have that buttoned up over the weekend and pull the rear end out to lock it, and install the rear lift springs.

 

Well the project took a turn when I stumbled across a 77 f150 rolling chassis. So it it now getting a 9" and solid 44.

 

I'm a little behind on updates here so let's catch up..

Ordered a set of 5" deaver coils for the SAS then started bolting the 44 under it short of steering/trac bar until I have ride height figures out.





So then I bolted the engine in the frame so I could get the transmission cross member moves to where it needed to befor the C6.





Then got the VB out of the C6 and a transgo kit in it.





So today I got the transmission bolted in and to hooked to the engine today.







Tomorrow I plan the get the Spool bolted into the 9" and hope to try and set the cab back on it tomorrow if I can get a few hands over here.

 

Keep up the good work Larry.

 

So will it be time to fire it up this weekend? Still think it'll be ready for the August Race?

 

Not sure if it'll get fired up this weekend or not but it's really close. Should be at the August 12 race aslong as nothing goes wrong..

here are some updated pics.





I ended up doing a SAS in the truck so it is now setting on a 9" and solid dana 44.

 

Looking good man. Can't wait to see how she does in August at the Mud Runs.

 

Well the truck made it's first mud bog, 4 passes and loaded on its own.