Paging the burn unit...

 

With friends like that.....

As for the burn unit, my kids managed to get basically 70 candles on the cake, and it wasn't a big cake. As they were bringing it to me I thought some of the candles would surely go out, but when they handed it to me I realized that there was no way they were going out. The heat was intense!

 

[QUOTE=Gary Lewis;17277246]With friends like that...../QUOTE]

"If that is meant as a compliment, then I thank you!"

 

[QUOTE=1986F150six;17277331]Dad would be smiling.

 

I must say, Mr. Lewis, that I am impressed! im only half your age ( 34 years old) and i keep telling my wife i wont see the high side of my 40s. I cant imagine the things you'd see in a life that long...

 

I will take that as a compliment. And I have seen a lot of things, and places, but plan to see many more as I have every intent of keeping on keeping on for many more decades.

 

the wife and i have started really trying to live right, eat healthy, etc, hoping to have plenty of time to enjoy retirement! i just want to work on fun stuff like my ranger & maybe a 5.0 in it when i retire lol

 

yesterday, we made Sanford earn his keep. hooked up for a little adventure time, a 150 mile road trip to go tug home a parts Bronco for my other truck, Shorty. Gotta love a solid axle swap.

 

Today on the other hand, we decided to give Sanford a little TLC. and got some surprises.

First off, yank off the old 70's cap, rotor, and wires that someone cobbled onto the truck. New cap, rotor, and spacer fit well.



I went to screw in plugs, and first things first, the jack handle holders were poking me. they had to go.



I started unscrewing plugs.... that doesnt look right....



i scraped the grease off the heads, found the casting numbers...

D2VE-AA

thats a 1972 head, right??? like maybe a 429 head??

Got my plug wires ready to swing on. im loving the quality of these wires, they are 9mm, and are so much better than parts store stuffs.


so i left the old plugs in it, did a bit of tuning on the Edelbrock, and got it buttoned up for today. time to research what ive got in this old truck.


Finally, we picked up a toolbox at a garage sale for $20. it's a delta, its not all dinged up or rusted out, the last guy spray painted it a coat of white... perfect for this truck.



Now we're gassed up, packed up, ready for the next adventure!

 

Well done! It sure is nice to have a solid truck that'll do what you want/need to do, without even a fuss.

And then to find a surprise, now that's special. I wonder what the compression ratio is?

 

Research says they are not very performance oreinted. 92 cc chambers.

Im wondering where the block casting numbers are. Im cutiois if the engine is a 72 as well.

 

I don't know where the numbers are on a 385 Series block. But might it be a 429?

 

I believe the numbers on a 385 series are cast on the back of the block above the starter, and cast in vertically. I think the only way you can determine it is a 429 or 460 is to pull the pan and check the crank. They both have a 4.360" bore.

 

The older 429 goes along with the mix'n'match theme of Sanford I think. And even a lazy 429 will tug most anything you would want it for.

Great score on the tool box! Those things are pricey new.

 

Sanford really is a truck of many colors. I look forward to doing a big smokey burnout with it next tuesday.

Really, what is more American than a red, white, and blue truck with a big block doing burnouts??

Yeah, i still havent gotten under the truck to check the block numbers. 429 or 460, doesnt really matter. the truck runs strong, and it makes me smile. I may have used the secondaries on the carb today on the drive home for "stress relief"