Thanks! Sniper is working well. Not big on power, but this single barrel version suits the way I drive just fine.
The sound deadener mat does work well. The truck is very quiet inside. Much quieter than it otherwise would be. Now, if I can quiet down the wind noise, it'd be nearly perfect! I think that will be a work in progress for a while.

 

That’s great to hear, the one barrel Sniper is the exact one that I was looking at for my 240. Have you had any issues with the fuel pump being excessively loud since it is externally mounted? I’ve heard that feedback from a few folks and am just curious about your experience.

I’ve been following your thread from the beginning but went back and reread the whole thing last night. Incredible how much work you’ve done, very impressive!

 

Thanks! Very kind words!
The fuel pump in my case is in the tank, so I don't hear the fuel pump at all. The Sniper has the regulator built in, and that does make noise, but it's barely audible. With the radio on it isn't noticeable.
The throttle actuation took some thought and a bit of fab work since the direction of pull is different than stock. There've been a couple different approaches taken.

 

Partly for that problem, I chose a 'surge tank' tank style that has a pump inside a small tank. https://www.hyperfuelsystems.com/pro...egulated-40009
In my setup, I have the stock gas tank behind the seat, and the surge tank mounted on a frame cross member which gets fed by the standard mechanical pump. I can hear it when i switch the key to 'on' without starting the motor, but can't hear it after the motor starts.
I got to that plan by info from 53deere - I think he has a Bosch product for the surge tank.

 

That's an interesting concept, I like it. Seems like a great solution, especially for running the stock in-cab tank (which is what I'm fine doing). So I'm guessing your mechanical fuel pump flows to the surge tank/pump and then the surge tank/pump goes to the EFI? I will PM you with specific questions on that set-up once I get them compiled. Great info, thanks for sharing!

Mikey - glad to hear you've been able to get some good driving in, keep up the good work and thanks again for the updates!

 

Holy cow! I have been lackadaisical about updates. It's been eight months! SwampRattFord had pointed out on another post that he had not seen the finished truck. Well, it's kinda finished. But they never really are finished. Are they?
Much has happened during that time. In the last installment, I had just completed the headliner. Since then the ReallyBigThing is paint! After that refining the driving experience. I've had it on a few longer drives, and happy to report no mechanical issues. A 600 mile round trip to a car show in Morro Bay, followed by a a trip up to Monterey for a few days netted 22mpg.
That also showed that although the mexican blanket bench seat was OK for short trips, but on longer trips, it just wasn't cuttin' it. So I installed Scat ProCar buckets. I had to make my own seat adapter bracket. Big improvement in comfort and far less expensive than the TMI custom bench, or even having my bench professionally rebuilt. I also made a center console to go between the seats that can fold up to act as a center seat for young uns.
I also redid the bed floor using 2X6 redwood stained and varnished. The plywood I had buckled and blistered when it got wet during the big rains we had here early this year, even though I had varnished that.
Im also working on security since these old trucks are pretty vulnerable. So, power door locks got installed, as well as a fuel pump cut-off device. Truck won't start with that cut off, so to steal it, they'd have to tow it
Power steering is coming next. I'm in the parts gathering stage right now.
Enough talk. Pictures!

 

Looking very nice. The seats seem to fit very well. What type of carpet?

 

Thanks!
Its an ACC kit that I bought on Amazon. Surprisingly for less money than going direct, and free shipping to boot!

 

Mikey, you must have taken the scenic route to Morro Bay from Fresno area - 600 miles , round trip? Or have you moved? Glad all went smoothly.

We recently camped with the old truck in Morro bay, it was beautiful to leave Mariposa in the Sierras at about 100F , and within a few hours be near the ocean with temps in the 60’s. Wife was complaining about how cold it was. Not me.

 

We love Morro Bay. Wifey's Bestie lives there, so we over three or four times a year.
Mariposa is nice too. Not quite as hot as Down in the Valley. Highway 49 is a nice motorcycle route. I've ridden the Harley on it quite a few times, although these days, not on weekends so as to avoid the squids on sport bikes!
Probably the way I worded it, you missed the part that said we followed that up with going up to Monterey afterward.
When we left Morro bay, we had to take 101 because Highway 1 was closed...AGAIN... between Big Sur and Gorda. I would have really like that. Woulda given the ol' arms a workout!
Here's Ol' Furd on the return trip at Casa de Frutta

 

Casa de fruita. Blast from my past. Hit that place in the early 70s while stationed out in CA.
I remember the wine was not so tasty but I was young and stupid then. Thought
Boones Farm was “da bomb”

 

Ol' Furd gets power steering....Finally!
Well, it hasn't been all that long. The old gal has only been back on the road for a bit over a year.
Manual steering, (or "Power Steering by Armstrong) hasn't been a huge issue. That is until one gets themselves into a tight spot. At which time a wrestling match with the steering wheel ensues.
The bigger issue is the excessive free play at the wheel. About 3 inches. It's kinda like those old movies where someone is driving, and they're sawing back and forth on the steering wheel going down a straight road.
So, I've been gathering all the pieces to do the conversion. It begins today!
I got all the old steering stuff out pretty easily. But that new power steering box is bigger, and a LOT heavier. Too much for this old man to try to muscle in to place. But I got it far enough to know that the oil filter is in the way. Once that was removed, Cherry picker worked great to pull that 70lb box up into position.
I had to dimple the shock/spring tower a bit to gain some room at the front of the box. It didn't really surprise me much. Although I have read that later model boxes bolt right up. It did, but it didn't sit flush to the side of the frame without making a dimple.This box has a raised rib at the front of the box that seemed to be the culprit. Maybe that was it or maybe my truck is just weird.
The steering arm that Ravivos found on his post..."cant find a pitman arm" Was the one I went with based on his description. It was nearly perfect.
I had already fitted the power steering pump a couple weeks ago, so that bolted on. A Saginaw Type 2 TC. That is the pump that was designed into the AC compressor bracket from Vintage Air.
The next job is shortening the steering shaft. It needs 3". A bit more than I was expecting, but there's still room without have to shorten the column housing too

 

Looks good. You know I've never seen a thread about power steering that mentioned that you needed to dimple the spring tower but it's part of it. If you look at the spring towers on trucks that came with Ford PS boxes, they are all dimpled from the factory whether they came with PS or not. Be sure your steering coupler is a good fit on the PS box splines. I recommend a made in the USA one because some of the aftermarket chineseium ones aren't a good fit and won't tighten up on the splines. Been there. And it will cause play in the wheel that is nearly impossible to figure out, since 1/16 inch on that little shaft is 3/4 inch on that steering wheel.

 

Good tip!
The coupler is the same company that the steering box came from, and the fit is good.
Everything underneath is buttoned up and I used a couple pieces of box tubing clamped to the brake rotors to set the toe. I also ran a string line back to front to center the steering

Column is shortened. I tore the rubber boot at the bottom of the column when I took it apart, so I gotta wait for the new one to reassemble that part.

 

How did you shorten the column?