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42 days, 25 states, 6906 miles, 1050 gallons gas
Was a long time coming and well deserved. Recently completed Shasta rebuilt from the ground up. The reactions were incredible!
Definitely not stress free but well worth it. Only mechanical issue we had was fuel pump took a crap about 6000 miles in. Had brand new spare packed just in case which turned out to be worse than the old one. Still able to make it over a hundred miles to parts store to finally replace with new working pump. Fortunately never once stuck on side of road. Truck did everything we needed it to do, every single time.
Looks like you had a great time and found some very picturesque places! Probably some great stories/memories too. Congratulations on a safe trip.
A trip to remember no doubt. Many cross country trips in the past. First time without the kids and first time in a 60yr old truck that I built, pulling (and living in) a 50 yr old trailer that I built as well. It's an amazing feeling.
We are still dreaming of this, but will have to be put off for a couple years. Congratulations.
Family/friends scattered among a handfull of states decided our main direction. Beyond that most planned on the fly. Avoided interstates and major cities as much as possible. Boondocking sites took us to far away places we'd never find in a million years on our own. Avg daily travel kept to about 175mi. Walked every "Main Street" we could find and the attraction to the truck & trailer allowed us to meet countless people and make so many new friends along the way.
Super Congratulations. That is something to be proud of. Those standard replacement fuel pumps that are sold under many different names are complete crap, I've had three fail between my FE and Y blocks. Get a Holley of Edlebrock pump.
Congrats!
I built Eco1 Specifically to drive the lower 48 towing a Airstream but of course it never panned out. That started in 2012
After It sold I then figured I would do it in Eco2 but it's been now sitting like 8 yrs waiting for me to find the time to paint it.
Wanted to do it in the F100R truck but got scared it was too nice. Sold it over a year ago now.
Maybe if not too old it would be good to do in the 1966 F100 clone of the truck my dad bought new. Have not started the project yet but do finally have every nut bolt n screw to build it.
Super Congratulations. That is something to be proud of. Those standard replacement fuel pumps that are sold under many different names are complete crap, I've had three fail between my FE and Y blocks. Get a Holley of Edlebrock pump.
Don't even get me started on "new" parts.
Wife was impressed when I told her not to worry 'cause I brought along a stash of parts for the trip. Shoulda brought 2
Originally Posted by Boss9F100
Congrats!
I built Eco1 Specifically to drive the lower 48 towing a Airstream but of course it never panned out. That started in 2012
After It sold I then figured I would do it in Eco2 but it's been now sitting like 8 yrs waiting for me to find the time to paint it.
Wanted to do it in the F100R truck but got scared it was too nice. Sold it over a year ago now.
Maybe if not too old it would be good to do in the 1966 F100 clone of the truck my dad bought new. Have not started the project yet but do finally have every nut bolt n screw to build it.
Saw a ton of Airstreams on the road during the trip. 2 old Shastas. Nothing else worth remembering and none being pulled by a vintage truck.
Originally Posted by fivestarmmd
The 5th picture you in front of used to be the Ben Bolt theater.
Pic 5 is Tucumcari, NM old Rte 66
Not much to impress
Nice looking rig! Of course I'm biased cause your truck looks just like mine, except you have fresh paint. Glad you had a good trip wwith no major issues, besides the fuel pump.
I am working in a ahop that does nothing but classics and I am at my wits end with aftermarket fuel pumps. Most of the ones I get are putting out enough presure to blow past the needle and seat. Have installed quite a few Holley fuel pressure regulators as a work-around.
What an epic journey - congratulations! Did I see a Truxedo cover on the back of your truck? Was that a custom build or were you able to order it?
Access Vanish, not custom. The later yrs (up thru the 2000s IIRC) are the same size and fit perfectly
Originally Posted by Thunderkiss1965
Nice looking rig! Of course I'm biased cause your truck looks just like mine, except you have fresh paint. Glad you had a good trip wwith no major issues, besides the fuel pump.
I am working in a ahop that does nothing but classics and I am at my wits end with aftermarket fuel pumps. Most of the ones I get are putting out enough presure to blow past the needle and seat. Have installed quite a few Holley fuel pressure regulators as a work-around.
No doubt I've ranted on here plenty of times about "new" parts. I'm just grateful that things worked out the way that they did and we were never stranded somewhere. Consider that when I discovered the new part was s##t, the closest town was shut down due to a power outage (yes the whole town). Then, after feeling lucky that the oreilleys that we eventually (100+miles) pulled into actually had the part in stock, discovered that it had been used and returned. Fortunately, a second store in town also had 1 in stock and sent a driver to pick it up for me. The stupid part of it all is that since I have a decent collection of new and used parts, if I had only pulled a used pump off the shelf I prolly would've been back on the road without issue.
Nice looking rig! Of course I'm biased cause your truck looks just like mine, except you have fresh paint. Glad you had a good trip wwith no major issues, besides the fuel pump.
I am working in a ahop that does nothing but classics and I am at my wits end with aftermarket fuel pumps. Most of the ones I get are putting out enough presure to blow past the needle and seat. Have installed quite a few Holley fuel pressure regulators as a work-around.
Either too much pressure of none at all. My last one had less the 100 miles on it before it quit, no pressure. I decided to take it apart rather then return it. Took a hack saw to the metal band the crimps the two halves together. Inside I found one of the check valves had come unseated and just flopping around loose. The check valves are just pressed in but not staked. I hated to spend the big $$$ for a Holley pump but I found no other options...But it has run great now for a couple of years and many miles. I also put one on my Y Block, same pump..
What I've been doing is buying the non-crimped original style Carter pumps that have the screws around the body perimeter. Then the modern gas friendly diaphragm can be installed dirt cheap. DC has them for $3.95. See the link below.
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