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Old Sep 9, 2025 | 11:24 AM
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She's been sitting since 2013; Replaced fuel tank in 2019. I have just started working on her last year. Tore down and rebuilt the 351 W and added a four barrel to her. Just fired her up the second time this Sunday after cleaning up the mess of oil on the floor. Thought I blew the engine. Found two gaskets on the oil filter. Checked and change the oil filter and filled her back up. She fired up but then started smoking and smelling of burning rubber.
Just fired her up second time. She smokes and smells like burning rubber. That's the exhaust gaskets that was suppose to be High Temp Gaskets.
That's the exhaust gaskets that was supposed to be High Temp Gaskets. I will be working on the brake next. Planning on installing a double cylinder reservoir to replace the single cylinder. Then fix the parking/emergency brake.

What I have is a 1952 Ford F2 8-foot bed
Planning on doing a ghost/clone Five-star have all pieces except for Hood trim
351 Ford Winsor engine with a four-barrel intake Holley carburetor.
FMX transmission
1972 Dana F250 rear end
Ford Ranger split seats
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Old Sep 9, 2025 | 04:01 PM
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All you can do is be consistent.
What's the ratio of you Dana?
 
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Old Sep 10, 2025 | 07:55 AM
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Originally Posted by mOROTBREATH
All you can do is be consistent.
What's the ratio of you Dana?
Thanks for dropping by.
Will need to see if an old laptop has that info in it.
Truck's about 104 miles away. Will see it this weekend.
All I know is that when I get to 70 Mile per Hour the front end starts to shimmy.
I replaced the original Rear in 2005, it was after I turned left but the Rear wanted to go right.
Will get back to you soon.

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Old Sep 10, 2025 | 08:14 AM
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Originally Posted by mOROTBREATH
All you can do is be consistent.
What's the ratio of you Dana?
I'll have to get back to you. Trucks about 104 miles away.
All I can say about the Dana Rear was that at 70MilePerHour the front end starts to shimmy.
Installed it in 2005 after I tried turning left using the original Rear. It wanted to turn right instead.
Thanks for dropping by.
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Old Sep 11, 2025 | 08:23 AM
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Originally Posted by mOROTBREATH
All you can do is be consistent.
What's the ratio of you Dana?
Looks like it is 3.73 ratio
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Originally Posted by Ford52F2
Looks like it is 3.73 ratio
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Man that thing is gonna cruise real nice once you get 'er back on the road. Keep at it, it'll be done before you know it.
 
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