Zigma's New Truck
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Zigma's New Truck
here the truck my aunt gave me when she passed away. She passed away after finding out she had cancer. the doc said she had a 75% chance to live, but she passed away in sugery at the age 32.
No one in my family know how to fix cars as well as i do, so the truck was given to me. I am not going to restore the truck, and get done what she started. I hope one day I can then pass this truck on and keep it in the family.
here some photos and a video of a test drive for ya.
This is a 1958 F100, the engine I am told is a Ford 400 V8
here a link to the video
http://rap.midco.net/camaro/f100/f100.wmv
No one in my family know how to fix cars as well as i do, so the truck was given to me. I am not going to restore the truck, and get done what she started. I hope one day I can then pass this truck on and keep it in the family.
here some photos and a video of a test drive for ya.
This is a 1958 F100, the engine I am told is a Ford 400 V8
here a link to the video
http://rap.midco.net/camaro/f100/f100.wmv
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08-11-2006, 09:39 PM
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08-11-2006, 10:03 PM
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Man, I wish I had an aunt like that!! That is a hell of a truck to start your old truck adventure with!
That engine has me stumped. The two-nut valve covers don't look Chevy, they look Y-block . I'm no expert on late-models tho! Water pump/fuel pump look Chevy all right. But I thought Y-blocks had a front distributor?
BTW I would for sure replace as much as possible of that 3-ft piece of rubber fuel hose with a steel line.
Welcome to FTE!
That engine has me stumped. The two-nut valve covers don't look Chevy, they look Y-block . I'm no expert on late-models tho! Water pump/fuel pump look Chevy all right. But I thought Y-blocks had a front distributor?
BTW I would for sure replace as much as possible of that 3-ft piece of rubber fuel hose with a steel line.
Welcome to FTE!
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Originally Posted by ALBUQ F-1
Man, I wish I had an aunt like that!! That is a hell of a truck to start your old truck adventure with!
That engine has me stumped. The two-nut valve covers don't look Chevy, they look Y-block . I'm no expert on late-models tho! Water pump/fuel pump look Chevy all right. But I thought Y-blocks had a front distributor?
BTW I would for sure replace as much as possible of that 3-ft piece of rubber fuel hose with a steel line.
Welcome to FTE!
That engine has me stumped. The two-nut valve covers don't look Chevy, they look Y-block . I'm no expert on late-models tho! Water pump/fuel pump look Chevy all right. But I thought Y-blocks had a front distributor?
BTW I would for sure replace as much as possible of that 3-ft piece of rubber fuel hose with a steel line.
Welcome to FTE!
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08-11-2006, 10:37 PM
I might get laughed at for this, but is it just me or do the Y-blocks look like SBC at first glance? The headers are shaped the same, (the 2-center tubes), the distributor is in the back, (like all SBC), and the valve covers look similar to ones I have seen on SBCs, (the 2-bolts in the top). Even on this block the engine is orange 
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