IM wore out!
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IM wore out!
I worked on my 51 F1 all day today.
I rolled it out of its storage on the side of my house yanked the Chevy engine out of it.
Took an old door apart and removed the old glass installed that in the door on the truck. Hey its better than no glass. I then moved on to fixing the door latch. It needed a spring for the handle return. I canibalized another rusty latch and made the spring work in the other. Now the window rolls up and down and the door shuts like a refrigerator door. I put the hood back on rolled it back into storge. Put the chevy engine in the back of my other truck covered it, put all the tools up, hoist etc.
IM beat!
I rolled it out of its storage on the side of my house yanked the Chevy engine out of it.
Took an old door apart and removed the old glass installed that in the door on the truck. Hey its better than no glass. I then moved on to fixing the door latch. It needed a spring for the handle return. I canibalized another rusty latch and made the spring work in the other. Now the window rolls up and down and the door shuts like a refrigerator door. I put the hood back on rolled it back into storge. Put the chevy engine in the back of my other truck covered it, put all the tools up, hoist etc.
IM beat!
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That sounds like a great choice for the engine and trans, I have a 51 f1 I'm restoring and I am going to put a 302 in it also to modernize it for everyday use and long trips. I'm new to the forum and am just getting started with restoration of the truck, I'm just think its cool that there is another person on here that has the same ideas about their trucks. Keep us posted on your 302 transplant cause thats good info I can use. thanks
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No I dont need an anchor.
The chevy was missing the manual trans and the pressure plate was locked up.
The exhaust manifolds were full of seeds from mice and all the wires were ripped off so instead of spending money on a wore out engine I already have a rebuilt 302/c4 setting in my garage complete with wiring harness.
The chevy was a 67 283 its not locked up. I might just keep it for a rebuild or trade it.
The chevy was missing the manual trans and the pressure plate was locked up.
The exhaust manifolds were full of seeds from mice and all the wires were ripped off so instead of spending money on a wore out engine I already have a rebuilt 302/c4 setting in my garage complete with wiring harness.
The chevy was a 67 283 its not locked up. I might just keep it for a rebuild or trade it.
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You should have seen the mouse nest behind the flywheel. I thought it ate a pillow all the cotton stuffing everywhere.
There were seeds about the size of popcorn packed in the exhaust valves.
They made a nice stroage and living facility out of the dormant engine. I took the exhaust manifolds off and it started pouring out.
There were seeds about the size of popcorn packed in the exhaust valves.
They made a nice stroage and living facility out of the dormant engine. I took the exhaust manifolds off and it started pouring out.
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