Progress Update
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Progress Update
Hello all. Here is the progress on my '65 F100,352 3 spd short bed:
3 speed manual tranny was rebuilt at a shop, spent too much $750. It is back in and seems to be fine. <O
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Heads were removed and heli coils installed in four exhaust threads and now heads are back on. <O></O>
Headers installed. What a pain! But I am reliving my 20's so I had too have them. <O></O>
Speedo drive gear was an interesting effort, I have now twice tried to replace it and it appears that the 'ol redneck (I say with all respect) that had this truck before me tried to replace it once and did it backwards! I think he put he speedometer end of the cable in the tranny and of course I did the same. We’ll see. I will try again to get it right next week.<O></O>
I am in the middle of returning the three on the tree back to the column from the floor and it isn't going well. I can't get the darn thing to shift. I replaced the bad shift tube. I can shift by moving the levers under the hood but no luck with the shifter. I will purchase the upper and lower bearings and try again. I have a bet that this thing will be on the road by the end of September! I don't want to lose a lunch bet!... More to come<O></O>
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3 speed manual tranny was rebuilt at a shop, spent too much $750. It is back in and seems to be fine. <O
></O>Heads were removed and heli coils installed in four exhaust threads and now heads are back on. <O
></O>Headers installed. What a pain! But I am reliving my 20's so I had too have them. <O
></O>Speedo drive gear was an interesting effort, I have now twice tried to replace it and it appears that the 'ol redneck (I say with all respect) that had this truck before me tried to replace it once and did it backwards! I think he put he speedometer end of the cable in the tranny and of course I did the same. We’ll see. I will try again to get it right next week.<O
></O>I am in the middle of returning the three on the tree back to the column from the floor and it isn't going well. I can't get the darn thing to shift. I replaced the bad shift tube. I can shift by moving the levers under the hood but no luck with the shifter. I will purchase the upper and lower bearings and try again. I have a bet that this thing will be on the road by the end of September! I don't want to lose a lunch bet!... More to come<O
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From: Tucson
Hey hgene262,, I dont like to here the headers are a pain in the Well you know!!
I have them to put on mine still, and am not looking forward to the experience. nice to here your project is making progress!
I have them to put on mine still, and am not looking forward to the experience. nice to here your project is making progress!
