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Old Oct 4, 2015 | 11:10 AM
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I also picked up some brushed aluminum rims from a guy for 100 bux. He was glad to get rid of them because nobody uses 16.5" tires and rims anymore. Says who... I like my 16.5's.



16.5 brushed aluminum rims. The lug nuts are some funky lug nut that needs a key for removal and installation.





The rims are wider than the stock steelies. It did something to the stance on the truck that I think makes it sit in a more aggressively.
 
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Old Oct 4, 2015 | 11:13 AM
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Oh yeah, I also put a B&M light truck Megashifter T handle shifter in it. I'll send some pics later.
 
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Looks pretty dang sweet!
 
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Old Jun 1, 2018 | 10:25 PM
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Long time away

It has been a long time since I put something up here. Sooooo..... I have been racing her.

Here she is at the track.


Cooling off the big block before heading home.
 
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Old Jun 2, 2018 | 07:31 PM
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Well welcome back hardcase. Glad to see the green project is still going on. Cmon man, how did she run?
 
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Old Jun 3, 2018 | 06:43 PM
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I just noticed an additional SCS in your sig.....did you grow another truck?
 
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Old Jun 4, 2018 | 02:24 PM
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Yeah Grinner. Ol' Ginger followed me home about a year ago. I will post some picks of her soon.

I won one race and got bumped out by a 2017 mustang. Had fun racing my scs. I will do it again in another two weeks. I just have to replace the neutral safety switch in the megatruck shifter I am using in the dragger camper special.
 
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Old Jun 4, 2018 | 02:29 PM
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Originally Posted by HardkaseDaddy
Yeah Grinner. Ol' Ginger followed me home about a year ago. I will post some picks of her soon.

I won one race and got bumped out by a 2017 mustang. Had fun racing my scs. I will do it again in another two weeks. I just have to replace the neutral safety switch in the megatruck shifter I am using in the dragger camper special.

Times? mph?
 
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Old Jun 4, 2018 | 03:15 PM
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Drag racing.

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Times? mph?
No idea. The track used a flashlight to signal a start. The track billed this as a no prep street outlaw styled event.
 
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Engine rebuild



Nice clean freshly machined engine block.


Fresh Ford corporate blue on the engine block. Now I'm getting ready to put the main bearings in it.


So last fall I fully rebuilt the engine on the old green truck. I had the engine removed I disassembled and cleaned it brought all the parts to my friendly machine shop. They machined all the parts. Sold me a bunch of new parts. I spent about a week putting it all together with assistance from my 14 year old son.
I put a full roller valve train in this Engine. With over length pushrods. A 280 cam. High-volume oil pump Etc...
When I finally put it all together and broke it in, it ran very well.
 

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