Aaaargh! @##&%*!!! engine swap....
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From: Drummonds, TN USA
Aaaargh! @##&%*!!! engine swap....
I forgot how much hassle I had pulling the 302 out of my F-100 with the old frame mounts in it -
The new V-8 mounts are a full inch bigger than the V-6 ones were, and it isn't going in without pulling off one of the headers!
Add to that the @#$%!!! tranny fell off it's blocks in the process, and I ran out of time.
Oh well, once the place dries off after Tropical Storm Gustav (I'm in Norfolk still) I'll do the job right.
Gad, what a pain in the buttocks!!!
I want my toy to run, and I want it NOW...
(He says, with big round innocent seeming eyes)
>=o(
The new V-8 mounts are a full inch bigger than the V-6 ones were, and it isn't going in without pulling off one of the headers!
Add to that the @#$%!!! tranny fell off it's blocks in the process, and I ran out of time.
Oh well, once the place dries off after Tropical Storm Gustav (I'm in Norfolk still) I'll do the job right.
Gad, what a pain in the buttocks!!!
I want my toy to run, and I want it NOW...
(He says, with big round innocent seeming eyes)
>=o(
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From: Baileyton, TN
Aaaargh! @##&%*!!! engine swap....
I have yet to dirty my hands, doing things for myself... I used to, in younger life, but now I am too fat, too old, and too lazy.
Wm
'02 F250 4x4 Crew Cab Lariot Powerstroke; white with leather - 3.73 gears. Not yet modified but the accessories are looking good.
'96 F450 4x4 Crew Cab XLT Powerstroke; White with Grey interior. Banks Turbo, Intercooler and Exhaust,
Power pack Chip, shift kit, Auxiliary transmission, electronic enhanced transmission control,
16 forward and 4 reverse ratios. 340hp 660ft lb, 4.10 gears, 12,ooo# winch
https://www.ford-trucks.com/user_gallery/displaythumbnail.php?&photoid=8385&.jpg
Wm
'02 F250 4x4 Crew Cab Lariot Powerstroke; white with leather - 3.73 gears. Not yet modified but the accessories are looking good.
'96 F450 4x4 Crew Cab XLT Powerstroke; White with Grey interior. Banks Turbo, Intercooler and Exhaust,
Power pack Chip, shift kit, Auxiliary transmission, electronic enhanced transmission control,
16 forward and 4 reverse ratios. 340hp 660ft lb, 4.10 gears, 12,ooo# winch
https://www.ford-trucks.com/user_gallery/displaythumbnail.php?&photoid=8385&.jpg
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From: Drummonds, TN USA
Aaaargh! @##&%*!!! engine swap....
I fought with the tank today, and got rained on a bit - but it's in place again finally.
The bell housing bolts are all in place, and the starter is in (I had to re-route the wires around the headers).
The tranny is mounted off center, but it will do for now. I think I can route the pipes back without a whole lot of trouble but I need to grab a couple of sections of 2 1/4" pipe to fit 'em together.
Once the whole works is streetable I can modify the rest at my liesure.
http://greywolf.clubfte.com/comingsoon.jpg
The bell housing bolts are all in place, and the starter is in (I had to re-route the wires around the headers).
The tranny is mounted off center, but it will do for now. I think I can route the pipes back without a whole lot of trouble but I need to grab a couple of sections of 2 1/4" pipe to fit 'em together.
Once the whole works is streetable I can modify the rest at my liesure.
http://greywolf.clubfte.com/comingsoon.jpg
