So I know it's not much, but I just started my pickup for the first time in about a year and a half. Finished the exhaust, fuel lines and got the wiring harness cut, spliced, modified and installed. Tried to put the fuel lines in backwards, and the damn thing didn't have much fuel pressure when the fuel pump wasn't hooked up, AND the starter solenoid was dead.... but it FINALLY ran! Thanks for humoring me and letting me bore you with this but I'm STOKED!!! I'll post pics of everything together tomorrow.

 

What engine is in it now? The 351? When comes the 460?
What gears does it have? You gonna wheel it now? DETAILS MAN! DETAAAAAILS!

Congratulations.

 

Congrats, I know your excited.

 

The 351 is in it right now, and like I've told you A THOUSAND TIMES, The 460 won't be in untill everything else is done... ha ha. I don't even have brakes on it right now so it's far from road worthy, plus it needs the dual transfercases before I can even order my drive lines, but hey it's a step in the right direction. The gears in it are honestly unknown... hell I don't even know if they are matching gear sets, but today I'm going to start on the brakes and we'll see how well that 4 link in the rear works. The suspension on it definately should flex since I'm getting about half an inch or more of flex by reving the engine!

 

But i'm forgetful. You'll probably tell me another four times.







....this week.

 

Well I'm finally posting the pics a FEW days late! Merry Christmas ya'll
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You like the shop light on the left of the pic?

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Yes that is a section of the wiring harness on the exhaust, and NO it isn't there anymore. It's been moved up to the engine crossmember with the abs servo thing that is wired up... but not hooked up! No abs light that way!

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Looks good.


Personally, I like the work light in pic 4 and 8

 

You know what works really really well for light sources? Those heat lamp things... but with a normal bulb. I have a few of those. Its handy having a light source to clamp onto whatever.

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And nice work on the truck, now get the 460 in it.

 

It's maiden voyage out of the shop with the new suspension. Can you tell the engine is sick? YouTube - My F-150 FINALLY moving!

 

Do you mean sick like "awesome" or sick like "needs a transplant"???! Hahaha.
Thats a lot of smoke. You should have seen my old 460, if you throttled enough it would block out all vision. :P

 

Yea... sick as in "Don't die on me yet!" sick... I'm seeing something being done to the engine situation right after the transfercases are done

 

I was wondering if it only had reverse there for a minute...

looking good though, now that i have seen something other than your sig pic it makes sense on why you rear fenders are so out of proportion!

to bad you wasn't closer, i would offer to trade you a builder 460 for your 351.

does you fuel tank still fill from the side? or do you have to climb up into the bed?

 

Yup! The fuel cell I built get's filled threw the factory fuel door. I was able to put the two filler necks together to make it work. That was a must have for it when I built the bed, really wanted it to look like a factory option with fender flares. Once the body work is done it should look GREAT!

 

I had the craziest dream...

And you were in it. LOL.

I don't really know.. it had something to do with you living like three miles from my house.. like.. in my dream I was driving home, and I saw your big truck sitting by a barn and I was like "Wow, I should say Hi... but I don't even know his name..." and that was the end of the dream lol.

No more coke-a-cola for me before bed. LOL O_o

 

Those bumpers look perfect on that truck. I really like them.