Deconstruction has started...
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Deconstruction has started...
Ok guys n gals the time has come. The new motor is almost ready to be put in so I decided before I do that I would get the engine compartment and frame ready. So I got the front clip off and hopefully later tonight I will get the old engine out so tomorrow I can sandblast the frame and get the new motor mocked up before I rhyno liner the frame. Heres some pics of what I have done so far, hope ya like...
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sheez look at that purty new radiator !!!!!!!!! mine's still sitting in the box waiting for this slow poke to do something ............. and that six popper just looks so dinky in that engine bay .............
im suprised we aren't hearing cussing do to frozen or broken fasteners !!!!!!!!!!!!!! 
im suprised we aren't hearing cussing do to frozen or broken fasteners !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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sheez look at that purty new radiator !!!!!!!!! mine's still sitting in the box waiting for this slow poke to do something ............. and that six popper just looks so dinky in that engine bay .............im suprised we aren't hearing cussing do to frozen or broken fasteners !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
im suprised we aren't hearing cussing do to frozen or broken fasteners !!!!!!!!!!!!!! 
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Okey dokey... I got a couple more things done today. The old motor is out, the huge mess in the garage is straightened up enuff for me to move around and get the new motor in when that time comes. I played around with the sand blaster to test it out and it works alright so far the biggest problem is the glassbead has a few clumps in it so I have to shake it to get it going again. Anyway heres a couple more pics, hope ya like and dont make fun of the huge mess...lol
the old motor......
the huge mess and thats just on 1 side and believe it or not I've only lost 1 socket so far....lol
and finally the truck almost ready for blasting....
the old motor......
the huge mess and thats just on 1 side and believe it or not I've only lost 1 socket so far....lol
and finally the truck almost ready for blasting....
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Heres a few more pics of what I've gotten done this week. I got the front part of the frame cleaned up, blasted, new motor mounts installed and ryhno lined. I also started to put some of the goodies on the new motor too. I noticed after I got the old motor out that there was some dents and a crack in the firewall but it'll be ok... Hope Ya like.....
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Hey Tard, I can't tell for sure which six you pulled out, but if it's a 240 or 300 truck six or a 250 car six, the 289 will bolt right up. Those three six cylinders shared the small block bellhousing bolt pattern. You may already know this, but just in case you don't, do NOT use the flexplate off the old engine or you'll have serious vibration issues! The six cylinders were internally balanced and had a neutral balance flywheel/flexplate. The 289 is externally balanced and will need a 28 oz. imbalance flexplate. If Ford would have thought about what they were doing, they should have had a slightly different bolt pattern on the crank for each different imbalance factor so that it would be impossible to put the wrong one on - but they didn't. If you do have to get a different one, count the teeth on the six cylinder flexplate and get one with the same number of teeth. It should be either 157 or 164 teeth. Your starter will still work, too.