Smoky's '76 F100 street build
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Hmmmmmm, that is interesting. I have my new Booster and M/C installed. I had a few mistakes made during the learning curve process. I need to repair one leaky flare and then do another bleed, hopefully this weekend. It is drivable and better but I do feel like they can be better. Right now I come in to a stop and they feel good good. It is that last little bit of travel, like if I need to stop fast/now/oh **** I was not paying attention that I do not like. I have not inspected the pads so they could be an issue as well.
I talked to a few MFRs on sticking with the vac set up, and I was told that I could go with a elect vac pump. Not there yet as I have right at 16" of vacuum at idle and the previous owner added a vac canister.
I talked to a few MFRs on sticking with the vac set up, and I was told that I could go with a elect vac pump. Not there yet as I have right at 16" of vacuum at idle and the previous owner added a vac canister.
There are also electric brake boosters.
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@smoky_diesel,
We scrolled through this build, and it's really cool to see the progression from when you first brought the truck home to where it sits now. Looks like you had a decent foundation to start with and then you've put in a lot of hours and done some extensive work to turn this into how you envisioned it.
Seeing a little go-go juice getting used here gives us a grin
Totally unexpected with the clean, classic look of the truck.
We also noticed one of our Summit Racing multiple-spark discharge ignition boxes going into the build. That's a great upgrade for a street truck like this and should give you a strong and consistent spark.
Looking forward to seeing where the build goes next.
We scrolled through this build, and it's really cool to see the progression from when you first brought the truck home to where it sits now. Looks like you had a decent foundation to start with and then you've put in a lot of hours and done some extensive work to turn this into how you envisioned it.
Seeing a little go-go juice getting used here gives us a grin
Totally unexpected with the clean, classic look of the truck.We also noticed one of our Summit Racing multiple-spark discharge ignition boxes going into the build. That's a great upgrade for a street truck like this and should give you a strong and consistent spark.
Looking forward to seeing where the build goes next.
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@smoky_diesel,
We scrolled through this build, and it's really cool to see the progression from when you first brought the truck home to where it sits now. Looks like you had a decent foundation to start with and then you've put in a lot of hours and done some extensive work to turn this into how you envisioned it.
Seeing a little go-go juice getting used here gives us a grin Totally unexpected with the clean, classic look of the truck.
We also noticed one of our Summit Racing multiple-spark discharge ignition boxes going into the build. That's a great upgrade for a street truck like this and should give you a strong and consistent spark.
Looking forward to seeing where the build goes next.
We scrolled through this build, and it's really cool to see the progression from when you first brought the truck home to where it sits now. Looks like you had a decent foundation to start with and then you've put in a lot of hours and done some extensive work to turn this into how you envisioned it.
Seeing a little go-go juice getting used here gives us a grin
Totally unexpected with the clean, classic look of the truck.We also noticed one of our Summit Racing multiple-spark discharge ignition boxes going into the build. That's a great upgrade for a street truck like this and should give you a strong and consistent spark.
Looking forward to seeing where the build goes next.
I'm at the mid point of this build. Some would call it done. I have decided to scale back the scope/time/money of the project. No plan to build full custom frame/engine cage and so on. Instead modify stock frame, brace, 4 link, CV front end. Then paint.
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Decided to go CV IFS. Full custom too expensive, not much benefit, limited value in resale.
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