Looks sweet!!
2007 F150 XLT FX2 SPORT - 5.4l 3V 3.73 LIMITED SLIP EDGE/EVOLUTION PROGRAMMER
Looks sweet!!
2007 F150 XLT FX2 SPORT - 5.4l 3V 3.73 LIMITED SLIP EDGE/EVOLUTION PROGRAMMER
Great color too lol. Looks sweet
Some Minor Updates.
After hanging out with my dad, and much discussion I came to a realization. And no its not that i have to many cars. It is that my 77 F150 is actually the closest thing I have to being done enough to go play again. So I bit the bullet and put my tax refund to work, and ordered the last foreseeable stuff I could think of, as well as a few optional upgrades. Sadly I am not going to be able to run my stock valve covers, as they have almost no clearance on the rockers, and more so because they are warped and look like the ocean.
Fun Stuff
DUI Distributor with internal coil and module wrapped in blue
Taylor Made 8.2mm ThunderVolt spark plug wires
Hi Flow Summit Racing water pump
Tall Ford Racing Valve Covers
Thats about it for the high ticket items.
Other misc stuff-
Spark Plugs- Copper Motorcraft, super cheap and probably one of the best plugs made.
PCV Valve
Upper/lower Radiator hoses
EGR valve
Oil Pressure sender
Water temp sender
180 Degree thermostat
Motor Mounts
Starter Solenoid
I am also converting my truck from a C6 automatic to a 4spd NP435. I have a complete donor rig to pull everything off of so it should go fairly smooth. I am even swapping out steering columns to give my truck the appearance of having always been a 4spd. I also plan on swapping my steering setup from my 79 Donor to my 77 as it has a better steering geometry and is a direct swap.
Outside of all of this I am planning on adding dual battery's and a winch and lights at some point possible. I just plan on using a RuffStuff battery box, and following the DIY battery isolator write up I found over on expedition portal.
Down the road I am planning on 35s and rebuilding my 9" and HP Dana 44, I was thinking about just rebuilding the set under my donor rig, then swapping them out one weekend. Also was going to put a set of sliders on, as this rig will hopefully one day get the cosmetic portion of a restoration rather than just the mechanical.
Today I did manage to complete the rebuild on my carb. Its an Edlebrock 1406 Surprisingly it didn't look to bad on the inside. No varnish and everything was fairly clean. Did have some sand/dirt in the fuel bowls but aside from that she wasn't to bad. I cleaned up my timing chain cover and was able to get it painted. Hopefully I get over to my grandparents sometime soon and can pick up my seal driver set, so i can drive the old seal out, and get the new one in. After that just need to get the oil pump installed and I can throw the pan on. After that I can finish masking off the valves and a few other areas, and paint the block. Once shes painted I can start bolting everything on. I plan to drop the motor in 90% complete to save some time. I thought about trying to put the motor in with the transmission already mated up. However I had such little room pulling the motor, the thought of adding the transmission seemed like a bad idea sadly. As I am not looking forward to trying to pick up the NP435 cast iron beast.
As the last few pieces have started to roll in. I threw on the old valve covers, the oil pan, timing chain cover as well as a spare valley pan to protect the vitals from getting any spray paint in them. I just remembered I have a spare intake for this motor and will probably end up setting it on the valley pan so I can ensure all areas that need paint receive them, And everything else will be protected.
The pulleys and other misc brackets came back from the sand blasters today. Looks like they did a good job and it only cost me $35 at A1 Metal Stripping.
I was also able to get the block painted tonight. I am going with a Ford Dark Blue over Ford Gray theme with satin black accents.
Found all of the stuff I need to switch over to a Ford Taurus 2-speed fan, and get rid of my mechanical fan. I wasn't really planning on doing this mod, but somehow my dad talked me into it. As weird as it is, I really like my power robbing 100% always on mechanical fans. But they do suck in traffic jams.
I also finished gathering all the parts up for my alternator upgrade. Good bye 65 amps and hello 130. Essentially a bolt in swap with some minor wiring, cost? $60 and that's with me buying a pre-made harness. Well worth it.
This weekend I am hoping to finish cleaning up the engine compartment, and get started on my steering column swap, and hopefully even get my pedal assembly swap started. Its a shame ford didn't offer the 400 with the 4spd. Granted the C6 isn't a bad transmission.
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Last edited by Fordguy77; 03-13-2014 at 10:25 PM.
We the Willing, Led by the Unknowing, Are doing the Impossible, For the Ungrateful.
We have done So Much, With So Little, For So Long, We are now Qualified, To do Anything, With Nothing.
Sounds awesome man, you definitely know what you want and how to get there and so far it looks awesome, keep us updated for sure!!
Because of my decision to run an electric fan, I had to come up with a source for more power. So I ended up doing the common 3G alternator upgrade which makes over 3X what my little 1G made(40amps). The new unit is rated at 130 amps, however many people have tested them and actually claim closer to 150. 3G Picture time. Things a beast compared to my 1G.
We the Willing, Led by the Unknowing, Are doing the Impossible, For the Ungrateful.
We have done So Much, With So Little, For So Long, We are now Qualified, To do Anything, With Nothing.
Sweet, now it opens up even more aftermarket products you can power too.
Thats the plan. However I am also adding a dual battery setup. As far as any accessories go its actually going to pretty simple. I'll be adding a CB, and a winch/winch bumper. Outside of that the only planned mods is a second set of mechanical gauges for oil pressure, oil temp, water temp, volts, and vacuum. However it will be wired in a way that all my factory gauges still work. The extra gauges are going to end up in a custom cluster in my headliner.
We the Willing, Led by the Unknowing, Are doing the Impossible, For the Ungrateful.
We have done So Much, With So Little, For So Long, We are now Qualified, To do Anything, With Nothing.