Joined: Thu Apr 07, 2005 11:48 am Posts: 2581 Location: Republic of Texas, 77836
Get well soon, do what the doctors say (safe move most of the time) I won't even give you a hard time about putting a Ford into your Luv... Hay it is your truck man... Don't push your self too hard.. Being broke is a MF...
Peace man. Richard
_________________ 75 Luv, 350 V8, TH350, Camaro rearend. New 1975 Luv Step side. Stock for now. Grandmaster of the "Shade Tree" way.. I can't see the yard for all the cars. Come on down and we will sit on the porch and watch the grass grow.
Joined: Fri Sep 20, 2002 12:49 am Posts: 3245 Location: North Mississippi
PapaG wrote:
Get well soon, do what the doctors say (safe move most of the time) I won't even give you a hard time about putting a Ford into your Luv... Hay it is your truck man... Don't push your self too hard.. Being broke is a MF...
Peace man. Richard
No Ford motor in my truck. I'm working on a 66 Mustang since I'm luvless right now.
I disassembled the motor this week to get it ready for the machine shop. I found beeswax and honey in cylinder #2 (wtf) but other than that everything looks ok.
I got cleared to return to work (and did so) at the beginning of this month. Hopefully I'll start making progress again soon.
Joined: Fri Sep 20, 2002 12:49 am Posts: 3245 Location: North Mississippi
So I'm FINALLY putting the finishing touches on my shop this week and can maybe start working on my car again.
My wife and I had a pretty big argument the other night about how much money I've been spending on projects. I told her I make more money than her, so I'll do what I want.
Joined: Mon Aug 28, 2006 11:54 pm Posts: 6584 Location: Pelahatchie, MS
Nice! I was looking at a 347 Stroker today a friend got in trade from a supposedly knowledgeable guy. The pushrods are way too long, so the valve train needs to be gone through. Easier to check and repair while it is on the stand...
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Joined: Fri Sep 20, 2002 12:49 am Posts: 3245 Location: North Mississippi
Man I haven’t updated this thread in forever.
The car is running. Lol.
347, flat top forged pistons, 58cc aluminum heads. About 10.6:1 compression. Custom grind cam, 226° duration and .584 lift with 1.6 roller tip rockers. Edelbrock Pro Flo 4 SFI fuel injection. Edelbrock was running a promo where if you bought the setup, they’d give you a sump for free, so I tried that out. I bought a carter mechanical fuel pump to supply it, and the sump puts out 58 psi (I think) to the rails. It seems to do ok, but I also haven’t really road tested it yet.
I watched a series of videos and rebuilt the 4R70W transmission I got from the donor truck myself. Got a 2800 stall from FTI and a controller from Baumann. I’ve never even had the pan off a transmission myself before. The videos were good and I feel confident that I should get at least 12 miles on this transmission before it falls apart.
I’ve got a few little things left to do before I take it out of the neighborhood, but I’m hoping to have it ready to drive by April.
I took it to the exhaust shop today (on the trailer) and had them make a 2.5” set with an x pipe and magnaflows because I wanted it kind of quiet. Now the air sucking into the intake is louder than the exhaust. LOL
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