1988 Ford F-150 Resto Thread!

[P.M.P.]

NSP 3 will keep ya sucked in for days. Just ask Steve.
Some, never make it out.

True story

 

[Kiwioilboiler]

Went to the junkyard today and came home with a complete upper and lower intake, both exhaust manifolds, a perfectly strait and rust free valve cover, fake wood grain interior trim pieces, good EGR tube, and a few smalls to put dual tanks back in this thing too.

All for the grand total of 50 bucks!

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So....enough bits to mock up the old long block for the turb' for phase 3 is what I read...

 

[Dub11]

Are you going to port or polish the head any?

What about nitrous?

 

[Steve]

Are you going to port or polish the head any?

What about nitrous?

Not needed with a streetable turbo.

 

[redline4]

Not needed with a streetable turbo.

You can still spray it with boost...

 

[Steve]

You can still spray it with boost...

Didn't say can't. Funny gas has no place in my build plans.

 

[Kiwioilboiler]

Done yet?

 

[Steve]

Done yet?

Almost. Oops! Wrong truck!

 

[Sagebrush33]

Almost. Oops! Wrong truck!


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Got her back from the chop shop?

Or is that yer gig? LOL

 

[Steve]

Got her back from the chop shop?

Or is that yer gig? LOL

Evaporator time!

 

[Kiwioilboiler]

Almost. Oops! Wrong truck!


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Good to see the sense of humour still there Steve. Carry on.

 

[Steve]

@Kiwioilboiler

 

[Mastermind]

@Kiwioilboiler



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I love the smell of parts fresh outta the machine shop.

 

[Steve]

I love the smell of parts fresh outta the machine shop.

Me too! Hope to start putting the cam bearings and freeze plugs tonight.

 

[Mastermind]

Me too! Hope to start putting the cam bearings and freeze plugs tonight.

I'm a sissy Steve. I always get those installed at the machine shop.

 

[Steve]

I'm a sissy Steve. I always get those installed at the machine shop.

I thought about it but I really don't like to pay for a service I am capable of doing properly. Plus the cam bearing driver I have it pretty sweet!

 

[Steve]

When I install the cam bearings I line the oil hole up with the cam tool line. Then I mark the block oil galley hole. Line the two up and sink it in. Works great!

 

[Steve]

When a bearing has two oil galley holes I mark both and center the bearing on them. Drive it home and check installed depth and make sure both holes line up.

 

[Steve]

For the freeze plugs I find a big socket that fits snug enough to leave less than a 1/16" gap in the plug. Put some rtv on the sealing edge and then drive them just below the machined sealing surface. Got the block mounted in the stand ready for a crankshaft and a cam shaft.

 

[Steve]

On to the crankshaft. As most garter spring seals do in their life they like to get hard and cut a groove in the sealing surface of the shaft. I could just put a new seal in there and it will be fine for a while or it may not be. So to repair the seal damage I use these readisleeves. It's a super thin band of stainless steel that is pressed onto the shaft and will make a perfect hard surface for the new seal to ride against. I clean the shaft with scotch Brite and then wash the sleeve and the shaft with acetone. Apply loctite 518 from your chainsaw drawer and then use the installer to tap it on the shaft.