Grease Monkey Garage

[FergusonTO35]

Love those 250's and 292's!

 

[nbbt]

Dad had a 1964 with a 250 in a 3/4 ton, 4 speed with granny gears. In 1st at a idle it was the perfect speed for watching the wildlife on dirt roads. wink, wink.

Not a speed demon but went down the road just fine with a cab over camper, and towing a boat. 67-70 was really pushing it..

 

[FergusonTO35]

We had a 70's square body with a 250 when I was a kid. Reliable as it gets but you could watch the road go by through the rust holes!

 

[Yukon Stihl]

Plus temperatures here for the last few days so i took advantage of it and plucked the 5.9 out of the Ford it's been sitting in for the last 15+ years.Happiness is having a skid steer with the warm temps i was able to leave the garage door open.After seeing some of the conversion work done i am calling it a rescue mission.

 

[FergusonTO35]

Is that a one ton? I didn't know they ever put Cummins in anything less than a medium duty.

 

[Yukon Stihl]

It was a 97 Cummins put in a 92 F250 .
I have a 94 Super Duty frame that i am going to use.
The project started in 2003,he never finished it.Hopefully mine doesn't take as long

 

[Steve]

Got some work done on the 300 this weekend. Using King rods and mains in this build. Upgraded to hypereutectic pistons. Standard cast rings.

 

[Stevetheboatguy]

Got some work done on the 300 this weekend. Using King rods and mains in this build. Upgraded to hypereutectic pistons. Standard cast rings.

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So just out of curiosity. Any idea on why there isn't a main bearing with a thrust face? Or does ford do it differently to control fore and aft movement?

What did you find out on the cam bearings?

Edit: disregard the thrust bearing question. When I went back and looked there was a picture I missed. I see it now 3rd from rear.


Steven

 

[Steve]

So just out of curiosity. Any idea on why there isn't a main bearing with a thrust face? Or does ford do it differently to control fore and aft movement?

What did you find out on the cam bearings?

Edit: disregard the thrust bearing question. When I went back and looked there was a picture I missed. I see it now 3rd from rear.


Steven

Yup, main #5 has the thrust bearing.

I ordered a set of King branded cam bearings. Opened the box and they were just reboxed dura-bond. Nothing like paying an extra 10 bucks for a $30 set of bearings. Anyway, I put them in and they all measured slightly better by a few 10 thou. Rear cam bearing is still out of preferred spec but much better at .0039 instead of .0043. allowed is up to .006 so I'm just gonna go with it.

 

[Redfin]

You gone this far twice Stevo. Boost is the only option.

 

[Steve]

You gone this far twice Stevo. Boost is the only option.

Too much money John!

 

[Steve]

Got the head bolted down last night. NOS Ford latest design head gasket. Clamped down TTY 50lbs plus 100°. Got this really sweet torque angle meter that sticks to a ratchet or breaker bar with a magnet. Best 100 bucks I've spent on a tool.

 

[FergusonTO35]

Between wrong parts and bad weather I'm finally getting our Odyssey back together. Every single part has been fighting me. Wire harnesses that won't move far enough, spark plug tube seals that won't slip over the tubes, even the valve cover bolts won't find their threaded holes without a mirror and a light. It's good to remember why I changed careers!

 

[Bigmac]

Got some new meats for the camaro.and am putting together a Trx250r engine for myself, cryo oem transmission, all new oem seals gaskets and bearings, 4mm stroker and a 390cc big bore!

 

[Steve]

So got some work done on the engine this weekend. Found a set of hard to find fine tooth metal timing gears! Bit of an upgrade from the stock fiber gears. Got another set of NOS rocker arms. Learned on the last engine about poor fitting aftermarket rockers. New pushrods too. Nee oil pump and pickup installed and covered up with another new oil pan. All that's left to do is put some lipstick on this ugly chick!

 

[Steve]

Because I like blue I chose old Ford blue which is a such high saturation color it almost is too much!

 

[Steve]

Got some new meats for the camaro.View attachment 363848and am putting together a Trx250r engine for myself, cryo oem transmission, all new oem seals gaskets and bearings, View attachment 363845 View attachment 363846 View attachment 363847 4mm stroker and a 390cc big bore!

That's gonna be a beast Nathan! Which bike is that going in?

 

[Bigmac]

That's gonna be a beast Nathan! Which bike is that going in?

This one Steve. Have it completely tore down and am doing a full restoration on it. It had a 350 stroker, now the 390, with a hand cone pipe

 

[Steve]

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This one Steve. Have it completely tore down and am doing a full restoration on it. It had a 350 stroker, now the 390, with a hand cone pipe

Nice! Final words will be "Worth it"! Lol!

 

[FergusonTO35]

Got some new meats for the camaro.View attachment 363848and am putting together a Trx250r engine for myself, cryo oem transmission, all new oem seals gaskets and bearings, View attachment 363845 View attachment 363846 View attachment 363847 4mm stroker and a 390cc big bore!

390 cc Camaro? Am I missimg something here?