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| Jake's "Blue Mule" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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One, 3/4 view. b) Day One, head on view c) During the body lift install,
checking tire fit (note cab to bed body lines) |
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| USED ENGINE TEARDOWN RESULT... | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This project all started out one fine day when I was tooling down the Ocean View streets in my Taurus station wagon, and I spotted a 1982 F-100 pickup truck for sale. A quick look underneath showed me a body and frame that only had surface rust on it. -Unusual for a truck near the beach... It belonged to a man who was not mechanically inclined, so I talked him down to $700 US and we sealed the deal. The rest, I will document here. My plans call for a heavy to super duty suspension layout, massive rear (it will stay 2WD for the time being), and a diesel engine. (Gotta keep fuel economics in mind, don't we?) Stay tuned for "The rest of the story".... |
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The smart money says, these go together! If you're going to install a body lift, you need to make sure the supporting bushings are not about to fall right on out of the truck. Besides, Urethane bushings such as those shown on the left are as near permanent as you can get. |
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What I think a REAL truck should be:
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Update: Now, I know I said this tired old set of wheels would have a Diesel engine - and I still mean for it to! But events have been overtaken by circumstances.... I also need this machine to be able to fetch it's own parts, and removing the plug from the #3 cylinder revealed a "Flooded Basement"!!! The classic case of a previous owner who didn't know what it meant when an engine overheated... |
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And here comes the famous excuse: (Quoted verbatim) "Well, the tempercherr (yep, that's how he pronounced it) guage quit workin', but it only used a little warter. So I just kep a few gallons in the bed of the truck..." |
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~Not a problem, I just dragged home a temporary motor for it in the back of my Taurus wagon! It's a 302 out of a passenger car, and I need to build up an engine for a machine down in Tennessee anyway. So I might as well run a small-block for the time being! Besides, a running motor for a mere $275.00 was kindee hard to pass up... |
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| From: "Edelbrock" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This intake was chosen for the 302, because it has a very wide RPM range, is a clean install as opposed to the stock piece of junk, and was engineered for a matching cam setup that will come along much later. Although the motor will be confined to a 2 Bbl carb for the time being, this arrangement looks to the future from the beginning.... |
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