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Post by gmack192 on Feb 10, 2009 8:40:21 GMT -5
I considered the possibility of damaging the lights while wheeling. I mounted them on a piece of 2x1 1/2 angle iron, and tucked them in close to the body. The fenders are wider than the lights, they are also lower and the rear bumper (5x2 channel ) is 4 inches past the lights. I'm also putting some small (but very bright) driving lights behind the bumper in the corner near the frame. I will get some pics of that later this week.
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Post by gmack192 on Feb 18, 2009 13:26:24 GMT -5
the tail lights are tucked in close to the bed and mounted to angle iron. the should hold up (USMC issue) lol i finished the bed, painted the cab and fenders,  ,  ,  then I started cleaning the engine. I was going to give it a good cleaning and replace the gaskets & seals. then I decided I should replace the head gasket while I was at it. it went down hill from there  the #1 piston had been replaced, and the cylinder has 2 gouges running the entire length of the cylinder. so the decision was made to bore it out and rebuild. I'm going to bore it.40 over and use a mid size cam. any suggestions?? |
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Post by speedy on Feb 19, 2009 2:15:20 GMT -5
I threw a LC Engineering street performer cam in mine. It's bored .20 over. It has a smooth idle. I run SSR 35 1250's and 5.29 gears. The engine didn't really wake up until I added a Weber 38, Electric Fan, 90 amp alternator, and perhaps most importantly, a DUI Distributor thru LC. My buddy and I are guessing that it put out maybe 96hp after the engine rebuild with the new cam, after the other upgrades, maybe 120-130hp. I don't think the cam is going to make or break your rebuild, just watch that you don't get one with too much lift. The reason I had to rebuild my engine is that the previous owner(god bless him) let the exhaust valves hit the pistons breaking several of them in half! Couldn't tell you what the previous cam was due to me chunking it immediately.
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Post by gmack192 on Feb 19, 2009 9:24:38 GMT -5
I rebuilt the engine in 85 I used to have (about 10 yrs. ago) I went pretty radical with it .60 over blah blah blah (lol) it held up pretty good but looking on line the biggest pistons I can find now are .40 over I began to think the machine shop I used was blowing smoke up my butt on the size of the bore and pistons they provided. this truck is not going to be used as hard as the 85 was and I plan on keeping this one as long as I can still drive lol I'm 47 and not as insane as I once was  |
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Post by speedy on Feb 20, 2009 1:22:00 GMT -5
I hear ya on not driving that hard. Despite my screen name, I live life in the slow lane nowadays. I was truly speedy in my late teens and early 20's. I did all the upgrades to my engine so I could go the speed limit and not get run over!
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Post by DeadlyPeace on Feb 20, 2009 2:53:17 GMT -5
.60 over blah blah blah (lol) it held up pretty good but looking on line the biggest pistons I can find now are .40 over I began to think the machine shop I used was blowing smoke up my butt on the size of the bore and pistons they provided. this truck is not going to be used |
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Post by gmack192 on Feb 20, 2009 8:50:41 GMT -5
that's what I thought, the 85 ran prety strong when I was done and the pistons were bigger than the original ones who knows. I want this truck to last and be reliable even though it isn't my primary means of transportation I'm building it to haul my 4wheeler and stuff I can't haul in the wifes Subaru Tribeca. I had a tag made for my truck,  oooohhh rahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh |
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Post by gmack192 on Feb 20, 2009 10:35:48 GMT -5
I dropped the block, head & crank off at the machine shop last night. Its a 1 man shop and he stays busy, so I don't know how long it will be there. He is highly recommended and is good with race motors
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Post by gmack192 on Feb 23, 2009 11:14:49 GMT -5
bought seats for it Saturday, got them from a Ranger 60/40 high backs, got the seat belts and rubber floor mat too. I had to modify the mounts for the seats (lower them) and drill holes in the floor. the seatbelts mounted to the existing holes , I had to drill a hole for the tab that keeps the seatbelts level and rebend the passenger side end mount. I forgot my camera at home I will put some pics up later.
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Post by gmack192 on Feb 24, 2009 14:27:37 GMT -5
 , drivers seat  , passengers seat. gotta say the ford ranger seats are WAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYY more comfortable than the old Toyota bench seat. |
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Post by gmack192 on Mar 30, 2009 11:50:25 GMT -5
UPDATE: the engine is still in the machine shop, the head has at least 2 cracks and the crank is JUNK Soooo I've been working on the interior. I installed a vinyl floor mat and Ranger seats I also built a new dash insert out of tread plate.  ,  , I think it came out pretty good. |
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Post by gmack192 on Apr 23, 2009 9:49:24 GMT -5
Well I finally bit the bullet and ordered the engine parts: I had to get another crank shaft the 2 I had were TOAST, so I ordered a "NEW" one from Japan engines.com $110.00 plus shipping. I went ahead and ordered the master engine rebuild kit, connecting rods and up graded the head gasket. I still have to order the camshaft, header, and weber. |
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Post by gmack192 on Apr 29, 2009 8:38:09 GMT -5
got the WRONG gaskets, bearings and pistons!!!! Mike @ Japan Engines, was very helpful and is getting there right parts sent ASAP
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Post by gmack192 on May 7, 2009 8:15:03 GMT -5
the new (right) parts are here, waitng on the machine shop now
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Post by gmack192 on May 14, 2009 9:13:18 GMT -5
while waiting for the machine shop I did a bunch of little stuff I added some BLING   then I added some BEEF to the front bumper, the tag folds up, behind it is a 2 inch receiver for the winch mount  and here's a pic of the engine parts, the pistons are out the machine shop, I pick up the block & head Friday   |
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Post by gmack192 on May 21, 2009 8:41:37 GMT -5
I got the engine from the machine shop, started cleaning, painting & i ported and polished the head. My camera crapped out, ao I will try to get some pictures this weekend.
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Post by gmack192 on Jun 24, 2009 9:59:19 GMT -5
Its been a BUSY month (and NOT on my truck). I sold the tires, I also ordered the camshaft, 261C and head bolts from ENGNBLDR.com. Last night I installed the crankshaft.
I will try to take some pics. tonight.
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Post by gmack192 on Aug 18, 2009 10:09:44 GMT -5
it has been a looooooooooong summer. I did get the engine together and in the truck ( still waiting on the carb & header ) hopefully I can get them in the next few weeks. It would be nice to fire it up and drive around the yard lol
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Post by gmack192 on Dec 23, 2009 22:00:26 GMT -5
Haven't been here for awhile... got alot done on the truck, IT LIVES   I put a 38/38 weber, and headmon header. |
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Post by gmack192 on Dec 23, 2009 22:05:46 GMT -5
on the way to the muffler shop..  that's when I noticed that the Krylon paint job was 5 different shades. So after several Emails to Krylon, with no satisfaction, I repainted the truck with Rustoleum. It came out a LOT better. |
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