Basketcase#16-once in a lifetime build-now gone. :-(

[Caseys71]

That receiver hitch looks great , and those really are some massive recovery hooks, you could pull an entire congo line of chebys off the side of the road . Glad to see your making so much progress looks like ol' Basket-case #16 will be road ready before you know it, keep up the good work .

[Thunderfoot]

The neighbors called the sheriff's department on me Monday afternoon when they saw me welding on the truck

WTH they are to scared to come ask what you're up to so they call the sheriff... and say what? my neighbor is making bright lights in the day

Nice rear mount don't forget the safety chain mounts. Looking good

[FLATBEDFORD]

Nice to get daily updates. If I started something like this, you all would be lucky to see monthly updates.

[Manny]

Man very cool, and looks nice too! You say low budget quick rattle can, but your doing a nice job. Can't wait to see it further along. Another thing is i like the 302 always been one of my favorites along with the fe's looks great dude keep it up!!

[eggman918]

Built not Bought:thup:

[basketcase0302]

Thanks a lot guys, it'll be not only my daily driver but move me out of Florida here pretty soon I hope!
Steve, I'll also probably have to say good-bye again to all of you here on Fordification soon. I'll loose internet for awhile as well as a whole lot more. Just want everyone to see what progress I had made before I say bye.
After having the sheriff's department here on Monday and code enforcement drive by on Wednesday, (they never come into this neighborhood unless called). Freakin' neighbors!

I moved the truck back to the back yard yesterday to get ready for the engine pull, (between downpours). Hopefully I'll be able to sell the 10 X 20 shed and shade before I leave, (I've only had them for about 7 months now). I've had no place to do this build prior to that for over 5 years now!
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My buddy Doug and Todd (thanks for the steel guys) helped me tow the truck to the back and got the hood off and now I can really see what's going on:
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For those of you that have to park under trees like me... Look at the above picture and my "redneck invention" to save the cowling area! Find yourself and old magnetic sign / cut to fit / don't forget to take it off when you go mobile though!
You can also see the dentside hood gasket I put on it last year, (they do fit pretty good)!

I got started this morning, and as Forrest Gump would say, "things went like peanut butter on jelly!"
I got the fluids drained / all wiring unhooked / radiator, fan shroud, fan, battery, carb, distributor, oil filter adapter,altenator, PS pump & bracket, coil all removed:
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I found out I'm gonna have to get a new battery tray:
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And i found what looked like another "performance mod" someone had done to the heated spacer under the carb (note the cut-out area between the ports):
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Now I've got it all unhooked and sitting here "twittling" my thumbs so...
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It was the first time I'd used the engine hoist, but I knew it would "get er' done" after I had painted it Ford blue months ago when I found it on CL.
Got it out! Got a guy coming tomorrow morning to pick it up for $50.00.
Better than scrapping it for nothing I guess...
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Thank you Lord for another good day!

Basketcase

[67mann]

After having the sheriff's department here on Monday and code enforcement drive by on Wednesday, (they never come into this neighborhood unless called). Freakin' neighbors!

My nieghbors would soon wish they hadn't been so nosy---blue hair or not

Movin right along jeff

[basketcase0302]

Hey guys,
Been pretty busy, (focus Jeff focus)... got my hands in 10 different aspects of the build every day it seems. But can't seem to stay on any one part of it for long!
Jerry, You're right man. With no disrespect for our older members here (I'll be 50 next year) they just don't have nothing better to do. I know the older guys here on Fordification are just the opposite, and I highly respect folks like these.

I picked up my rebuilt 1350 series front driveshaft on Monday, got it rattle can primered and one coat of black at present. I also got primer and black on the new 1350 rear driveshaft slip yoke and "home built" 79' brake pedal. And got a 2nd coat of Ford blue on the 302's oil pan.
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So this morning I went to pressure washing the engine compartment and inside front frame rail area. Yeah, it was pretty cold when everything was said and done and soaking wet. Then I had to figure out how to get the truck back over the concrete with no help and a very bad back. Don't try this at home: http://s240.photobucket.com/albums/ff13 ... g&newest=1 Notice at the bottom right of the above picture the boat anchor! More than one way to skin a cat is an old saying I've always heard.
And once again very thankful for my hi-jack / jeep jack / farm jack (everybody calls them something different it seems) saved my butt today.

The chemical cleaning and pressure washing did a fairly decent job on the engine compartment. So now I'm ready for wire brushing and rattle can there:
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Here's a few pictures of the super cooling F-350 radiator support:
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And two areas of the support that need attention real bad:
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So then I changed hats and went to grinding the rivets on the tranny crossmember brace and the radius arm frame brackets, (I had to cut the rear brake line to get the grinder into this area). You can also see the 79' P.S. box I put on the truck last year in this picture:
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Now I'm gonna' get the tranny crossmember braces and the radius arm brackets out of the way:
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Start to grinding:
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Tell me these radius arm bushings haven't needed replacing for awhile now.
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And I wound up looking at this at the end of the day, (the back side of a 71' F-350 super cooling radiator support and grill / the PS radius arm bracket removed Part#C7TA-38095-A (I'll do one at a time) and a very nasty SBF intake manifold:
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All in all, a very good day at the office. Thank you Lord!

Jeff

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[ToughOldFord]

I abhor people that can't mind their own business.

That's some quick progress on your project Jeff, good job! Can't wait to see the finished product.

[basketcase0302]

TOF, I hear ya' man. I sure hope when I reach those "golden years" I'm still able to work on the bump.

Can't wait to see the finished product.

Sadly enough, I won't be able to do any body work on the truck for now, but it should be pretty mechanically dependable for the next few years.

A little progress over the past few days, (the below 60 degrees the past few days is slowing down my rattlecan progress though).
I got the tranny crossmember braces wire-brushed / rust proofed and primered. As well as finished the rattlecan work on the brake pedal / the 1350 series front driveshaft /and front driveshaft slip yoke. I also got the pass side radius arm bracket wire-brushed / rust converter and primered.
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Then I changed hats and get the heater pleunum assembly and fresh air vents pulled, (and vacuumed out all the debris in the vent area). The "handle" has been broken off the driver's side vent since I've owned the truck, (I'll have to fix that). The heater core had just started to leak. The entire assembly will need a lot of my attention now so it will last another few years without "falling apart".
This work is to "winterize" the cab area for my "wimpy don't like cold weather much anymore self".
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And for the newer members here who wonder why their trucks "wander" all over the road, here's one very good reason. Sadly there's no easy way to replace these, but the replacement is worth the peace of mind knowing the truck will stay between the lines:
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Gotta' go, I've got another "big bump day" ahead of me!
Everybody stay warm.

Jeff

[BiggDogg]

wow great job, and thanks for posting so many pics

[FLATBEDFORD]

I'd like to get some of that stuff done on my truck some time. How tough was it ti get the heater parts apart? I imagine mine are pretty full of crap too.

[basketcase0302]

Hey guys,

If you do end up getting a big boy rad to match your big boy core support, let me know where you get it and how much it cost.

If I remember the "super cooling" radiators are like dinosaurs? From one of our members here (LK2Gadd I believe) my radiator is actually from an E-series van, but it bolts right up. I'll wait to get another radiator until my 460 goes in a few years down the road hopefully.
BigDogg, I like to post the pictures in hopes of them helping someone else here on the forum out in the future. I try not to upload to Fordification to save on Keith's server space?
Steve, The heater is pretty easy with no A/C. Once you get the heater hoses un-hooked / there are 3- 7/16" nuts on the engine side of the firewall / two defroster ducts / and the pass side fresh air duct to unhook. My pleunum (heater core housing) was almost past re-viving, (and it only started leaking recently/but the rust was heavy in the housing area), I'm still working on it.
My fresh air duct had a pretty large hole in it which I was gonna' "band-aid" with some tire cement and an old bicycle tube (tell me that aint' jury rigging):
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But I went ahead and ordered one from DC (NPD can't get them even though they list them).
I unboxed my "new" heater core and about hit the floor! It looks like someone at autozune tossed it across the room. It's out of square and has a big "dent" on the one corner! I don't know if it will even slide into the pleunum (housing area):
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And I made a quick redneck handle on the driver's side vent (I had about ran off the road before trying to open it)! Not any more...
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So I change hats again and wire brush / and paint rust converter on the new rear driveshaft carrier bearing support after I've drilled the holes in it:
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And I got to wire brush and paint the rust converter onto the F-350's front crossmember and the "old" tranny crossmember from the NP 435, (I'm still not sure which tranny crossmember I'll use). The 79's crossmember seems a little wimpy when set beside the bumps original. But the bumps original seems to be about 1/2"-3/4" taller, (to create the tight clearance issues so many here speak of when installing the C-6). I'll wait till I slide the engine and tranny in to decide which one.
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And the 3 coats of Ford blue on the 302's 4 X 4 oil pan is cured and ready to install:
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Now I gotta' go and pull another thousand wire brush pieces out of me!
Don't waste your money on harbur freite's wire brushes, I wore a new one out today in 30 minutes!

[FLATBEDFORD]

You could post
but not use Keith's server space.

[dablack00]

About the supercooling radiator. I don't think you need it. My 460 stays nice and cool down here south of Houston in stop and go traffic with my big fan and stock FE radiator. I have a 195 thermostat in there and the fan comes on a 200 or 205. I can cruise down the highway and it stays at 195 and in stop and go the fan will come on bring it down to 195 and shut off, then it will warm back up to 205, then the fan kicks on.....so on and so forth. It works great. This is all with a stock 1997 460 cast iron water pump.

NOTE: if you use modern serpentine belts and brackets, you have to get the modern water pump. The serpentine water pump has a different hole pattern than the older v-belt pumps. The serpentine pulley will not bolt onto the older v-belt water pump.