1981 302-2V.
Flat top pistons (approx 9:1 compression)
Polished and chamfered crank
Competition Cams 260H camshaft
Cloyes Street True Roller timing set
Melling high pressure oil pump and pickup
ARP oil pump driveshaft
New valve guides (bronze)
New valve springs (Comp Cams)
New pushrods (TRW Heavy Duty)
New rocker arms and fulcrums (TRW Heavy Duty)
Federal Mogul chrome moly rings
Three angle valve job
Clevite 77 bearings in all positions
New harmonic balancer
Mallory 8mm plug wires
Fel-Pro gaskets
Rebuilt distributor with custom advance curve.
Megasquirt fuel injection driving a Mustang 5.0 HO port fuel injection system.
Drivetrain:
Heavy duty clutch and flywheel
T-18 wide ratio transmission
NP203/205/Jed's Machining doubler
New driveshafts on both ends.
Front Axle: 1987 F-350 D60, 5.13 gears, ARB, 35 spline end-to-end, Warn drive flanges
Rear Axle: 1985 F-250 D70U, 5.13 gears, Detroit. No disks yet, but in the works
Tires: 42X15-16.5 TSL's on recentered 8-bolt Hummer rims.
Notes:
Leaf spring conversion for front suspension. Front shackle, 4" leaf packs from rear of F-150. Rear Skyjacker 6" lift springs. 1/4" gas tank skidplate strong enough to land on from impressive heights. Transfer case skidplate. Converted York A/C for on-board air.
CabDoneSide.jpg 1245 hits | 44.31 KB | Posted: 8/8/05 Cab on and flatbed finished
OnTheRoadAgain.jpg 1226 hits | 65.56 KB | Posted: 5/9/05 First test drive with new driveline!
AxleSide.jpg 1168 hits | 74.86 KB | Posted: 1/16/05 First fitup of front axle to see where things will line up. The axle is forward about two inches from stock.
CabDoneFront.jpg 1167 hits | 54.85 KB | Posted: 8/8/05 Now for some paint
OnTheNewAxles.jpg 1104 hits | 46.96 KB | Posted: 3/12/05 First time on the new axles. This should be real close to the final ride height. The axle centers are 21 inches off the ground.
FrontCabLowAngle.jpg 1072 hits | 67.01 KB | Posted: 8/10/05 I just like this one :-)
BoxedFrameAndShackle.jpg 1050 hits | 57.16 KB | Posted: 2/9/05 Boxed in front frame horn with installed shackle bushing.
PaintedAxle2.jpg 1045 hits | 64.86 KB | Posted: 2/19/05 Too bad they don't look like this very long.
AxleTire.jpg 1033 hits | 54.59 KB | Posted: 1/16/05 This is about the final position for the tire. It'll take quite a bit of trimming to make this fit with a low lift (4-6 inches).
