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1176 hits | 104.69 KB | Posted: 8/21/17
I have had worse beginnings. Needs a new fascia and a few dents pulled. Obviously pull the stickers ...

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117 hits | 90.02 KB | Posted: 8/21/17
Dent in the door needs to be pulled. Wonder what the paint looks like underneath that sticker..

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116 hits | 60.43 KB | Posted: 8/21/17
Honestly not sure why I took this one.

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105 hits | 40.98 KB | Posted: 8/21/17
Interior needs some attention. It is an Edge according to the VIN but options are sparse.

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89 hits | 86.71 KB | Posted: 8/21/17
More stickers to come off.

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91 hits | 52 KB | Posted: 8/21/17
Engine out of the truck. Converter had to come out with the engine. It would only move 1/32 of a tur...

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108 hits | 29.97 KB | Posted: 8/21/17
Yep, that is a hole.

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118 hits | 42.96 KB | Posted: 8/21/17
Engine. Again.

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101 hits | 55.96 KB | Posted: 8/21/17
Mmmm, something is not right here.

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96 hits | 55.07 KB | Posted: 8/21/17
Lovely crack across the top of the piston.

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89 hits | 56.76 KB | Posted: 8/21/17
Believe it or not, this is not the same piston.

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106 hits | 17.46 KB | Posted: 8/21/17
The rod was thrown with sufficient force to dent the pan and close the gap between the pan and bolt ...

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125 hits | 26.98 KB | Posted: 8/21/17
Profile shot showing bulge from the violent end of this engine.

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177 hits | 19.31 KB | Posted: 8/21/17
Another.

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166 hits | 47.79 KB | Posted: 8/21/17
Carnage found in the pan. Much of that is a piston skirt.

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121 hits | 32.14 KB | Posted: 8/21/17
Exit hole for something.

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127 hits | 36.8 KB | Posted: 8/21/17
Found the rod!

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156 hits | 41.61 KB | Posted: 8/21/17
Oop, one still there. This one refuses to come out. I would need to literally cut it out in pieces. ...

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117 hits | 69.84 KB | Posted: 8/21/17
I think that bearing is not supposed to look like that.

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167 hits | 47.24 KB | Posted: 8/21/17
So much for that crankshaft.

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145 hits | 57.35 KB | Posted: 8/28/17
Counterweights have seen better days.

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120 hits | 42.01 KB | Posted: 8/28/17
Cylinder 1 and 4 rod journals.

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111 hits | 45.85 KB | Posted: 8/28/17
Cylinder 2 and 5.

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124 hits | 60.92 KB | Posted: 8/28/17
Missing the piston skirt(!).

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126 hits | 65.26 KB | Posted: 8/28/17
Another shot of the piston and some ruined bearings.

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170 hits | 68.67 KB | Posted: 8/28/17
Replacement engine. Clean!

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128 hits | 66.88 KB | Posted: 8/28/17
Engine sticker on the replacement engine.

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115 hits | 46.08 KB | Posted: 8/28/17
Over 100k and can still clearly see the crosshatch. Someone took real good care of this engine. Some...

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135 hits | 125.09 KB | Posted: 9/19/17
Degreasing and pressure washing.

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125 hits | 47.03 KB | Posted: 9/19/17
Fogging the primer.

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122 hits | 64.41 KB | Posted: 9/19/17
3 coats of DE1606 Ford Dark Blue. Nice.

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103 hits | 71.34 KB | Posted: 9/25/17
Pistons in, timing set on, waiting for paint to dry on the timing cover.

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128 hits | 68.36 KB | Posted: 9/25/17
Proper amount of pistons at TDC..Could Ford design an uglier oil pan?

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131 hits | 72.93 KB | Posted: 9/25/17
That big orange monster behind is next on the list for projects. 6.5 block for the Suburban. I did n...

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93 hits | 80.75 KB | Posted: 3/12/18
I shall call it, Mini Me!.....cuz it looks like my 302, just mini.

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107 hits | 81.54 KB | Posted: 3/12/18
If it is not obvious yet, I like this color scheme for Fords.

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119 hits | 88.8 KB | Posted: 3/19/18
There she is, in all her glory. 3.0 liters of fury. With all that crap on there it makes me wonder w...

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117 hits | 72.82 KB | Posted: 3/19/18
Well, removing all that vinyl and that stupid hat improved the looks of the truck dramatically. Not ...