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RHF corner

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LHF corner

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LHR corner

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RHR corner

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Front top

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Left top

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Rear top

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LHR bumper is bent

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LHF bumper trim is loose

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Hood
Typical dry-rot of cowl seal.

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Engine bay
Typical dry-rot of cowl seal.

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Engine bay Right
Typical dry-rot of cowl seal.

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Engine bay Left

The dark brake fluid probably hasn't been changed in decades.
The air filter is K&N...

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VECI label

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VC label

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The exhaust manifolds look original, and I haven't found the exhaust leaks yet.

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The engine wiring is in surprisingly-good condition, but it's still using the old Ford-style relays ...

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The A/C appears to have been partially converted to R134a, and many of the coolant hoses have been r...

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I've never seen insulation around the fuel lines, so I assume that's not factory. As with many truck...

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Some of this is from battery acid - some is probably from rodents. But since there's a golf tee in t...

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To prepare for pressure-washing, I pulled the fan, shroud, & belt.

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I've never seen a battery cable made this way, but there is no frame ground now. The body ground is ...

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The smog pump is gutted - it spins freely. The transmission cooler hose appears to have been replace...

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The smog pump is gutted - it spins freely. The transmission cooler hose appears to have been replace...

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The smog pump is gutted - it spins freely. The transmission cooler hose appears to have been replace...

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There's a fluid leak from the return hose at the cooler, but not much from the pump itself. The shi...

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The front bumper corner braces are intact, and the trim is original.

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The original bumper mounts are in good shape, & the trim is original.

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The frame & some of the suspension have been painted gloss black, without much prep or even cleaning...

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The horn bracket is bent, but they don't seem to be working anyway. The body mounts are collapsing....

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The valve cover gasket oil is streaming down the RHR corner of the block (Left in the pic) keeping a...

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The VCG oil is streaming down the RHR corner of the block (Left in the pic) keeping a semi-clean tra...

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Unlike most, this true-dual exhaust retained the factory oxygen sensor crossover. The starter is the...

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At first, I thought this was all coming down from the VCGs. But when it continued dripping for 3 day...

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As usual, all the oil leaks collect along the pan lip. It's not apparent from this angle, but the en...

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The clean spot on the block (LHR corner) is from oil flowing out of the valve cover gaskets.

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The dual exhaust goes on both sides of the transmission crossmember, which will make for a LOT of ex...

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The secondary air downstream pipe is tacked to the exhaust where it should be connected to the catal...

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The clean spot on the block (LHR corner) is from oil flowing out of the valve cover gaskets.

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Shifter equalizer, speedo cable, high-pressure fuel pump, and fuel filter (behind the heat shield). ...

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C6 shift & kickdown levers. The PNP switch is behind them.

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The BW1356 has some slop, and the dirt-daubers moved into all its pockets.

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The frame & some of the suspension have been painted gloss black, but the body wasn't cleaned.

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There are 2 added leaves for the lift. The true-dual exhaust seems better than most, and has lots of...

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I can't tell yet why the fuel tank wiring is hacked, but the gauge doesn't seem to work. It looks li...

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The LHR bumper was hit hard enough to bend the skin AND the brace. But both can probably be straigh...

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The 4-pin wiring has been Scotch-Locked to the 7-pin.

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Typical mud in the quarter panels, and the bumper tip is tweaked.

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This is probably the best receiver because it tucks so high against the bumper, and it seems to be i...

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The panels & armrests are in very good condition (except that big washer at the top front), and the ...

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For such an old truck that has obviously been wheeled, the underdash is surprisingly clean & origina...

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The front carpet looks original. The dash & column are in good condition, but I don't understand the...

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I assume the truck has 210Kmi.

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The front carpet looks original. The dash is in good condition.

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The upholstery is in very good condition, and looks original.

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Typical droopy headliner.

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The cargo carpet is replacement, but made fairly well. It was cut instead of being installed under t...

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The cargo carpet is replacement, but made fairly well. It was cut instead of being installed under t...

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The cargo carpet is replacement, but made fairly well. It was cut instead of being installed under ...

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Typically rusty t/g cables, and taped-up wiring.

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Typical rust at the bottom of the t/g, plus a hole in the access panel.

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The spare tire is 12 years old, and undersized. The other 4 (35x12.50R15) are 7 years old.

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The upper t/g glass run has the typical dry-rot cracks at the seams.

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The rotor is shimmed with blue paper towel; probably because of timing chain slack.

This is a few m...

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Most of the black grime on the white gravel came from this truck. And after it dried and I got back...

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The radiator upper mounts are broken off, and when I cut the baling wire holding it up, I found more...

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When I unclipped the cruise cable, the throttle cable end shattered.

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The original muffler hangers were left beating against the new muffler, which is probably producing ...

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Part of the driveline clunk is the loose pinion nut. All the U-joints seem to be tight. But there's...

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There is no detectable wear in the tie rods, but the Left ball joints are VERY loose. The Right BJs...

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The pitman arm nut was so loose that the arm was moving on the splines. Note that the top 3 threads ...

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After tightening the pitman arm, it was apparent that the box has a lot of slop. Probably 75% of th...

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The Right axle pivot bushing is damaged & loose. The bolt is visibly off-center of the bushing. The...

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The Left radius arm drop bracket appears OK, but the Right has a noticeable angle, indicating the fr...

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The right e-brake cable is folded at the brake backing plate.

Right brake cable Wagner BC132090

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Tire Dates

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The new throttle cable matches

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While replacing the RHR brake cable, I found the autoadjuster seized, so I swapped it for a used one...

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While changing the rear seat strike bar, I also straightened its cup, and removed ANOTHER dirt-daube...

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Engine out

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As Ford & most other makers recommend, I always clean the wheel mounting surfaces.

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You wouldn't think I had already spent 2 hours washing this truck, but the few clean spots give it a...

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We already knew the engine mounts were broken, and that the pan gasket needed replacement, and that ...

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I hand-washed the engine wiring & vacuum harnesses, rather than risk shredding them with the pressur...

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It came cleaner than I expected, but it took about 2 hours in 40-degree wind. The pressure washer we...

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Before & after.

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This leak was easy to see & fill.

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These 2 leaks were only visible with a mirror. I had to weld them through the slot in the frame.

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Nuff sed.

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Upskirt porn

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Timing cover gasket details

It looks in such good condition, I don't really want to change it. But ...

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I trimmed the overhanging silicone from the back of the valley.

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Intake manifold gasket details

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Flexplate & shim plate painted.

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I tightened two exhaust manifold bolts that were very loose; a few others, slightly. Since I didn't ...

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After painting the back end of the block, I changed the rear main seal.

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I turned the crank forward to 0 degrees, set a pointer wire on the distributor shaft, then turned th...

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The water pump itself looks much better than I expected. But its backing plate is the worst I've ev...

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This is 8 degrees of slack. I assume this is why someone thought the distributor rotor needed a pape...

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Just before removing the timing cover, I painted the block. After removing the timing cover gasket &...

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The only supplier for a replacement dowel I've found so far is:
https://lmr.com/item/388192SK/1979-9...

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After a lot of parts-washing & sandblasting, I painted all the timing cover parts.

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The EGR fitting was too rusty to reuse, and its threads stripped when I removed it from the manifold...

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The gears are in exactly the same position, with all the slack on the driver's side, so the addition...

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After Copper-Coating the new timing cover gasket on, I installed it (with a used dowel tube) & the o...

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The Left pivot bushing (for the Right axle beam) was powdered. The other one was in better condition...

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Poly axle pivot bushings are pressed in.

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Right camber cam in
IF THE IMAGE IS TOO SMALL, click it.

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All 6 cap screws were seized, but the internals weren't as bad as I expected. It looks like the wron...

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The Right lower ball joint nut wasn't tight; not even finger-tight. And although it had been wallowi...

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All the steering parts went into the washer because they were too nasty to handle. The pitman arm ha...

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This telescope seal for the intermediate steering shaft shows why common PSF is the wrong fluid for ...

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Driving out the spindle bearing is always a PITA, but this improvised drift made it much easier. Bet...

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I had to refill my grease gun, but the hub & spindle are as full as possible to keep water out, and ...

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The engine & bay are almost ready for each other. The steering box has been replaced, and the (clea...

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I set the engine back into the bay.

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I had a lot of trouble making the bellhousing mate up to the block, until I found out why. Someone t...

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The exhaust was built while the engine mounts were broken, and the trans mount wasn't neutralized. A...

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It's going back together...
IF THE IMAGE IS TOO SMALL, click it.

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I spent a lot more time than I expected because it took 3 tries to get the setup right. But the fram...

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Turns out the battery hold-down had been replaced with a threaded rod with the wrong thread pitch, s...

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I thought the master cylinder reservoir was dark at the bottom because of the shadow of the dark flu...

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I still have to run the silicone vacuum lines; mount the charcoal canister, and install the plastic ...

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After running the silicone vacuum lines, the hood went back on.
IF THE IMAGE IS TOO SMALL, click it.

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The fuel pump access panel went in uneventfully (other than a bloody knuckle).

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The fuel gauge works - it was just a sunk float. I tested a brass one before installing it, and the ...

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Transmission filter & hose.

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Pinion nut is sealed & threadlocked at the correct preload (~9 in-lbs).

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After warming up the engine, I checked timing - it was around 13 degrees, so I reset it to the 10 ma...

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I'm not sure this can be aligned - it looks like the front springs are too tall.

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These FIAMM horns probably came from my '94 CV.