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You might go over to Ford Barn and post your dilema there and get some local help- good group over there as well as here.
For gear lube consider RedLine Shockproof. Its a synthetic and will run a tad bit cooler than regular gear oil.
If ya got it- run it and see how you like the result. Looks like an OK casting. Watch your deck clearance and piston height- A block that has...
My boss had a GooLoo battery jump starter pack recharging on his work bench last year in his garage and during the night, it exploded and anything...
"Thinking about checking in....been rebuilding T coils for a buddy and we will see if we can make it run". Make sure you get the high DV/DT caps.
Ya better just love it as it is and have a good time- make it safe and runnin good, and don't look back. It's kinda different, so just let it be...
You guys are putting the steering box on the wrong side!
So, cast in a sand printed mold? Looks very nice........
Outback! OK yo win the prize for the week.... that's beautiful- the weld elbows are perfect- mild steel or stainless?? Really nice how you added...
Lock and Stitch did not exist when I started doing this- only Iron Tite, so that's what I have always used. Yes, the smaller pins are best for in...
You can still put pins in the port- start from the port and then go toward the desk. Biggest problem with B blocks is the casting can be really...
alchemy- nope, that's pretty common on T rods- the weights are all over the map depending on the forging. Ford used several suppliers for rod...
Check the piston diameter toward the bottom of the skirt. You want about .004 clearance. Looks to me like someone installed the wrong size rings...
Nah- ya gotta keep and work on the "old" junk, so that when you work on the new modern old junk you can convince yourself that you can work on...
OOH! don't have one of those!!
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