adsm08 2,047 #51 Posted April 25 On 4/16/2024 at 10:57 PM, 87 416-8 horse said: I found it why the engine was stuck in the parts truck. When I got it I thought it had 143k miles judging by the body but I think it’s 43k because it still has the cross haching and no ring ridge! You can't go just by that on those old cast iron Fords. I pulled apart my first 2.9 with a known 215K miles on it. Cross-hatch visible, no ring ridge, and the part numbers on the main bearings were still readable. My dad bought that truck used when it was 1 year old with about 10K on it, between me and him we put the other 205K on it and it was never out of our possession. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
87 416-8 horse 420 #52 Posted April 30 Pulled the engine out with the excavator and the rear axel. Now it’s time to slice and dice the frame with the torch. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
87 416-8 horse 420 #53 Posted April 30 (edited) Edited April 30 by 87 416-8 horse 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,427 #54 Posted April 30 Now THAT is an engine hoist!! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
87 416-8 horse 420 #55 Posted May 1 The parts truck is now a pile of truck parts and scrap. Everything in front of the fuel tanks are parts. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,427 #56 Posted May 1 Nice quick work! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adsm08 2,047 #57 Posted August 12 On 4/30/2024 at 11:09 PM, 87 416-8 horse said: What's the not-yellow car? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
87 416-8 horse 420 #58 Posted August 13 4 hours ago, adsm08 said: What's the not-yellow car? It’s a 1971 Oldsmobile cutlass supreme. We have to do some frontend work and rebuild the transmission. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adsm08 2,047 #59 Posted August 13 19 hours ago, 87 416-8 horse said: It’s a 1971 Oldsmobile cutlass supreme. We have to do some frontend work and rebuild the transmission. I was close. My dad has a 72 Pontiac Ventura and I was thinking the lines that I can see looked similar. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
87 416-8 horse 420 #60 Posted September 12 The project has begun! A couple weeks ago I took the head from the parts truck engine to be ported out. It turns out it was cracked. Last night we pulled the cab and stripped the engine down. I’m going to have it bored out and the head ported out to let it breathe. Next I'm going to strip the frame down and repaint it with frame paint and primer. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
