Thread: Project Special K

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Just a mild 460, c6 tranny with 9" ford rear end, front suspension and steering are stock, but front brakes are disc. Rear will be drums from a early 70's f100. I plan on putting a gas tank with a bed fill, under the bed infront of the pumpkin, to give the back end a little extra weight. The wiring will be american auto wire, which I already have, just waiting on new engine and body work before wiring it. Probably go with a 3:1 rear ratio, maybe 3.25:1
I eventually would also like to add a heating and cooling system, but that can wait for now. Nice to see more truck builds on here. Steve.

very cool!! i will deffinetally stay informed with your thread! mine is gonna be a little bit more radical, aka modular motor, 97-03 styleside ford box, 18's .. that such!

lookin forward to seein yours get wrapped up!

Took a sanding break today, and did some parts surfing. I have been trying to get a hold of the guy locally who has the 9 inch rear end, but no luck.
In the mean time, while cruising ebay, I found the gas tank that I've wanted from the start, only it was way too expensive at 449.00. Classic Performance Parts just listed the tank I want on ebay for 299.
http://www.classicperform.com/Store/...s/4754AGTS.htm
When I read the parts description, it said it was a side fill application, and not a bed fill. I reread the main listing and it stated it was a bedfill. So I called them up, and they honored their mistake, and set me up with the right tank. They also added a sending unit, bed fill cap, etc, fo 69 bucks. Great guys, nice to work with. Good help line too. I like them, for the simple reason, that their parts are made specifically for my application, so I feel competent that it will work in the end!

You are doing my least favorite job in the whole world.......SANDING!! When I worked at the bodyshop (I was in the office) I would see our guys sanding away all day long in the heat and wonder how they did it. Only hotter job I can think of is being a roofer in Florida in August. Trouble is, you clean some metal and then you sweat right back onto it and make more rust spots.

Looks like you are making good progress though Steve.

Don

Looking good Steve!!! A lot of hard work, but well worth it when the paint is on it!

Steve good head way see you finished off alot off work . Your going on the truck in strides so a finish is sooner then you may think .

I picked up my diferential today. It's a late 60's F100 axle with a 3.0 pumpkin swap. The guy gave me the ubolt mounts, emergency brake cables and nice brake drums, total cost $375.00. Best I could find that hooked me up with what I needed. Now this weekend, I'll attempt the switchover! Here are some shots of the 9 inch rear end. The brakes look pretty good, though I will replace the wheel cylinders, and brake lines at the very least. I'll also have to take the drums in, and get them turned.

Had a surprise visit today from an old friend, and it was about 90 outside, no air conditioning, so it was a dog day afternoon to cool 70 degree ocean weather. Pretzel and Tiva were thrilled.

Looking good ! I think you are lucky, ya never know what you will find under there. Keep it up, you will be threw with this part before you know it.
Ken

Thanks Ken. Today I used a thin layer of metal to metal by evercoat, to fill the roof seam. The stuff looks just like metal going on. I took Dave's advice and put on a thin layer. I then went over it with a thin coat of evercoat's rage. I worked on all the major rust spots after that, and finally put 3 coats of one step rust coverter on all the exposed metal surfaces. Here are a few shots.

So I decided to add a coat of fiber filled filler today, and to top it with a skim coat of Rage. I have to work, so we'll see how that goes on my next day off!On the excellent news front, the union and my employer settled a contract after 15 months and three strikes. The best part is the retro pay for no contract for that time period. It will be almost enough to pay for my long block! Whoo hooo! With inflation times have been very tough so the salary increase will go along ways towards bills, and hopefully some new parts!

Started the rear axle swap today. All in all it was very easy, with a few hang ups that hopefully will be easily solved. I disconnected the emergency brake cables, brakes lines, removed the shocks, and then dropped the axle. The new one is a direct fit up to the old, only it is 3" axle diameter instead of 2.5". The u-bolts I got from the auto wrecker didn't fit up to the diameter of the new axle,nor did the leaf spring plates work, so I ordered new 3" u-bolts, and leaf spring plates from No Limit Engineering, for a very reasonable 40 dollar price tab. Even though they didn't have them listed in their catalog, the help line guy, pieced together what I needed, and gave me a good deal. Good folks to work with. They will be here next week, so for the time being, getting the nine inch bolted on is on hold. Pray for no earth quakes! I also got the my drums back from the machine shop, and some body glazing putty and spray on filler like feather fill, but a different brand! So back to body work tomorrow. Felt good working on the truck after so much time off doing other projects!

Well now that labor day weekend is over it's time to kick it in and get the rest of the body work done before the rainy season starts here. Unfortunately everything I have ordered for the truck is on back order or in transit. I also will be ordering my long block this month. After much help for lots of you folks, especially Paul Kane, I will be going with the 460. I hope to get the motor started by the end of this month, while the body gets primed and sealed, and the new transaxle goes in. This is truely one of those moments where you sit around and wait for stuff. I think someone else said it best, when you have the time, you don't have the money, but when you do have the money you don't have the free time. Right now I'm in limbo between the two, but hopefully on my next day off(thursday), the shackle parts will arive in the mail to finish the rear end, and then body work to follow!

Originally Posted by stovens

Well now that labor day weekend is over it's time to kick it in and get the rest of the body work done before the rainy season starts here. Unfortunately everything I have ordered for the truck is on back order or in transit. I also will be ordering my long block this month. After much help for lots of you folks, especially Paul Kane, I will be going with the 460. I hope to get the motor started by the end of this month, while the body gets primed and sealed, and the new transaxle goes in. This is truely one of those moments where you sit around and wait for stuff. I think someone else said it best, when you have the time, you don't have the money, but when you do have the money you don't have the free time. Right now I'm in limbo between the two, but hopefully on my next day off(thursday), the shackle parts will arive in the mail to finish the rear end, and then body work to follow!

Steve,
That's why you always have two projects going at once
Ken

I see that stove abd oven in your garage you could bake some cookies wile your waiting for parts LOL ted