DirtyComanche

Nope. I don't need another silly project. Besides, my vehicles are already 100% gasoline free.

If I was offered a N/A cummins, I'd pass it up. Go turbo or go home. They're very cheap and easy to hop up, and not horribly slow from the factory. And I think I'll change my weight estimate on a 6BT, apparently they're closer to 1200 turnkey. Ouch.

I'm very aware of that. However, given the typical location of spring clamps (almost the ends of each bottom leaf) I don't see it as being a problem, as the amount of load carrying that is actually done by the spring at that point is very minor. And the amount of area that is within the HAZ of the weld is pretty much miniscule. My springs haven't broken. And I've bent two top leafs....

Sure. won't hurt anything if nothing else.

I'm so in debt now... Well, not really. But I'm not living cheap. I picked up a millermatic 180 today. Since the american dollar has gone to all hell, it was cheap. That's my justification at least. Now I'm going to go play with it, methinks.

The factory spring clips are best. The el-cheapo ones you can get at auto parts stores and spring/brake shops aren't exactly great. Actually, I hate them. The factory ones are actually rivetted to the bottom leaf spring so they don't move around, but can be left loose to allow the springs to flex. Which is the major downfall of the aftermarket ones. But it sounds like you have none of the factory ones. So, you'll have to go aftermarket... Or be like me and weld a peice of cut up HSS to the leaf spring, er, don't do that.

If I knew, I'd tell you. Somewhere behind the tank, I guess.

My 86 had 6x9s in the rear. The just cut out the stock holes in the plastic panelling to fit a 6x9, and screwed them to the plastic. Sound quality was not there.

I can't take the credit for this, I had a friend help me. It's his bender and he knows how to use it! But there was still a bunch of 'umm, hmm, let's just give'r and hope for the best!" which is a good attitude with DOM. Pics suck. Image Not Found Image Not Found Image Not Found I like the grille hoop. I think I'm going to run a YJ style grille actually :brows: We got that side hoop pretty tight. Just gotta do the other one and the hard/weird stuff is done. Then it's just making fairly plain peices, and figuring out how to weld it. That might be hard.

I got totally sidetracked by the 4BT. S10eater has a 350 as well. Seems to fit pretty good. And there is at least one guy on here with an AMC 360, not finished but looked promising.

It most likely is. While a guy can pull off a rebuild on a higher milage motor without over-boring, typically it makes more sense to just bore it out a bit. However, there's almsot nothing to be gained in regards to power by this. Unless you're going to bore is .060+ over. Then you're running risks with the block's integrety.

2 peices of tube were bent! With about 1' of waste total! I'll get pics later. The light is wrong now.

If I was a betting man, I'd bet he's a bot.

Or spend about $50 more and get a yukon chromo. Yukons are cheap. :popcorn:

Pics. Hood clearance is rather tight... Image Not Found I might have to cut it up major to fit an air filter. Or just not run one... Throttle rigging... Image Not Found I screwed it up and the cable is going to chafe a bit. But I'll fit it when I have a chance to get a 'new' cable from the boneyard. Got the HEI on. Image Not Found Not crazy about the plug wires... But it'll work. I'll get some other ones if I have to. Started messing with the rad hoses. Image Not Found Hmm. Keep my feet warm. Image Not Found Image Not Found I'll run some sort of hard pipe from here to the back of the cab. Dunno what. I'd rather use plastic because it'll weigh less and be less likely to burn the $#!& out of me. And apparently I gave away my old lower rad hose... Might need it. Since the outlet/inlet sizes on the block don't match the rad. Or I'll get a reducer for the bottom hose or something. Got the top figured out at least. Still haven't bent any tube. But I did polish up that die that somebody left in the rain.

You gotta cut the extra bracing off normally.

I wish it would rain. I have garage, but it's too hot.

So, the 4BTs are mechanical injection? A guy could probably get a lot of power out of one for very little money.

You've probably got some parasitic loss... Or the battery is a pile. Which it is.

That's the $#!&s. Well, if it is a low mile 4.0 it's still going to be better than what you've got.

There'll be a difference... Not sure how much, but probably 50-100lbs at most. The 4.0 isn't exactly light. It depends what you want to do with the truck. It is YOUR truck.

They're huge... I have one, but it's not going anywhere. Image Not Found

Well, that's a cummins... Sure it's a 4BT, not a 3.3? Either way that's pretty sweet. I didn't think anybody had dropped the cash/time to do it.

Where? Proof? I didn't think it would fit.

Yeah, but ford made them. Ford parts = crap. I have a new unit on order. It's too bad mallory doesn't make a 250 I6 unit, because they were on sale to be the same price as the stocker. Ohwell. It's just gotta make a spark at the right time. Ignition systems are so over-rated.