1966 F-100 EcoBoost & 1966 F-100 427 Side Oiler

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a bit of metal prep

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fenders were up next

Not even a door ding!

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off to some body work . .

Stripping the hood. One application and it was bare metal

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Trans ready for install. (yes my first automatic trans rebuild so lets hope it works)

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at some point someone put a bottle jack under front of trans and popped a hole in it. A patch and a bit of TIG work and it was ready to roll.

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of course the cobra jet C-6 had been sitting since 1970 and never been apart . .

Complete teardown was needed

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started to assemble the side oiler . . .





Then for some odd reason started to check on the now avail new Side Oiler Blocks, CNC heads, how about a street roller cam and got a bit carried away!

Where does it stop?

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One thing nice about going back to stock is easy assembly. No mods needed

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a few days later and powdercoat was done

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appeared rear axle grease had never been changed. It was so thick it would not flow!

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dragged it outside for a quick sandblast before off to powdercoat.

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A little more elbow grease and it was all apart.

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Of course had to do a trial fit of the 427 Side Oiler and the Cobra Jet C-6 Trans before complete chassis teardown.

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Time to skip to the "OTHER" project the '66 F100 short bed custom cab . .

Truck was all original paint so knew there would be no surprises but still did a bit of paint stripping before I tore it apart. THen it was time for a complete teardown.

Arizona truck all its life.

I have not driven it since February of 2000