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Fixed. Luckily it was sticking out where he could grab it with vise grips.

Judd blew through the rest and after several cooling system...

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I have no idea. I would imagine it would have something to do with the thickness and durability of the material. You'd have to work pretty hard to wear...

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Next up will be the window net. I want to get it squared away before I put the carpet in because it requires welding.

I goofed up and got...

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Pics.

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After a lot of trial and error, the hot side is all tacked together. It is very basic and should work fine. I will bolt them to a head for final welding...

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Heads on, lifters, pushrods and rockers in and adjusted.

Then snap goes the weasel... Broke a timing cover bolt off in the block. Boo....

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Seats installed! They turned out pretty good.

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While waiting for parts, Judd built seat mounts for some inexpensive Amazon bucket seats. This thing bolts to the stock holes. There are only holes in...

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Getting a pipe out of #8 around the steering shaft was kicking my butt. I decided to leave it alone for a few days and try to come up with a better solution...

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Couple of pics.

Checking piston to valve clearance. It has a ton and will have more because we checked it without a head gasket. Exhaust...

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He bought a set of Trick Flow Power Port 290's. They are a great head. I've had 3 sets of them and they are prob the best standard valve layout BBF head...

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I don't expect big changes on the engine side from the ECU change. It is reported that these are pretty lean at WOT, so it might pick up a little by...

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Progress.

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How do you make a big block Ford look reasonably sized? Stick it in a giant car.

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ECU arrived and I can't wait to play with it.

It comes with a guide detailing how to set it all up and it is fantastic. Goes through it...

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Firewall all sealed up. Then he turned his attention to the rear lower control arms. The bushings were in bad shape so he pressed new ones in and added...

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It's been stupid hot so my desire to be in the shop has been low. Still, I took a few minutes and tacked on the waste gates. Stuff is tight, but is fitting...

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Heater/AC box removal has begun. It was made of fiberglass and the bottom was literally falling apart. He could grab chunks and just break them off by...

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I feex.

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Truck runs great and motor seems healthy. I have no worries it.

The PimpXShift shipped today. I can't wait to check it out and get it swapped...