51 Ford pickup

[Justin@EntropyRad]

Sweet project!

[wfo guy]

Gojeep, do you have a build thread somewhere?

[Gojeep]

Gojeep, do you have a build thread somewhere?

Here is one of them: http://www.nagca.com/forum/showthread.php?t=43454

[wfo guy]

This is really lackluster. I got the throttle pedal installed and the wiring to the alternator changed so it charges. Only took 3 hours.

[brawls43]

I was wondering about the Jeep build thread too. Wow Gojeep, nice work. Also, keep up the good work wfo guy!

[wfo guy]

For those of you that appreciate first times!
It's going to turn winter again so it's outside for a while. Progress has slowed up again.
http://youtu.be/9BosMk72vXo

[Gojeep]

That must have been a nice feeling being able to move it under its own power for the first time.
Nice truck in the back ground, not the F1 front. What is it?

[wfo guy]

47 Dodge 1 1/2 ton. Flat head six that runs and drives. I don't have the desire to do it. It needs a new home. No rust and very little body damage. The doors close like new.

[Gojeep]

47 Dodge 1 1/2 ton. Flat head six that runs and drives. I don't have the desire to do it. It needs a new home. No rust and very little body damage. The doors close like new.

Awesome.

[wfo guy]

Today's project was a harness to go from coil pack to coil on plug. The anti-theft wiring I stripped out gave up some of it's life for this.

[wfo guy]

I worked on wiring today. About 80% of the firewall forward has been modified. The lights are hanging loose still. The master fuse panel and the relay module will be attached to the inner fenders after the front is installed. I removed the rest of the door lock and anti-theft from the rear harness. It's hung with adel clamps. Tomorrow I work under the dash and try to run everything through the firewall. I don't know if 1 day will be enough to do that.

[Gojeep]

Must be getting hard to find a spot to mount everything under the hood now.

[wfo guy]

The master fuse panel will be on the left inner fender close to the radiator and the control relay box will be on the right inner fender not to far from the firewall. Ac and heater hose plumbing is left and the cruise control module needs to be mounted. I think I'm going to be better than I expected. I will relocate the air filter but I don't have that planned out yet. After the front end is on, space will probably make that decision.

[wfo guy]

I decided to run the harness through the trans cover. I spent enough time filling holes on the firewall that I don't want to put any back unless it's absolutely necessary. The ecu is mounted on the right side firewall. I left enough clearance in the bracket to put insulation next to the firewall. The inside fuse panel will need a bracket to hold it under the dash on the left side. The coiled up wire in the middle is extra circuits from the maxi fuses and relays to be used with the ac and stereo. The wipers will be run from the inside fuse panel. It's the middle of the afternoon and I quit. I'm brain tired. Once the wiring is in the best place to work around the evaporator, I'll build a cover to seal all the wiring off from the engine bay.

[Gojeep]

Not surprised you are brain tired after dealing with all that coloured spaghetti!

[wfo guy]

This surely won't surprise some of you. I have redone the radiator hoses for the new engine so there isn't restrictions. I let it run long enough to find out that I have a problem with the cooling fan coming on and the speedo and the tach have problems. After doing some research, I see that it is common for a Mustang cluster to have a double speed tach and a speedo that shows nothing. The fan may not be related to the rest of the panel but I quit before investigating that. Aftermarket gauges are starting to look better. The Mustang donor hasn't proved to be as useful as anticipated.

[wfo guy]

This evening I installed the COP harness and removed the coil pack units. I noticed the right rear wheel had runout. I removed the wheel and found a bent axle. I never thought to check the axles while rebuilding the rear. Old parts are interesting.

[wfo guy]

I had 2 gas filler necks, one from the mustang and one from a 83 tbird that was a donor for a 53 chevy pickup years ago. The bends on the tbird one suited my goal better. It had the rubber hose inside as Frank had posted a pic of. I cut a few degrees out of a bend and connected it with gas hose. I now have a hole in the rear fender so I can put fuel in without removing a fender. I'm pretty sure I cut a part of the mustang's quarter panel out to have the recess for the filler door. I haven't found it yet. I drilled the left side of the intake for the second coolant sensor. After doing some research, I wasn't confident that the one in the block in the new engine would replicate the readings necessary to run everything needed for the ecu. I started working on the bed floor before I quit. At least it's not cold now.

[wfo guy]

Here's a pic of the bed floor without the filler strips. I took a short drive.
https://youtu.be/1BEnZP_QIEw

[wfo guy]

Today the wiring for all the lights on the rear was finished. I made 32" extensions to run the harness' out to the fenders. The wiring for the wipers is completed. I couldn't make the turn signal control run both speeds on the wipers. The broken electronic control is what makes the factory wipers have 2 speeds and the interval wiper functions. It was high or nothing so I used the switch that came with the Newport kit. I had to make some connectors for the backup switch on the trans. The new axle is installed in the rear. I'm going to let it sit over night before I fill the rear.