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    1. #21
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      Sep 2018
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      Missoula, Montana
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      It's 22 degrees out. Why wouldn't a guy start wrenching outside?
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      Lucas Johnson

      1972 Mach 1 552", my first car
      1974 F100 daily beater/race truck. 396" aluminum headed Ford FE
      1963 Riviera, 401" Nailhead, low and slow cruiser
      1970 Cadillac Coupe Deville, 472" road trip car

    2. #22
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      I can definitely admire your dedication, but I moved to the desert because I hate cold that much. I've had to do what you're doing a few times. Today I'm working on my project truck while it's 70 degrees and partly cloudy.
      '95 F-150 track ready street beast
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    3. #23
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      Yeah, it's not really fun working in the snow, but things have got to get done. Everything went well except the aftermarket return line I bought wasn't even close to right, so had to make a new one of those. Never did get above 25 Saturday so most the day was spent going out and wrenching until I couldn't take the cold anymore, going inside and having a beer, then going back out and working again. Truck now steers like a car, actual lock to lock is about 3 1/4 turns. Pretty happy overall, and it's nice to get something accomplished on the truck even if it is just a steering gear.
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      Lucas Johnson

      1972 Mach 1 552", my first car
      1974 F100 daily beater/race truck. 396" aluminum headed Ford FE
      1963 Riviera, 401" Nailhead, low and slow cruiser
      1970 Cadillac Coupe Deville, 472" road trip car

    4. #24
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      Sep 2018
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      Missoula, Montana
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      More baby steps to a better truck......Got the shroud and fan mounted to the radiator last night while watching Barrett Jackson.
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      Lucas Johnson

      1972 Mach 1 552", my first car
      1974 F100 daily beater/race truck. 396" aluminum headed Ford FE
      1963 Riviera, 401" Nailhead, low and slow cruiser
      1970 Cadillac Coupe Deville, 472" road trip car

    5. #25
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      I got a controller from these guys for my sons scoutvthatcwe are running the dual Taurus fans on
      Controls high and low speed FYI seems well made but I have not powered it up yet

      http://dccontrol.com/constant_temper...ontrollers.htm

    6. #26
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      Quote Originally Posted by camuchi View Post
      I got a controller from these guys for my sons scoutvthatcwe are running the dual Taurus fans on
      Controls high and low speed FYI seems well made but I have not powered it up yet

      http://dccontrol.com/constant_temper...ontrollers.htm
      Those are good looking pieces.......I've decided to just run a toggle so I can keep the fans going with the engine shut off in between rounds of autocross. My FiTech has a fan control with a temp sensor, but I want to have the ability to keep it running with the key off.
      Lucas Johnson

      1972 Mach 1 552", my first car
      1974 F100 daily beater/race truck. 396" aluminum headed Ford FE
      1963 Riviera, 401" Nailhead, low and slow cruiser
      1970 Cadillac Coupe Deville, 472" road trip car

    7. #27
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      Sep 2018
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      Anybody else haul their snowmobile in their racecar?
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      Lucas Johnson

      1972 Mach 1 552", my first car
      1974 F100 daily beater/race truck. 396" aluminum headed Ford FE
      1963 Riviera, 401" Nailhead, low and slow cruiser
      1970 Cadillac Coupe Deville, 472" road trip car

    8. #28
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      Sep 2018
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      FINALLY!!!! Crap, been waiting for my Command Center for 3 months now, finally showed up yesterday. If I don't go snowmobiling this weekend hopefully the beater will be carb-less.
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      Lucas Johnson

      1972 Mach 1 552", my first car
      1974 F100 daily beater/race truck. 396" aluminum headed Ford FE
      1963 Riviera, 401" Nailhead, low and slow cruiser
      1970 Cadillac Coupe Deville, 472" road trip car

    9. #29
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      Sep 2018
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      Missoula, Montana
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      Had a rocker shaft break, which is fairly common on FEs when you get into big lifts/stiff springs. Got some Precision Pumps billet rocker shaft supports, and tore it apart to replace the lifter and pushrod. Decided it was a good time to just get everything done at once so I'm currently in the process of doing the radiator/fan swap, installed my aluminum water pump, and doing the FiTech install. This vintage of Ford has a perfect little shelf right in front of the firewall for a Command Center 2......
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      Lucas Johnson

      1972 Mach 1 552", my first car
      1974 F100 daily beater/race truck. 396" aluminum headed Ford FE
      1963 Riviera, 401" Nailhead, low and slow cruiser
      1970 Cadillac Coupe Deville, 472" road trip car

    10. #30
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      Oct 2018
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      That's among the reasons I kept the FE390 in my '69 very mild. I like your solution better though, just upgrade everything else.

      Looking pretty good so far!
      '95 F-150 track ready street beast
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    11. #31
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      Sep 2018
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      Getting closer, hopefully fire it up tonight. Can't find a 12v key on power source that stays hot while cranking, so going to run a toggle from the battery for now. Just need to wire that and the fan relay up, then should be making smoke. First race is the 20th-21st, so need to get cracking.....
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      Lucas Johnson

      1972 Mach 1 552", my first car
      1974 F100 daily beater/race truck. 396" aluminum headed Ford FE
      1963 Riviera, 401" Nailhead, low and slow cruiser
      1970 Cadillac Coupe Deville, 472" road trip car

    12. #32
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      Sep 2018
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      Missoula, Montana
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      Just an FYI to guys out there doing an EFI swap: Funny enough, your electric choke wire for your carb works just dandy for your constant 12v source, and it's not like you're going to need it. Got the FiTech on and been fine tuning it. Works really well, still got a little bog on bottom, but hopefully I'll have that tuned out of it tonight. Installed the Truetrac this week after work, VERY impressed with that. First autocross of the year is Saturday and Sunday, been spending most nights getting the truck prepped....hey, at least my signs look professional!

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      Lucas Johnson

      1972 Mach 1 552", my first car
      1974 F100 daily beater/race truck. 396" aluminum headed Ford FE
      1963 Riviera, 401" Nailhead, low and slow cruiser
      1970 Cadillac Coupe Deville, 472" road trip car


    13. #33
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      Sep 2018
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      Missoula, Montana
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      Well, here's some proof that you can make these trucks work with stock type suspension with some geometry and careful set-up.....Took 1st in CAM-T both days, 5th overall on Saturday's autocross, 9th Sunday with a lot more cars. This is with lap belts, bench seat, the all terrain take-off Firestone Chevy 4x4 tires on back and factory Chevy Equinox all season tires on front. With some tires, everybody figures I would've been in 3rd Saturday and top 5 Sunday. Really need to find some rims for the Pilot Sport Cups I have sitting in my parts room, but I'm happy with it as it is.....Would it do better with an IFS and IRS? Sure. But you don't NEED to do those mods to have fun and be competitive with a '67-'79 Ford 1/2 ton like everybody says you do. Learning the truck and what it wants to do is the biggest thing. Hopefully my pile inspires other guys to try to make these work, because they're very cheap and readily available. You could be racing for under a couple grand if you find the right truck.

      http://bigskyregion.com/results/2019...-20-final.html

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      Lucas Johnson

      1972 Mach 1 552", my first car
      1974 F100 daily beater/race truck. 396" aluminum headed Ford FE
      1963 Riviera, 401" Nailhead, low and slow cruiser
      1970 Cadillac Coupe Deville, 472" road trip car

    14. #34
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      Oct 2018
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      Sounds like the EFI did wonderful. Nice driving to wheel that thing into the top 10. What's next besides wheels?
      '95 F-150 track ready street beast
      Want more projects/photos? Check my Instagram

    15. #35
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      Quote Originally Posted by Sbeck09 View Post
      Sounds like the EFI did wonderful. Nice driving to wheel that thing into the top 10. What's next besides wheels?
      Hey, thank you. Some people think it's the driver, but I'm not so sure hahaha....I'm pretty ham fisted with the throttle, and I think my lack of mechanical sympathy has something to do with me being able to beat people in much more capable cars. Besides getting some of the good rubber I have sitting around mounted up on wheels and tires for races and the harnesses in, not much. Might put some discs on back later on when my budget allows but that'll be about it for now. I've got 3 other "classics" and 2 "regular cars" that keep me busy in the warmer months. Seems like at least one of them always needs something done at any given point, which is why it's important to have the beater running and reliable.
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      Lucas Johnson

      1972 Mach 1 552", my first car
      1974 F100 daily beater/race truck. 396" aluminum headed Ford FE
      1963 Riviera, 401" Nailhead, low and slow cruiser
      1970 Cadillac Coupe Deville, 472" road trip car

    16. #36
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      You fugger! Glad you were able to figger out the picture spacing problemo! ws

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