My 88 Shortbed build

[mybigwarwagon]

Since I can't do much with my hand after the surgery and I needed to clean some parts....




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[orangecrush]

sub. f you guys with no rust, my god.

 

[mybigwarwagon]

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This is just one of the many maple tree helicopters that fell out of the bottom end when I pulled the oil pan off. The pan off the junk yard engine got dented. I also found oil bottle cap and foils in the valve covers. Small wonder it smoked. It had been starved for oil. I would imagine the genius that "fixed" the rear main seal with RTV did this to it.

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I had to have carpal tunnel surgery on my right hand so things got slowed down a bit. Jared went to AZ to visit his mom so I lost my helper. I recruited my wife to help me set the heads on.

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Painted the valve covers

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Shot the oil pan
I am not overly happy with how this came out. I may strip it down and do it again.

 

[2KGMC]

Great find for the price. If I was just a little closer I'd come down and give ya hand.

 

[mybigwarwagon]

Great find for the price. If I was just a little closer I'd come down and give ya hand.

I wish someone would. Cleaning the threads on all those hole and and installing the heads has my hand killing me. Had to skip working on it today.

 

[mybigwarwagon]

More paint
In between working on the wifes truck I managed to shoot a couple of coats of paint on the engine.

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Even more Black paint

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Orange paint!
Yes I panted over the gasket surfaces. I will be quicker to buzz it off with the scotch brite wheel than worry with the tape.

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Even shot the magnet
Stupid thing keeps getting lost no matter where we put it. Should be a bit easier to find.

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[mybigwarwagon]

I got out last night when it was cooler and worked on the engine till about 1am. With doctors restrictions on my hand it was a bit hard to do my myself. Got the rockers, pushrods, and timing chain on. No adjustments yet.

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I flipped it over and installed the oil pump

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Then I needed the accessory drive off the old engine.

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Black is beautiful

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Painted the Exhaust

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Putting the lineless clothes line to use

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Intake and other parts clean and painted

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Bottom of breather. First coat.

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I painted the distributor hold down orange instead of black because it is always impossible to see when it is all the same color.

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When I started to paint the lid it fell into the grass. I hosed it down with oven cleaner to strip it again.

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Garagamahal?

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[Jorge6.5]

Nice progress!

 

[mybigwarwagon]

Looks like an engine
I wrenched my back trying to rotate the full dressed 350 on the stand. I also had Carpal Tunnel surgery so thing have been slow. Today I hobbled around like the hunchback of Notre Dame. Adjusted valves, and installed timing cover, harmonic balance, intake, and valve covers. The gasket set I bought was the only one in stock and it was opened. They marked it on the receipt, Discovered a missing EGR gasket today. I was hurting so it was time to stop anyhow. Wife ran down to get the gasket.

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Spooky
Finally the truck has a name, The wife said the black and orange looked like halloween. You can also barely see where I made the timing marks more visible with white paint. I painted over it with a white paint pen then gently wiped it off so it left paint in the letters. Spooky is barley visable in person.

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[mybigwarwagon]

Moving day.

I hooked the mobile crane to the Falcon and moved the bad engine out. I have taken all the parts off of it that I am going to. Then I moved Spooky (LOL) over to the middle where it is easier to work on. Less clutter in the tent now.

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I got a little more done last night. It was late and I was drenched in sweat and I forgot to take any pics.