My project

[Big John]

this has been my project for the last year and a half. i bought an 88 f150 with a blown 5.0L 302 and 5spd manual trans. i removed the 302 and bought a 351W 2bbl from a 1969 Ford Torino. I've put alot of tedious work into converting a car engine into a truck engine, not to mention the disrepair the truck was in. She runs great and turns over at the flick of a switch. my dad nicknamed it "Frankenstien" and some of my friends named it "Chocolate Thunder"

this is a list of all the stuff ive bought or used

 

new motor mounts

new flywheel for 86 mustang

new clutch for 86 mustang

new power steering pump for 88 f150

used 5qt oilpan for 73 E150 van

used 86 mustang factory shorty headers and the exhaust pipe that came with them

2 new Flowmaster "super 44" mufflers

new break booster and master cylinder for 88 f150

new clutch master cylinder

new throwout bearing

new alternator for 88 f150

new wheel cylinders (brake parts) for 88 f150

new water pump for 76 f150

new radiator hoses

new thermostat for 69 Torino (replaced twice)

new V-Belts

used fan blade

custom alternator brackets

custom throttle return bracket

rebuilt Holly 500 2bbl

Custom Gauge cluster with Sunpro and autometer gauges and custom wiring

new battery

new starter

new starter solenoid

new battery cables

new HEI distributor Conversion with ACCEL plug wires and ACdelco platinum spark plugs

new electric fuel pump

not to mention hundreds of new bolts and nuts

i havnt had to do any transmisson work (knocks on wood)

 

the future holds a lift kit ,double roller timing chain, bigger tires, new shocks, new heater core, 4bbl intake, and gears

 

Some pics

Edited August 1, 2010 by Big John

[thundercunt]

Thats awesome! (Chocolate Thunder FTW!) Got to love a ford. I got a 1970 f100, it has a 360 ci two bbl in it now but i got a 390 4 bbl sitting in the dining room on an engine stand just waiting for $$$ to buy a nice carb then its going in. Great build, im sure that thing sounds good too.

 

Ive always liked tinkering with cars and trucks, You should check me out @ cardomain.com (redenius001) I don't know if you have a page there but its a great place to show off your ride.

 

Keep up the awesomeness.

[Funksdead]

Yeah man ...keep that old girl runnin...better shape than my 87 chevy for sure ...check my gallery for my project of the past 15 years cause it never ends... I want to do a 64 chevy truck but dont have the time right now, maybe when kids are older.

http://fearless-assassins.com/index.php?app=gallery&module=user&section=user&user=3163

[Big John]

Thats awesome! (Chocolate Thunder FTW!) Got to love a ford. I got a 1970 f100, it has a 360 ci two bbl in it now but i got a 390 4 bbl sitting in the dining room on an engine stand just waiting for $$$ to buy a nice carb then its going in. Great build, im sure that thing sounds good too.

 

closed chamber heads!

she does sound great, had a guy ask me if it had a turbo cause the flowmasters whistle like one.

 

always been a ford fan and always will be. 390 4bbl is a powerhouse. i saw an Add from PAW for a 427W for $2500 and was thinking.....that would be sweet! My link

but ive always wanted to drop a 427 SOHC into her

[Big John]

okay so i went to a 4x4 park in south alabama called Boggs and Boulders last month, but she kept stalling on my after about noon that day. Got it home and just rebuilt the carb cause i though the accelerator pump went out. I increased the jet size from 52 to 64 as well. still wouldnt turn over. turns out that prior to going to B & B i made a BIG mistake in taking the return feed tube on the carb for a vacuum port for a few seconds and sucked some gas into the crankcase, thought it was no big deal. I checked the oil yesterday and it was super runny and smelled like gas.....absolutly no viscosity left in it when i drained it. as of now it still wont turn over with the started but i can spin the flywheel with a screwdriver, so i think i burnt the starter motor up when it tried to crank it several times or the started solenoid went bad....but i had funn muddin!