1972 F100 rust pile

kb426 · July 24, 2018, 08:20:55 PM

Tiny update. After thinking for awhile, I decide against welding the tail pipes to the mufflers. I bought some couplers and went to work. The left side was simple. The right side required some tubing to be removed and a new piece mitered and welded to it. It's fairly close where it passes the fuel tank. I started on hangers but ran out of steam. Yes, Bob, that is a hanger from the c.v.

UGLY OLDS · July 25, 2018, 11:47:36 AM

Quote from: "kb426"Tiny update. After thinking for awhile, I decide against welding the tail pipes to the mufflers. I bought some couplers and went to work. The left side was simple. The right side required some tubing to be removed and a new piece mitered and welded to it. It's fairly close where it passes the fuel tank. I started on hangers but ran out of steam. Yes, Bob, that is a hanger from the c.v.

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Bob...

kb426 · July 25, 2018, 09:16:14 PM

The rear axle pinion shims arrived today. I installed them and did some measuring. I think I'm 1 degree off so I think this will work. I do believe it's closer than as originally produced.

Crosley.In.AZ · July 25, 2018, 09:40:50 PM

I was thinking about this Crown Vic in a pickup build tuesday morning... as you recently had been working on the exhaust of the project ..

I was pulling out of a driveway after gettin some breakfast, headed to work. As I sat there waiting for traffic. I hear this rumble like a V8 with glass pack mufflers. I look around for a hotrod or something, then it drives by. A Crown Vic rumbles by , the fellow had his foot in it a bit, with full tail pipes, it was quite the sound from a white Crown Vic.

kb426 · July 26, 2018, 07:59:11 PM

Tony, I have removed the cats. One was trying to plug the pathway. With those removed, I don't know what to expect from the stock mufflers. The car was quiet but the engine made some decent noise through the air box and pipes.

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kb426 · July 29, 2018, 06:21:30 PM

This afternoon's task was muffler hangers. I think I'm done with them.

idrivejunk · July 29, 2018, 06:48:30 PM

Well yeah, usually if you hang something, its done for.

I brought my bucket of whitewash and mop because I thought you'd be ready for paint by today.

(kicks dirt) Now what?

UGLY OLDS · July 29, 2018, 08:26:22 PM

KB ...How are you going re-program due to the cats being missing

That should drive the ECM crazy .....EGR system too ..Not enough back pressure for the EGR to work properly

Bob..

kb426 · July 29, 2018, 08:32:18 PM

Bob, the 51 doesn't have them and I haven't had any problems. It doesn't put up any codes for it, either. So until I drive it, I have my head in the sand expecting good results.

kb426 · July 29, 2018, 08:34:12 PM

Matt. I played hooky 2.5 days and the elves didn't show up. Remember: O&S.

idrivejunk · July 29, 2018, 09:36:25 PM

Quote from: "kb426"Matt. I played hooky 2.5 days and the elves didn't show up. Remember: O&S.

I bet they were in their darn treehouse making cookies. You should at least get cookies. I shall remain neutral in your war of acronyms. :!:

Bob I have a cat emulator under my car. No, it doesn't make meow sounds when you stomp it, it just tells the car it's cat is healthy. Perhaps I should see a veterinarian. Fords prolly want something to tell the vehicle it's a Mustang. Oops, wait! :oops:

kb426 · July 31, 2018, 09:24:00 PM

Minor update. As I was flying through the air at bridges and overpasses in the 32, I thought about how solid things have to be for survival on the road. I made a brace to tie the 2 muffler hangers together,

idrivejunk · July 31, 2018, 09:46:36 PM

Brilliant!

kb426 · August 02, 2018, 08:06:20 PM

Elvis and I didn't run away yet.

I threaded the new factory brake line under the engine and made standoffs for both sides. I put the square tube parts in the lathe to face them off. I will need to do some adapting at some point on this. I don't have enough parts to do metric bubble from the master to where it will run to the rear axle. A trip to the parts store might fix that.

kb426 · August 05, 2018, 06:31:23 PM

Items completed: oil in rear end, upper radiator hose modified, 2 more exhaust hangers, fuel gauge sender arm replaced with one that I believe will work, fuel tank mounted for last time. Items started: lower radiator hose cut to length, need to order a splice, C.V. fuel pump assembly cut and modified to adapt to Tanks flange. Parts list made to order to connect wiring, fuel bulkhead fitting, hose splice for radiator. I spent hours finding ways that didn't work by using leftover parts for the fuel pump and gauge assemblies. Some days aren't real productive.