1951 F16

[kb426]

O&S has something to share.

[WZ JUNK]

A good day for sure.  Sounds almost as good as a Chevy

You are my hero.  I would need time lapse photography to show any progress here.   I spent my morning just cleaning a small part of my shop.  My 5 year old granddaughter told me yesterday to clean up my shop, it was to messy.

[123pugsy]

Nice to get that engine going. Congrats.

[idrivejunk]

Hot dog! Looky there.  Has a nice "vlap'mm" sound to it.  For a Ford. 

[Crosley.In.AZ]

Yeah, I watched the video this afternoon...  F16?

I have stayed up on the progress when I can, just dont comment much on the build.

[kb426]

Tony, the F16 is what I have named it based upon the F6 cab and the rest being from the F1 dimensions. Thanks for the comments, everyone.

[Crosley.In.AZ]

Tony, the F16 is what I have named it based upon the F6 cab and the rest being from the F1 dimensions. Thanks for the comments, everyone.

ah, guess I was not paying attention.  . .

[kb426]

Tony, I hadn't mentioned that yet.
O&S did some wiring and put the rear fenders and the bed on. It was almost 80 degrees this afternoon so I went for a spin around the block.

[idrivejunk]

Terrorizing the neighborhood already  how appropriate. You sly old hood that needs a hood, you. 

[123pugsy]

Nice little cruise clip there.

[kb426]

O&S had many things to accomplish today. I started by mounting the tail lights. Then I removed the seats and the console. The holes were trimmed for the cup holders and I moved on to the stereo. All the speakers are wired and the stereo works properly. I ran the dome light wiring to the switches before installing the kick panels. I cleaned up the wiring behind the fuse panel a little while the kick panel was out. The dash is put together. I tried the suggestion for the tfi and the sniper timing control. I was not successful. Today was the last day to order the Holley dist. before the 5% price increase so I ordered it. I'll be surprised if it arrives by the end of December. I changed all the wiring back to stand alone ignition and put 12 degrees of fixed timing it. It sounds like it should. That was a full day.

[jaybee]

That's great, and a fine day to go for a drive.

[idrivejunk]

Sounds eager. Feisty, even.    It was clear, calm, and 78°F here today. And about dark when I got off work.

[kb426]

O&S glued down more insulation, glued the door seals on and installed seat belts and put the seats back in even though they will have to come back out again. I went and got a piece of 1/2" plate. The master cylinder will have to be changed to get a good peddle. The front has quick take up calipers and I used a standard master cylinder. It takes 2 pumps to have anything. I purchased a crown vic master and will machine an adapter to bolt it to the hydroboost setup. That will be tomorrow's task.

[kb426]

O&S started out with adjusting the door latches on the truck. I left the doors closed all night to see if the seals would compress. They didn't enough to not warrant adjustment. I had not put the slotted nut plates on yet. I drilled a couple of holes and slotted the original latch pin hole and adjusted them to where a light touch closes them. I can't see daylight but until it's at road speed, I won't know if they're tight enough. I started off with a chunk of 1/2" plate for the adapter for the master cylinder. I used the mill and bored the pilot hole for the master cylinder to size. It was 1.580". I have no drill bit that size. I drilled the holes and then made a stub shaft to extend the plunger rod. The original fasteners were metric at .340" diameter. I used 3/8" grade 8 fasteners to bolt all of this together. I bled the brakes and I have brakes now. That was a relatively simple fix. Having compatible parts makes life easier.