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got my floor board in and hope to be putting in new metal next weekend. have also been sanding out and inside to get ready to paint.
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well, alot has happened sionce my last post. i finally got my floor boards in and paintes with por15. also repaired the kick panels as well. got the 360 back from the machine shop and will be putting it back together soon. sanded down the intior body and filled in the seams of the bed and hood and hope to primer on saturday. the weather is supposed to be good. and my dash pad arrived today as well. i got it for 76 bucks on ebay. hope to have some pics soon.
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so, all but getting the timing or fuel issue fixed the truck has a new layer of primer, new windshield (thanks to Bill), set of 40 series flowmasters. got a new hood for it, but until i fix the problem it will stay off for now.
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thanks to Dragon i finally have the engine bugs worked out. i will post pics of the truck tomorrow of everything that has been done. long time a comin.
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1st time on the highway in 8 months. :woohoo:
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hotrod ford on Thu Jun 10, 2010 12:29 am
1st time on the highway in 8 months. :woohoo:
Congrats! That engine came out nice. :thup:
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SOLD-71 F-350 dually flatbed, 302 / .030 over V-8 with a "baby"C-6, B & M truckshifter, Dana70/4.11 ratio, intermittent wipers, tilt steering, full LED lighting on the flat bed, and no stereo yet (this way I can hear the rattles to diagnose)! SOLD!
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Nice looking truck and is that 64 falcon 4 door beside it.
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thanks about the truck and the falcon is a 65.
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Truck sounds awesome man! I like the short pipes, are those Flowmaster's?

I spottd the Falcoon too. :thup:
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thanks, it's been along time to get to this state. yes those are 40 series. i got the idea of the short pipes from a charcoal and light gray swb that is somewhere in the photo gallery.
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finally got my kickdown extension today and installed it. man, now that i have a passing gear she will move. :evil:
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I wont be able to listen to it till I get home. They blocked youtube here at work :(

I like the look. The FE looks great !
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thanks Papabug, wil be installing the hood and tailgate this evening. i want to make a video of it on the road. got to find some open road with no traffic though. :roll:
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