67' 250 hi boy CS: caution lot o pics

[Manny]

Well i've been doing some work on the old girl finally so i figured with me posting on the other sites i visit i would stop in to post up here what's been goin on.

I've rebuilt the rear end with a fresh 4.10 gear set to correct the slightly chipped pinion gear.


I also corrected the overcharging and dealt with the overcharging issue. I got 2 bum voltage regulators in a row. Go figure it'll drive you mad. Then i fixed the battery tray.


Then i hitched up loaded up some wood in the bed, and headed for chattanooga the truck did really well, and pulled the load well.


Why you ask well let see pic one religious floor bed.


No rusted bed.


Some paint to cummins beige color. It actually works pretty well for the pebble beige.


Here we go perfect 69' ranger bed for the 250.


Here it is with the new bed on.


Back at home with the trailer, and with my 84' bronco.



There is what's been going on more to come.

[tazzman68]

Looks like she's coming together really nice!

[dablack00]

Bed looks good and I dig the bronco as well. I've always wanted either a crewcab bump or a 78/79 bronco. Well, I got the CC bump so I guess my bronco dreams will have to wait.

[71 LONG BED]

Keep up the good work! I'm likin' the Bronco, too.

[Manny]

Thanks fella i'm just getting fired up on this project. My first truck was a 72 f-100 390 3 speed my uncle gave me. However it was thrashed but i got the 390. I've been wanting a highboy since i was a junior in high school. I'm 21 by the way (Iknow a young punk) But i've always loved the bump sides, and dentsides(but not as much) My second love is bronco's I work for www.thewebwheeler.com, and my bronco is my project since i write For broncodriver magazine. www.broncodriver.com You'll find my 84' in there a good bit. I figured i'd state this to kinda get to know some of ya'll a little better. I've talked to71Long bed a little but don't know alot of people here. So just giving ya some back ground. THANKS for the compliments.

[Manny]

i started fixing brackets.


A little flat black on some c8 brackets that is more correct for this truck.


There we go.


Then for my tach Mounted where i didn't lose visibility.


On the column with a simple hose clamp


Then is started fixing the birds nest under here. I'll put in a better brake controller later.


Fixed up this mess on the brake lights.


The 1975' realistic speakers are gone


All told here is everything i cut out man what a mess the cb linear, and the brake controller were all wired in on the radio circuit.


Wired the tach up right and it worked out great.


I did notice another problem while under the hood check out my column
found my lower column bearing was toast.
All for now

[FORDification]

...I did notice another problem while under the hood check out my column....

Yep, looks like your lower column bearing is either toasted or at least slipped out of place. Those are actually fairly easy to check and/or replace.

[Manny]

I've had tailight and trailer wiring problems from day one with this truck so it was time to set it all straight.

First off repaired to connections for the ampmeter.


Then we pulled the taillights out see what i was talking about??


Here is all the excess junk that i pulled out.


Then i pulled the whole rear tail harness out for repairs.


My no right rear tailight was simple. With the custom back bumper it has no tag lights so with out the circuit complete no power made it to the right rear. So easy fix.


The whole time i was working a squirrel in this tree kept bombing me with nut shells...Little son of a biscuit eater....


Now with some parts i rewired the ends were the tailight plugs in with these new connectors from hoppy lightmate.


Then after checking over the whole harness i wrapped ti with this flex tubing Ford used electrical tape so this stuff is not only tougher but it still looks like the factory did it.


Then i drapped the harness back into the truck.


Look at that. great!!! Now i still have to finish my trailer wiring but now i won't get stopped for faulty lights!!


:pianodance:

Oh i almost forgot! What's been going on with the engine??

To correct the 2 inch hole intake to make it work with a 1 3/4 water neck i made a little adpater with some mild steel.


It will hold the high flow thermostat in place nicely.


Then when it's on you won't even know what i did.


More test fit.


The 4100 carb is done man i can't eait to here this thing run.


So my induction package is just waiting.


A little ford blue.


I also got a new dipstick tube that wasn't all bent up.


There now my oil level checks are accurate.


all for now hopefully later today i can pull the engine down, and get the intake off the truck.

:awesome_dude:

[MadMaxetc]

Looking Good!

I just pulled about 10 times that much wire out of my truck. I guess the guy just wired in a new plug every time the old one whent out, only he never took out the old one and wired a new one in some place else!

All is good now!

[Manny]

Yeah i know what you mean i've pulled about a mile of junk wire outta of this truck.

Here is what happened today with the truck.

Before pics.




Then pulled the air cleaner cap rotor wires hoses, and the radiator.


My girl came over during this and dove right in she's the greatest. She ain't bad with some snap on tools in her hands either!!!


More stuff out of the way getting closer to pulling the intake.


Guess who pulling off the carb she looked to find a place to put the wrench then pulled this.


She got it off along with the heat spacer and all the other stuff up to this point.


She couldn't pick off the intake though i climbed in for that however it isn't bad on the inside i discovered this is a 360 crate engine from i believe advance auto the engine is clean but the parts transferred are nasty.


THERE IT IS. That is my pesty little oil leak. Thought it was the rear main but it's actually the intake good move...


Then i pulled the lifters (found the dead one), and also looked at the cam. (It's wiped.) The timing chain has 12 degrees of slop (spec is five) SO i've got more teardown to do. I think i stick to a stock or very mild cam since this truck ain't a real drag strip truck.


All for now.

[Manny]

I pulled out the fuel pump the timing chain is shot also got to get the new cam more later today.

[Ranchero50]

As far as you are into it I'd go ahead and pop it out, check the bearings and at least do a compression check on it (before you tear it out). Looks good inside so it should be ok.

Jamie

[layedout72]

I don't know a ton about motors, but I know enough to say pulling valve covers, timing cover, and intake isn't enough to find the shape of your motor! My 302 looked identical, nice clean oil, nothing wrong with it. Pull the heads and I have TERRIBLE carbon build up on pistons and valves, bent valve stems, ALL 8 piston skirts were at the VERY LEAST cracked. A couple were completely broken off.

What's crazy is I drove it home from an hour and a half or so away!

[Manny]

Hey check this out i found my old memory stick that i thought i had lost. With it a bunch of old pics so we will go back aways.....

Here is where my carb took a crap it flooded over, and filled the number 4 hole full of fuel when i rolled the engine over it just hit a brick wall when i went to crank it.


It was leaky anyway.


So a rebuild kit was in order.


Alot of time in the vat a good kit, and here it was.


I didn't realize how bad in shape it was till i put the new carb on man it ran so much better.
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My wiring repair.


More paint that brought it up to date before the teardown last weekend.


The rear bumper before.


Primer


Paint


I cut out the mud flaps.


Done


Just reminising

[MadMaxetc]

If the Cam is Bad I would second the motion to pull it out and check it over realy good.

"If its worth doing, it's worth doing right."