Cool, glad you all like it.
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Cool, glad you all like it.
That powertrain fits really nice in there! That is cool that your fire wall mods won't hinder you much at all. My 40 isn't the same. :LOL: I'm all for odd swaps, keep at it!
Falcon,,we have a number of different vehicles down here running Japanese V8's.. A friend has a 32 roadster running a Nissan,,and in Auckland,a very well built 56 F100 with a Toyota..For NZ $1000 approx.,,with trans,harness,computer...Quote:
Originally Posted by falconvan
Hey Robin, wasn't there a 5 window '32 Ford on Trade me last year from Hamilton with a Lexus V8 in it also, I think from memory it was one of your bodies too . Satin black with ali 3 piece hood but hey I'm get old so memory not good. Falcon, I like what you are doing also and to hell with what some on that other site say about engines etc. You woke me up to the fact that what once were regarded as darn ugly cars that nobody wanted can be made into excellent different type of cruisers. I admired the 4 door sedan and now this coupe is awesome.Quote:
Originally Posted by lamin8r
Yup,,ex Hamilton,,Rocket Speed equipment ..I think it was an earlier engine,though.. Cant remember if it was a UZ 1 model..Parahaki body though..Quote:
Originally Posted by Whiplash23T
I'd like to see some pictures of the one with the Lexus V8; that would be a killer swap. Walk around the boneyard a bit and you see all kinds of late model power plants that are just waiting to be repurposed.
1 Corinthians 1:27
Here ya go, Falcon.....https://www.google.com/search?q=lexu...w=1092&bih=514:DQuote:
Originally Posted by falconvan
here's another pic http://www.flickr.com/photos/1grandp...n/photostream/
There was a whole layout on it in Streetrodder or Rod&Custom a few years ago. Still looking for that.
Here's another sighting....http://www.thesmokingtire.com/2010/o...wered-hot-rod/
And here's a different 32 Ford powered by Lexus....http://www.toyota-4runner.org/genera...ged-motor.html
These are awesome, Randy. Thanks; I may never build another small block again.
The guy with the Mopar/Lexus,is three hours south of here..was talking to one of his club mates on Saturday..I will see if I can arrange for some pix of his build..No promises,but will see what I can find..Quote:
Originally Posted by falconvan
Sounds great, I'd love to see it.
I need some advice; I was planning on going with a hanging pedal assembly but the more I look at it I hate to fix what isnt broke. It has a nice new underfloor conversion with a dual MC for the brakes. Is there any problem on a hydraulic clutch with having both the pedal cylinder and the slave cylinder at the same level and just running a remote resevior? I dont want the fluid from the slave to run back to the pedal cylinder and cause problems. If I can make it work I'll just make an adjustable bracket for the pedal cylinder to mount up to the underfloor clutch pedal. Any thoughts?
Falcon, my clutch master is frame mounted under the floor, and the slave is very nearly dead level with the bore of the MC. That puts the top of reservoir only about an inch above the top of the slave bore - that clutch master only has a nominal 1" ID x 2" high capacity. It's working just fine. Seems to me even with the slave slightly above you'd have to have a leak in the slave to let air in for the fluid to back flow to the MC? With a remote reservoir you'll be fine, I'd say.
That's good news, Roger. I think Im going to give it a shot. Got motor mounts built today; not the prettiest things but it's solid and level. Once I grind a few crappy welds and throw some paint on them, they should be fine. For insulators I used the rubber biscuits that were the trans mounts for the flathead; worked out great. Tomorrow I'll build a crossmember for the trans and then the drivetrain will be self supporting.
Finished the crossmember and got it back on its feet tonight. Now I have to notch the oil pan for tie rod clearance, build some headers, and figure out how to mount the clutch cylinder.
Simple & effective. Lookin' good.... this is always the part that I find most enjoyable..
I do, too. Although it makes a huge mess of the shop; I spent an hour cleaning up grinding dust and putting away tools yesterday. I really hope to have this back on the road in a few months and maybe even get it all one color over the winter. It may be primer rather than paint but we'll see how it goes.
Fitment looks great so far Falcon!!!!! Going to be a very nice and unique setup when you get it all done!!!!!!
Really? You think it'll come together this quickly? I'm hopeful for you, it'll be nice to see it all come together and be ready for cruisin' next season. This project is something that I had considered for my own coupe but figured it'll be easier and faster to do the SBF. But if yours comes out painless and with good results, I just may copy your recipe!Quote:
Originally Posted by falconvan
Feel free to use what you like. It's coming together really quick so Im hoping to back on the road before the end of the year if not sooner. I decided to keep the floor mounted pedals so that will shave off some time. The motor doesnt need rebuilt so it'll just get gaskets, a timing belt, and a fresh coat of paint. The biggest deal for me is wiring it and getting it to run right. The only fuel injected project I ever built was my son's 69 Chevy truck with a TBI. This is way more complicated than that one. I'd like to try the Megasquirt controller but I also have the factory wiring harnes, ECM, and the Ford wiring manuals so I may still lean that way. It's definitely a learning experience for me.Quote:
Originally Posted by 34_40
Thanks, Dave! I still want to see you do something with that little Bronco II; that things got all kinds of potential.
I think we all share the same hurdle, the wiring and tune-ups, but you may be a step ahead with the stock stuff on-hand.
Went to a cruise tonite and I saw a SHO motor in a 39 Ford coupe. The build was still in progress and it wasn't wearing a hood. They had used the Ford wiring and computer, also distributorless ignition too. It looked like it was hitched to a stock type tranny too! I kept hanging around trying to find an owner but struck out. Didn't bring a camera either... sigh..
Cool! I'd have liked to see that.
This was much easier than I thought; one wedge cut and the steering clears fine. No internal interference as far as oil pump pickup or dipstick; all I have to do is find someone that welds aluminum to patch in the notch for me. On another + note; it's really clean inside and looks like it was well taken care of.
That's good news on the pan clearance. How'd you cut the pan?
Just a thin cutoff wheel on an angle grinder
Thanks. 8-)
While Im waiting to get my header flanges back from the water jet guy I decided to address the fuel supply. Both the SHO tank and the Plymouth tank are the same depth so to simplify things Im just going to transplant the fuel pump from the SHO tank and fit it with the Plymouth sending unit. I'll also put this baffle from the SHO tank in the bottom. Today I took the SHO fuel filler with the overflow line and shorted it up so it will fit the Plymouth tank location; and I'll change the tank inlet to match the size.
I got everything together and welded up today; just need to add the overflow tube and it's ready for a coat of paint.
That's cool, nice work.
Thanks! Does anyone know how to make those factory type nylon fuel lines with the plastic quick disconnects? Seems like the easiest way to go.
Russell and a couple other companies make the adapters to go the fuel lines to hook them to the EFI stuff, but it does require some AN fittings to make it work...... Might want to look at their fittings and see what you could adapt for your application.....
Thanks, Dave. I found that Dorman makes a tool that presses the quick connect fittings into the nylon tubing but it's $150. Seems like a lot for a single use so after some searching I found a guy on the LS1 Tech site that made this handy little press tool with a caulking gun and a tubing flare block. Pretty slick!
Wow.. that should work! Slick idea too...
What a nifty idea!
Falcon, I'm glad you found that! I found it when figuring out the fuel lines on my EFI conversion on my '66 F100. I thought I had bookmarked it and was going to post it for you but apparently misplaced it.:(
I ended up not needing it because I just reconfigured the fuel lines off the donor Mustang to fit my truck, but this setup should work well for you.:D
Cool; what did you do for a computer for your EFI?Quote:
Originally Posted by randyr
The donor car was a totalled '92 Mustang Gt convertible with 62K miles. I got most everything I needed from the same car except I ended going with the aftermarket harness from Ford Racing.Quote:
Originally Posted by falconvan
That's cool; did you have to do any reprogramming?
No. The only changes I made to the engine was to add the Explorer 5.0 intake, which has about the same flow numbers as the Cobra GT40 intake and a set of JBA shorty headers. The computer adjusts itself to those and everything else is stock Mustang.Quote:
Originally Posted by falconvan
There's a long drawn out thread of my process here complete with a few stupid mistakes....lol! But it all turned out great in the end and I love the swap!!
http://www.clubhotrod.com/ford-small...ford-f100.html
Really nice work, Randy! Looks like a fun truck to cruise around in.