EFI For Dad's 400
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Yep - I'd never seen that anywhere, including in Ford documentation. Good to know.     I never got a drop of water inside, with all my slogging through the mud in Louisiana, or the hosing it off after every trip. |
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Dusty & Bill - I agree that it isn't good to pull hot air into the inlet. Even though the EFI systems measure the inlet air temp and adjust for it, that decreases the power available as it decreases the amount of air and fuel in the cylinder. (But that's less bad than what happens to a carb setup, the vast majority of which can't compensate for temp.)
So I'll figure out a way to pull in outside air. And, I've even thought about a snorkel.  Steve - I knew you had done that, so thanks for sharing the pic links. But, I'm not thrilled with fiberglassing to close things up. Not that I don't like fiberglass or don't know how to do it as I've done a fair bit. And I assume you used epoxy resin? But I'd like to use sheetmetal. How feasible would that be in your estimation? Or, to put it another way, could you outline what you had to do. IIRC the later e-brake mechanism was part of that - right? I may do this on Big Blue but really doubt that I do it on Dad's pristine firewall, so I'd bet his ECU goes under the seat as I'd planned.
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Dad's: '81 F150 Ranger XLT 4x4: Down for restomod: Full-roller "stroked 351M" w/Trick Flow heads & intake, EEC-V SEFI/E4OD/3.50 gears w/Kevlar clutches
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Here is how I did mine, I cut a piece from an old Sears washing machine rear access panel. I then cut the firewall vertically up the inside of the left airbox so I could put the EEC as far to the left as possible. I laid out the EEC opening with it's cover and the two firewall side connectors (76 pin and 24 pin) so I had enough room between them. I then made a cardboard mockup and used it to mark the inside of the firewall. Before I started cutting I attached the 1992 up column, dash and parking brake support to locate the center of the intermediate steering shaft path. Once I had everything laid out, I took my Dewalt sawzall and cut out the old section. I used the cardboard mockup to transfer the hole locations to the larger replacement section, drilled a couple of starter holes to locate the piece, caulked the entire perimeter and used self drilling and tapping sheet metal screws.
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Ok guys, I think I have it - for the time being. But, when I get into Big Blue I'm certain to have more questions.
I want to use Big Blue as my prototype to figure out what to do for Dad's truck. If I come up with a slick way to put the ECU left of the e-brake pedal then I may actually cut the firewall. But, it'll have to be a relatively minor thing to do as I don't want to do much to it. As for how to attach things, I do have a welder and can surely weld in a piece to the firewall and then get that part painted to "match". But, I'll leave the way to do it open until I get further into it. Having said that, it won't be a piece out of a Sears anything. 
Gary, AKA "Gary fellow": Profile
Dad's: '81 F150 Ranger XLT 4x4: Down for restomod: Full-roller "stroked 351M" w/Trick Flow heads & intake, EEC-V SEFI/E4OD/3.50 gears w/Kevlar clutches
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