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You are up early, Jonathan!
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1986F150Six wrote
You are up early, Jonathan!
It’s mid afternoon for us vampire graveyard workers 😎
SHORT BED 4-DOOR DIESEL: 1986 F350 4x4 under construction-- 7.3 IDIT ZF5+GVOD

STRAIGHT SIX 4X4: 1981 F150 2wd to 4x4-- 300 I6 close ratio diesel T19, hydroboost brakes, Saginaw steering

BIG F: 1995 F-Superduty under construction— converting to 6.9L IDI diesel ZF5+DNE2
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Take it easy on the 5-year thing.  But I do understand your concern about creating more obstacles to getting it done.  You mean, like adding EFI to an already-running engine?  

If you have 2 or 3 places you may be able to steady it, then hopefully one of them will actually work out.  And it won't take a huge cross-member since you have the tranny cross-member that should do the bulk of the work.  But it would be nice to steady the t-case and OD unit that are hung off the back of the tranny.
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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
Blue: 2015 F150 Platinum 4x4 SuperCrew wearing Blue Jeans & sporting a 3.5L EB & Max Tow
Big Blue: 1985 F250HD 4x4: 460/ZF5/3.55's, D60 w/Ox locker & 10.25 Sterling/Trutrac, Blue Top & Borgeson, & EEC-V MAF/SEFI

Ford F834
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Gary, I meant no offense with scope-creep bashing... I just have to be a little hard on myself to get some traction with this project. My life situation has dictated apartment living while my wife went through nursing school, so the trucks sit at my parents’ house. They are tolerant but I’m sure my personal junkyard is not their view of choice. Now that my wife is graduated, I am looking at either finishing the diesel to where I can move it under its own power, or having to move it as a project on jack stands. I vastly prefer option 1. So pay no attention, that’s just me trying to kick my own butt into gear... 4.10 gears... whatever I’ve got 😁
SHORT BED 4-DOOR DIESEL: 1986 F350 4x4 under construction-- 7.3 IDIT ZF5+GVOD

STRAIGHT SIX 4X4: 1981 F150 2wd to 4x4-- 300 I6 close ratio diesel T19, hydroboost brakes, Saginaw steering

BIG F: 1995 F-Superduty under construction— converting to 6.9L IDI diesel ZF5+DNE2
Gary Lewis
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Gary Lewis
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LOL!  I took no offense, whatsoever.  But, I truly do understand.  TRULY!  Been there, are that.
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
Blue: 2015 F150 Platinum 4x4 SuperCrew wearing Blue Jeans & sporting a 3.5L EB & Max Tow
Big Blue: 1985 F250HD 4x4: 460/ZF5/3.55's, D60 w/Ox locker & 10.25 Sterling/Trutrac, Blue Top & Borgeson, & EEC-V MAF/SEFI

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Ford F834 wrote
So pay no attention, that’s just me trying to kick my own butt into gear... 4.10 gears... whatever I’ve got 😁
Would that be "rear gears"???
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