C.Jett Posted March 29, 2023 Share Posted March 29, 2023 . 1985 F150 4.9 l auto 2 w/d l/b. Cleaned it up a little. . New exhaust manifold. It came prewarped 12 thousands. Glued 80 grit to straight 4/4 and corrected it. FelPro gasket torqued to 20 ftlbs, Next day torqued to 30 ftlbs. Ran two heat cycles, next day torqued to 30 ftlbs. Bring you breakfast,lunch and dinner for this job. . Spent many hours on bondo, I don’t recommend it. It was awesome looking when finished, Installed it and 3 days later, the cracks took over. Sooooo I threw a rag over it. . $ 8.00 cloth from Hobby Lobby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBrother-84 Posted March 29, 2023 Share Posted March 29, 2023 Soooo clean! Congrats, nice job! And I like your truck's colour... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted March 29, 2023 Share Posted March 29, 2023 Looks great! Well done! Bummer on the dash cover. But there's a lot of flex in it and I'm not sure what kind of filler would adhere well and deal with the flex. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuzzFace2 Posted March 29, 2023 Share Posted March 29, 2023 Looks great! Well done! Bummer on the dash cover. But there's a lot of flex in it and I'm not sure what kind of filler would adhere well and deal with the flex. Nice job I remember when my engine bay looked that good. A hard to find oil leak and guess 10K miles in 3 years is showing some ware. On the dash I dont think there is anything that would be good for a fix other than to cover it either like you did or dash cover you glue on. They look pretty good as I got one on my dash. Dave ---- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.Jett Posted April 5, 2023 Author Share Posted April 5, 2023 Thanks guys, now on to the rear crank seal, yipeeee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.Jett Posted April 14, 2023 Author Share Posted April 14, 2023 Thanks guys, now on to the rear crank seal, yipeeee Rear seal, DONE !!! Oil pan painted and resealed !!! Trans serviced and resealed !!! On to the front fuel tank …….. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted April 14, 2023 Share Posted April 14, 2023 Rear seal, DONE !!! Oil pan painted and resealed !!! Trans serviced and resealed !!! On to the front fuel tank …….. Progress!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.Jett Posted April 15, 2023 Author Share Posted April 15, 2023 Rear seal, DONE !!! Oil pan painted and resealed !!! Trans serviced and resealed !!! On to the front fuel tank …….. Front fuel tank ordered, rear diff serviced and resealed, I am watching my budget take wings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted April 15, 2023 Share Posted April 15, 2023 Front fuel tank ordered, rear diff serviced and resealed, I am watching my budget take wings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.Jett Posted May 15, 2023 Author Share Posted May 15, 2023 Front fuel tank ordered, rear diff serviced and resealed, I am watching my budget take wings. Installed front fuel tank, it’s galvanized and powder coated a silver gray, then I added an undercoat. New sender and vent. I also added ground wire direct to sender and frame. It appears to be a quality tank, haven’t added fuel yet, still sorting wires. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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