My 68 flareside project.

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Re: My 68 flareside project.

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what did you used to clean up the engine prier to painting?
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I used superclean its the best thing i have found, i have been using it for years. I had to use a small brush on some of the motor where the grime was real thick.
The rest of the parts were just wire wheeled including the tranny.
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I got the motor and tranny in this morning, tranny lined up great and it all went in like butter i couldnt believe how easy it went in.
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Man thats really lookin' good with the motor in there. With all the new black and blue paint it looks so good.
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Lousiana eh? What part?

What link setup are you running?
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Thanks for the comments. I didnt do a link setup on the rear i kept the leaf springs and did a axle flip kit with a djm shackle and hanger kit. I wanted to do it a little different so i kept the rear leafs and ibeams. It just doensnt seem right to have an old ford without ibeams. LOL. I am from southwest louisiana.
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I got the header,carb and intake on this morning checking for clearance and making sure there are no problems it all looks good.
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hedman headers?
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that is some beautiful blue paint you have on there.
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Yes hedman headers
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Well i got the intake and header all torqued down the throttle and choke are hooked up the carb is bolted down. I ordered my gauges for my f600 cluster and i went ahead and upgraded to a 130 amp one wire alt i figured with electric fuel pump and fan plus a stereo the stock alt wasnt gonna cut it.
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Getting it done slowly but surely here are a few picks of the carb linkages i know alot of people ask about the carb linkages. In case someone says the carb is on wrong i have the offy c intake not the dual plane intake.
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If you didn't strip and paint those Hedmans, the factory finish will burn right off. Again, don't ask me how I know. :cry:
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Well i started getting my clutch z-bar assembly fixed up and noticed that the clutch rod is worn more than i thought so i looked under the dash to see how worn the other end is and its worse. Then i realized that where the rod hooks to the pedal is really worn out so i pulled the pedal assembly to weld up the gap were the rod wore it down. I have it out and looking at it i see where the metal bushing are all loose and cracked. I gave mustang steve
a call and ordered his ball bearing pedal kit so it should be here in a few days. Today is the day i realized that i will have this truck till i die since i am spending so much money on it, it will probably be my ride to the graveyard. I got my f-600 cluster in and its gonna look good with my gauges.
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Ups just left.
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