1966 F100 EcoBoost Engine Swap (EcoBoosted)

[TimeWarpF100]

 

[TimeWarpF100]

Just realized i made post about engine swap but forgot all about M. P. G.
Oh, about 10 estimated if driven nice but anything over 5mpg current FT will be a bonus.
It will be my drive for pleasure truck. Kinda like when others go hunting, fishing, boating, snowmobiling, skiing or any other pleasure activities i will happily fork out the $$ per smile as i cruise each mile..
Plan is if M. P. G. Is too good add a Whipple SuperCharger.

 

[TimeWarpF100]

Another engine joins the rest.
Few engine spares.
Newest is a 390 that was fully rebuilt but the .030 pistons got used in another project by prior owner. I have exact new pistons sitting on shelf!
And enough other parts.
This 390 was free with free delivery from out of state.
I have 2 different pair of custom headers to fit about any of my trucks. The 427 headers would be wildest plus the solid roller cam from 427.

 

[bulletpruf]

Excellent! 390's are no longer a dime a dozen these days, so that's a great score.

 

[TimeWarpF100]

Axle apart. 57 yrs together it was quite the chore to take apart. Will get full restore. Found reason truck did not turn well either direction but very limited to left hand turns.

 

[36truck]

The king pins needed a good dose of grease after sitting all those years. Looking good.

 

[TimeWarpF100]

The king pins needed a good dose of grease after sitting all those years. Looking good.

I had to use a lot of heat to get it all apart. That boiled out all grease. It total free now with no play. Will make sure all grease fittings open/clear

 

[TimeWarpF100]

As of yesterday my RaptorR has been produced! Finally.
Exact on schedule it has now been sent to custom shop to have the R Graphics applied.
No ETA at this time.
Anxiously awaiting word truck has been released and shipped. No clue how long that will take.

 

[PugetDude]

As of yesterday my RaptorR has been produced! Finally.
Exact on schedule it has now been sent to custom shop to have the R Graphics applied.
No ETA at this time.
Anxiously awaiting word truck has been released and shipped. No clue how long that will take.

Oops….

 

[2oldforthis]

Decades a go I attended a automotive technology college.We were given a brand new Olds Vista Cruiser that fell off of a train. All the tires were branded with some type of iron. The instructor handed me a saw zall with the instructions to remove the roof all the down to the doors.

 

[TimeWarpF100]

Inspected the ‘66 Cyclone GT
I had no idea it was fully documented from day 1!

Original bill of sale, window sticker, owners manual, warranty card. Receipts and invoices since day one. Even all registrations since new.

 

[TimeWarpF100]

 

[TimeWarpF100]

Working on logistics to get it home

 

[stinkity stoink]

That is a good looking car !!

 

[Bob Heine]

Randy, I would have called that a 'fully optioned' car back then. Ordered our '68 GTO with AM radio, power steering and automatic transmission. Back then, drag racers' conventional wisdom was that disk brakes introduced drag and hurt performance. I did upgrade the brake shoes to sintered iron when the originals wore out -- pretty exciting stopping before they warmed up.

 

[TimeWarpF100]

Randy, I would have called that a 'fully optioned' car back then. Ordered our '68 GTO with AM radio, power steering and automatic transmission. Back then, drag racers' conventional wisdom was that disk brakes introduced drag and hurt performance. I did upgrade the brake shoes to sintered iron when the originals wore out -- pretty exciting stopping before they warmed up.

A nicely optioned car. Biggest HP engine. Be nice to have 4spd but can’t complain. For sure top of food chain for ‘66 comets. Only options missing are factory AC (has monkey wards ac with invoice) and power windows. Power trunk release. But such a nice color combo and nicely optioned plus overall condition with so much documentation.
I will need to make copies of it all and put original in safe.

 

[TimeWarpF100]

Just got back from 8 day vacation with 3 daughters n families plus stop to look at cyclone.
Distance traveled bit over 2400 miles.
Had a really bad case of elevation sickness for the full 8 days. Was as high as 12,200’ very little time under 7600’.

 

[Bob Heine]

Randy, New Yorkers considered air conditioning frivolous back then. When we drove from NY to California in 1955 Dad added a cooler to the '53 Oldsmobile 98 in Arizona. It worked great chilling the side of the front seat passenger's face but the rest of the passengers sizzled. Absolutely sure the Montgomery Ward system is way more effective. I don't have a photo of the cooler on the Oldsmobile but it was one of these:

 

[TimeWarpF100]

R has been shipped but the 5-6 weeks expected wait time is going to be torture!

Randy, New Yorkers considered air conditioning frivolous back then. When we drove from NY to California in 1955 Dad added a cooler to the '53 Oldsmobile 98 in Arizona. It worked great chilling the side of the front seat passenger's face but the rest of the passengers sizzled. Absolutely sure the Montgomery Ward system is way more effective. I don't have a photo of the cooler on the Oldsmobile but it was one of these:

I had a couple NOS coolers like that one but sold them a year or so ago to people in the local VW club.

 

[TimeWarpF100]

Scheduled delivery of up to JULY 30th!
Going to drive me even more nuts than I already am!
On a Canadian Railway with no way to track it. Shows shipped on June 17th.

My 7.3 zilla package was shipped on 6/15 and it made it thru customs but now it is delayed until Monday 6/26.

Still recovering from the major altitude sickness. Total out of commission since return from vacation

 

[Mr.zippy]

Randy, if you’re not a drinking man, you should be! With the stress of the auction, frantically restoring old rigs, finding the dream car, and to top it off, 2 brand new rigs on the way…….I’d be a puddle of mush…..

 

[TimeWarpF100]

Randy, if you’re not a drinking man, you should be! With the stress of the auction, frantically restoring old rigs, finding the dream car, and to top it off, 2 brand new rigs on the way…….I’d be a puddle of mush…..

never drank never will. I was a puddle of mush long long before ordering new rigs and having so many projects. What happens next? I just added more projects to list recently. Added more work to recent projects too. Really wish I could retire to rocking chair and stop this nonsense

 

[Mr.zippy]

Really wish I could retire to rocking chair and stop this nonsense

Don’t know you all that well, but I do not see this happening!

 

[36truck]

^^^^This Randy Can't retire the world wouldn't be the same. Besides what would you do and no a rocking chair does not fit you.

 

[MP&C]

Chrysler 300?

 

[kbs2244]

Randy will die with a screw driver in his hand
and a smile on his face

and we will all be sad

 

[TimeWarpF100]

Mentioned a few times last few weeks not feeling well. Admitted to Mayo Clinic yesterday with severe pain.
More after my surgery tomorrow.

 

[PugetDude]

Hope it goes well, Randy. At least you're in one of the best medical facilities in the world.
Look forward to your update later this week.

 

[jlenander]

Praying for you Randy!

 

[jhn9840]

Prayers for your quick and full recovery

jhn9840
John

 

[ChefRex]

Prayers for a positive outcome!

 

[gsloan]

Sending the most positive thoughts and prayers

 

[Horror Business]

Best wishes for a fast and complete recovery.

 

[danski0224]

Admitted to Mayo Clinic yesterday with severe pain.

Sorry to read this.

Best wishes for a speedy recovery.

I hate to say it, but you are probably going to have to give up your automotive repair/restoration interests.

 

[Boosted1]

Prayers for a good recovery.

 

[stinkity stoink]

Wish you the best !!

 

[JJC]

Prayers for you Randy

 

[MP&C]

Prayers for a speedy recovery, Randy!

 

[gasgas17]

Get well Randy. Hopefully just a bump in the road what ever it is.

 

[LXCam]

WTH Randy, why you in the shop?. Throw a rod?, rust repair?, new U-joints, blinker fluid replacement- what gives bud. And I hope for your sake they didn't need to plug into your OBD port for diagnostics.

If you need something don't hesitate to ask.