Recent content by chickenlegs

Alright so I've made a little progress. The donor vehicle ended up needing a fuel pump, so I dropped the tank and replaced it. The Explorer cranked as if it were daily driven. BaBaaam! I also sold my motorcycle :eek: Its a little weird not have a bike, but I am ready for a change. I've...

I'm in West Jefferson, so yes somewhat close to Jasper.

The previous owner decided to thin the herd but not before collecting all the parts needed to make this one complete. He also sat an EFI 5.0 and overdrive tranny in place. I'm thinking of using a 03 up Crown Vic front clip. Anyone had any experience with this in relation to this year of...

Well, it seems I'm at it again. My last two builds, I started, got burned out or distracted, and sold them to clear my garage. It seems there is a struggle within, between the artsy side, and logic with the result being a long wave length of confusion or denial. So maybe this time it will be...

Got the bed put back together. Didnt want it to look like a SWB or a LWB, just a pickup bed. Started with a little pressure sand washing/blasting. Im using a 3000psi 2.7 GPM washer with fine sand. Nothern Tools offers the sand wand kit. Ive done this before but with an industrial...

Sat the front of the bed back together to guage proportions. Im thinking I may need to remove 3" off the rear in leu of 2"

I rewired a LT1 from a Buick Roadmaster before, as well as a EFI 300 ford 6cyl. Im sure the Lincoln will have plenty of wiring to thin out but hopefully wont be too bad.

Well it seems Ive found myself another project. I thought I was thru but it seems there isnt a support group for modiholics and with my wifes blessing of 'you'll simply buy another one if you sell this one' its a green light, and now the introduction of characters to this union: Blackie - 1969...

Got a little work done today framing the interior. I bought a Harbor Freight tubing bender and the extra dies for square tubing and opened them up to accept 1". Im using this tubing to replace the wood framing. Works okay if your persistant. Ive found I can bend 1x1 16GA on a 90 over a...

Straight 2"

I like the stance on the car so far, but Im concerned with the front being so low in that I dont think the tires will clear the fenders to turn, so its either widen the fenders for such or change out the spindles to bring things up a bit.

Rear frame notched: Im thinking I'll use bag shocks on the rear.

I moved the puter from between the front frame horns to the bottom of the engine compartment on the lower passenger side. Much cleaner and it keeps me from having to build/modify a cover over the frame horns to cover it.

From what I had read, I sat the engine/trans 3 degrees down, the rear end 3 degrees up, which cancels the driveshaft out at 0 degree.

The intake air plumbing. I found some 3.5" steel pipe as well as some 4". I cut the 3.5 into some short 22.5 degree angles to start the bend to mimic the pattern I had laid out on cardboard. The 4" was flattened a bit in my vise till it looked like the intake of the motor. I found a 3.5"...