Purdy ole truck

[FORBESAUTO]

This came in the shop for me to redo the wiring and fuel system and fix s battery draw. Just thought I would share with gents
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[CDave]

That is nice!

[Forkin' Crazy]

Sweet!!!

[flabum1017]

Wiring should be a snap.... and get rid of the Clarion stereo to eliminate the draw.......................

[FORBESAUTO]

Alternator was the amp draw. Just gotta redo the wiring for the fan to come on and off with temp and a/c. Whoever done the original wiring under the hood and for fan relay needs to be shot.

[CDave]

So what is under the hood, engine wise.

[FORBESAUTO]

That's the one thing that hurts my heart. It has a later model chevy front clip with a stock sounding 350.

[flabum1017]

Alternator was the amp draw. Just gotta redo the wiring for the fan to come on and off with temp and a/c. Whoever done the original wiring under the hood and for fan relay needs to be shot.

Never was a fan of wire nuts myself.................

[CDave]

That's the one thing that hurts my heart. It has a later model chevy front clip with a stock sounding 350.

Oh man I hate seeing that. Shoulda had a nice 351W stroker in there.

[FORBESAUTO]

Yeah my thoughts exactly:thumbsup:

[FORBESAUTO]

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Its the week of the classics!

[FMP]

AC:thumbsup:.Still a 400 or..
fun car.

[FORBESAUTO]

Yep, but they have it stroked to a 488 and fuel injected it. Runs pretty clean with the injection though. Bet it is fun to drive. I'm installing tubular a- arms on it.

[FMP]

200R4 swap?

[FMP]

Rear bumper looks good. I have a g body Hurst , couldn't imagine it without od and 3.73.

[FORBESAUTO]

Not sure on trans yet, just got it in last night. Haven't driven it or been under it yet. He didn't say anything about trans, but if I had to guess he's got some type of overdrive in it.

[FMP]

The 200R4 built-up to hold is a great trans. With or without lockup but with is great on the highway. Locks up with range vacuum 12V switch on plenum or also put it on a console switch.

[CDave]

That Judge is sweet! Guess you're going to need to test drive it after installing the A-arms. ;)

[Bodhi]

Gotta love when the customers bring in something fun once in a while

[FORBESAUTO]

Yeah you right! It's nice to tinker with the old cool classics and be a part of a nice finished product. To old cars to me just have so much more style and class than these newer vehicles.

[FORBESAUTO]

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Welp, gotta nudder purdy ole truck to do a little tweekin on. This on’ is a ‘51 Chevy.

[CDave]

Wow, that is a clean truck! What's the engine bay and interior look like?

[FORBESAUTO]

It’s clean through and through. Whoever built it done a great job. The fabrication on the bed is top notch. I’ll get some pics Undergood and interior in the morning.

[FORBESAUTO]

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[FORBESAUTO]

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Little 66 Mustang gota reseal timing cover on. Go from putting heads on a 6.0 diesel in a F250 to working on a 66 Stang. Also got a Austin Healey I built a motor for awhile back, that we trying to get the old generator reworked on. Been takin forever and we gotta push it in and out of shop everyday:mad:. It’s a neat little car, it’s worth some money, just not my cup of tea.

[CDave]

That is a clean Stang! :cool:

[FORBESAUTO]

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May not be purdy, but sure is cool! It’s a 1953 Dodge M37. T-Rex sent it over here to get her runnin right. It’s an actual truck I think he told me that was used in the Korean War. They are gonna sell it and use the proceeds to go to homeless vets. Pretty cool deal.

[CDave]

That is cool, how's T-Rex doing? Haven't talked to any of those dudes in ages.

[FORBESAUTO]

He’s doing good, every time I see him, he’s working on another Mopar project. He’s still working his majic, just not on boats. Been wanting to get over and just hang out and check out his new station wagon he’s foolin with, but just havnt been able to get away:mad:

[FORBESAUTO]

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Definitely no where near purdy, but unique anyway. It’s an Avanti II, the original Avanti was made by Studabacker. This one is a 1970 model and is made of a combination of Ford, Gm, and Chrysler parts by the Avanti motor company. This one has a Gm 350 in it, I’m gonna be removing the Quadra-Jet and installing throttle body fuel injection and installing electronic ignition. The little car is excellent condition, just ain’t never seen one like it before.

[CDave]

Those things use to cost a pretty penny. Interesting looking car but not my style. I'd rather a 71 Buick Riviera over that.

[Forkin' Crazy]

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May not be purdy, but sure is cool! It’s a 1953 Dodge M37. T-Rex sent it over here to get her runnin right. It’s an actual truck I think he told me that was used in the Korean War. They are gonna sell it and use the proceeds to go to homeless vets. Pretty cool deal.

Very cool!!! I always wanted one of those. How much? If I remember right, the cranks were a bit soft in those and gave problems.

I have some projects I am going to get with soon. I have 3 old Broncos (so far) and have located at least 5 old Scouts in a field!!! :eek:

[FORBESAUTO]

I don’t remember 100%, but they where gonna try and auction it off. Seems they told me they 8k in it. I liked having it around while we working on it, it was very neat. It was all original pretty much except for the 12v tailamps that where added. The originals where still in place though. We got it running good and the wiring straightened out for the 12v brake lights.

[FORBESAUTO]

Went with the FAST system. Tried to install it with least amount of of modifications and alterations. Done it to where all of it could be easily removed and original equipment be reinstalled if ever wanted be. Sure is nice to reach through the window and fire it up at anytime and idle always adjusting with a/c and any other loads.
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[FMP]

I was thinking about trying that or similar setup. From what I've been told, no real hp gains but better mpg and drivability through cold winter warm-up and hot summer etc. Fuel loop return, O2 sensor(s), ign independent?

[FORBESAUTO]

It’s a closed loop system with a wide band o2 sensor. The map, iat, and to sensors all located on throttle body, has an injector for each barrel. Running an in-line pump with return going through an adjustable regulator. Supposed to adapt to engine automatically. It’s supposed to flow 1100 cfm and be able to support about 600 hp. This bad boy will lucky to have 200, so we’ll see how good it adjust. Idled perfect, and part throttle really good so far, dumping a little to heavy if ya hit wot instantly. After driving it some, I’ll see if it adapts, it doesn’t lean down enough, I’m thinking I’ll play with fuel pressure.

[CDave]

Does that system let you go inside with a PC and adjust fuel map? What size injectors does it have on it?

[FORBESAUTO]

The module with this unit is self tuning, comes with a dash unit to initially set it up, read codes, and monitor data. I didn’t install it in the car, left a plug accessible under the hood to hook to just got diagnosing. I believe you can get a different ecu for it that you can tune via s lap top. I believe the injectors are 88lb, but only 4, so like having 8 44lb.

[XstreamVking]

I love the old stuff...My truck just hit antique status. Recently took my 90 F250 4x4 off the road for a while to do a complete re-build. Looking at having Barnett hi performance go thru and bump up my 460 EFI. Result would be 450 HP. Any one in Mich ever heard anything about them. They are in Laingsburg...

[FORBESAUTO]

Welp, after short drive, it adapted very well and runs like a top throughout rpm range and all types of acceleration. Absolutely no hesitation or stumble. Pretty sweet system

[XstreamVking]

EFI is hard to beat....

[FMP]

Just like my dialed in Quad, get back to us with mpg improvements from the customer.

[Capt.Insane-o]

I love the old stuff...My truck just hit antique status. Recently took my 90 F250 4x4 off the road for a while to do a complete re-build. Looking at having Barnett hi performance go thru and bump up my 460 EFI. Result would be 450 HP. Any one in Mich ever heard anything about them. They are in Laingsburg...

They do a lot of Frod stuff, all I have heard are good things. A customer that is into fox bodies has a couple of their SBF strokers they've run well enough to break a bunch of transmissions.

[XstreamVking]

Cool, thanks. Their online rep is good, but nice to hear first hand knowledge. I plan on sinking some money into this truck instead of buying new.

[CDave]

The module with this unit is self tuning, comes with a dash unit to initially set it up, read codes, and monitor data. I didn’t install it in the car, left a plug accessible under the hood to hook to just got diagnosing. I believe you can get a different ecu for it that you can tune via s lap top. I believe the injectors are 88lb, but only 4, so like having 8 44lb.

I don't know much about that system but knowing what I know about F.I., those injectors are frickin' huge for your engine. I believe you would find your engine would be happier with smaller injectors. If I understood your post correctly you said your engine is around 200hp? If so all you should need is 4 inj. around 36-40lb.hr. size. Four 40lbhr injectors are good for around 260hp.

[FORBESAUTO]

It’s definitely a little overkill for this motor, but the system does a really good job cutting down the pulse width to keep mixture right.

[FORBESAUTO]

Purdy $4000 brake job on a C63 bi-turbo
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[Tin Man 2]

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Definitely no where near purdy, but unique anyway. It’s an Avanti II, the original Avanti was made by Studabacker. This one is a 1970 model and is made of a combination of Ford, Gm, and Chrysler parts by the Avanti motor company. This one has a Gm 350 in it, I’m gonna be removing the Quadra-Jet and installing throttle body fuel injection and installing electronic ignition. The little car is excellent condition, just ain’t never seen one like it before.
The original Avanti is considered one of the best looking cars ever built in America. OPinions vary.

[CDave]

Purdy $4000 brake job on a C63 bi-turbo
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Was the 4K for a brake kit?

[FORBESAUTO]

Unfortunately not, that was just oem front and rear rotors, pads, and sensors. It uses carbon ceramic brakes. High dollar mess

[CDave]

Unfortunately not, that was just oem front and rear rotors, pads, and sensors. It uses carbon ceramic brakes. High dollar mess

I thought carbon ceramic rotors were black?

[FORBESAUTO]

Your right, not 100% sure what these things are made of. Some kind of composite or something, or at least hope its some time of space age material with price of them:eek:. I just remembered from years back at mercedes school when one of the amg cars came out it had some type of ceramic rotors, so when i saw the price of these babies just figured thats what it was. The center hub is not magnetic, may just be aluminum. They are fairly light for the size of them.

[CDave]

Your right, not 100% sure what these things are made of. Some kind of composite or something, or at least hope its some time of space age material with price of them:eek:. I just remembered from years back at mercedes school when one of the amg cars came out it had some type of ceramic rotors, so when i saw the price of these babies just figured thats what it was. The center hub is not magnetic, may just be aluminum. They are fairly light for the size of them.

I'm just glad it isn't my car. I just ordered a new distributor for my 95 K1500, 55.00.
I imagine one coil on that MB would be more that 55.00.

[Forkin' Crazy]

4$K for parts not including labor? :eek: Not happening here!!!

[FORBESAUTO]

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Installed a MSD Atomic EFI system on a 302 in an 65 Mustang. Have to say I think I like this system better than the FAST. The ecu is located on the throttle body assembly and has a seperate driver module that controls the fuel pump via pulse width modulation depending on data from a fuel rail pressure sensor, eliminating the need for a fuel pressure regulator. The driver module also has outputs for two cooling fans programmable on/off temps using the the handheld controller that also plugs into a port located on the driver module. System real easy to install, and easy to set up. Seemed to also adjust to motor much more quickly. Has ability to have timing control when using msd ignition module, nitrous input to richen fuel mixture, works with both pulling and pushing blower/turbos.

[CDave]

Looks like a solid unit. Is the harness long enough to locate the ECU inside the car?

[FORBESAUTO]

The ecu is actually the unit with the MSD logo on it on the side of the injection/ throttle body unit. But yes, the harness is long enough to put the power driver module inside vehicle. I chose to put it on the fender apron because the wiring for the wideband o2 goes to it and wires for fan(s) from it, that location had it centrally located without having to add extensions to either. I originally was thinking of putting it inside, but the o2 sensor harness limited me to where I could put it.

[Will hedrick]

Looks great man

[XstreamVking]

What kind of fuel mileage increase (if any) do you anticipate?

[FORBESAUTO]

What kind of fuel mileage increase (if any) do you anticipate?

Really don’t know, both customers made the switch mainly for drivability improvements. Doubt either one even know what their fuel mileage is. I would think it would definitely be better under normal driving just because of it being able to keep the fuel mixture correct at different conditions better than the carb could. Not so sure about under hard running situations where its possible to lose mileage but pick a few ponies due to it being able to flow more air and fuel than the carb .

[CDave]

May have to look into one of those for my truck when I install my new engine.

[FORBESAUTO]

I told the guys at the shop, “man, if I still had my old Mustang, I’d have definitely went this route” All the money I spent on fuel system and good tricked out carb, I could have went this route and saved a lot of time tuning on a carb to get it dialed in to my liking. Curious to know how they perform all out against a well tuned tricked out carb, my guess probably real close. But for a daily driver, think it’s a no brainer