Canyonero! (85 F150)

[willis_racing]

The fastest and cheapest way I could think of to fix the panel gap was a body lift, but I'm not gonna pay $150 for some gay ass 3" kit off ebay. So one 12" stick of delrin later...

It's only 2" diameter, so it looks a little stupid sitting on top of the factory rubber donuts, but they're doing their job perfectly. Ended up going with 5/8" of lift. I think actually ordering up some amazon knock-off 3/4" hockey pucks would have been a better shot in hindsight, but this will work fine from what I'm doing, and it gave me a decent amount of drop to set on dad's lathe to remind him he needs to plug the fucker in and start using it already .

Liberated a mouse nest in the process

If you're like me and throw up in your mount a bit at the idea of stock replacement core support mounts being $90 just for the 2 of them, here's what I got. Energy suspension 9.4102G Universal Body Mounts. They're thicker than a factory Ford mount I think, but they weren't the main source of my issues. I'd do it again.

And after setting the front clip back down again, I got it shimmed up and in it's (I think) final resting spot.

 

[willis_racing]

Just piddling along, a few hours after work here and there. Biggest stuff this last week was finishing up the carb rebuild and getting that thrown back on. Up next, cooling system, and running plug wires. Already got the wiring harnesses laid out with some new loom and tape this past weekend. This was also after throwing on anew fuel hose from the hardline to the pump, and a new low pressure return on the P/S.

Spent a fair bit of yesterday afternoon taking all the plastic trim and covers out of the back and removing the carpet. The rat piss smell has reduced significantly over the last months, but I think what's left of it is in the carpet and headliner. Originally, I was just going to scrap the carpet, but honestly I think a quick shampoo and pressure wash and it'll be perfectly good. Vacuum the rest out of the cab as best I can and hose down visible piss points with simple green and some brushing is pretty much all I'm going to do here.

 

[Levigarrett76]

Just piddling along, a few hours after work here and there. Biggest stuff this last week was finishing up the carb rebuild and getting that thrown back on. Up next, cooling system, and running plug wires. Already got the wiring harnesses laid out with some new loom and tape this past weekend. This was also after throwing on anew fuel hose from the hardline to the pump, and a new low pressure return on the P/S.

Spent a fair bit of yesterday afternoon taking all the plastic trim and covers out of the back and removing the carpet. The rat piss smell has reduced significantly over the last months, but I think what's left of it is in the carpet and headliner. Originally, I was just going to scrap the carpet, but honestly I think a quick shampoo and pressure wash and it'll be perfectly good. Vacuum the rest out of the cab as best I can and hose down visible piss points with simple green and some brushing is pretty much all I'm going to do here.

Good all smallblock with afb, i love it

 

[Sluggy]

 

[Provience]

I'll bet the carpet cleans up pretty good. Looks to be pretty decent from here. Well worth some effort before doing a $400 replacement rug

 

[Rockwood]

One of these guys:

QEP 14 in. W Floor Scraper Hand Tool with Replacement blade and Handle Grip 20900Q - The Home Depot

QEP's 14 in. Floor Surface Scraper and Stripper features a 14 in. replaceable carbon steel blade. The durable blade will help remove old floor applications and excess debris. The 5 ft. handle provides

www.homedepot.com

Helps a ton when it comes to forcing all the bullshit out of the carpet. Drag it towards you (don't wear your nice boots, you're dragging emulsified rat-piss onto them) and watch in amazement at how FUCKING BROWN the water is.