Slash's '85 Ford Pickup: Fuel Injection!!
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Update!
Here's the game plan for spring.
Dad says hes going to send the front clip to a local tech school that I went to to have them temporarily paint the panels to match. While this won't be a show stopping paint job, the panels will match decently for now. He'd like to tryt and reuse the hood since its still good as well. Once the body work is good, he wants the inside of the panels zbarded. Smart idea. This will keep rust from starting from the inside. After that's all set,the truck will be blasted and we will start prepping for paint. This will be the second paint job, excluding original paint.
I believe the motor will be getting some kind of bolt on EFI. It will be from Holley. I have suggsted to him Atomic EFI from MSD as well. This will be a temporary setup to get some gas mileage back from ditching the Holley 4 barrel that's currently on it. Regardless, the engine will probably stay for a bit. For how long I don't know. He said the block that is in the truck is at max overbore somwe will likely find amoher block if we do anything to it. He has tossed the idea around of putting in another 351. I have him interested in a 408 stroker motor. The old block in the garagw is apparently still useable if he bores it out to .060 over. But the concern there is that it will be very close to water jackets inside for cooling. This will also be a temporary engine until the big block gets put in. If you couldn't already tell, this truck is not going anywhere soon haha.
Here's the game plan for spring.
Dad says hes going to send the front clip to a local tech school that I went to to have them temporarily paint the panels to match. While this won't be a show stopping paint job, the panels will match decently for now. He'd like to tryt and reuse the hood since its still good as well. Once the body work is good, he wants the inside of the panels zbarded. Smart idea. This will keep rust from starting from the inside. After that's all set,the truck will be blasted and we will start prepping for paint. This will be the second paint job, excluding original paint.
I believe the motor will be getting some kind of bolt on EFI. It will be from Holley. I have suggsted to him Atomic EFI from MSD as well. This will be a temporary setup to get some gas mileage back from ditching the Holley 4 barrel that's currently on it. Regardless, the engine will probably stay for a bit. For how long I don't know. He said the block that is in the truck is at max overbore somwe will likely find amoher block if we do anything to it. He has tossed the idea around of putting in another 351. I have him interested in a 408 stroker motor. The old block in the garagw is apparently still useable if he bores it out to .060 over. But the concern there is that it will be very close to water jackets inside for cooling. This will also be a temporary engine until the big block gets put in. If you couldn't already tell, this truck is not going anywhere soon haha.
all those years of wear and tear.
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- slashfan7964
Very happy with LMCs stuff lately. This is perfect to OEM...most of their stuff tends to be a bit junky lol.
Also. Most of the original seat is still good...he wants to try and have only a section fixed with fresh foam since new seats cost $800-$900!!
Also. Most of the original seat is still good...he wants to try and have only a section fixed with fresh foam since new seats cost $800-$900!!
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Dad got the glove box in alone with undercoating most of the floor along with a few other things. Note ably I got to see some pics of the original tear down that took place in 1993. The booty shot was taken in 1990/91.
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For sure haha. Him and I are having a bit of a build off between us but helping each other. He's been buying parts like mad and should be sending off the front Clio for paint here soo . Just gotta make a few phone calls before we send it off. Can wait till we get it road ready and then get a real paint job on the whole thin .
My dad sees it as throwing $20k at this one vs buying a new one for $80k as optioned with a plow for $9500. He can't justify it.
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- slashfan7964
Welp dad tore the steering wheel out of the truck and changed the shifter column and got that replaced. Battery was dead so we stuck it on the charger to charge it up. He said he's probably going to send the seat out finally and get it reupholstered and then buy new vinyl flooring for a couple hundred bucks. Got a few more things to do but he said it was a bitch to do the wheel. I'll grab some pics tomorrow.
CAMAROBOY69
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Yup salt destroys any vehicles. That is why it always recommend that people living up north bring their cars through the car wash during the winter at least 1 time per week during the winter. Otherwise a $5.00 car wash could end up costing thousands of dollars years down the road. If you see white salt all over your vehicle in the winter, it is eating the paint and will start causing rust. Needs to be washed asap. Underbody spray is THE most important especially during the winter. (Not directed at you. Just people that refuse to wash their cars during the winter.)
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Oh absolutely. I try to wash my truck as often as I can with a pressure washer but it's eating it. I hate it. The roads literally turn white.
CAMAROBOY69
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Do you have any drive through car washes that provide under body spray? The hand held pressure washers can only get so much. Very hard to get under the vehicles with those. Still even a pressure washer is better than nothing. 👍
Undercoating is even better. Even a couple cans can go a long way and help a lot to prevent rust.
Joey D
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Try buying a can or two of Fluid Film and spraying it under the truck. I put a coating on my frame rails and leaf springs back during the fall and then once again in January on a warm-ish day. It worked really well and I don't even have any surface rust under the trucks at all...which is a bit impressive considering the Tacoma's rust when you look at them.
CAMAROBOY69
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You can undercoat it yourself using the spray cans from Advanced, Autozone, Walmart, Meijer or most anywhere. They are about $7.00 a can but work very well. Just make sure the area is clean of dirt or grime before you spray. You have access to a shop so it is very easy once the truck is on a lift. Just make sure to wear eye protection and gloves because that stuff is no joke. Its basically tar in a spray can. Same as I suggested in the previous post #76.
You can spray under most vehicles with 2-3 cans. Even light coverage is better than no coverage at all.
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I'm going to look into it. I've heard good things about it.
Yeah I used a few cans of that stuff on my frame and it's held up decent but I really want to wire wheel it all down and paint/coat it.
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My god that fender. 
Looks like you are making pretty good progress. Seeing this thread makes me want to start tearing mine apart now.
Looks like you are making pretty good progress. Seeing this thread makes me want to start tearing mine apart now.
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New rear suspension is on the way! Leaf springs are ordered and awaiting pickup. The new ubolts and tie plates, shackles, bushings, bolts etc all arrived in the mail today. We are also awaiting a brand new plastic gas tank to arrive as well!
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Dad got the new leafs and all the stuff in today while I was at work. He's ordering a new sending unit (the old one is fine just the float doesn't work right so the guage is always off), then we are swapping tanks. It should move under its own power again very soon.
