Last post by Chuck W -
I was pleasantly surprised that it was so solid. I was prepared to just leave it there if it was a rotten mess (or we couldn't come to a deal under my price limit), but it made the long day worth it.
I'm itching to get it here, but it would just be in the way at the moment. It can simmer for a couple months while I tend to other projects and plot and scheme the build.
Last post by Chuck W -
As if I needed another project, but here we are.
I've been wanting to get rid of the F150 but wanted to replace it with a Fox wagon (which will eventually get a hitch). I've never been much of a truck guy, no matter how hard I've tried.
Found this thing on Marketplace a couple months ago, but wasn't in a place to do anything about it at the time.
After some talks with the owner and working out some logistics on my end, my buddy and I made the 6 hour trip to southern MO to check it out.
It has been sitting under a group of trees since '05-'06, when it was parked for what looks to be a HG issue.
The interior could best be described as "moist", due to a bad door latch striker leaving a minor door gap, and a window slightly cracked.
Popped the hood. Towers and frame were clean. Got a jack underneath it. Greeted by perfectly straight pinch welds and a surprisingly rust-free floorpan. Pulled up the front carpets. No evidence of standing water, so the cowl is good. There may be some rust inside in the rear floors, but nothing was evident from below and it seemed solid. It's definitely in nicer shape, body-wise, than the LTS was.
I struck a deal with the owner and we pulled it out of its resting spot and got it ready to travel.
The first stop before a quick bite to eat was a carwash
Still needs more scrubbing, but there is no body damage, no body rust, and only a couple small spots on the hood where the paint has given up.
Right now it is tucked away in a relative's pole-barn until I get it moved to the house. Hopefully that will help dry the interior out a bit. It's not getting touched until after I finish up a couple of house projects that MUST get done before tearing into this.
The plan right now for it, aside from getting the interior sorted, is pretty basic for the time being.
It will get the '11 3.7/6R80 combo I have in the garage. Will stay 4-lug for the short-term, but will get at the very least 11" Fox brakes. Tow hitch. General refresh to get it road-worthy.
More details and pictures when the car is at the house and I'm tearing into it. For now, it's just planning and organizing when I'm not tending to my other needed projects.
Last post by Chuck W -
Let me know. I'm eyeing a couple things on ebay as well.
I'm just looking for basic STOCK stuff. Just wanting to rid the LTS of the TBI set-up for the time being, as it's 3.7/6R80 is going into another project. (Like I NEED yet ANOTHER project).
I'm looking for some EFI port injection stuff, like from an 86-93 Mustang.
Interested in stock items. Not looking for anything fancy.
The list: - Upper and lower intakes (Don't have to be Mustang or Fox, so Tbird, SN-95, etc would be OK) - Throttle body - fuel rail and injectors (19#ers would be fine) - set of stock factory Mustang tubular exhaust manifolds.
I think I'd rather have the wipe full length, personally. Good job at making those work, though.
When I did the dew wipes on the LTS, I wound up using a piece that was originally the outer piece for the rear window of a Full-size Bronco. Discovered it in a Google search. PN for the outer is D8TZ-9841610-A. (A lot of places sell both the inner and outer as a kit) I think mine came from Dennis Carpenter.
They are roughly 4' long and use the stock-style clips.
The clips are removable/usable though. While most of the clips on the new piece lined up with the originals, a few didn't. To relocate them, you just pry the two little tabs open on the back side and remove the clip from the strip. Then I just drilled 2 small holes, big enough for those tabs to go through at the new location. Then install the clip and bend the tabs back into place. They're a little shorter than the TBird stuff below the window line, but the same elsewhere.
One of the Bronco pieces was enough to do one side of the LTS, and should be more than enough for a TBird.
My TBird needs new dew wipes as well, and I was going to investigate this route when I get around to doing them.
Thank you sir! I got these Fairchild dew wipes because I saw them on coolcats. They're 48" long too so I cut about 6" off each one. They do the job, but no clips is a drawback. If I ever do dew wipes again I'll definitely use those Bronco dew wipes.
Last post by Chuck W -
I think I'd rather have the wipe full length, personally. Good job at making those work, though.
When I did the dew wipes on the LTS, I wound up using a piece that was originally the outer piece for the rear window of a Full-size Bronco. Discovered it in a Google search. PN for the outer is D8TZ-9841610-A. (A lot of places sell both the inner and outer as a kit) I think mine came from Dennis Carpenter.
They are roughly 4' long and use the stock-style clips.
The clips are removable/usable though. While most of the clips on the new piece lined up with the originals, a few didn't. To relocate them, you just pry the two little tabs open on the back side and remove the clip from the strip. Then I just drilled 2 small holes, big enough for those tabs to go through at the new location. Then install the clip and bend the tabs back into place. They're a little shorter than the TBird stuff below the window line, but the same elsewhere.
One of the Bronco pieces was enough to do one side of the LTS, and should be more than enough for a TBird.
My TBird needs new dew wipes as well, and I was going to investigate this route when I get around to doing them.
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