1971 f250 DESERT truck- 10/24 race prep

[RedneckTexan]

You running stock rear 9"?

It's a F-250, but I think he's still gonna run the stock D60 though.

[1971ford]

You running stock rear 9"?

It's a F-250, but I think he's still gonna run the stock D60 though.

yep stock D60.
it has 3.73's which i planned on running but since we plan on 35" tires i think were going to need something in the 4.o's

[1971ford]

update
-borrowed boss's cherry picker
-got truck ready for engine pulling
-removed 429 out of donor
-removed tranny from donor
-bought engine stand for 429 and set tranny on ground
-stripped donor truck of good parts, ready for scrap

-installed a heater-only unit in the 71. lightweight


plus all the trips to the hardwares tores and all that good stuff.

getting ready


its amazing how fast glass on your nice lawn will completely kill it. left a completely dead spot in the nice lawn. hmmmm

(before the lawn modifications)


PRESTO



plans are to have the 429 flushed,tuned up and installed in the 71 with a freshly rebuilt c6 with some beefy parts and a partial manual valve body by Labor day (september 9 i believe). since there is a desert race then that we want to go to in our sweet ride

[19674x4]

progress is makin its way!

[mljjones67]

Way to go. Is the inner fenders any good?

Grass will grow back! keep it wet for a few days. I will have to get you a pic of how I am killing my weeds in the back yard. It is hilarious.

[1971ford]

Way to go. Is the inner fenders any good?

Grass will grow back! keep it wet for a few days. I will have to get you a pic of how I am killing my weeds in the back yard. It is hilarious.

both inner fenders are rotted on top.

my moms grass also shouldnt rust in spots, por-15
oh and uhh also the grinder accasionally goes off course and grinds into the lawn.... parents havent found all those holes yet

but hey if they havent found them yet then why does it matter
they will grow back... hopefully before my dad reads this

[aramil]

my dad loved the nice ruts my bump left when i decided to hook it up to some old rail road tie fence posts, who knew they wouldnt just pop out of the ground like i thought it would...

nice progress, cant wait to see the finished project.
keep up the good work.

[H-DFord]

Truck looks good. Labor Day is Sept 1. So one week less than you had hoped for but you work fast so problem right?

[RedneckTexan]

Lookin good Ryan! Keep up the good work! Are you gonna keep the D60 out of the parts truck?

[1971ford]

Lookin good Ryan! Keep up the good work! Are you gonna keep the D60 out of the parts truck?

no because there isnt any real room for it. i dont see why i really need to either. if it was a 9 in. i would pull it

it has 3.73's like the 71 and no locker/posi.

[427blackpearl]

man ryan, your going to town on this thing
you got more energy than all of us looks great

[1971ford]

man ryan, your going to town on this thing
you got more energy than all of us looks great

my dad is going to town too
hes been doing the dirty work like disconnecting the engine from the tranny.

[RedneckTexan]

Lookin good Ryan! Keep up the good work! Are you gonna keep the D60 out of the parts truck?

no because there isnt any real room for it. i dont see why i really need to either. if it was a 9 in. i would pull it

it has 3.73's like the 71 and no locker/posi.

I think that that a D60 Full-floater is worth WWAAAYYYY more than a 9" semi-floater IMO

[1971ford]

i dont know much about rearends. just that if it was a 9 in. then we could get a few different carriers with different gears to swap in and out for races.

[RedneckTexan]

At least save the axle shafts, (and maybe the hubs) that way if you break one while racin, you can just slip in another one and be on your way!

Or, you can pull the whole thing, put it on craiglist for $100 (twice the scrap value) and make a little project money!