1971 f250 DESERT truck- 10/24 race prep

[1971ford]

if i did have 16.5" rims i could get an even better deal:
http://sacramento.craigslist.org/pts/1204445418.html

[FordTruck]

if i did have 16.5" rims i could get an even better deal:
http://sacramento.craigslist.org/pts/1204445418.html

Dang how come those couldn't be in MO. I'm gonna need 4 before too long for the CS.

[1971ford]

yeah i want to get them to, so i can put them on my 16.5" original rims and have spares. buttt.. i have other things to buy right now

[rjewkes]

for tire deals like that try burgraff tires they are here in joplin but swear they can get anything. do you hae a local new & used tire place?

[1971ford]

http://www.fordification.com/forum/view ... 16&t=42069

Truck did great, we spent most the time learning how to drift because we will need to know how when were reacing in not too long. We could really feel the tires grabbing the dirt better with the new tires and the heavy fuel cell back there. Nothing broke, just a little flaw when i was turning the truck around, hit the gas and it stalled. And when it stalls and its hot, you have to usually wait 10 minutes for the engine to cool down.

I also ordered 80 more feet of 2" DOM! cab cage and bed cage should be done soon... i can't wait!

[rjewkes]

perhaps for racing you may want an adjustable timing setup like in race cars they start with normal timing and then get advanced for the race. or atleast they used to.
i think they have the dizz hooked to some cables like choke cables but one to move it retarded and one to go to racing setting. of course they are a diff bread so this might not work on a stock(ish) engine.

or maybe just adjust the carb for race day, or have a carb set for race and swap em out?

[Fordnatic]

Hey 1971Ford,

I'm guessing you've already seen this:

http://flared-fenders.com/index.html

But I hadn't read about it on here. I was surprised to see such a specialized item for a bump! Others must build similar rigs to yours.

[1971ford]

yep ive got all the fiberglass makers saved, i want to get fiberglass fenders and hood eventually.

And bumpsides are very common for prerunners, i have a huuggee collection of pictures of every bump prerunner i have seen on the offroad forums. I need to count how many prerunner bumps total. They are simply and the twin-i-beam makes it easy for a build.

[aramil]

those tires make the truck look perfect, are you going to do some more fender trimming or lift it a little bit more? it looks like there would be some rubbing when bottoming out. other than that the truck looks like one bad mofo.

[1971ford]

ive been thinking about that, aramil.
There is a desert race in a few days less than 3 months from now, its a 300 mile desert race in nevada and i am going to try to get the truck race-legal and arrange things so we can "race". A part of the reason why i want to get in this last desert race of the season so bad is because i want to see what its like racing on the stock suspension. If it is unbearable then 16" coilovers and Deaver leaf packs here we come.
But if it isn't all that bad, then i will just swap in some ~4" lift coils in the front, i beam drop brackets, basic longer shocks, and extended radius arms... and small blocks in the rear to give the tires more room.

We shall see if my dad and i get into this 300 miler. the truck should be ready, but its the other things that have me worried (getting it there and back, dads tahoe being able to tow it easily or not, we have no dump cans and those are $120 each, we would have very little of pit crews, not many spare tires, etc.) but heck just to get onto the course and make it 1/10 of the way would be fun

[1971ford]

and here is a list of what must be done if we want to make the race

Fuel cell skid plate
Swap tranny
Tranny cooler mount, fan, lines
Cab cage
Center console – gauges, shifter
Mount Seats
New seat belts
Seat belt mounting
Adjust carb, learn how to adjust for mountains
Fix bump stop
Beefy rear bumper
Spare tire "buckets", part of bed cage
Dust light mount
Horn
Window nets, mount
Helmets
Race suits
Fuel cell baffling
Fuel filter
Fire extinguisher
Jack, mount

[19674x4]

Ryan...Where is that 300 miler at in Nevada? ill look at my schedule and see if im open. Im not more than 4 horus from the Reno area. Ide be more than happy to come help

Oh and by the way..Thats a bad ass Pic

[1971ford]

Allen that would be awesome, the more pit crew help the better
Still not 100% sure we will make it but we should.
It is in Hawthorne Nevada. september 5-6 .

[19674x4]

well darn. ill be back to school by then

[1971ford]

well I painted the fuel cell straps black so they look purty.

But more importantly we plasma cut the front of the bed off and fit the main hoop in place after notching the bed floor. Then we got 2 holes cut for the side tubes to connect to the top of the main hoop corners but when we went to do the holes on the interior pieces of metal, the drill decided to die. RIP drill
Which sucks because we dont have the money for a new drill so the project goes no where until we get a drill

oh and i havent shown you guys this either, i cross braced the whole main hoop!

Think it will be strong enough? It will be welded solid soon

yes i retacked the upright piece that is slightly slanted to the left in this pic.


This is where the spares will be. We will ahve a tube coming from the bedcage making a bucket for the spares to strap to.


Look closely and you will see the front of the bed is cut out its hard to see because of the white/blue paint on the cab






starting to look like a race truck!


new parts!
switches, dust light, gauges, idiot lights, wiring