It's Alive! '59 F100 Vortec swap
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It's Alive! '59 F100 Vortec swap
Well, after messing with this thing in-between Paying Work for the better part of a year, I just finally fired up the 5.3/4L60e I've been installing in my '59 F100 shop truck. I still need to finish wiring the gauges and dash switches, but I got to a point this morning where the motor and engine management were done. So I spent a half hour double checking and tightening stuff, made a plug for the EGR port on the intake manifold, grabbed two fire extinguishers and started it up.
Don't mind the noise; it's on open headers. That's next on the list. God, I wish I had an exhaust pipe bending rig.
Don't mind the noise; it's on open headers. That's next on the list. God, I wish I had an exhaust pipe bending rig.
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(My older boy is about to turn 14 and has already called "dibs" on this truck for when he starts driving. I think I'll let him get his sea-legs in something with airbags and other actual safety systems, but it looks like he'll end up with this one eventually.)
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