I would first like to thank everyone who gives out advice on this forum. This project would have never happened for me without you guys. I don't have many post but I think I have read every post in both the main and buildup forums. Almost every question I had was answered by someone elses thread.
My 4bt came out of a 1985 f350 breadvan that I bought locally. It is now in a 1989 2wd f150 with 3.08 rear 29" tires and a borg warner 4 speed transmission. My goal is too get the best Mileage possible. I will probabally trade the tranny for a mazda 5speed OD from a similar year f150.
This was a pretty simple swap (with your help). I would say that they probabally dontget much easier than this. I did have to make new motor mounts though. They were easy too but it took some time.
I drove 2 miles and got up too 55 mph which is about 2000 rpm. The 4bt had pleanty of power through each gear. I still need to hook up the alternator, cooling fan, and gauges. So far the swap has taken about 25 hoursof labor over a weeks time. It would take far less time if I did it again.
I would like to especially thank 4bt4me, averagef250, dieselcruiserhead, mcinfantry, driverswanted, and paul. Your posts were very helpful.
Thanks
Cornfeed
My 4bt came out of a 1985 f350 breadvan that I bought locally. It is now in a 1989 2wd f150 with 3.08 rear 29" tires and a borg warner 4 speed transmission. My goal is too get the best Mileage possible. I will probabally trade the tranny for a mazda 5speed OD from a similar year f150.
This was a pretty simple swap (with your help). I would say that they probabally dontget much easier than this. I did have to make new motor mounts though. They were easy too but it took some time.
I drove 2 miles and got up too 55 mph which is about 2000 rpm. The 4bt had pleanty of power through each gear. I still need to hook up the alternator, cooling fan, and gauges. So far the swap has taken about 25 hoursof labor over a weeks time. It would take far less time if I did it again.
I would like to especially thank 4bt4me, averagef250, dieselcruiserhead, mcinfantry, driverswanted, and paul. Your posts were very helpful.
Thanks
Cornfeed