7.5L_STX: SAS, Big Block Swap

[Boggin]

and your username is 7.5 lol

edit; and your signature! haha

 

[MountainMike]

Wrangler #1's... best name for a tire ever. Keep it up buddy

 

[Josh40601]

but right now im just finishing up my steering and trac bar. thats the last thing to do on my SAS. engine will have to wait until i either find a job or win the lotto, .

threw me off a bit. I thought you were going to throw the stock motor back in to drive it until you could afford to do the 460

To Boggin

 

[7.5L_STX]

threw me off a bit. I thought you were going to throw the stock motor back in to drive it until you could afford to do the 460

To Boggin

oh haha, no, i actually was lookin for a 4.0 just to throw in it so i could drive the damn thing until i had enough money to put the 460 in but the timing wasnt right, the guy needed the money right away so i couldnt get it.

edit: the stock 2.9 is long gone, ran it out of oil lol. ill tell ya what though, when that 2.9 was running with no oil it sounded like a small block. it was super loud and raspy. it sounded better than the pissed off bee type of thing that it had goin on before haha.

 

[Josh40601]

ill tell ya what though, when that 2.9 was running with no oil it sounded like a small block lol. it was super loud and raspy. it sounded better than the pissed off bee type of thing that it had goin on before haha.

 

[Boggin]

To Boggin

 

[Josh40601]

 

[7.5L_STX]

so last night i got my other shock mount done:

 

[7.5L_STX]

heres my next project:

thats what ive had to deal with since i got the truck, the only cool thing was when i had my neon on at night it would shine into the cab lol.


so this is where im at right now:

well enough of the updates, back into the garage

 

[7.5L_STX]

well i got half the floor done tonight then the welder ran out of gas

so tomorrow hopefully i can finish up the floor, either way that will probably be the last update for a while. my dads super poopy (duty) needs to get in the garage to put his new plow on. so were puttin the ranger in the backyard with his F-150 (his muckin machine). and it will most likely stay there until i find a job

 

[7.5L_STX]

alright, i got a question for you guys. i had the engine in the truck when the frame was on blocks but i havent had a chance to put it in with it sitting on its new axle.

so my question is, how much do you think it gonna sag down once i set the 460 in it? my coils are skyjacker 8" springs.

 

[Boggin]

well with my 400 in my 79 she only went down about an inch with the motor in her, not much sag at all. your is probably wat, 6-700lb? probably a couple inches, and the springs usually settle a bit after a while too

 

[7.5L_STX]

well with my 400 in my 79 she only went down about an inch with the motor in her, not much sag at all. your is probably wat, 6-700lb? probably a couple inches, and the springs usually settle a bit after a while too

the engine itself weighs a little over 700 lbs. the reason im concerned is because the coils i have were intended for a 4.0 at the most.

 

[Boggin]

the engine itself weighs a little over 700 lbs. the reason im concerned is because the coils i have were intended for a 4.0 at the most.

oh damn. you could be in for more sagging than an elderly lady!

 

[7.5L_STX]

oh damn. you could be in for more sagging than an elderly lady!