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Why so little about the 4.6L V8?


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Danner makes a good boot. Last a good long time, and a lot of them are made in the states too.
 


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Ariat boots. I’ve seen mixed reviews on them lasting long term.... that doesn’t matter, I replace them every 6 months or so.
I am not concerned about longevity either. Never heard of em, will check em out. I been looking at Keens.
 

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Yeah thats wicked awesome. You work on anything us plebs would recognize? Might have to call you Mr Hollywood from now on lol.
Eh they consider us "below the line" lol. We get the scraps when it comes to perks. Covid pretty much shut down craft services :cautious:
 

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I am not concerned about longevity either. Never heard of em, will check em out. I been looking at Keens.
I got them at Tractor Supply. The Army Navy store by me shut down last year... I used to go there and buy Rockports.
 

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Belleville's courtesy of uncle sam. Best boots ever.

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Those are the wrong color. Real boots are black.
Black boots are for people that spend more time polishing them then working.
 

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I suppose it depends on the Belvilles you are issued. We have to have steel toed boots and the ones we get from Belville are ok but not great. I liked the Bates boots better.

Finding steel toed boots combat boots in coyote that are decent is a tall order.
 

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I started a work boot thread...
 

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Lulz... bit of topic drift, all good... you should get a sideline cobbling up fake interiors for wealthy folks having parties, soze duh guests can "crash" through "walls" and "windows"... OTOH, probably not enough "fun" for that jaded crowd.


I started a work boot thread...
Got some mil-spec Made In The USA (supposedly) Bellevilles from their own clearance website... 340DESST= Desert/Hot Weather, Steel Toes, USN/USMC flight-approved due to Nomex content/flame-retardant rating... comfy and safe, great grip on wet floors, only $75 to my door.
 

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I have a bit of experience with the SOHC Modular engines so I can tell you what I know. They are "good" motors when stock, but certainly not "great" until you spend a lot of money throughout the entire block to support higher rpms or an expensive supercharger or turbo setup. The physical size alone makes it difficult to fit certain packages, and it's mostly due to the OHC design. Lifting the hood on say a 94-96 Thunderbird with the SOHC 4.6L you'd think "Dang that is a huge engine" and while it might appear to take up a lot of space under the hood, it's ONLY a 4.6L.... 281 measely cubic inches. The oil fliter will likely need relocating; it was an absolute mess to change on my Tbird in even those bigger tight quarters. Exhaust manifolds are crap, and the available "shorty" headers are not an improvement, due to their tight-quarters design. These motors in stock form make squat for low end torque, and are somewhat happiest in the midrange rpms. Upgrades such as cams/heads/intake (all a bit on the pricey and somewhat limited in selection side) will only move that powerband up higher, and any significant amount of boost/juice will require forged pistons, rods, and crank. High rpms past 6K unboosted will need at least forged rods internally, and then all the other bits needed for that rpms and airflow (heads, cams, springs, etc.) You won't be able to "carb/distributer/4 wires to run" this engine and even the 4R70W trans is electronically controlled. $10k spent in just upgrading the engine itself isn't uncommon in some circles. If you plan on using the 4R70W trans the Mod motors usually came with, it won't take much more power than the stock 4.6 makes without internal upgrades and the stock torque converter is absolutely garbage.
The stock SOHC 5.4 makes just a little more torque, but not as much more as you'd expect. And it's also just a bit wider than the 4.6 already is.

Bottom line: it's your project, your money, and your time but I would hard pass on this idea unless you have plenty of Time and Money and will be content with just being able to say "Look, it's got a Mod motor in it" if/when you finish it.
 

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