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2001 Excursion v10-12v :)
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[QUOTE="TurboM700, post: 1095749, member: 59"] Wow I have built a few custom vehicles over the yrs but this one seemed to be a huge PITA. When I start a project like this I like to buy a donor vehicle but thanks to a member on here I “thought” I was getting a good deal on a motor turned out to be more work then its worth. If I ever do this again I would buy a complete truck that way I have all the little pieces that are need. Also would get a motor out of a truck not a MDT, but enough with the complain its done, running and I love driving it. Looks like a left off with the frame and body were separated. I took a day off of work “sick” and Por-15 the frame then did a black top. This turned out great, since its been about 4 months since I did this it seems to be holding up great. Will see what this winter brings. I also Por-15 the underside of the body, raptor bedlined it then sprayed that with a Black top coat. Its tough as nail. [ATTACH=full]144153[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]144154[/ATTACH] And the top coat is on. [ATTACH=full]144155[/ATTACH] Next it was onto building some motor mounts and getting the motor mounted in the frame. I like everything I do cant pay someone for something I can do my self, so I made my own motor mounts out of dodge 2500 control arm bushings. Things are beefy and I figured if they can hold the front axle on a 3/4ton truck they will work just fine for motor mounts. [ATTACH=full]144156[/ATTACH] Next was I wanted to use Ford Alternator, Powersteering Pump, and Ac. I spent some time in Cad and then made a few brackets. I also had to use the fan hub out of a new Common Rail since the one I got was out of a MDT and sits higher. [ATTACH=full]144157[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]144158[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]144159[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]144160[/ATTACH] Next was onto assy of the motor and getting it painted. This is where S#$T kinda of hit the fan. I knew all along the pump wasn’t out of a Dodge truck even thou I was told it was. So I picked up some throttle linkage(stuff isn’t cheap) then had to make some special bolts to mount it to the pump. [ATTACH=full]144161[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]144162[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]144163[/ATTACH] Next it was onto assy of the motor so I could paint it. During assy I noticed that one injector either some dropped or hit with a hammer, Yippy now I get to buy new injectors. Order up a set of 5x.012” [ATTACH=full]144164[/ATTACH] Got the motor painted, transmission installed and in the truck ready for the body togo back down. At this time I wish I would have ran the exhaust but due to some outside reason I didn’t. [ATTACH=full]144165[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]144166[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]144167[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]144168[/ATTACH] And its in there. [ATTACH=full]144169[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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