Message from @baconreclaimer
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Paying a ford tech 500 bucks for fluid swaps and getting a leaking oil filter made me a little angry
> I have a slightly better than stock 351 I’m putting together to drop into it for a rebuild
@baconreclaimer Cleveland or Windsor?
Windsor
Has edelbrock intake, lunati cam but I can’t remember the lobe specs, rebuilt engine minus the crank, and I’m debating whether to throw my 650 carb on it or get a summit EFI Kit
I’d like to throw some heads on it too but I think I’m going to save that money for the rest of the build, keep it simple and maybe do something a little more powerful with the engine I’m pulling
Still planning out streetable do I want it, potentially will be my daily so thinking 4” lift and suspension kit, upgrade fuel pumps and tune the carb, dual exhaust but nothing super loud set up the bed for 4x4ing and bug out shit
Definitely repaint it and eventually redo the interior, floor panels are bed lined already
If youre going bug out i would keep the carb. Much more serviceable in a SHTF situation
Theres not much that can go wrong to the point you cant fucker it to get it somewhere better suited to repair
That’s my thought process, maybe save the EFI shit for something else
With a good tuned 650 I should still get about 15 mpg
Which could get me about 350-375 miles each fill up
A basic efi system is pretty damn indestructible short of an EMP, which is maybe a 0.0000000001% chance of happening at any point. As neat as it is to think of how things would be afterwards...
Problem with the EFI is you now have a high pressure fuel system
So I’d have to change fuel pumps, lines and filters
Where if I keep it as a carb I can at least rob parts from other fords
I agree they do just fine but in a situation where parts and service may be an issue i would prefer the peace of mind of being able to grab shit from similar vehicles
Lines you can mostly keep rubber. Cut an access hole or use an external fuel pump and keep a spare in the vehicle would be my idea behind it. Could rig anything from any other vehicle. FPR would be the biggest concern imo.
Never mind I’m retarded
It’s 60-100 psi
Could probably jerry rig a way to reduce pressure if I had to swap it back to a carb, linkages are the same
Yeah. Honestly just get a good holley FPR. I imagine the larger carb uses anywhere from 6-15 psi? I've only really messed with small carbs on old japanese shit boxes. Not dealing with that anymore though....
98 Discovery 1... Btw, anyone selling a winch? lol
I’d have to look at the specs but I think it’s around 10psi stock
I have two 650edelbrocks sitting on my bench that I’d use
Can’t beat free
Yeah. Might as well use what you've already got. Spend the savings on wear parts and suspension.
Yup
Hoping by the end of summer I’m ready to tag it and end of next year have it where I want it
Looking at roughly 6-7k at the moment projected cost to finish
Which at the end of the day is still cheap for a classic 4x4 in good condition
@Soulraiser i think the winches at HF are pretty good and theyre cheep
Yeah, that's a great price for a classic. I've got 4500 into this Discovery 1 but it's also borderline mint aside from saggy headliner. While being able to do pretty much anything you could ever ask for offroad, short of being a rock crawling buggy or some really crazy shit. All with great A/C and great sound from the factory. Lol I've heard some bad things about HF winches but maybe they've improved. Worth a shot I suppose, as it'll be more for getting other people out than myself. Assuming maxtrax fail.
Very nice
Shane is right, HF has two lines their bottom barrel stuff and their Quinn line
The Quinn line IMO is nicer than craftsman, crescent, husky and kobalt hand tool lines
Cheap as all get out and no questions asked warranty
Gotta replace an 02 Nissan altima ac compressor for someone, does anyone know what years are interchangeable for that part gonna go junk yard shopping tomorrow used to working on my chevy so first Nissan repair for me.
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