1956 F100 what can it pull?
I am building this truck with a 1972 Ford 429 motor with throttle body fuel injection and turbo charged, a C-6 transmission, 31 spline Ford 9" rear end with 325 gears and posi-traction. Totally boxed...
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Am trying to help...and save you some money & heart ache...
Do hope your builder and engine shop have a good line of communications,
as they will NEED to talk a LOT
Do hope your builder and engine shop have a good line of communications,
as they will NEED to talk a LOT
dvargas2040 wrote:
My builder has been restoring cars for over 30 years and specializes in building classics, hot rods and muscle cars, frame off restorations.
How many have they built for towing heavy?
There is a BIG difference between a hot rod/muscle car to towing
heavy
The motor is being sent out to an engine building machine shop that specializes in building the motor to customer specs. Which in my case will be towing not racing.
What questions did this builder ask you?
- Octane
- HP Desired
- Gearing for both the tranny and diff
- Tire Dia
My engine builder would ask those question and much more before taking
on the job
Has the tranny builder talked to the engine builder? The engine balance vs
the flex plate very important...among many other mating issues
Touch on the TC again...HotRod/MuscleCar really doesn't need a locking TC,
but towing heavy does. Is there one that will mate between the engine
and tranny correctly? How will the locking function be managed? no
computer, right? So vacuum or preset RPM to turn on/off the locking TC?
Hope a new, built radiator, as IIRC...back in the 50's...the radiators
did NOT have in-tank ATF radiator...
The turbo is something I thought I might add on after the truck was completed to help with towing, it is not something my engine builder recommended.
Tell your engine builder that now and betcha he will ask for a definitive
Yes/no, as most of the engine innards changes with that answer. If
they ordered stuff...either pay for another set or restocking charges
Ditto the cam
The builder will need to work with the body guy to figure out how
they will plumb the engine oil to the turbo(s) or a separate oil system
will be installed
As will the body guy need to know if there is enough room under the
hood for the raised TBI/air-filter assembly. They might have figured
on a high raise intake manifold, which will exacerbate that hood
clearance problem
Might (should) tell you that you will need an inter-cooler for that
turbo and where to preset the wastegate(s)...they will need to be tuned
to the pump gas & towing vs ambient/etc conditions
The body shop will also need to know, as the room for the turbo(s)
will need to be checked. As will be the floor board heating problems
that most all after market turbos cause
