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20in. Boyds 003.JPG
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New Boyd Coddington J5R Chrome wheels and General G-max 245/40/20 tires.
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Re-lowered my Ranchero 2" in front and 2 1/2 in rear. New Boyd Coddington J5R 20's & General G-max 245/40/20's
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Shows homemade fresh air hoodscoop to air cleaner intake shroud.
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NOS seatbelts 007.JPG
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NOS seatbelts 009.JPG
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p30179 eastwood flaring tool.jpg
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altwiringf100.jpg
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fuel pump, gauges, alternator 010.JPG
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Bypass fuel return plumbed at the carb supply line. #60 Holley fuel jet epoxied into hosebarb fitting prior to clear fuel hose. Clear fuel hose runs back to the firewall where a 3/8" steel fuel line travels down from the firewall back to the fue...
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fuel pump, gauges, alternator 035.JPG
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Removed original 3 sheave crankshaft pulley, drilled, grinded and removed v-belt alternator sheave. Replaced with 6 rib sheave from mid 80's 302, eliminates alternator belt squeal when loading 3G alternator. Welded 6 rib sheave to original 460 cranks...
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fuel pump, gauges, alternator 033.JPG
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Installed '96 Ford Windstar dual electric fan housing. Used 2 Derale fan controllers with separate screw-in temperature sending units. One for the smaller/lower temp turn-on fan, the other for the larger/high temp fan. The Windstar fan housing fit ve...
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fuel pump, gauges, alternator 032.JPG
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The original Ford Windstar high temp/larger fan motor was replaced with a two speed fan motor from a '96 Lincoln Mark VIII. Had to cut and install white spacers to install the Lincoln fan motor from the fan housing due to the fan's larger size. This ...
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fuel pump, gauges, alternator 032.JPG
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Pic shows PVC spacers used to clearance Lincoln Mark VIII fan motor, this motor is larger with a higher speed than the original Windstar motor. Still have enough room to remove/install belts.
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fuel pump, gauges, alternator 014.JPG
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Pic shows the 3G alternator, Tsunami digital battery terminal, 120 amp fused feed(opened cap) to the individually fused distribution block, 0ga cable running from battery terminal to a 250 amp ANL fuse holder(amplifier protection).
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fuel pump, gauges, alternator 013.JPG
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fuel pump, gauges, alternator 012.JPG
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120 amp fused distribution block that handles the fans/fan controllers(70 and 40 amp) and sends power to a distribution block on the DS inner fender that supports the Carter H4600HP fuel pump and headlight relays, through a 30 amp fuse.
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cooling fans 009.JPG
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I used 2 adjustable fan controllers, one for the low temp/smaller diameter cooling fan and the other for the higher temp/larger diameter cooling fan. These have 3/8 NPT sensors instead of the often unreliable push-in probe style of sensor.
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cooling fans 007.JPG
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Chrysler 70 amp relays/part numbers.
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cooling fans 006.JPG
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70 amp SD relays from Chrysler auto, uses a clip that mounts both at one time. I used a pair of these as the relays for my Windstar dual electric cooling fans. I used these higher amperage relays instead of the 30 amp relays used on the Derale #16749...
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cooling fans 018.JPG
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Spade connector differences between 70 amp(left) and standard 30/40 amp(right) Bosch style relays.
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cooling fans 011.JPG
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Standard Ford/Mercury D9ME clutch fan, almost exact copy of '75-'76 Thunderbird fan. Uses Hayden #2711 fan clutch, replaced by SD fan and clutch still didn't cool well enough for me.
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cooling fans 012.JPG
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SD D6TE clutch fan from '79 F-350 uses Hayden #2799 SD fan clutch, still didn't keep my 460 at a temp I liked. Fan clutches fully "engage" at a certain temp, the #2799 might have fully coupled at 200 degrees, IDK.
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cooling fans 016.JPG
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Pic shows where the low temp sensor for the Derale fan controller is located(brass fitting on water neck).
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well & cooling fan 017.JPG
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Ford Windstar dual cooling fans. Pic shows upper mount locations,
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well & cooling fan 018.JPG
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Pic shows where factory shroud was clearance for trans cooler lines and lower rad outlet.
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well & cooling fan 020.JPG
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Upper mounting tab.
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well & cooling fan 007.JPG
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Pic of Ford Windstar dual cooling fans/shroud, shows where I had to clearance shroud to fit my radiator/trans lines/water outlets. Smaller fan is located on passenger side of radiator.
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460 crank pulley 002.JPG
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Spot welded SBF 6-rib sheave alternator pulley to 460 crank pulley assembly.
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AC vacuum line routing 001.JPG
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