| Date | Type | Mileage | Title / Description | $ Amount |
| 12/01/13 | Modification | 127500 | Project Snowball - Part 5 - Electrical
Coming Soon... | 0.00 |
| 09/01/13 | Modification | 127500 | Project Snowball - Part 4 Exhaust
AKA The Bassani Chronicles
Coming Soon | 0.00 |
| 07/15/13 | Modification | 127500 | Project Snowball - Part 3 - Interior
And this is why its called "Project Snowball".
Due to the installation of the firewall brace, the updating of the electrical and ignition components, and the bit of rust swiss-cheese found on the floor-pan, I am now playing a game of "how far in over my head can I get".
The interior is being removed, completely to make the access to the electrical and firewall brace easier. Along with that it made sense to:
Paint floorpan with POR 15 and POR Fiberglass over small holes
Fat-Mat Rattle-Trap (Dynamat) interior
Restore plastic with SEM Color Coat in Med-Gray
Replace Auto Trans colum with floor-shift
Replace Carpet
Install power ports
Replace CD radio with Knob style head unit
Better integrate A/C controls
Dual coil center speaker (front channels)
Replace 80-81 1/2 slide locks with push button locks that work
Seats - tbd
| 0.00 |
| 07/01/13 | Modification | 127500 | Project Snowball - Part 2 - Transmission
A real truck has a real truck transmission, right? (ok, stupid rational - I just really like manuals, and love the idea of an old 4-speed)
Swap out the old C6 slush box, replace with NP435 from a 1987 F150.
NP435
Hydro Clutch Bellhousing
Manual trans pedal assembly with clutch pedal
Terrapin Mfg Firewall Reinforcing Kit (for hydro master cylinder)
Master / Slave clutch cylinders | 0.00 |
| 06/15/13 | Modification | 127500 | Project Snowball - Part 1 - Engine
Start with a complete roller cam motor from a 1995 F250. Rebuild retaining only the crankcase, pistons, connecting rods and crank.
New Parts:
Oil Pan
High Volume Oil Pump
Brass Freeze Plugs
Trick Flow® Twisted Wedge® Track Heat 170 Cylinder Heads
COMP Cams 35-510-8 - COMP Cams Xtreme Energy Camshaft
COMP Cams High Energy Die-Cast Aluminum Rocker Arms 17044-16
FlowKooler Mechanical Water Pumps ®
Earl's Performance Billet Aluminum Sandwich-Style Oil Thermostats 502ERL
Tuff Stuff Silver Bullet Alternators
MSD 6AL-2 Ignition Box
MSD Pro-Billet Distributors 85840 | 0.00 |
| 06/01/13 | Modification | 127500 | Project Snowball
The factory 302 has seen its last days. The motor is worn and tired to the point that there is so much blow-by on the rings and seals that oil is dripping out of the breather in the valve cover.
Option 1 - Rebuild existing 302 - Decided against this as it is a thin wall casting used to save GVW in an efford by Ford to improve emmissions.
Option 2 - Crate motor - Decided against as "off the shelf" builds are set up for mustangs rather than trucks. Custom build would be costly.
Option 3 - Rebuild salvage yard 1995 351 from F250. - Winner, time to start ordering parts. | 0.00 |
| 08/01/12 | Maintenance | 125000 | Misc Maintenance
Replaced -
Master Cylinder to Proportioning valve brake lines with Stainless lines
Brake Proportioning valve
Steering Shaft with Borgeson shaft
Tie Rods / Drag Link
Ball Joints
Front Axel U-Joints
Front wheel bearings
Beam pivot busings with Poly
All body mount bushing with Poly
Radius Arm Bushings with Poly
2 Row Light Duty Radiator with 3 Row Heavy Duty Radiator
Wiper linkage bushings
Incandesant tail-lights with LED
MSD Cap, Rotors, Coil, & Wires
e3 Plugs
OEM Hub Locks with Warn Premium | 0.00 |
| 11/15/11 | Maintenance | 125 | Rebuild Transfer Case
Transfer case was leaking a half quart of ATF per week.
Removed T-Case and did a full rebuild with a Yukon Gear kit replacing all seals and bearings. | 0.00 |
| 09/15/10 | Maintenance | 120 | Replace Brake Booster
Replaced brake booster and Master Cylinder. The hoses (yes hoses) from the MC to the proportioning valve broke while attempting to unscrew from the MC. Fabb'd new lines from universal Napa parts. | 0.00 |
| 08/15/10 | Maintenance | 120 | U Joints
Replaced U-Joints on rear drive shaft | 0.00 |
| Total | 0.00 |
