I wish I had been more patient with my sons in the shop when they were young. I really robbed them of valuable experience and good memories of spending time with their dad.
I love the 460 engines … this is the first time seeing you on youtube … I live in east Tn and share the same passion as you do for the 70’s ford trucks .. currently i have 4 of them .
Oh man, glad I clicked into your video. I am gearing up for a Sniper efi install with my 460 in my 85 F250 and your series is an oasis in a desert of silly small block chevy installs.
I'm glad you decided not to cut out your teaching your son, that's basically how I learned everything I know about custom fabrication. There's few of us left in this world glad to see you passing it on
Just a tip on those manifold bolts, when they break off flush with the head, just put a nut on there and weld in the middle of the nut, sometimes it works and sometimes it snaps off but it usually works if your patient.
I love your approach to engine dis-assembly. Leave it and the camera basically in the same place and get it done. I would have pulled the pan from the bottom to keep trash out of the engine, and checked the bearings. Then r and r the lifters to check for wear. Any wear change cam and lifters. You are a thinking mechanic, which works for me.
I pulled the pan to clean it and inspect for any issues on the underside, but it didn't make for great footage. The lifters and cam looked wonderful and the engine has been humming along with no issues so I am optimistic, but will still be a little nervous until the next oil sample comes back good.
1996, I did some performance mods to a 1970 460 Mark III Lincoln engine to put in my 1978 F350 car-carrier using all Ford made parts. It's still going strong today with 573K miles. 428k miles, I did a mild rebuild on it.
My Son & I Built A 460 in 1987 & He Is A MD. Dr Now You Teach & You See Them Grow He Has Built A Truck Twins supercharged Whipples a turbocharged truck turbocharged & diesel truck a LPG truck.....You Look After Your Son He IS ALL
Very cool you included your son. I did the same thing with my son when he was 12. I had him installing rings on pistons right off the bat and he didn't bend or break even one! Ever since we finished the T-bucket, he's been after me for another engine build. I'm thinking a 69-75 Ford Dually with a 429-460 swap.
You can get the bolts out that broke flush with the same technique. Get the bolt super hot for good penetration. Come back next day. Put some heat on the surrounding metal and rotate counter clockwise.
Very Good...Glad the move went relatively good.....I moved from California to Canada,,,2 semis worth of shop...Good Luck on your new Location BIG Difference from AZ!!
I hate that i dont get notified when you put out new vids. I check once every week for new content. If you hadn't replied to my comment i would' not have known so thanks. You are one of the best mechanics ive every witnessed. God bless and im glad you got to your new place ok.
Thanks for the kind words! You aren't the first to mention the notification issue. I assume you clicked on the little bell icon when you subscribed? It is supposed to alert you every time I have a video, but doesn't seem to always work
I'm not sure if you have a TIG machine, but I've had good luck in the past using stainless filler to get flush or slightly recessed broken bolts out of those heads. I use the stainless to build it up until I have enough of a nub to get vice grips on and then work it back and forth about 45 seconds after I've last welded on the stud. It seems like it would not work but I've never had it fail.
Reminds me of when I was little and my dad clamped his torque wrench in the vice on his service truck. I couldn’t pull it by myself and he had to help me. That bad boy fired right up. I would have been very tempted to at least do a cam swap. But, for a truck, it’s probably better to just stay with the stock cam.
on blasting intakes - you can use your setup, just change over to walnut shell media - while it can be dusty, it washes off. if you do decide to use walnut media, while a good dust mask, not just a paper mask, as it is fine organic media .. translation - will get in your sinuses and cause brown issues. it's GREAT for cleaning up various metals, including those that aren't normally sand blasted, like zinc, brass, and copper. HMP if you want to know some local BBQ places, I grew up on the other side of the river.
@@ESharp79 hahaha, My family comes from Eastern Colorado and that's what they used to tell me when I was there. In PHX we would have 4 seasons: Nice, Hot, Really Hot, Dear God I'm on Fire
Used to have a Lincoln Mark IV and was fixing it up however, I did not replace the timing chain even though I had the cover off to do that job so of course it broke later on.
Looking good! Nice to see your son out there helping. Looks like the first start with the Holley worked good. Can't wait to see the rest of the episodes. How is the new job going?
@@AustinCoulson I hear that I went back to work full time and will keep building hot rods for other people on the weekends and in the evenings. I'm refurbing heavy-duty floor cleaning machines and it is a nice change. The new job has helped me get my motivation back.
I'm in no position to challenge your decision about rebuilding the short block but, since you are dropping the pan, would it not be reassuring to plastigage a rod and a main to check tolerances ?
Great question; I considered doing this, but I have limited experience in engine building, and have never charged a client for internal engine work because it is not my specialty. I have seen too many times where a guy tries to change just the main bearings, or pulls a cap to inspect the bearings only to have an issue once it's back together because they were messing around in there. If it is a personal vehicle of mine, I'll dig around inside and try different things, but never on a clients. I either leave the short block as is, or have a proper machine shop rebuild as necessary.
I don't go into the internals on clients vehicles because I cant warranty the work. The compression test and oil analysis came back good, which is why I didn't send it to the machine shop for any internal work.
@@AustinCoulson I’m bitchin at the customer. I totally get why you’re weary of stuff like that. For me it would have been worth the little bit extra to hone the bores and get some new rings, along with polishing the journal’s on the crank and some new bearings. My local motors machine shop has been around for over 50 years, they’re also good family friends…
I sure will. This was the first time I used that product on a ceiling and I checked with the manufacturer first to make sure it wouldn't melt in the AZ sun.
@@AustinCoulson I normally find a proper size nut for the broken stud and carefully plugweld the nut to the stud. The heat also helps free the seized bolt it seems.
You aren't the first to suggest that, and it's not a bad idea, but I don't dig into the engine internals on clients vehicles because I can't warranty the work. I leave them as-is if they test fine, or have a machine shop that can warranty the work do the internals. I have done just the bearings on personal vehicles over the years with mixed results.
Question what headers are those the only ones I find are the ones that are on the outside of the frame not the inside and I want the ones on the inside
I forget the brand, but I actually had to use 2 different sets because I used EFI heads on an older truck. There is an earlier episode (7 or 8 I think) where I go over the struggle to fit the headers in tight in greater detail.
Hi, I was wondering if you could tell me what the parts numbers are on the bracket that holds the Alternator as well as the bracket that holds the AC and PS pump? Need to find them to add to my '77 460!
So Powernation is going to let you keep 'Tubing? Hoping to take my '73 F-100 to Pigeon Ford next year for the F100 Nats, maybe see you there? Working on setting up my own RUclips channel as per some previous discussions we had. Nice basement!!
Just wondering when you’re going to put a 7.3 Godzilla into one of these old fords. I have a 79 F350 with a ZF5 trans just need the Godzilla to go with it.
Already that far into it, ring and bearing it to freshen it up.......you're spending tons on the rest of the truck, a few hundred bucks for engine parts is cheap insurance.......
Oh I somehow missed that you ran efi. I watched your videos back when they first came out and I must have forgot. I am putting a 97 460 in my 79 bronco and I’m trying to decide if I want to go carb or efi.
you have it down that far and as cheap as bearings are, why would you not throw new rings and bearings in it? To each their own, but your labor is at least an opportunity cost.
I don't dig into the engine internals on client builds because I cannot warranty the work. On my personal vehicles I will sometimes try what you are suggesting.
I wish I had been more patient with my sons in the shop when they were young. I really robbed them of valuable experience and good memories of spending time with their dad.
I love the 460 engines …
this is the first time seeing you on youtube …
I live in east Tn and share the same passion as you do for the 70’s ford trucks .. currently i have 4 of them .
Oh man, glad I clicked into your video. I am gearing up for a Sniper efi install with my 460 in my 85 F250 and your series is an oasis in a desert of silly small block chevy installs.
I would advise to add the Hyperspark distributor if it's in your budget. The timing control and way it integrates with the sniper is amazing.
@@AustinCoulson yep I have the whole system. Going to be rewiring as much as I can with a relay and fuse panel so everything gets clean power.
I'm glad you decided not to cut out your teaching your son, that's basically how I learned everything I know about custom fabrication. There's few of us left in this world glad to see you passing it on
You're the best dad, keeping your son interested while you were using that torque wrench!
Just a tip on those manifold bolts, when they break off flush with the head, just put a nut on there and weld in the middle of the nut, sometimes it works and sometimes it snaps off but it usually works if your patient.
I actually did that exact removal on hemi engine as you described about a month ago and on the 3rd try, it came out. It's a great method
And a mechanic is born
Great little helper
Wohoo! Good to see you again.
Glad you got all moved. Love your son , he seems pretty patient. I was right there 35 yrs. ago. Enjoy this and every chapter in life.
I love your approach to engine dis-assembly. Leave it and the camera basically in the same place and get it done. I would have pulled the pan from the bottom to keep trash out of the engine, and checked the bearings. Then r and r the lifters to check for wear. Any wear change cam and lifters. You are a thinking mechanic, which works for me.
I pulled the pan to clean it and inspect for any issues on the underside, but it didn't make for great footage. The lifters and cam looked wonderful and the engine has been humming along with no issues so I am optimistic, but will still be a little nervous until the next oil sample comes back good.
1996, I did some performance mods to a 1970 460 Mark III Lincoln engine to put in my 1978 F350 car-carrier using all Ford made parts. It's still going strong today with 573K miles. 428k miles, I did a mild rebuild on it.
Great to see you back and good to see you all made the move safely.
Great to see that you had adult supervision.
Glad you finally got here and settled in. Can't wait to see the moving video.
My Son & I Built A 460 in 1987 & He Is A MD. Dr Now You Teach & You See Them Grow He Has Built A Truck Twins supercharged Whipples a turbocharged truck turbocharged & diesel truck a LPG truck.....You Look After Your Son He IS ALL
Very cool you included your son. I did the same thing with my son when he was 12. I had him installing rings on pistons right off the bat and he didn't bend or break even one! Ever since we finished the T-bucket, he's been after me for another engine build. I'm thinking a 69-75 Ford Dually with a 429-460 swap.
That would be a fun build.
The boy is a natural 👌
You can get the bolts out that broke flush with the same technique. Get the bolt super hot for good penetration. Come back next day. Put some heat on the surrounding metal and rotate counter clockwise.
I’ve pulled a ton of late model 460s apart. The water pump and manifold bolts always break. Sometimes the corner of the head breaks off!!!
What a great video. Thank you.
Welcome back..... Looking forward to more videos
I built a 460 and went with the DUI distributor and Mallory ignition box. Easy and no headache
Im not the only one who uses a speed wrench while assembling engines!
7 am to midnight??? I miss being young 😅
I wasn't feeling very young while doing it. I was running on coffee and tacos pretty much non-stop
Very Good...Glad the move went relatively good.....I moved from California to Canada,,,2 semis worth of shop...Good Luck on your new Location BIG Difference from AZ!!
Hell wow, lookin good, and she sounds great and that intake looks pretty dern good as well.
Good to see you back at it. 👍🏽🐒🇺🇸
Here is an idea, give the engine a good degreasing before you begin the disassembling maybe? Just a thought 😊
Great to see you back. Best of luck in Tennessee!
I hate that i dont get notified when you put out new vids. I check once every week for new content. If you hadn't replied to my comment i would' not have known so thanks. You are one of the best mechanics ive every witnessed. God bless and im glad you got to your new place ok.
Thanks for the kind words! You aren't the first to mention the notification issue. I assume you clicked on the little bell icon when you subscribed? It is supposed to alert you every time I have a video, but doesn't seem to always work
Yes sir. I get it, i have a youtube channel also.
South Main Auto has some great videos on exhaust manifold stud removal.
Awesome informational educational video experience Y'alls God Bless Ya 🙏
Good to have you back!
I would do anything for a truck like that. For now all I can do is dream.
Great to see you back !
Man, great to see you back!
Glad to see you Back!
Welcome back
I had the same problem with my water pump on my 302, broken bolts and I also managed to crack the timing chain cover.
That's pretty much standard procedure on those if they have much age on them lol
There he is! I see you still haven't made the switch to 50:50 acetone and ATF as a penetrant!
Not yet, but I will!
Love the videos thanks 👍👍
I was missing the heavy metal music there in that video segment of your son tightening the bolts ;)
I'm not sure if you have a TIG machine, but I've had good luck in the past using stainless filler to get flush or slightly recessed broken bolts out of those heads. I use the stainless to build it up until I have enough of a nub to get vice grips on and then work it back and forth about 45 seconds after I've last welded on the stud. It seems like it would not work but I've never had it fail.
I do, and I will try that next time. Thanks for the tip
you can also use crushed walnut shells in your sandblaster
I have had good luck using duct tape to cover surface areas that you don't want the media sand to touch.
Reminds me of when I was little and my dad clamped his torque wrench in the vice on his service truck. I couldn’t pull it by myself and he had to help me. That bad boy fired right up. I would have been very tempted to at least do a cam swap. But, for a truck, it’s probably better to just stay with the stock cam.
on blasting intakes - you can use your setup, just change over to walnut shell media - while it can be dusty, it washes off. if you do decide to use walnut media, while a good dust mask, not just a paper mask, as it is fine organic media .. translation - will get in your sinuses and cause brown issues. it's GREAT for cleaning up various metals, including those that aren't normally sand blasted, like zinc, brass, and copper. HMP if you want to know some local BBQ places, I grew up on the other side of the river.
Thanks for the info. I have used walnut shells before, but never on an intake.
Welcome to Tennessee!! Hello from west Tennessee.
This state is beautiful. My co-workers here are complaining about this weather, but this is like Thanksgiving weather to me.
@@AustinCoulson its Tennessee, if you don't like the weather...just wait 15 minutes and it'll change. Haha.
@@ESharp79 hahaha, My family comes from Eastern Colorado and that's what they used to tell me when I was there. In PHX we would have 4 seasons: Nice, Hot, Really Hot, Dear God I'm on Fire
Hello from western Ky!
You and scottie Kilmer be out there now.
Used to have a Lincoln Mark IV and was fixing it up however, I did not replace the timing chain even though I had the cover off to do that job so of course it broke later on.
Oh no. That's why I replace them whenever I am in the area
I was just thinking about you guys the other day. Figured you had plenty of irons in the fire.
What exhaust you running with the engine? Sounds great! Surprised you didn’t at least throw a different cam in it.
Do the same welded nut trick with the short ones. Like a rosette weld " plug weld ". Just don't get to hot.
I will give that a try next time
Looking good! Nice to see your son out there helping. Looks like the first start with the Holley worked good. Can't wait to see the rest of the episodes. How is the new job going?
New Job is great! It's a change of pace compared to what I was doing, but a welcomed change of pace for sure.
@@AustinCoulson I hear that I went back to work full time and will keep building hot rods for other people on the weekends and in the evenings. I'm refurbing heavy-duty floor cleaning machines and it is a nice change. The new job has helped me get my motivation back.
I'm in no position to challenge your decision about rebuilding the short block but, since you are dropping the pan, would it not be reassuring to plastigage a rod and a main to check tolerances ?
Great question; I considered doing this, but I have limited experience in engine building, and have never charged a client for internal engine work because it is not my specialty. I have seen too many times where a guy tries to change just the main bearings, or pulls a cap to inspect the bearings only to have an issue once it's back together because they were messing around in there. If it is a personal vehicle of mine, I'll dig around inside and try different things, but never on a clients. I either leave the short block as is, or have a proper machine shop rebuild as necessary.
Heat wrench keeps the broken bolts away
nice job I would just put mains and rods just to keep a mine of peces
To cool
Man you got it all the way down and stopped short. New oil rings and bearings aren’t that much more expensive man. You were already there too.
I don't go into the internals on clients vehicles because I cant warranty the work. The compression test and oil analysis came back good, which is why I didn't send it to the machine shop for any internal work.
@@AustinCoulson
I’m bitchin at the customer. I totally get why you’re weary of stuff like that. For me it would have been worth the little bit extra to hone the bores and get some new rings, along with polishing the journal’s on the crank and some new bearings. My local motors machine shop has been around for over 50 years, they’re also good family friends…
In the previews, I saw the cab ceiling had what looked like insulation? I am still here in hot Arizona, so I hope you talk about that.
I sure will. This was the first time I used that product on a ceiling and I checked with the manufacturer first to make sure it wouldn't melt in the AZ sun.
All you do is weld a washer to the stud that’s in the head then weld a nut to the washer those heads are cash you can’t weld to cast
Yes.... did it many times!
I thought about that when I was editing the video, but I had never tried that. I will try that next time.
@@AustinCoulson I normally find a proper size nut for the broken stud and carefully plugweld the nut to the stud. The heat also helps free the seized bolt it seems.
I guess I should say weld on the inside of the nut.
Just me but those bottom end bearings are pretty reasonably cheap , you were already there,so i always throw them in just for peace of mind !
You aren't the first to suggest that, and it's not a bad idea, but I don't dig into the engine internals on clients vehicles because I can't warranty the work. I leave them as-is if they test fine, or have a machine shop that can warranty the work do the internals. I have done just the bearings on personal vehicles over the years with mixed results.
What accessory drive did you use on this truck? My 1979 f250 4x4 has an unfinished 460 swap and I need to get an accessory drive for mine.
I used the drive from the 1996 F350
Hook us up! Where can i get that adaptor kit to put a carb on without changing the manifold?????
www.pricemotorsport.com/
Talk to Mary there.
Plugs for injector ports?
Has anyone used left handed drill bits for exhaust bolts?
Question what headers are those the only ones I find are the ones that are on the outside of the frame not the inside and I want the ones on the inside
I forget the brand, but I actually had to use 2 different sets because I used EFI heads on an older truck. There is an earlier episode (7 or 8 I think) where I go over the struggle to fit the headers in tight in greater detail.
Hey your back !🍾🍾🍾🍾👍👍👍👍
Hi, I was wondering if you could tell me what the parts numbers are on the bracket that holds the Alternator as well as the bracket that holds the AC and PS pump? Need to find them to add to my '77 460!
Those are the factory brackets from a 92-96 460. I would suggest ebay or a scrap yard to find them.
@@AustinCoulson Yep, found a truck down in Daytona beach that has a 460. Hopefully it hasn't been picked clean yet.
@@ryantaylor2595 perfect
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So Powernation is going to let you keep 'Tubing? Hoping to take my '73 F-100 to Pigeon Ford next year for the F100 Nats, maybe see you there? Working on setting up my own RUclips channel as per some previous discussions we had. Nice basement!!
Hey Larry! I am able to keep the channel, but I will be limited on future content to some degree.
Everybody seems to be moving to Ten!!??
The valve covers on your 460 are different than any I have seen. What vintage or engine are they from?
1995 F350, so it's the multiport fuel injection heads from around 89-on
Just wondering when you’re going to put a 7.3 Godzilla into one of these old fords.
I have a 79 F350 with a ZF5 trans just need the Godzilla to go with it.
I am waiting for my chance to install a Godzilla. Hopefully soon
@@AustinCoulson just found your channel and have been enjoying watching your videos. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Love the videos ...what part of TN did you move to?
South of Franklin
@@AustinCoulson Nice..I am in Gallatin. Welcome to the State.
Whats the company name or contact info for that carb adapter. I'm wanting to do this soon.
Price Motorsports. here is a link (although the website seems down at the moment) www.pricemotorsport.com/html/body_carb_adapters.html
Already that far into it, ring and bearing it to freshen it up.......you're spending tons on the rest of the truck, a few hundred bucks for engine parts is cheap insurance.......
This was a clients vehicle and I don't get into engine internals as a rule because I can't warranty it.
Thanks not putting LS garbage in it
What distributor did you use?
I used the Holley Hyperspark. I love it. It plugs right into the sniper and allows you to monitor and control timing.
Oh I somehow missed that you ran efi. I watched your videos back when they first came out and I must have forgot. I am putting a 97 460 in my 79 bronco and I’m trying to decide if I want to go carb or efi.
@@nich1067 I love the sniper setup. So easy and so efficient
@@AustinCoulson Sweet! Thanks for the great content!!
Bolts are generally put in dry. Otherwise you over torque.
Non torque to yield head bolts are almost always recommended to be installed with oil on the threads
I wondered if something happened to you!
you have it down that far and as cheap as bearings are, why would you not throw new rings and bearings in it? To each their own, but your labor is at least an opportunity cost.
I don't dig into the engine internals on client builds because I cannot warranty the work. On my personal vehicles I will sometimes try what you are suggesting.
I use PB blaster but everyone tells me its garbage. Maybe try something new.
I haven't heard of that, but i'll give it a try.
I love PBB. I've been using it ever since WD40 changed their formula
CRC KnockerLoose is pretty good penetrant as well.
Hi
Lol just put new bearings and call it good
Namber phone plez
Really, the engine was out already broken down. Not rebuilding the bottom end and adding a better cam was dumb bordering on stupid.
Awesome informative Video experience Y'alls God Bless Ya Prayers 🙏
Great to see you back!