Impressive!

 

Thanks!

I got the driveshaft dropped off today. *fingers crossed* that it comes out good

 

Yeeee haww! Very exciting

 

Picked up the driveshaft yesterday, didnt have time to install it.

Stay tuned for a huge weekend full of new milestones

 

Got the driveshaft painted and ready to go under the truck



Driveshaft installed




I also installed the gas tank protection plate that I bought from the junk yard.

 

started in on fiberglassing the console deck this morning as well. Its curing overnight while I recover from working out in the 100+ heat

 

Your driveline looks almost Identical to mine with the exception of the trans end. Looks awesome!!

 

Getting very close to driving this truck. Ordered a few suspension parts to redo some things, got 4 new shocks on the way and a few other things

 

Man you're starting to see some light at the end of the tunnel

 

Video #11 is live

 

I've got new shocks on order, should be here before this weekend. Time to refresh the suspension. But yes, getting very close to being able to drive her

 

Really enjoyed reading this. I was turned on to it from a friend from another forum.

I'm currently going through the same swap except I'm using a first gen Coyote with a Tremec TKO 600 transmission. Don't have the transmission locating issue you did. Your core support is also different from my '99 base cab truck. I'm curious about what engine mounts you used? My truck had a 4.2 instead of a Modular engine and I have a right to left mounting misalignment issue of about 1/4" with the brackets. I'm curious if I didn't miss something with mounting. Although my truck is a model year '99, it was built in the fall of '98 and because of the changes made between '98 and '99 with 10th gens I've avoided the early trucks and maybe that's the reason for the locating issue? Thanks.

 

Thank you for viewing and posting!

I used [NEW] 2003 Ford 4.6 engine mounts. Bolted directly to the block, and slid right into the factory crossmember

 

That's odd. The location of the tapped holes on the side of the Coyote are on a level surface and the typical 4.6 mounts don't have a level mounting surface. This is the drivers side mount. Is this what you used? I've tried spacers to level the mount but that changes the engines crank height and driveline angle compared to the original.

EDIT: To clarify, the crank and driveline angle statement is based from differences measured off the mounts on the Coyote and original engine on an engine leveled on an stand. Width was measured side to side between the bolt holes in the mounts using plumb bobs hanging from the mounts. Angle was measured off rods through the mount holes and verified by using the mount holes as a sine bar and changes measured with a dial indicator. Neither spec was done with the engine in the truck. As I said, my truck had a 4.2 instead of a modular but dimensionally they were to be the same. ??? I want to make sure I've covered all the bases before I start making any modifications.

On another topic, I ran into the same oil pan and crossmember issue you did. "On paper" it turned out that cutting out the conflicting area of the crossmember and replacing it with a fabricated piece of 3/16ths strengthened the crossmember. It added the same triangulation principle for strength as sheer plates.

 

Patman,

I was told the motor mounts between automatic and manual transmissions were different and the blocks went through different machining. Can you share the part numbers of the mounts you used? The mount I posted is for a manual.

Also been thinking about your oil pan swap. Did the stock pick-up tube work with your new pan or did you replace it also?

Thank you

Edit: The previous picture is for left side manual trans. This is left side automatic trans. The difference is obvious.