1961 Ford Econonline Truck V8 302 Hot Rod on 2040-cars
San Francisco, California, United States
Vehicle Title:Clear
Engine:302 V8 Carburated
Fuel Type:Gasoline
For Sale By:Private Seller
Transmission:Automatic
Make: Ford
Cab Type (For Trucks Only): Regular Cab
Model: Other Pickups
Warranty: Vehicle does NOT have an existing warranty
Trim: Econoline
Options: Bucket Seats, Tachometer
Drive Type: Automatic 3 Speed
Safety Features: Lap Belts
Mileage: 9,999
Exterior Color: Black/Blue
Interior Color: Black/Grey
Disability Equipped: No
Number of Cylinders: 8
Number of Doors: 2
The car started as your standard everyday Econoline truck. The old inline 6 was pulled and a 302 V8 T/A spec motor was installed. I don't have all the specs off the top of my head but it has roller rockers, aluminum heads, high(er) compression pistons. 800cfm Demon Carb. (camshaft spec .542 lift, 286 Dur, 62 Overlap) Custom head hugger headers to fit in the doghouse with a custom engine mount setup. Magnaflow exhaust all the way back. It sounds really good!
I had the 3 speed manual in the car up until two years ago. I replaced it with a much easier to drive C4 Auto. The 3 on the tree shifter is still there and a custom linkage was made to work with the C4 so it can be put back to original if needed. The clutch pedal is also still there but disconnected. The suspension (leaf springs) were de-arced to lower the stance about 2inches. Not too dramatic. The wheels are moon style.
The brake system was just -- -- REBUILT -- -- with new brakes and brake master. Stops on a dime.
The interior is very spartan but tasteful. Grey fabric with matching seats. Paint is a Porsche Black/Blue.
The stickers are from my families brewery. They're vinyl and can be easily removed. It's been driven little and only used on the weekends at beer festivals.
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Ford's Explorer-based Police Interceptor to get 365-hp EcoBoost option
Tue, 20 Aug 2013Speeders beware, the police are going to be getting quite a bit faster. Ford has just announced that it will be offering its 3.5-liter, twin-turbocharged, EcoBoost V6 in the Explorer Police Interceptor. The new engine will be joining the existing 3.7-liter V6. The 365-horsepower, 350-pound-foot mill should be familiar to consumers as the powerplant that's found in the Ford Taurus SHO (and its LEO equivalent, the Taurus Police Interceptor) and the Ford Explorer Sport. It should also provide quite a kick in the pants to officers used to the naturally aspirated 3.7 and its 304 ponies and 279 pound-feet of torque.
The move to the more potent powerplant was born out of all the equipment officers need to carry on a day-to-day basis. These days, there's so much stuff that police need on a regular basis, that there's a genuine market for a faster Police Interceptor Utility, as it's known officially. The Explorer-based cruiser has already accounted for 68 percent of Ford's LEO sales in 2013, and that's with just the 3.7, and we'd only expect that number to increase once the twin-turbo, 3.5-liter V6 is available. Ford won't offer up any indication of what the take rate will be on the new engine, but we're guessing it'll be fairly high.
The success of the Explorer PI couldn't have come at a better time for Ford. The decision to end Crown Victoria production was not a popular one with police, and combined with Chevrolet and Dodge diving into the LEO market feet first, Ford hasn't been performing as well as it's wanted to. The Explorer has been helping it turn around, though. And with the inclusion of the EcoBoost, Ford also has a legit competitor for the Chevrolet Tahoe on the big utility side of the police market.
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The technology being used was developed by Utah-based Autonomous Solutions, and isn't quite like the totally autonomous vehicles being developed by companies like Google and Audi for use out in the real world. Rather, Ford's autonomous test vehicles follow a pre-programmed course and their position is tracked via GPS and cameras that are being monitored from a central control room. Though the route is predetermined, the robotic control module operates the steering, acceleration and braking to keep the vehicle on course as it drives over broken concrete, cobblestones, metal grates, rough gravel, mud pits and oversize speed bumps.
Scroll down to watch the robotic drivers in action, though be warned that you're headed for disappointment if you expect to see a Centurion behind the wheel (nerd alert!). The setup looks more like a Mythbusters experiment than a scene from Battlestar Galactica.
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Compiled from 1.2 million subscriber surveys, this year's auto reliability survey heavily favors Japanese automakers, with eight of the 10 spots hailing from Japan. Toyota brands grabbed the top three spots (Scion, Toyota and Lexus - in that order) with Mazda, Subaru, Honda and Acura filling the next four spots. The only non-Asian automaker cracking the top 10 was Audi at number eight.
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