What did you do to your non-G body project today? [2022]

[joesregalproject]

The car came with 'orange' motorcraft coolant, which, I've read today but cannot yet verify was a made-under-license formulation of dexcool. What i do know is orange is discontinued now. They also made 'gold', 'green', 'dark green', and 'yellow' formulations, most of which are incompatable with each other and bad things can happen when mixing the wrong ones or aftermarket types together.

Reportably the 'yellow' is the designated replacement for 'orange', but I've read conflicting info on if you can mix 'yellow' directly with remaining 'orange' or if you are supposed to do a complete flush/drain first before the switch.

The orange is/was identical to dexcool. The new yellow (not to be confused with the older gold) is a better coolant as far as corrosion and freeze protection. It is backwards compatible to the orange. You can mix them no issue. I switched my F150 over to it a few months ago.

I agree coolants are getting way too confusing. Seems like every manufacturer has their own coolant with their own color code.

 

[ck80]

The orange is/was identical to dexcool. The new yellow (not to be confused with the older gold) is a better coolant as far as corrosion and freeze protection. It is backwards compatible to the orange. You can mix them no issue. I switched my F150 over to it a few months ago.

I agree coolants are getting way too confusing. Seems like every manufacturer has their own coolant with their own color code.

Good to know.

What doesn't make a heck of a lot of sense to me is why a single manufacturer would need 5 different formulations and colors of coolant.... is it that hard to just pick one and use it everywhere?

I miss the days when all there was was the bright green stuff everywhere. Just simple, you needed coolant you bought a jug.

 

[motorheadmike]

Divested myself of Firefox and Duckduckgo for Brave.

 

[Clutch]

Divested myself of Firefox and Duckduckgo for Brave.

Mike........can I get a translation? I must have missed something

 

[DRIVEN]

Mike........can I get a translation? I must have missed something

Something like this...

The Revolution will be complete when the language is perfect.

George Orwell, 1984

 

[motorheadmike]

Mike........can I get a translation? I must have missed something

Firefox is a browser that has been systematically moving away from its original intent, and the extensions are either for-profit or glitchy AF with each new release of the browser.

Duckduckgo is a search engine that has done the same thing, and now filters results.

Brave is both a browser (with ad blockers built-in) and an unbiased search engine (for now).

 

[Clutch]

Firefox is a browser that has been systematically moving away from its original intent, and the extensions are either for-profit or glitchy AF with each new release of the browser.

Duckduckgo is a search engine that has done the same thing, and now filters results.

Brave is both a browser (with ad blockers built-in) and an unbiased search engine (for now).

I see big brother is watching

 

[Turbo Zach]

I know no one probably cares, but this is what I have been up to. Built this and have been remodeling my entry porch.

Going to be a coat rack thing. I finally got back to my Highboy project and put my Ford FE 390 together.

It has been ten years since I started this project. A lot of butt hurt along the way! If any one is interested in hearing about a 77 Ford pickup build? Let me know and I will start a thread, otherwise I will just keep it to myself. Up coming projects are making this pile of steel into car ramps.

And putting a new transmission into my wifes 2013 Traverse. My car trailer was a tilt bead, but when I was going to haul the 80 Century turd home the tongue broke off from rust. I welded the trailer solid. So it no longer tilts. I also bought a 30 foot deck over so I have not really needed it as a car trailer yet. I have a few other projects in mind yet, but they can wait.

 

[Cauterize]

Tore down my cheap 6.0L's short block. Next up take some measurements and see if I can dingle-ball hone fresh rings/bearing +send. Or if the holes have too much taper and turns into longer term project.​

 

[Clutch]

I know no one probably cares, but this is what I have been up to. Built this and have been remodeling my entry porch. View attachment 194207 View attachment 194208 Going to be a coat rack thing. I finally got back to my Highboy project and put my Ford FE 390 together. View attachment 194212 It has been ten years since I started this project. A lot of butt hurt along the way! If any one is interested in hearing about a 77 Ford pickup build? Let me know and I will start a thread, otherwise I will just keep it to myself. Up coming projects are making this pile of steel into car ramps. View attachment 194215 And putting a new transmission into my wifes 2013 Traverse. My car trailer was a tilt bead, but when I was going to haul the 80 Century turd home the tongue broke off from rust. I welded the trailer solid. So it no longer tilts. I also bought a 30 foot deck over so I have not really needed it as a car trailer yet. I have a few other projects in mind yet, but they can wait.

Nice mud room dude! I'm sure a few people would follow a Ford pickup build what the hay it's got a big block just don't charge extra for it lol that's another thread