After having pulled the old fuel system out from the FMT, I was able to recycle a piece of metal tubing that went for the evaporative fuel recirculation system. This line was plenty long enough to go from where the front fuel tank is located over to the front of the engine compartment at the left side where the mechanical fuel pump is on the engine block. Also since I pulled the old lines from the frame rail, there was a good spot to put the new line since the brake line was the only thing up there along the rail. I took time to straighten the line as much as possible and went ahead and slid the tubing in, making sure to have it routed right along the frame rail, going under any metal supports then snapping the tubing in place where I could while using zip ties to secure the tubing to the brake line. From there I bent the tubing to terminate above the fuel tank, well where the fuel tank would be located when I reinstall it. I topped things off by cutting the excess tubing off. I bent the front end of the tubing to have the nipple terminate along the spot where the fuel pump will be. All I have to do is add a short piece of rubber hose to link the two. The next order of business was to remove the E4OD transmission that was still in the truck. It was still mounted to the crossmember and had the shifter linkage still hooked up. The oil lines were still present as well. The first thing I had to do was disconnect the crossmember from both the transmission and from the frame rails before I could be able to get the tranny to the ground. I had to fight the bolts that held the crossmember in place. There was a single bolt that held either side of the main crossmember in place to the frame rail. Those bolts came loose easily. Then there was a secondary crossmember that went from the main crossmember up to the top of the frame rail. The two bolts at the top of the frame rail were a PITA since I couldn't get to the bolts with the impact wrench, I had to use the regular socket and ratchet. That took a minute and since I couldn't get the bolts out (thanks Ford for the stupid design) I just loosened the bolts up enough to be able to move the secondary crossmembers from the main so I could move the main out of the way. I had to jack up the transmission first to clear it of the crossmember after I pulled the nuts free from the tranny mount. With the crossmember out of the way I was able so slide the tranny to the ground. After that I removed the oil lines and the shifter linkage from the transmission and unplugged the wire harness from the unit. I slid the tranny forward enough to pull the driveshaft yoke free. Once everything was free I slid the transmission towards the back where the frame rail angles up, allowing me to work the transmission out from under the truck. After pulling the transmission free of the truck I slid it over to the staging area where I had the other engine parts from the truck staged at. I took the fuel lines over there and even removed the extra tranny cooler from the front of the AC condenser since it wouldn't be needed anymore. Of course I'll be putting all this up for sale to recoup some of the money that had been spent on the project. With the transmission and the crossmember free, the next thing I need to do is study the wire harness to see if I can unplug the portion of the harness that fed the transmission. I'd hate to cut the wiring like that but if I have to I will. I won't need the wiring so either way it has to go. Along with the wiring I still need to trace the wires for the alternator, ignition, oil and temp sensors. I also have to fix the door handle linkage and window regulator in the doors so I can be able to get out of the truck as I did get stuck in the thing when we first got the truck. Luckily the window wasn't secured to the track or regulator as I was able to slide it down enough to be able to open the door from the outside. Progress on the FMT is coming along pretty good.
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