conmech - aka Marshall
Pending build-1983 Mercury Capri RS NOT staying as it left the showroom floor......
Sonic blue pearl, sand beige, netted halos, FR500 wheels and shiny under the hood.
very very cool project!!
Ok. Well the previous owner told me that the engine I purchased has roller rockers under the valve covers. I bought the engine not really believing there was anything good under there, but sure enough when I pulled the valve covers there is a cobra valvetrain on this motor. Now I am hoping for a decent cam!
Congrats on the goodies inside. Ummm, your distributor looks like it needs to go away.
Interested in an HEI? Not sure of manufacture. Like this Summit one.
conmech - aka Marshall
Pending build-1983 Mercury Capri RS NOT staying as it left the showroom floor......
Sonic blue pearl, sand beige, netted halos, FR500 wheels and shiny under the hood.
What my conversion is going to need is a tfi distributor from the late eighties pickup trucks with a steel gear from a later roller cam distributor. I will be at all of the local u-pull-it yards. Thanks anyway.
HEI caps are ugly.
Dave
If common sense was common wouldn't it just be sense?
1983 Capri L T top 5.0 efi aod
1983 Capri RS Turbo
1981 Black Magic 400 c6
93 F-250 351 5sp 4x4
Or you can use your current dizzy and wire it for remote tfi
Sorry guys. HEI was a freebie and was gonna pass it on in the same manner. Oh well.
conmech - aka Marshall
Pending build-1983 Mercury Capri RS NOT staying as it left the showroom floor......
Sonic blue pearl, sand beige, netted halos, FR500 wheels and shiny under the hood.
Well I took off the lower intake and there is no spider. I broke 1 intake bolt up front on passenger side. I'm gonna have to extract somehow to avoid the heli-coil thing. Also a timing cover stud is frozen in there. PB BLASTER is my friend right now. Hoping to successfully remove these. Right now the plan is roller cam this 351 through the use of 5.0 h.o. Stuff. The block is rollers compatible, I just gotta get push-rods of the correct length, and throw 1 of m cams in there.
Last edited by nelzfoxes; 05-01-2014 at 05:53 PM.
At least your broken stud is kinda sticking out. Hopefully, that helps.
Brad
'79 Mercury Zephyr ES 5.0L GT40 EFI, T-5
'17 Ford Focus ST
'14 Ford Fusion SE Manual
Sweet. I kinda wondered what cam I would use if I went with a GT40 5.8.
Brad
'79 Mercury Zephyr ES 5.0L GT40 EFI, T-5
'17 Ford Focus ST
'14 Ford Fusion SE Manual
Finally found your thread. Man all these parts look super familiar.
I dont remember doing the H/B spacer on mine. I did have to buy a new H/B though.
Michael, yes another one of the 4,200,415.
1989 LX 357w Hatch
Lightning Block, Bullet Cam, Pro-Comp 210's (<Powered the mother ship in unison with the b-cam), GT-40 Tube, Pro-M 80mm, Lightning T/B, T5Z, 3.73's.
Michael, yes another one of the 4,200,415.
1989 LX 357w Hatch
Lightning Block, Bullet Cam, Pro-Comp 210's (<Powered the mother ship in unison with the b-cam), GT-40 Tube, Pro-M 80mm, Lightning T/B, T5Z, 3.73's.
Wow, this is GREAT! Glad to see the IRS fits in without too much trauma. Too bad I can't find 2005 Mustang rims in Los Angeles. I don't know where they all go but craigslist is dry and everyone has the newer 18-20s. I'd rather go with low key for my wagon. It's weird but I'm going to end up doing a lot of things you've already done - I'm even going to adapt the LTD/Marquis front and rear bumper to my wagon! ha ha. Due to California emissions, I won't be able to follow you with the 351W but maybe I might get away with a 331...
Good work on your wagon and hope to see your 351W build soon!
Proud owner of the one and only Friggin' Futura
I am gonna order the gm 255 LPH fuel pump under part # fpg003 to replace this mess.
My choice of engine harness has changed as well. I found a new 1993 harness on eBay and picked that up to keep functioning emissions. It comes in 2 parts. I already received M-12071-C302 and M-12071-L302 should be arriving today or tomorrow.
Those harness's are beautiful. I never appreciated a nice new harness until I bought a car with a hacked up harness. This wagon is amazing, keep up the good work!
Cheers!
Mike (TopGear85)
Have:
85 Saleen #73-GT,2R,TuTone,Cruise,Pos,5spd,Charcoal
***August 2015 ROTM Winner!***
Had:
79PC-San Jose #2890
86GT-9L,TuTone,5spd,T-Tops,Sand Beige
86GT-9L,TuTone,5spd,T-Tops,Charcoal
90LX-Oxford Wht,5spd,Sunroof,5.0 Hatchback
90GT-Oxford Wht,5spd
Thanks Mike!
Last edited by nelzfoxes; 08-03-2014 at 11:49 AM. Reason: double pic
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