Me ..... worked on getting an engine nailed down for my 85 Saleen project.
Me ..... worked on getting an engine nailed down for my 85 Saleen project.
-- James
Favorite thing I’ve said that’s been requoted: “"40 year old beercan on wheels with too much motor"
My four eyed foxes:
"Trigger" - 86 Mustang GT - Black with red interior. 5.0 T5 built as Z. Original motor ~1/2 million miles. 18 yr daily, 7 a toy
"Silver" - 85 Mustang Saleen 1985-006? (Lol) Rare 1E silver GT / charcoal interior. The car is a little bit of a mystery. Current project bought as a roller, tons of Saleen / Racecraft pedigree
Also in the stable - my son’s car. 1986 Mustang GT Convertible. Black/Black/Black conversion. 93 leather. VM1 ECU. T5Z
past foxes -
1989 Mustang LX Sport 5.0 AOD white/tan black top.
Wife also had a 1987 Thunderbird Turbo Coupe in the 90's.
I'm a four eyed pride supporter, are you? Become one today!
Untarped it. Covered only the greenhouse part.
Been below zero for most of the week. No garage. In 5 days span, from -40 wind chill to forecast 50 Monday.
Doors opened fine, no sticky locks. The Ranger doors freeze up with the door seam up on the roof.
Battery maintainer has been plugged in all week.
Going to be 58 tomorrow, need to uncover and take him for a drive.
Scotty
1985 Fox Notch 4-banger Ranger tube header Eastwood Royal Blue
1988 Fox LX 5.0 AOD Vert BBK 170mph speedo Candy Apple Red
1999 Mustang Coupe V6 Auto Chrome Yellow -Rebuild Coming Soon.
1996 Crown Vic LX 4.6 Silver "Gort" Daily Driver
Past Pony's.....
68 Coupe Inline-6 3-Speed-Man. Primer
78 II Hatch 302 3-Speed-Auto Sunroof Black
81 4-Eye Coupe 4-Banger 4-Speed-Man. White
Welp i had to relocate the herd for a couple weeks so today moved 6 cars then the rest tomorrow.
got the old engine out and tore it down. Was rebuilt somewhere down the line. Crank was turned .10/.10, bored .30 over with new pistons....all that care and the rods were installed wherever the builder threw them lol totally out of order.
Removed the eec and associated wiring and sensors, vacuum lines etc and started the cleanup of the engine bay. What a mess of snakes that was lol![]()
Walked by my 82 RS about 30 times today and did absolutely NOTHING to it!
I did start cleaning up the good used floor pan for it a bit yesterday. Nothing worthy of pictures, but did cut/drill/grind the extra firewall metal off the pinch weld at the front. I hammer and dollied the sides to straighten up all the spot welds cut out. Just need to finish cleaning everything up and then a LONG Weekend to cut out the original and weld in the new floor.![]()
Trey
"I Don't build it hoping for your approval! I built it because it meets mine!"
"I've spent most of my money on Mustangs, racing, and women... the rest I just wasted."
Mustangs Past: Too many to remember!
Current Mustangs:
1969 Mach 1
1979 Pace Car now 5.0/5 speed
1982 GT Ongoing RestoModification
1984 SVO Awaiting Restoration
1986 GT Wrecked by PO, but still want to save!
Current Capris:
1981 Capri Roller
1981 Capri Black Magic Roller Basket Case
1982 Capri RS 5.0/4spd T-top Full Restoration Underway
1984 Capri RS T-top Roller
1983-84 Gloy Racing Trans Am/IMSA Body Parts
A little snow this morning.
Mike
1985 ascMcLaren 5.0 SC Roadster
My '78 Fairmont build - http://vb.foureyedpride.com/showthre...539-78-Big-Red
Well today I unwrapped the wire harness and separated the engine harness from the light harness. Got the light harness fixed up and wrapped with new plastic split loom protector and tucked away up the drivers side fender well...that was the easy part lol. Tomorrow I'll start repairing the few burned wires I found in the engine loom.
Well, today I went to a jy to look at a 4 eye they had listed on cl for a battery tray and the washer bottle reservoir I need. I was so bummed out it was picked clean except the dirty engine with rat turds all over it. Looked a little closer and scored a performer intake for $50 woohoo.
Just finished putting on the new timing cover and polished aluminum water pump on the RS. My old cover had a few stripped out bolts and was driving me crazy with oil leaks. The water pump was just an upgrade that I figured I would do seeing as I had it all apart. All fixed now!
Robert
1984 RS 347 Capri, To many car parts to list, check out my car build page here for the story on my car and a full parts list/setup!:
My RS in Action
Indicative of the non-care shoddy practices of some of the conveyor belt "rebuild" industry, probably grabbing rods to use out of a bulk bin of 'em.Do it yourself, folks, or be the supervisor of it all working with a machine shop or builder. Nobody is going to take care for whatever is your engine or is to become your engine than YOU. The '89 truck 302 engine that I took apart back in the summer also has 10-under crank journals and 30-over cylinders and flat tops, and by the looks of everything, not too many miles ago... but, there was no oil hole chamfering done on the journals, 6 of 8 pretty new looking flat top pistons have small skirt cracks (maybe from a pi$$ pounding, and/or the much-loved "cold drive-ability" common since fuel injection, maybe from overheating (no other signs of that), etc...), and there were also nonsense numbered rods in it... as in some with no legible numbers, two # 7's (neither AT # 7), etc... albeit all rods installed correctly with the larger crank bore chamfers located at crankshaft journal ends. I have number stamps, and will be properly numbering them before replacement pistons go back on.
Mike
1986 Mustang convertible 3.8L ---> BUILD THREAD
1983 Mercury Cougar 3.8L LS
1986 Ford Thunderbird 5.0L ELAN
1966 Ford Fairlane sedan 200-6
1966 Ford Fairlane GT (390ci 4spd)
1981 Mercury Marquis Brougham
1980 Capri RS Turbo
1971 Mustang Fastback
1974 Pontiac Luxury LeMans
Just received a half dozen heavy long boxes... cylinder heads!![]()
Mike
1986 Mustang convertible 3.8L ---> BUILD THREAD
1983 Mercury Cougar 3.8L LS
1986 Ford Thunderbird 5.0L ELAN
1966 Ford Fairlane sedan 200-6
1966 Ford Fairlane GT (390ci 4spd)
1981 Mercury Marquis Brougham
1980 Capri RS Turbo
1971 Mustang Fastback
1974 Pontiac Luxury LeMans
Brushed off frozen snow. Partially tarped, parked for now. Car told me (wear sensors) it needs ft brake pads.
Melting icy snow sheet slid down the hatch glass. Good for a couple more pounds of down force from weight alone...
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Last edited by gr79; 02-14-2019 at 07:09 PM.
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