It's been awhile since I posted but got a lot done in the meantime. Got started on some suspension mods that I've been putting off for a long time. Put in a AJE K-Member with coil spring perches, and AJE A-Arms. Put in some new coil spring isolators at the same time. Was thinking of going coilover, but installed the Eibach Pro-Dampers front. Also have the rear Pro-Dampers as well that I will install soon. The Pro-Dampers are tuned to go along with the Eibach Pro-Kit Springs I've had in for awhile. Installed were some braided steel brakes hoses, and had time to paint my sway bar blue. Dont' know why blue, just wanted to see how it looks. LMR Bumpsteer kit was installed at the same time. For the bumpsteer kit I had to cut some additional threads on the steering rack tie rods to fit them. The steering column was the right length after the K-Member was put in. I had read that some have had issues with that. While the K-Member was being installed, I pulled the oil pan, replaced the oil pan gasket and painted it black to go along with my engine color. Installed an '86 SVO T-5 along with new stage 3 clutch, new clutch fork, pivot bolt, new flywheel, pilot bearing, rear end seal, new speedo gear and Hurst Billet T5 shifter. Transmission tunnel hole had to be nibbled slightly to accommodate the T5. Stiffler transmission cross-member, and new transmission mount were installed.
Plan now is to install new Ford racing aluminum driveshaft, 3.73 gears in the rear end, TA differential cover, Maximum Motorsports Panhard bar, Eibach Pro-Damper rear shocks and rear brake disc conversion kit. The rear disc conversion kit has a new master cylinder, and proportioning valve. I have all these parts on-hand and will get these installed in the next few weeks. I was torn between 4.10 gears and the 3.73 gears but decided 3.73 in the end was a happy medium. I ordered a 2gal water/meth tank that will get here in the next few days. I'll pair that up with the Snow Performance meth kit that I've had in the garage for over ten years. My Pace Car is a carb turbo so I will need the meth kit installed since I want to run 15-17 lbs boost. Some pics of the initial work below:
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