I'm going to guess it was anything -3 or -4, not too sure.


Happy New Years to everyone, here goes my first post of the year!

TeamNuisance x MarissaHiroko x Drifting.com

 

That seatbelt looks a litte unsafe lol

 

what size tires you running, it looks madd mean and also where did you get that pulley for the alternator?

 

What seat is that?

 

Looks like a Recaro of some kind. SPG maybe?

 

It came like that when I got the car, haven't come across a cleaner one at the junkyard yet.

205/50/16 front
225/45/16 rear

The pulley came from Japan2la, its made for the fd but fits perfectly on the ford taurus alternator.

Its an older buddy club seat that came out of my buddies parted out s14. He's a skinny dude and couldn't find any buyers skinny enough to fit it so he sold it to me for dirt cheap.

I first tried using duplicolor black fabric paint but it faded after 4 months. Hopefully going to try and dye it black.

 

I iust sold off my driver side belt off my parts car a week ago, wouldve sold it to you had I known you needed it.

 

Ok Thanks, great to know the fd one fits perfect. i have an fd alternator and have to rev up to charge just like you lol. im deff picking up a taurus alt soon.

 

All good, I'm sure something local will pop up.

That fd alternator was too much to deal with, especially going to car meets and having to get out of there before my car died. I didn't want to seem like 'ricer' and rev my car to 6k to turn on the the alternator haha. So far the taurus alternator seems to be working fine, I'll see for sure when I start putting real miles on it.


Got a free a/c fan for my s2k radiator, came off of my other buddies s2k so it bolted right up and seems to be pushing enough to keep the car cool. Also remembered that there is no thermostat in the car, picking one up tomorrow and see how my car cools. According to my temp gauge the car is running wayyy too cold.

 

Thermostat will help out a lot.

 

Haha yea im dealing with heat or headlights, apparently both is not an option with the fd alternator. Did you modify the bracket or grind the ear off the Taurus alternator?
For your temp guage where is it staying at? mine has never crossed 1/4.

 

I went the easier route and just grinder down the ear. As for my temps the needle doesn't even rise above the cold mark. I know it's supposed to be at 1/4 so hopefully I can get it there today. Even after driving for a while it still doesn't rise.

 

Get an aftermarket temp gauge. Don't bother with the stocker.

Good job on the build. I'm gonna be gearing up for another FC build soon.

 

hey mac i know people already ask you this...but i just got some crown vic wheels. are you running any spacers?

 

Crown Victoria Wheels
-16x7 +6ish all around
-5mm slip on spacer in front to clear 4pots
-205/40/16 Front
-225/45/16 Rear

 

thank you

 

so no?

 

Only a 5mm on the front to clear the brakes. Also primos003 highlighted it in red.

 

For sure, atleast right now I feel comfortable trusting it, maybe trusting it too much. Looking around for a temp gauge as we speak. And thanks man, will definitely chime in when you get that build going.

Winner! Thanks for clearing that up.

The water neck bolt snapped while pulling it out, tried so many ways to get it out. Ended up drilling through it and running another bolt. Such a nice way to waste 3hrs and not finish installing my thermostat. Tomorrow again!

 

I hope you don't have the crapy plastic neck. Also it's always the small stuff that turns in to the biggest pain in the ***.

 

Replace the bolts with studs and that problem goes away forever.

 

ya that happend to me too, its a big pain in the a**. on i finally got mine out with a old welding trick i know, i replace them with some strong, high quailty bolts that wont break like they are made out of butter.

 

Nope, thankfully don't have that plastic water neck, i've seen how bad those can get.

Taken note of. I just drilled it through and ran a bolt and nut for now. Need to find a screw tap so I can run studs, but the car needs to be running so I did what I did.

 

Finished throwing in the tstat today, let the car idle for 15min and no overheating or anything. Car runs so much smoother when car is up to temperature.

Stocker gauge approves...


Had my buddy snap a pic of my engine bay. Relocated coolant bottle and battery since last update.

 

wow mac it keeps improving , we took different roads but will finish in the same place.
I did my TII motor first while you were working on paint/looks/rims now you move to the engine and my engine is done and now moving on my bodykit/rims