Build thread! Action! Danger! A driveway!
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Oh lordy, it's been ages but the build is just about to restart. I swapped my Crown Vic daily for an SVT Focus and it was eating all my time and money over the last few months, but I finally have a shipment of more parts coming in from Jegs 
prepare to commence the final stages! An update video will happen again when I get the parts and bolt more things together. Didn't know anyone actually was following this thing...
prepare to commence the final stages! An update video will happen again when I get the parts and bolt more things together. Didn't know anyone actually was following this thing...
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Ok well if you really want pictures...
Hehe I'll put another update vid up when the new shipment gets here, this is only one of a few things I ordered, for some reason it's shipping a day later than the other parts.
Hehe I'll put another update vid up when the new shipment gets here, this is only one of a few things I ordered, for some reason it's shipping a day later than the other parts.
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Well I made a vid of all of 5 pieces that came in, so I would rather just tell all (3?) of you who are still following this build about the recent progress and the restart. As far as what has been done recently, I finally mounted and hooked up the clutch master cyl with the spacer system i need, so now it's ready to rock, though I do need a line to hook it to the pull slave.
Most of the work was to the motor, I finally had my injectors cleaned by a friend who goes to UTI, many thanks to him for doing that for me. Because of that, I could mount the injectors with new O-rings that i grabbed. Once i put a veeeery tiny bit of grease on both rings they slipped right into the rails and right into the LIM. I could then mount a few fittings and get the UIM popped on there. I ran a bunch of water through the mani and jackets backwards to flush out all the crap in there, and now it comes out clean. I was about to pop the new pump on there but it's the wrong one
so now a switch is needed. I also ordered and installed the water temp sensor and air intake sensor. I did a few other odds and ends but this was the major progress so far.
On the way currently is a set of intake gaskets (so finally the TB and EGR spacer can go on), my speed sensor and speedo cable, and a starter, the clutch fork came in the last shipment and that completes the tranny items.
Headers soon
And just so you have an idea of how this is looking thus far:
Most of the work was to the motor, I finally had my injectors cleaned by a friend who goes to UTI, many thanks to him for doing that for me. Because of that, I could mount the injectors with new O-rings that i grabbed. Once i put a veeeery tiny bit of grease on both rings they slipped right into the rails and right into the LIM. I could then mount a few fittings and get the UIM popped on there. I ran a bunch of water through the mani and jackets backwards to flush out all the crap in there, and now it comes out clean. I was about to pop the new pump on there but it's the wrong one
so now a switch is needed. I also ordered and installed the water temp sensor and air intake sensor. I did a few other odds and ends but this was the major progress so far.On the way currently is a set of intake gaskets (so finally the TB and EGR spacer can go on), my speed sensor and speedo cable, and a starter, the clutch fork came in the last shipment and that completes the tranny items.
Headers soon
And just so you have an idea of how this is looking thus far:
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Well I'm almost to drop-in, getting more things finagled at this point.
Holy jumping jackalopes batman! Can you say horsies?
Interestingly, the pulley i have to use (it's a v-belt design with serpentines O.o) is actually even a bit bigger than the underdrive, so it should work the same way.
Of course. Luckily I have a ghetto-rig in progress on this. Hint: washers :p
I also fashioned a coolant bypass hose out of one of the heater lines and saved 5 bucks, great until i probably need it or something later. In better news, the brand new Jegsy rad is on the way! Tasty, I'm running out of parts I need. Still procrastinating doing wiring work, but it'll happen sooner rather than later.
Holy jumping jackalopes batman! Can you say horsies?
Interestingly, the pulley i have to use (it's a v-belt design with serpentines O.o) is actually even a bit bigger than the underdrive, so it should work the same way.
Of course. Luckily I have a ghetto-rig in progress on this. Hint: washers :p
I also fashioned a coolant bypass hose out of one of the heater lines and saved 5 bucks, great until i probably need it or something later. In better news, the brand new Jegsy rad is on the way! Tasty, I'm running out of parts I need. Still procrastinating doing wiring work, but it'll happen sooner rather than later.
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Now I know you all have been waiting with baited breath to see this beasty completed, and I'll just say that your wait is nearing completion. Wheels, tires, wiring, a few more bolts, and ***** going down...
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had to make sure you didn't get crushed under that monster 5.0 block.
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Thanks! 
I'll have them tomorrow in the daylight, I was going to hold out for a run vid but seeing as (surprisingly) people still care about this build I'll do an up to date vid...
how close are you and what are you building?
it's like a big iron feather
how close are you and what are you building?
it's like a big iron feather