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bwkelley76
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Just finished the motor, thought you guys might like to see my project.
(NOTE: Electric Fuel Pump location in the pics was temporary and is being relocated soon) I'm aware that it needs to be closer to the tank, lower, and motor-up)
-LOTS OF PICS AND MORE TO COME!!! ENJOY!
Just bought a '65 coupe in Fall of 2008.
This car is my class project at ARC in Sacramento. I'll be working on it both this Fall/Winter and next Spring semester, and maybe next Fall also, we'll see.
I'll keep everyone informed and post new pics and info as I go.
It came with...
-Current registration
-minimal rust
-runs strong
-Late-model 1985 .020 over Roller 302 HO motor with forged TRW pistons and mildly ported '85 heads with larger valves, 1.7 JBA Roller Rockers, 10k miles on long-block
-MSD 6A
-MSD billet distributor
-Edelbrock Performer RPM intake
-Carter/Edelbrock 600cfm 4 bbl carb with electric choke
-Hi-po 289 exhaust manifolds (actually '69 windsor manifolds)
-C4 auto trans with a mild shift-kit
-body mostly intact and no major damage
-Doors open and close ok
-Drives ok but needs suspension and steering work, looks like front-end has a few new parts.
PICS!!
BODY AND PAINT DURING...
ENGINE AFTER A TON OF WORK!...
ENGINE COMPARTMENT BEFORE...
ENGINE DURING...
Problems I found in the first few weeks...
-no thermostat installed
-no fan-shroud
-wrong balance on flywheel
-wrong distributor gear
-worn out u-joints
-idler arm loose at frame
-brake shoes cracked
-fuel sending unit bad
-tires shot
-weatherstripping shot
-cooling system is marginal
-toe-boards are rusting through
-exhaust very old and restrictive (rusty 2" dual with old-style turbo-mufflers)
-trunk lock sucks
-doors keyed differently
-interior bad, seat frames shot
-intake manifold leaking
-passenger quarter panel possibly been replaced and doesn't line up with door properly
-crappy aftermarket ratchet shifter that's falling apart
-crappy gear-drive is noisy as hell and something doesn't sound that good in there
-Upper control arms show severe damage, both cracked where spring perch mounts
-has 6-cylinder steering components
-front clip has cracking in front of Lower control arms
-radiator support crooked, repaired poorly
-looks like maybe the car went over a center-divide at one time, underneath is pretty scarred up but fixable, unibody appears straight
A few months into it...
-gear-Drive vibration loosened up the camshaft retaining bolts
-camshaft to walk into the front cover
-lifters began to pump-down and fail
-harmonic balancer slipped/spitting out rubber damper
-oil pan gasket wasn't installed correctly
-camshaft WAY TOO BIG for 1.7 rockers, total cam lift was exceeding .547
-valve-springs were binding
-3 valve-springs were cracked
-under-hood wiring needs gutted
What I've done/replaced so far... (Updated as I go) (SEE PICS BELOW!!)
-new distributor gear
-2007 6-cylinder 16" wheels
-new U-Joints
-new flywheel
-new starter
-new Holley 650 Double-Pumper
-custom Edelbrock air cleaner
-Nascar Select cap
-MSD specific rotor
-Autolite R26 plugs
-Ford Motorsport wires
-new Summit 2-core aluminum radiator
-Flex-a-lite low-boy 16" electric fan
-175-195 degree thermo-switch for fan
-180 degree thermostat
-new Holley red electric fuel pump
-GT rear valance
-3" exhaust tips
-purchased all new trim pieces, grill, bumpers, lock cylinders, etc.
-new brake shoes
-turned drums
-tightened up steering
-lowered front (cut coils)
-new upper and lower control arms/bushings/ball-joints
-new fuel sending unit
-used pony rear seat
-new Kragen racing bucket seats
-rebuilt and installed factory shifter in place of old junk ratchet shifter
-cleaned and painted interior of floorboards
-custom exhaust system with all 2.5" thick-wall pipe and h-pipe
-new Flowtech long-tube headers
-used 2-chamber 40-series Flowmasters
-351W cylinder heads with 6-angle valve job, back-cut swirl-polished and undercut one-piece stainless valves (yes 6 angles total), fully ported and polished runners, bowls, with polished chambers
-new Crane 2031 camshaft (.513/.529 lift with approximately 270-280 duration on a 112 LSA, for use with 1.7 rockers)
-new Comp Cams double-roller timing chain
-new water pump
-new Summit Pro-Street harmonic balancer
-battery hold-down kit
-new battery cables
-rewired everything under the hood and installed relays for fan and fuel pump
-repainted engine bay gloss black
-repainted engine cast-iron grey
-replaced front valance with new
-replaced r/h headlamp bucket with new
-replaced both headlamp doors with good/used
-replaced rock-guard with good/used
-replaced passenger door with good/used
-replaced hood with good/used
Thanks goes out to ARC Automotive Technology Shop (PATC Program) for what I've been able to accomplish so far. I've only had this thing for a few months and she's coming together nicely!
Scroll down to my next posts for more pics!
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Pics Continued...
CYLINDER HEADS AFTER...
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Pics Continued...
CYLINDER HEADS DURING...
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Pics Continued...
CYLINDER HEADS DURING CONT'D...
CYLINDER HEADS BEFORE...
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Pics Continued...
ENGINE BEFORE...
oops! pan gasket was INSIDE the pan, must have slipped during installation by previous mechanic's installation. UNBELIEVABLE
Lame gear-drive, actually made cam retainer bolts back out at least 1/4" and cam was walking into the cover.
...before picture but after replacing the carb and air cleaner and cleaning things up a bit. Note the rust here and there, it was a lot worse when I bought it. Personally I like the new look MUCH better.
EXHAUST SYSTEM AFTER...
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Pics Continued...
EXHAUST SYSTEM DURING...
EXHAUST SYSTEM BEFORE...
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Pics Continued...
SUSPENSION AFTER...
SUSPENSION DURING...
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Pics Continued...
SUSPENSION BEFORE...
INTERIOR DURING...
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Pics Continued...
INTERIOR DURING CONTINUED...
(Glad to see that crappy shifter go)
INTERIOR BEFORE...
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looks good. BTW the fuel pump you have needs to be mounted back by the tank. They work much better as a pusher than a puller.
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1991 LX hatch getting a make over
1994 F150 4X4 351
2006 Yamaha V-max 1200 Modded
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Body and paint cont'd
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[ January 25, 2009, 04:52 PM: Message edited by: bwkelley76 ]
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MORE PICS COMING SOON! ![[Smile]](smile.gif) (RESERVED)
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MORE PICS COMING SOON! (RESERVED)
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MORE PICS COMING SOON! (RESERVED)
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MORE PICS COMING SOON! (RESERVED)
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Originally posted by 2stangs69-91:
looks good. BTW the fuel pump you have needs to be mounted back by the tank. They work much better as a pusher than a puller.
Thanks for the heads-up on the Fuel pump. I will move it back there once I get the rear half of the car rewired. For now it's doing a fine job and I will be remounting it "motor on top" and possibly a bit lower.
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Yeah that fuel pump ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif) ... besides being closer to the tank and below the tank bro, it also should be mounted verically... the top of the electric motor facing upwards.
seems like you came along way ![[Eek!]](eek.gif) whats w/ the paint what color you gonna spray it???
like the wheels too havent seen those being used that much ![[patriot]](graemlins/patriot.gif)
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Fox body coupe: 347, TKO, 3.73s, 9.93 @ 143
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Yup. got it. I just stuck it there to get the thing running once I found out the mechanical fuel pump excentric was the wrong one. ![[Frown]](frown.gif)
It got me from point a to b. I'll be remounting it correctly here in a few days. Thanks for the tips guys! Happy Holidays!
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Oops! Battery went dead tonight, looks like I'm going to have to get rid of the little battery I have and get a high-amp alternator.
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its look good cummin together nice
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94GT:(427) Its a BEAST on the streets but in the garage it stays ASLEEP. N/A
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Originally posted by 427 StRoKeR SN94:
its look good cummin together nice
Thanks! Definitely a work in progress, now I need to get all my extra parts sold so I can buy a good alternator and battery...lol.
Anyone want a good set of '85 roller heads with low miles, minor port job, and larger valves, a Holley mechanical fuel pump, or a custom-grind roller cam? ..CHEAP!
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Nice project. You've definitely put a lot of work into it
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those 07' V6 wheels look really nice on that year,(IMO), this is the first time i've seen that combo, great choice bro
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11.8 @ 115 mph @ Sac Raceway
411 rwhp 402 trq (old set up)
540 rwhp 517 rwtrq (new set up)
ET's to come
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Originally posted by 92stangLX:
Nice project. You've definitely put a lot of work into it
Thanks! Too bad she's down right now awaiting a good alternator and battery. Someone want to buy all my extra parts so I can get her back on the road for X-mas?
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