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Demise of the inline 6.
Thought I’d add this in since there’s a gap here. When it came time for inspection, the state of the exhaust of the Mont was in pretty sad shape (muffler holes, etc.) so I was pretty confident it wouldn’t pass. … Continue reading
Posted in 1982 Ford Fairmont
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The LTD emerges.
After a lot of digging and chiseling at the ice and snow engulfing the LTD, we were able to pull it out from the snow bank and the spot it has sat for probably more than a year. I put … Continue reading
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Finally some attention for the neglected LTD.
The new plan is to turn the LTD from a chipmunk motel into my daily driver (but probably with limited winter service.) It needs a lot less work hopefully than the Mont did and is already setup with the efi … Continue reading
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The bird blows a gasket!
On Wed. 2/11/09, I was driving home from work on the highway, looked in the mirror and saw a little white smoke – not good, I thought. A few seconds later I couldn’t even see the traffic behind me it … Continue reading
Posted in 1991 Pontiac Sunbird original
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5.0 Throttle Body Disassembly / Powdercoating.
How to take apart your 5.0 throttle body (and possibly other Ford throttle bodies of this era) for rebuilding, replacing bearings, powdercoating, etc. without destroying anything or buying a puller. Required for powdercoating a throttle body, as the throttle shaft bearings … Continue reading
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Ford Motorsport Multiport EFI Engine Management Harness.
This manual is useful for any 5.0 EFI conversions. Download the Ford Motorsport EFI Wiring Manual. or view individual pages: 1 – table of contents, intro, overview 2 – component list 3 – component list, general installation instructions 4 – … Continue reading
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Engine Bay Prep.
After yanking the straight 6, I sandblasted the engine bay with some black beauty and gave it a couple coats of truck bed liner.
Posted in 1982 Ford Fairmont
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Megasquirt!
2/15/10 A year has passed, and the Megasquirt is finally hooked up in the Mustang and has fired it up for the first time! (photo at bottom) I still have a lot of learning to do about tuning and getting … Continue reading
Posted in 1989 Ford Mustang convertible
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Explorerized.
My first attempt at the GT40P Explorer iron head swap ended up in a bad head gasket, lots of smoke, and no power. Attempt two a year later was much more successful, and I took the time to powdercoat everything … Continue reading
Posted in 1989 Ford Mustang convertible
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Ten Holes.
That’s right, the best wheel for a fox body Mustang – ten holes! I admit, I have a ten hole problem. I can’t pass up buying them and consequently have lots of them.
Posted in 1989 Ford Mustang convertible
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