I also ordered a new prop valve. other than the hard lines, everything in the braking system will be new.. might consider rear disc brakes in...
The calipers are new, but they are the same size at the original.
I believe I do, I'm looking at firing up the engine in about 1 month ( possibly sooner), that will really tell me whether or not I have it...
The bulk of the parts and layout came off of a '96 crown Vic with a 4.6,, tensioner from a '96 Taurus, Idler and water pump from a '96 5.8l,,,,...
So far, I have spun her up on the starter, No issues with the belt tracking, etc. I'm hoping to fire up the engine in the next few weeks....
Back in the game.
back from being AWOL... my original shop ( old 1 car garage ) had to be converted into a bedroom for a grand daughter that now lives with me....
Just received these this morning, (05/05/2020) Bite the bullet, it only hurts until you bolt them up, But totally worth it..... And I have...
I’m back!!!!!
Well starting on the headers so that I can fire it up, one good project deserves another....[ATTACH]
Well, the next thing I have to do before firing it off is fabricating it's exhaust system. That is in progress... hopefully within 1 month,,,,
Did a quick spin test..... On the starter only,. Everything is running true, so far........
Well, I received my harmonic balancer back from the Damper Dr. They do excellent work. Dropped the engine and transmission in....[ATTACH]
Had to machine the back of the block to accept the one piece rear seal, but that's about it on the crank.
One of The good things about the 400's (351M's) was the locating pins for the timing cover plate, pretty much dead on every time. Fortunately I've...
The crank pulley is a standard off of a 5.8L , I pulled it out of the local wrecking yard and it also matches the one on my '95 E-350. No...
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Well, closing in on the finish line,. Waiting for the harmonic balancer to be shipped back from being rebuilt.
Thank you Bill, whew! I was starting to suffer from withdrawals!!!
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