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  1. NIKwoaC

    NikwoaC's "Commitment Issues" Engine Build

    One last thing for today- Here is why I follow LMR on YouTube. They do a great job producing what Fox guys need to keep these cars on the road. When they recently posted about their new firewall/clutch cable reinforcement bracket, I immediately checked my car, and sure enough, my firewall was...
  2. NIKwoaC

    NikwoaC's "Commitment Issues" Engine Build

    But wait, there's more...! Not actually much more. But, for some of my upcoming plans for the car, I'm installing aftermarket fuel rails. Not so much because I'll need the fuel flow, but because I need the clearance on the throttle body side. Unfortunately, the Anderson Ford Motorsport rails...
  3. NIKwoaC

    NikwoaC's "Commitment Issues" Engine Build

    Some pics of the new flywheel and old clutch (with new friction disc) reinstalled. And finally, with the new bell. I also replaced the pilot and throwout bearings while I was in here. I'm reusing the 39 year old fork and pivot... They are still somehow totally serviceable :)
  4. NIKwoaC

    NikwoaC's "Commitment Issues" Engine Build

    Video with Summit eccentric pins installed:
  5. NIKwoaC

    NikwoaC's "Commitment Issues" Engine Build

    Making slow but steady progress... Got the new flywheel in and dialed in the concentricity of the TKO bellhousing. This took ENTIRELY too long. As you can see in the video below, it was originally ~.022-.024" (indicator reading) out. About .011-.012" off center. So, I bought .014" eccentric...
  6. NIKwoaC

    NikwoaC's "Commitment Issues" Engine Build

    As a small update- I built a little engine cradle so I can get the engine off the roller stand and start mocking up the bellhousing and getting it concentric to the flywheel. ...I've been traveling a lot, so unfortunately progress is slow :confused:
  7. NIKwoaC

    NikwoaC's "Commitment Issues" Engine Build

    All gun laws are an infringement! :D But unfortunately, no, it's not a machine gun. :cry:
  8. NIKwoaC

    NikwoaC's "Commitment Issues" Engine Build

    Actually... Yes to that second part. Not ready to reveal it yet, but I'm working on something a little different.
  9. NIKwoaC

    NikwoaC's "Commitment Issues" Engine Build

    Thanks man! Also, yes.
  10. NIKwoaC

    NikwoaC's "Commitment Issues" Engine Build

    Just a handle.
  11. NIKwoaC

    NikwoaC's "Commitment Issues" Engine Build

    Nothing too exciting, but here is the front end of the engine with the new gaskets installed. I have had issues over the years with coolant leaks causing timing cover and water pump bolts to rust, so this time I went all stainless. This tiny mom and pop shop out of PA called Totally Stainless...
  12. NIKwoaC

    NikwoaC's "Commitment Issues" Engine Build

    As for the rear main seal- I'm pretty sure I learned this trick here on StangNet- carefully drive a screw into the old seal and use it to pull it out. Works great. The crank surface at this point is almost 40 years old and with 130K-ish miles, it has some light grooves where the rear main...
  13. NIKwoaC

    NikwoaC's "Commitment Issues" Engine Build

    Here are some shots of the teardown. Oil soaked bellhousing. Roasted flywheel. The pressure plate looks pretty rough too. I'm going to have the flywheel resurfaced and just try to clean up the pressure plate and squeeze another season or two out of it, with a new friction disc. The old...
  14. NIKwoaC

    NikwoaC's "Commitment Issues" Engine Build

    If I were to do it over again, I'd probably either pony up for a TKX or try to find a good deal on a used T56. I probably wouldn't go with a T5 platform.
  15. NIKwoaC

    NikwoaC's "Commitment Issues" Engine Build

    The car has only ever been on summer-type street tires, never been flat-foot shifted, and no, I haven't been to the drag strip since I clocked that 12.9 run a million years ago. To be fair though, I only ever sheared teeth off gears once. 2 of the 4 failures were related to the synchro...
  16. NIKwoaC

    NikwoaC's "Commitment Issues" Engine Build

    Anyway, this brings me to where I am today. As you guys can see from this thread, I built this engine 14 years and about 35K miles of hard use ago. It has held up (surprisingly) very well, but at this point the timing cover gasket and rear main seal have started leaving so much coolant and oil...
  17. NIKwoaC

    NikwoaC's "Commitment Issues" Engine Build

    Yessir. Also a past member of PAPA, if that's still a thing.
  18. NIKwoaC

    NikwoaC's "Commitment Issues" Engine Build

    This was brought up in my discussions with Steeda. The car has never been in an accident and has never showed any symptoms of having something wrong with the rear end geometry, but I suppose it's possible. I lean toward it being more of an issue with Steeda's bulky and squared-off flange...
  19. NIKwoaC

    NikwoaC's "Commitment Issues" Engine Build

    Technically, all the pivot points in a triangulated 4-link must both pivot and twist as the suspension goes through its travel, forcing the bushings to deform somewhat. So, anywhere you have a poly or rubber bushing, you are creating some "binding" in that sense. Spherical bearings on one end...
  20. NIKwoaC

    NikwoaC's "Commitment Issues" Engine Build

    So, I guess some updates are in order. Yes, as you can see, I still have the car. Since I've taken my sabbatical from StangNet, I've: Converted the front control arms to 2003 Mustang units (specifically from a Cobra, but IIRC they're all the same) and corrected some front end geometry that...
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