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Progress Thread 1993 LX Hatch Progress

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Mac131

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Hey all,

New Foxbody Owner...picked up this 93 LX a couple weeks ago. It had previously been loved and enjoyed but has been sitting for the past 5 years or so. All panels are numbers matching with original paint (minus front bumper cover paint).

On it's way home...




Issues and progress so far:

1. Bad fuel pressure regulator-leaking fuel in vacuum system. Replaced with cheap auto parts store one for now. Car now runs relatively good.



2. Paint restoration and flame decal removal. Will need to repaint front bumper cover to match. Also wet sanded front lights and sprayed with some clear.


3. Wiring cleanup-removal of 90s alarm system. Stereo wiring needed a little re-routing. Rest of wiring appears to be untouched, thankfully.


4. Power steering pump replacement.




New pump will be getting installed today.


Some mods and things I have noticed while getting to know the car:
-1994 engine (appears to be stock).
-3.55 or 3.73 gears.
-SVE radiator and hoses.
-5 lug conversion.
-Aluminum driveshaft.
-Tremec T5 with pro 5.0 shifter.
-A/C works!
-Aftermarket rear control arms.
-BBK Subframe connectors (will replace with better ones).
-BBK "hot air intake"...lol. Will replace with OEM style and K&N filter.
-New carpet and some dyed interior panels (needs to be redone).
-BBK shorty equal length headers.
-Pypes exhaust system (may change to flow master delta flows). Also hangs lower than I'd like.
-SVE 18" rims. Thinking of going with 17" ponies.
-Suspension has been changed with Tokico struts and shocks.
-Car came with Eibach springs still in the box and other misc. parts.

Car has zero rust! Whoever did the past modifications did a good job too. Nothing appears to be hacked. I can keep this thread going if anyone cares to see the car progress. Today is P/S pump install, new temp/intake sensors, multifunction switch install, cluster bezel repair, etc. Hopefully get to drive it around some more to continue its shakedown.

Anyways...thanks for checking it out.

-Jeff
 
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OH NO, not the flames.......... LOL
 
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They're gone! Just lost 50hp.
 
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Thanks for sharing Jeff. I will certainly be interested in following your progress. You have yourself a nice Fox! Great find!
 
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91AOD5.0LX said:
Thanks for sharing Jeff. I will certainly be interested in following your progress. You have yourself a nice Fox! Great find!
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Thanks! It's been fun. I grew up racing these in highschool. All my buddies had them. I got to turn wrenches on them without ever owning one.
 

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Keep us informed on the progress, we like to see this stuff.
With picks too!
 
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lube between the nut and the face. I know my lubes
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I kinda like the wheels. Would really like to see a picture of the car without the flames.

The Tokico dampers are good. I ran them with H&R Super Sport springs and really liked the ride and how the car handled.

Good exhaust shop should be able to move the exhaust up and cost a lot less than replacing it.
 
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Following as well, love a good progress thread and sounds like a great starting point!
 
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Today's update:

1. Replaced power steering pump and low pressure hoses.
2. Changed coolant
3. Changed both coolant temp sensors and the intake temp sensor.
4. Re-loomed and taped some wiring underneath and on top.
5. Installed new multi function switch, left turn signal now works.
6. LED upgrade in cluster and heat controls
7. Polished the speedo gear shaft on transmission side and re-greased both ends...hope it fixes low speed bouncing.

Here's a few pics. Harmonic balancer has a wobble to it...time to replace that. I'll upload a short video after I convert it from .mov to something this site supports.
Also noticed a tick/knock on passenger side when car warms up. Hopefully it's just valve train. Will pull the valve cover to check things out.

Appreciate you all checking it out.



 
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AeroCoupe said:
I kinda like the wheels. Would really like to see a picture of the car without the flames.

The Tokico dampers are good. I ran them with H&R Super Sport springs and really liked the ride and how the car handled.

Good exhaust shop should be able to move the exhaust up and cost a lot less than replacing it.
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Far from great but much better after compound and ceramic coating.
 
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Figured I'd share some more pics...nothing special, just annotating my progress.

New power steering lines at the top and re-loomed/wrapped the wiring that goes around the oil pan. Speaking of oil pan, check out that big glob of RTV that must be hiding something...not gonna even touch that potential disaster yet.



More loom/tape work.



Holding down potential rattles with kilmat.



Lined the fender well with kilmat and retaped some spots. I'll eventually do all of it when the dash comes out for whatever reason. Not the cleanest look here but I just want to protect the wires and deaden any rattles.



Low hanging Pypes exhaust system.




Cleaned and polished cluster. Also converted to LED.



"Custom" brackets I made to secure bottom of cluster bezel.



Must be aftermarket door panels. Wavy.



Needs to be dyed again...minor stuff.


Not sure what is up with this dip stick tube...seems to me that lip should be flush with the block? It also reads over full with 5 qts in it. I drain both sumps too.



I'll upload a video of the harmonic balancer wobbling next.

-Jeff
 
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For some reason I cannot get the harmonic balancer video uploaded. I've tried a bunch of different formats...
 

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Mac131 said:
Low hanging Pypes exhaust system.
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hey jeff, what pypes system did you go with?
mufflers?
 

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It came with M80 mufflers....not sure I am a fan or not. I like how clean flowmasters make these engines sound.
 
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Mac131 said:
It came with M80 mufflers....not sure I am a fan or not. I like how clean flowmasters make these engines sound.
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I have pypes cutouts....i kept my original american thunder flowmasters from the 90s
I am a fan of their cutouts though ive only tried one kind
 
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Also im not sure why 'pypes' in my last post came up as a link I didnt enter anything special...
 

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It's been happening to me too...weird.
 

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The dipstick tube typically goes flush to that "ring" but I have seen several that are not and never leak. Always heard the Ford Racing / Performance ones are a mother to install. Found this video that shows how they made a "tool" to help install it.

 
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AeroCoupe said:
The dipstick tube typically goes flush to that "ring" but I have seen several that are not and never leak. Always heard the Ford Racing / Performance ones are a mother to install. Found this video that shows how they made a "tool" to help install it.

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Thanks! Not sure why it reads overfull ?
 

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Kind of a common thing as well. Most just scribe a “full” line on the back and call it good.
 
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