Can somebody provide me some cliff notes on this build thread? This thread is crazy long 
Build Thread '83 T-top Coupe - Welding Holes in My Rear
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AND that’s with only a year into it. I’m shooting for 600 pages by the time I’m driving itCan somebody provide me some cliff notes on this build thread? This thread is crazy long
Alright, i'm still feeling crappy but I thought i'd do something.
So I pulled the timing gears/chain, and pulled out the camshaft.
Since it only takes a couple minutes to drop pistons
The worst of the rod bearings off of the number four piston rod.
I wasn't going to do anything tonight. Fact is, I was supposed to help my son replace the thermostat housing on his mustang. I told him no since I still felt like crud..............uhm.............So I told him to pull his car in the garage when he gets home from school tomorrow night. Then I went and did this. There's no helping me I guess.
So I may pull the crank wednesday.
So I pulled the timing gears/chain, and pulled out the camshaft.
Since it only takes a couple minutes to drop pistons
The worst of the rod bearings off of the number four piston rod.
I wasn't going to do anything tonight. Fact is, I was supposed to help my son replace the thermostat housing on his mustang. I told him no since I still felt like crud..............uhm.............So I told him to pull his car in the garage when he gets home from school tomorrow night. Then I went and did this. There's no helping me I guess.
So I may pull the crank wednesday.
Hey, dont let me/us giving you 
make you do things you dont want to do, or take you away from other obligations. I had just never used that worthless emoji thing, and it was the perfect opportunity. 
make you do things you dont want to do, or take you away from other obligations. I had just never used that worthless emoji thing, and it was the perfect opportunity.
Hell Nick, I wanted to have it completely torn down over last weekend. Then I spent the time in bed instead.Hey, dont let me/us giving you
I didn't really mind the extra time in the garage.
Basically they take there own maf and using there own software build a tunable system. You are however stuck within the confines of the system, no doing whatever you want build wise. If they don't support it you don't get it. MAF tuning is about 1000 times easier than SD tuning.
I have never tuned with this system so I can't give you any feedback there.
As for the cost I assume it is because you are dealing with a proprietary system with a large name brand attatched to it..
I am doing a full writeup soon on tuning a MAF setup it will be MS specific however.. but the basic principals apply to most standalone systems.
Please post pictures of you pulling your crank
Please post pictures of you pulling your crank
So, pulling my crank by popular request. I wonder if a forged 3.8 crank is worth something? I won't be using this one again.
The only bearing that looked a little worn was the front upper main.
Nothing real exciting about this picture, just put the main caps back on the block.
A final picture of the initial disassembly. That's the entire supercoupe engine there.
Soooooo, next! The block needs a bath. I know I've been told the machinist will need the new rotating assembly to work on the block, but don't I need to know if the cylinders will need more than honing first before I buy the pistons?
Speaking of that. I wonder if there's much room for overboring these cylinders? I got some larnin' to do.
The only bearing that looked a little worn was the front upper main.
Nothing real exciting about this picture, just put the main caps back on the block.
A final picture of the initial disassembly. That's the entire supercoupe engine there.
Soooooo, next! The block needs a bath. I know I've been told the machinist will need the new rotating assembly to work on the block, but don't I need to know if the cylinders will need more than honing first before I buy the pistons?
Speaking of that. I wonder if there's much room for overboring these cylinders? I got some larnin' to do.
Yes, you'll need to know if the cylinders are workable as standard...that'll require they measure the bore at the very least. While you may have one shop you prefer over any other(s)..any competent shop could measure that and tell you what you need.So, pulling my crank by popular request. I wonder if a forged 3.8 crank is worth something? I won't be using this one again.
The only bearing that looked a little worn was the front upper main.
Nothing real exciting about this picture, just put the main caps back on the block.
A final picture of the initial disassembly. That's the entire supercoupe engine there.
Soooooo, next! The block needs a bath. I know I've been told the machinist will need the new rotating assembly to work on the block, but don't I need to know if the cylinders will need more than honing first before I buy the pistons?
Speaking of that. I wonder if there's much room for overboring these cylinders? I got some larnin' to do.
When I started pulling off the pieces when it was in the t-bird you’d of thought it was going to be bigger.
Kind of like seeing a wet Persian cat, before
And after
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