Progress Thread 88 Gt T-top- Project problem child

[billison]

Terrible pic, and everything is dirty. She fired up for a few seconds. No idle so far. But I only
Had about half the vac lines hooked up and I know I missed at least one ground. Gotta wait till I get the rest of the exhaust hooked up before I do much More, woke both kids by mistake ...

 

[General karthief]

You just had to do it.
Did you get the stink eye from the little woman?

 

[billison]

Yup! My oldest was up outta bed thinking it was joy ride time lol.

Discovered a few fun things tonight. My
Car is taking odd spark plugs. And I'm
Missing the exhaust mount that goes by the trans.

Also realized I didn't hook up the fuel pressure regulator or the bap sensor . Should fire up properly once those are done

 

[Mstng93SSP]

Do you have the exhaust mount that goes on the trans mount? If not I have one you can have. Let me know.

Chris

 

[billison]

Do you have the exhaust mount that goes on the trans mount? If not I have one you can have. Let me know.

Chris

That's what I'm missing. Was just about to go hunting for one.

 

[billison]

Ok. Got it to idle this morning. Took a couple tries, and the tach is not reading . But she runs.

 

[Noobz347]

...and the excuse for this one?

 

[billison]

...and the excuse for this one?

First time doing base clear... totally not a selfie reflection .. I like girls... I promise . Lol.

 

[Mstng93SSP]

If you need the bracket, pm me your address and I will send you the one I have.

 

[billison]

Ok, got a bunch done.

Swapped the cobra valve covers for powder coated stockers.

Made new egr vac lines and ran them through the rear main harness.

Tossed the cc plates on

Got mid pipe and mid pipe bracket installed ( thanks mstng93ssp)

Tucked the hvac vac lines

Ordered a power distribution block
So I can move the accessories off the solenoid and into the fender.

Just a few odds and ends left before i start on the rest of the paint.

 

[Davedacarpainter]

Looks nice Bill

 

[billison]

Ok, no new pics. But the power distribution block came. Most of the power wires are now in the fender. Just gotta relocate the ground wires.

Got the cooling system installed. A stock sized water pump pulley, and the mid pipe and exhaust, along with new vac lines for the egr.

I really like the way the car sounds now. Sounds meaner while being quieter.

Just gotta do a couple odds and ends and then I'll
Hopefully start on pulling the interior and doors for paint.

 

[Davedacarpainter]

You're making some great progress Bill.

 

[billison]

Any recommendations for a good header gasket? Mine have a slight leak and figure nows a good time

 

[90sickfox]

Ultra copper high temp silicone...the only thing has held up over time for me.

 

[billison]

Ok. Put the car through a couple heat cycles and so far so good with a couple exceptions.

My aftermarket temp gauge broke and I managed to loose the probe so yeah.

But the big one is I'm getting some major light deming when the e fan kicks on. Significantly more than before the wire tuck. I may need to add some extra grounds at maybe a controller with a soft start later.

I decided to try out these crush gaskets and I'm really happy. No leaks at all.

The reusable valve cover gaskets do not seem to be doing the trick, with only limited run time I have leaks. I'm wondering if I should add a little gasket maker.

 

[billison]

Starting to pull the interior, anyone know what I'll run into when I get to the headliner? Anything I should look for?

 

[General karthief]

The inside trim above the doors are a pain to pop out, You have to pull it from both sides, not from the ends, windshield trim at the top same way.
Oh, and take your mirror off the windshield, don't ask me why, it's a sad story, short but very sad.

 

[Davedacarpainter]

Starting to pull the interior, anyone know what I'll run into when I get to the headliner? Anything I should look for?

I wish I could give you something worthwhile to help you Bill, but both of mine were falling apart, so I just finished tearing them out.

 

[billison]

I'm on the flip side with a near perfect interior. I'll just go slow.