Finished,this Job was a HUGE PITA. Not only did I fight the MM tool, one upper did not cooperate and I had to take a few days off or this thing was getting a hot match.Now,gonna clean the fuel injectors and button this thing back up. Cruising season is upon us
Progress Thread Monkeybutt2000's 89 vert build thread- 408w build in progress
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Bled the brakes over the weekend with my new Phoenix reverse bleeder. Pretty simple process and only took about 20mins. Unfortunately my reservoir is stained so still looks like crap. Took her out to get some fresh gas and ran flawlessly. Hope to drive it ALOT more this year.
Had a noise on decel,and wanted to step up the gear ratio as well. 3.55 gear set from LMR,and Amazon special diff cover. Got that done,and needed to address my driveshaft. I had almost ZERO play in the yoke. Local trucking company has a driveline department that specializes in driveshafts. Had an inch knocked off for a better fit.
About to wrap cruising season up,and I decided to finally install the Focus fans I've had for over 2yrs. Fan body fit the radiator pretty well,with about a 3'" gap at the bottom. Was able to secure to the top of the radiator with the mounting bosses on the fan through the top channel on the radiator. Made some simple brackets from thin aluminum stock for the bottom mounts. Used the Davies Craig 0444 to control the fans. I tried to use the factory plug,but the yard cut the wiring for the male plug so short it wasnt happening. So I cut the plugs off and made my own wiring. Word of caution,tried those Soldersticks. Absolute garbage,couldn't get the solder to melt on three different tries. Ended up with bullet connectors with the shrink adhesive,worked great. To note,the red wire with yellow stripe on the drivers side is the easiest one for your ignition. I' m wire tucked so took a bit of digging to find it. Got that done and it was time to power it up. Set my turn on for 199* and started the car. I'll say this,car warms up much faster with no clutch fan,and thats a good thing. Watched the readout and once it hit 199* first fan kicked on,and 10secs layer fan two kicks on. Brought temp down 182* very quick. Let it cycle on/off a few times and shut her down. Now get the wiring cleaned up and figure out a new coolant reservoir bottle.
I just recently learned that the SN95 rack works better with wide tires than the Fox rack, so that's what will go on my '86 when the time comes.Took the Fox for a nice cruise today,about 80mi. When I pulled back in the garage I noticed a small puddle of fluid. Looks like I need a new rack after 36yrs. Recommendations?
Bill
gkomo
now i can hopefully expect to receive the shaft
Just went through the SN95 rack upgrade in my Progress Thread. So far so good for the 1.5 miles I’ve driven it.
Hands down if it is the rack move on to a SN05 rack. Maximum Motorsports steering shaft:
You will need Fox inner and outer tie rods. Remove the SN95 tie rods off the new rack and install the Fox inner tie rods. This is all due to the inner to outer threads being metric on a SN95 and the overall length is too long for a Fox. Fox inner and outer are SAE threads so that will solve the problem. The threads on the rack itself are the same for SN95 or Fox inner tie rods.
The torsion bar in the SN95 rack is stiffer than the Fox rack so the feed back is way better in that you do not have that over boosted feeling.
You will need Fox inner and outer tie rods. Remove the SN95 tie rods off the new rack and install the Fox inner tie rods. This is all due to the inner to outer threads being metric on a SN95 and the overall length is too long for a Fox. Fox inner and outer are SAE threads so that will solve the problem. The threads on the rack itself are the same for SN95 or Fox inner tie rods.
The torsion bar in the SN95 rack is stiffer than the Fox rack so the feed back is way better in that you do not have that over boosted feeling.
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gkomo
now i can hopefully expect to receive the shaft
MM Hybrid shaft, Cardone 22-2000 rack, convert the inner tie rods to fox and enjoy. If you're PS pump is a whiny little biotch, replace it while you're doing it all like I did.
gkomo
now i can hopefully expect to receive the shaft
