Progress Thread My 89 Lx Gets The Trickflow Top End Treatment Etc....etc.

Jersey Joe

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FoxMustangLvr said:

Very nice Joe! Enjoy those PITA front springs, lol. After doing that a few times I was happy to pay the big bucks for coil overs

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You were absolutely right about the spring install, I will never doubt anything you ever say...haha

 

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Best I can do on this rainy night

 

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Jersey Joe said:

I'd love to take a pic of it sitting outside but It's been nothing but thunderstorms tonight here in Jersey.

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Is that Peekachoo Troll chick and her husband fighting again?

Didn't she squeeze out some trophies?

 

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Jersey Joe said:

I'd love to take a pic of it sitting outside but It's been nothing but thunderstorms tonight here in Jersey.

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what part of jersey you in btw?

 

Jersey Joe

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North Jersey , Bloomingdale which is north of Wayne.

 

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Jersey Joe said:

North Jersey , Bloomingdale which is north of Wayne.

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ok cool..ive never heard of Bloomingdale, but I have heard of Wayne. I'm in Delaware about 10 min from the del memorial bridge

 

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i grew up in Elizabeth, graduated from Lincoln Tech in Union and turned wrenches at Union Ford and Dodgeland on R22 for a while

 

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Jersey Joe said:

Cleaned out all the crap sitting in the control arm, got the spring in after many many curse words, it seems Eibach pros are fairly tall, after many failed attempts I got a spring compressor from Advanced Auto. It was too long so I cut it down a little bit and it finally worked, hopefully it's not enough of a alteration to the tool that they'll notice haha.

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Did the same exact thing except I bought the spring compressor off Amazon and cut them down.

 

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Did you ever install the Mach 1 spoiler?

I went out to the garage one night and tried to tape it up. After messing with it a bit and taking a look at it, I decided to not install it. Tried to take pics but nothing came out well enough to show anything

Instead it hangs on my garage wall now. Maybe i'll wait to see yours.

 

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While the car was still in the air from the spring install I took a look at it, I took a look at how many holes I would be making in the bumper and how many gaps are already in the bumper design and chickened out for now, I was tired and wasn't looking forward to a new project, when I dropped the car down I was kinda glad it wasn't on there since I had such a hard time with getting the jack outta there. I guess one of us will have to man up and give it a shot...haha

 

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Hacked up spring compressor successfully returned ! Sorry Advanced auto but it's just a little shorter.

 

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Jersey Joe said:

While the car was still in the air from the spring install I took a look at it, I took a look at how many holes I would be making in the bumper and how many gaps are already in the bumper design and chickened out for now, I was tired and wasn't looking forward to a new project, when I dropped the car down I was kinda glad it wasn't on there since I had such a hard time with getting the jack outta there. I guess one of us will have to man up and give it a shot...haha

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Kinda what I thought too. One look, went "meh" and hung the chin up on the wall

 

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sorry off topic. Did u have a hole in each of ur valve covers?

 

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jakekx250 said:

sorry off topic. Did u have a hole in each of ur valve covers?

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Didn't have any holes, needed to make a hole for the oil filler with the trick flow covers.

 

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Jersey Joe said:

Didn't have any holes, needed to make a hole for the oil filler with the trick flow covers.

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I thought you had two. I have tall Ford racing covers with a hole in each with baffles. Was wondering what to do with the drivers side hole?

 

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It finally stopped raining so I figured it was a good time for a cruise night.

 

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jakekx250 said:

I thought you had two. I have tall Ford racing covers with a hole in each with baffles. Was wondering what to do with the drivers side hole?

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I guess you could always slap a breather in there?

 

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I always forget how much I like your car,until you post pics lol and your truck-I dig your truck...

 

Jersey Joe

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RaggedGT said:

I always forget how much I like your car,until you post pics lol and your truck-I dig your truck...

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Thanks I'll try to take more pics...haha. I should of sold that truck 3 years ago when I got a company truck, but I just can't seem to part with it.

 

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Jersey Joe

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Drove the car to a cruise night with temperatures in the 90's and humid as hell, very happy with how the car ran, a/c worked great and the motor stayed nice and cool. But....the new springs have definitely highlighted how much these cars twist around so frame connectors will be next and when I get around to it I would like to put some gear into it.

 

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