My new project!! 86 LX coupe

[KAILUAZ]

86 former 4 banger now with a 302 (out of what I'm not sure). Its got AOD (going to 5 speed sometime) headers, and flows. The an unknown owner did the swap, he did some strang stuff like running the belt the wrong way and jerry rigged some stuff,,, but thats the fun of a new project right?
It needs work but is just what I was looking for. Gonna make a auto-crosser out of it and gut the interior.
I've owned 6 Stangs and I've always wanted a coupe, but a 4 eye coupe is great!!
If anyone has any ideas what car this motor might have come out of, chime in please! I think its a roller.
Here are the day one pics:
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Gotta love Zipties!
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And the classic sticker from the P.O.
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[KAILUAZ]

A few more:
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Look at the routing of the heater hoses,, see anything wrong?
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Here is the belt on the wrong way:
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[1.8kmint]

How much did you pay for the new sweet ride? Should be a fun project

 

[KAILUAZ]

How much did you pay for the new sweet ride? Should be a fun project

Free,,,, well kind of, I traded an old truck for it.

 

[1.8kmint]

nice... Have fun

 

[ryan218]

reminds me of the 302 in my uncles farm truck.

 

[Kabuki_notch]

got kink

 

[KAILUAZ]

got kink

Yeah not sure what they were thinking on the hose routing

 

[grey5.0beast]

See if there are any casting numbers on the block and someone should be able to decode it. if you pull the lower intake and see XXX it means its a stock 302 block IF it has YYY it has a higher nickel content and is a bit stronger.

 

[KAILUAZ]

See if there are any casting numbers on the block and someone should be able to decode it. if you pull the lower intake and see XXX it means its a stock 302 block IF it has YYY it has a higher nickel content and is a bit stronger.

Anyone have a pic of where the numbers are?

 

[grey5.0beast]

oh and that reverse routed acc. belt could be because he used a reverse rotation water pump on it, something to look into.

 

[SVT32VDOHC]

The motor could be out of and early Mustang like a 83-85, but it has all the 87-93 alternator bracket, AC compressor and brackets and power steering pump stuff. The only thing that looks old is that belt tensioner. Hopefully it is not a 4.2L from an 81....because they look alike. Nice project though. That should be fun.

 

[KAILUAZ]

Is there any way to tell a reverse rotation water pump without removing it? I guess I could pop the radiator cap when the engine is running to see if the coolant is flowing. If not the belt is backwards and the pump is pushing water back into the block??

 

[stanger86]

nice good luck with it

 

[Darkwriter77]

I could be mistaken, but as I remember it, the standard-rotation pump was cast iron and the reverse rotation pumps were aluminum. Try sticking a magnet to it to see.

 

[KAILUAZ]

I could be mistaken, but as I remember it, the standard-rotation pump was cast iron and the reverse rotation pumps were aluminum. Try sticking a magnet to it to see.

Let me run out and see,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

Ok its cast iron and the numbers are in the pics:
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[Darkwriter77]

It's an old-school standard-rotation, then. The belt might actually be routed correctly, then ... weirdly, but correctly.

Those hoses, on the other hand ... yeesh.

KINKY: It's great with women, but bad with hoses.

 

[FrankenStang]

Don't mind me. I'm just admiring that red Capri in the first pic.

 

[KAILUAZ]

Yeah, that white trash sticker is making sense now ,, I'm still trying to figure out what engine this came out of.

 

[Mustang78]

the numbers are probably down by the starter..just above the oil pan somewhere..and do those mufflers say V force on the bottom? how do you like em?? i am running V force(they look exactly like yours, rusty welds and all) and love the sound/drone, but will be switching em for 2 chamber flowmater catback and H pipe, nice car!!(i have an 86GT parts car, so if you need anything hit me up)

~Mark~