So... if you'll remember, I'd hit this roadblock in my quest to have power brakes with the big ol' Four-Point-Six-Liter-Chevy-eater under the hood...
There's something I wasn't aware of though.
https://www.stangnet.com/mustang-forums/posts/9279066/ There's @90sickfox providing the answer to a question he probably didn't know I was asking.
I can run an ugly-ass hydroboost unit (which I still don't want to do for aesthetic reasons) AND not have to add an otherwise unnecessary power steering pump to my engine by hiding a Volvo electric power steering pump inside my fender.
I'm adding to the list of crap to get at the junkyard.
In other surprising news... my old man actually dug a path through all of his junk in the garage to the Capri this week... I don't know exactly what he's up to...
Room ain't enough, I told him the garage had to be cleaned out before I touched it again.
So... No ElSuperPinto progress... yet. @90sickfox just bought my Ford Racing tach and I'll be using that money for the head bolts and a gasket set so I can start building the Mark VIII engine.
In the meantime, more progress has been made on the Toyota's Overland build. I now have LED bulbs in every internal light fixture, an ultra-bright overhead light to use to light up the back of the vehicle when the hatch is up, attic storage, and a rear charging/power panel.
For those not in the fox body thread, here's the BMW N63 V8 I'm completely re-wiring at work:
If you're wondering why so little gets done on my
In the meantime, more progress has been made on the Toyota's Overland build. I now have LED bulbs in every internal light fixture, an ultra-bright overhead light to use to light up the back of the vehicle when the hatch is up, attic storage, and a rear charging/power panel.
For those not in the fox body thread, here's the BMW N63 V8 I'm completely re-wiring at work:
If you're wondering why so little gets done on my
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Those engines always amazed me with the turbos in the valley. Pretty smart set up...but complicated to split the intake to opposite sides. That thing is almost like two engines smashed together.
Rodents do love the sweat taste of European vehicle wiring.
The Toyota is looking good. Form and function...very nice man !!!
Rodents do love the sweat taste of European vehicle wiring.
The Toyota is looking good. Form and function...very nice man !!!
The electronics actually run it as two engines, it has a separate DME (PCM) for each bank, and they're linked together through a single harness.
Bitch is back together, and it runs... Time to get paid.
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Here's an update to the thread where I bitch about BMWs, show the status of my 4Runner's mods, highlight why that 2010 Taurus in my parents' driveway is the bane of my existence and show the rare times I work on the Suburban or they Hyundai my dad drives...
Are ya'll ready for it???
II STUFF HAPPENED!
No joke. Look at all these goodies! Valve covers, coils, and the ignition harnesses from an Aviator, fuel rails, alternator, and coolant crossover from a Continental, an EDIS-8 from a Town Car, and a huge pile of bolts!!!!
Are ya'll ready for it???
II STUFF HAPPENED!
No joke. Look at all these goodies! Valve covers, coils, and the ignition harnesses from an Aviator, fuel rails, alternator, and coolant crossover from a Continental, an EDIS-8 from a Town Car, and a huge pile of bolts!!!!
My Matco guy already knows to just go ahead and order anything new they get with Rat Fink under a certain price. Hell, I have both of the green Rat Fink tool carts (4-drawer and 6-drawer) for crying out loud.
Of course there is, I have a 4Runner. Had you mistaken me for a mere Jeeple?
Took the 4Runner on an off-road adventure for the first time today. There's a 40-mile stretch of red dirt roads that cuts through the Texas hill country and crosses three rivers and several creeks (no bridges), and I've been itching to try it for months. Didn't even come close to getting stuck, had a blast, and rolled with some guys in Jeeps for awhile after I waited on them to get one of their Wranglers un-stuck in one of the river crossings.
Here she is after coming out the other side and back to pavement:
Today was a good day.
That's awfully clean!
I used to have an 87 Ranger STX 4x4 regular cab short box. In my hometown we had a place where we could go offroad and play around like that. The first time I went through there with my Ranger I had a buddy who decided to ride in the back holding onto the roll bar. I hit a mud bog and when we come out the other side and stopped, he jumped out of the back of the truck and looked like he buried himself in mud. There wasn't a clean spot left on the truck, except maybe where he was holding on to the rollbar. That was just one of our "adventures"
I used to have an 87 Ranger STX 4x4 regular cab short box. In my hometown we had a place where we could go offroad and play around like that. The first time I went through there with my Ranger I had a buddy who decided to ride in the back holding onto the roll bar. I hit a mud bog and when we come out the other side and stopped, he jumped out of the back of the truck and looked like he buried himself in mud. There wasn't a clean spot left on the truck, except maybe where he was holding on to the rollbar. That was just one of our "adventures"
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