Foxbody 4.6 Dohc Swap

[dondo84svo]

WOW i am a dumbass just realized what the grey plug is, ITS THE WIPER MOTOR PLUG, lol i feel like a idiot. I have a newer wiper motor in the parts box and i tried to hook it up on my coupe and realized it had one plug versus two plugs. Well im glad i got that figured out LMFAO at my self.

lol thanks for saving me that trouble

 

[dondo84svo]

Can you get the pats disabled?

what are PATS?

 

[whiteponygt]

Passive-anti theft system. keeps people from stealing ur car.

 

[dondo84svo]

ok cool thanks Whtieponygt!

 

[dondo84svo]

Gonna compression test the old sled today and see whats going on, my buddy says im just being paranoid lol, I hope he is right.

i dont blame ya lol

 

[dondo84svo]

That car was my inspiration for ditching the 5.0 route.

It really seams to me that using a system off of the explorer 5.0 with the coil packs and crank sensor would have been an easier way to go.
I wanted to retain the fuel injection which is why I didn't want to go that route. I also read that he started having engine problems with it after (quote unquote) a year or so. I think it was using oil maybe?

i was thinking the same thing

 

[dondo84svo]

I found ANOTHER damn snake in my car today I HATE them things, he was tucked down in the spare tire hull. It was bigger than the one last year lol. Gonna have to put some repellent in there of some kind.

lol or let a cat live in your car while your not driving it

 

[dondo84svo]

The hydroboost has to go in first and the motor will go in from the bottom. It might be possible to do with the motor in but highly unlikely.

how high did you have to jack the car up to install the engine from the bottom?

 

[dondo84svo]

It can be made to work, here is an example of one that works very well however, it is not my taste at all.

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nice write up

 

[modulistic]

how high did you have to jack the car up to install the engine from the bottom?

bout this high

 

[dondo84svo]

ok cool, because i think thats the route i wanna take

 

[whiteponygt]

bout this high

That's cheating u used a forklift

 

[84ttopcoupe]

Where are the pics in this thread? It just shows as a small red X. Setting on my end, possibly? I can see other's pics, though.

 

[modulistic]

84ttop, I think some pics are really old and have been removed from the hosting sites. this is an old ass thread.

 

[modulistic]

That's cheating u used a forklift

haha. I dont know how I would have done it without the forklift. probably picked out the engine and trans, and dropped the k by itself. Maybe if you jack the rear WAY up with cribbing and then jack the front up, might be able to get it out that way too. would be pretty dangerous though.

 

[undesputedking]

hey, @ponyboy89lx your baby is in good hands, its getting a new steering rack today, have a procharger waiting to go in it. as soon as my body guys schedule permits its getting the new paint job, and the plans are for trying out 94+ door panels and a set of 05+ seats, love the car man

 

[whiteponygt]

hey, @ponyboy89lx your baby is in good hands, its getting a new steering rack today, have a procharger waiting to go in it. as soon as my body guys schedule permits its getting the new paint job, and the plans are for trying out 94+ door panels and a set of 05+ seats, love the car man

Any recent pics of the car,that car was inspiration for alot of the US just starting our swap

 

[undesputedking]

yep, will post some in a few, it hasn't really changed much, but that's gonna change for sure, i've got the extra $ to throw at it to finish it and make it what he always wanted it to be

 

[undesputedking]

debating on 5-lug swap with 19" momo's, 18" fr500's, 18" frpp spyders or some mercedes 19" rims that ive got at the shop right now


probably a 6" outlaw pin on hood too

 

[Speedtospare]

Mercades bolt pattern the same? Problem is that the FR500 front wont fit, the offset is wrong (assuming there from one of the new shelby's)