Birddog0347 rescues a Fox

[bird_dog0347]

Got the squeal/screech issue fixed... the belt wasn't tight enough. I also fixed the coolant leak issue I had on the test drive by tightening the hose clamp... who knew that could cause a fluid leak?

[bird_dog0347]

PS pump back on it, injectors with new o rings and cups installed and harness reconnected. I also had disconnected my steering shaft in order to install the drivers header which I did before putting the shaft back in place so the header had to be removed again to get it all back together properly... that was a waste of an hour.




Almost there... this was yesterday.



Had to stop last night cause I was too tired and drunk after 12 hours of working on it and couldn't get it to start due to the distributor being 180 degrees off. So this morning I got up and fixed the distributor and it fired right up. I Still have a few issues though, the connection at the heater core is leaking and there is no boost on the brakes even though the vacuum lines are hooked up so I need to figure out what's going on with that. There's also a screech/squeal that you can hear in the video where it sounds like the belt is slipping or the fan clutch or something like that. It used to do it every time I started the car before the HCI swap but not after that... now it does it every time I step on the gas from idle till about 1500-2000 RPM.

[bird_dog0347]

So here's a few more pics of the progress...

New heads on, TFS1 cam installed with new timing set, cleaned up the timing cover and painted it. New balancer on too.


Scorpion 1.72 RR installed and getting lash set.



Passenger header installed.



Lower intake, distributor (installed 180 degrees off, I fixed it this morning), and crank pulley installed. Water pump and PS/Alt brackets also installed.

[bird_dog0347]

It's like $15 bucks... I might as well buy it.

[Venom]

Stock long block, not sure on miles but the crosshatch isn't awesome... had good compression before I tore it down though so I'm gonna leave it as is till I break it or go bigger later down the road.





These fucking E7 heads weigh a metric shit ton... I think I can skip the gym tomorrow after lifting them off. I still need to buy a puller tomorrow to remove the balancer.

Just borrow one from Autozone or Oreilly's.

[cool cat]

I'll need to see a DP can next to it, to accurately gauge how big it is.

[Mysticcobrakilla]

Meh,

[46Tbird]

These fucking E7 heads weigh a metric shit ton...

Awww... that's cute.

[Z06killinsbf]

Noice

[mustang_revival]

Like

[BlueCoupeRedVert]

Awesome man!

[bird_dog0347]

Stock long block, not sure on miles but the crosshatch isn't awesome... had good compression before I tore it down though so I'm gonna leave it as is till I break it or go bigger later down the road.





These fucking E7 heads weigh a metric shit ton... I think I can skip the gym tomorrow after lifting them off. I still need to buy a puller tomorrow to remove the balancer.

[bird_dog0347]

[bird_dog0347]

I knew I'd be tearing it down so I drove it almost the whole week, and it was perfect weather for it!



Up on stands it goes...



Time to pull it apart.

[bird_dog0347]

I knew I'd be tearing it down so I drove it almost the whole week, and it was perfect weather for it!



Up on stands it goes...



Time to pull it apart.