BA's tear down has begun ...

BAzombie

BAzombie

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Well my MMR stage II heads finally shipped, they're due to arrive on Wed. I brought the stang to my buddies garage yesterday and we got to work. We are pulling the motor and tranny together.

Yesterday went pretty good. We got radiator, fan, throttle linkages, steering lines & wiring harness all off up top. Underneath I got exhaust, drive shaft, tranny mount & steering shaft all off.

Only thing left before it comes out is shifter in car, A/C compressor still on block, and fuel lines. After that we just hook up the motor crane, unbolt the motor mounts and see if we can lift it out. It should be on the stand before noon.

Some pics ...

getting started


Top is ready


Bottom is ready



1 pic of my color matched doggie :D




Well time to get motivated. I'll try to post more pics and another update tonight.:rock:
 
BAzombie

BAzombie

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^ lol. I put the LT's on last spring laying under the car in my back yard. :smash:

The pit works wonders.:D

I pulled the shifter, a/c compressor, clutch cable & fuel lines this morning. Hoisted it up but couldn't get her to move forward. Wound up having to pull the dr side header.:mad: Other then that things went well.

Progress for today.

12:30ish ...






Beer :30 ... if I still drank






I was really suprised how clean everything was for being 15 yrs old, it really shows what no winters can do. Tomorrow is a cleaning & painting day. I'll pull the stock headlights and grille also. The front cover, heads & tranny are on so I can still hose the block. I got a whole table full of parts to clean. A small pile.

 
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BAzombie

BAzombie

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GRRRRR ....


MMR stuck it in my pooper. I got my heads today ... nothing else !!!


I just got off the phone with them, for some ungodly reason they waited until today to send out my timing chain & guide set and header gaskets.

I also had to argue with them to get the rest of what they show with the PI intake. They sell the intake for $299, which is over 100 more then anyone else. To their credit they are making good on it tomorrow.




So now I have to go tell my friend that my car will be taking up his garage for at least another week. WTF am I going to do with new heads but no timing chains,:thumbsdown:
 
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97modgt

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I love new parts!!! teardowns are always nice when the car doesn't see snow or salt. GL. looking forward to more pics of the progress.
 
BAzombie

BAzombie

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:idk:


Not much I can do with new heads but no timing chains.:nono::confused:

Oh wait ... no header gaskets either.:nono::confused:

Oh wait ... no intake gaskets either.:nono::confused:

Yes they were all ordered from MMR ... on March 10th.:mad:


The heads look good thou. I'll take some pics tomorrow of where I sit. UPS sux for handling packages.


TBapp ... I might be heading down to your buddies on Fortsville Rd for my gear install. I still can't talk myself into doing them. Last thing I want is a whining set of gears.
 
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BAzombie

BAzombie

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Yeah, once I get up and running again I'll swing down there and talk with him.


As far as my progress goes. The car is pretty well set. Head lights & side lights are out. Grille is out, mostly. Just not doing anything else there until the motor is sitting back in.

As far as the motor. Heads are still bolted down. Tranny is still on but all the bell housing bolts are loose. I had a choice, leave it attached or sit it on the floor. Not really much difference at this time. Old timing chains are still on. No sense pulling them yet. Nothing to put in it's place.

I got a tracking # for the gaskets and timing chain, it's due to arrive on the 20th. The guy at MMR said he is personally buying a alt bracket from Ford and overnighting it today or tomorrow.:awesomework:

For pics ....

Car without lights


Motor w/ blue block :rolleyes:




New heads ...

bottom, intake side


top, intake side


bottom, exhaust side



I'm going to contact UPS so I can pick up my stuff at their building in the morning of the 20th. It's my day off and I never get anything before 6PM up my way.

Other then that I've just been cleaning all the under hood plastic, vac lines & hoses. I'm NOT painting any motor parts white. What I'm doing instead is the strut brace, hood prop, hood hinges, rad tank prop, stuff like that. If I feel really energetic I'll pull the door hinges and paint them too. But right now I just want to get it running again.:rock:
 
BAzombie

BAzombie

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Well yesterday was a day full of headaches, and today seemed to get everything straightened out. Yesterday the heads went on fine. All the trouble came with the timing set. Needed new bolts for the cam gears, and crank gear was different. Also the guides fit differently. Then to top it off I needed to change the pilot bearing for the clutch.

End of yesterday ...
heads bolted on, intake just sitting there





Today I got cam bolts, polit bearing, longer oil pump bolt and ordered front cover & valve cover gaskets. No one had the gaskets in stock, they'll be here in the morning. I needed the longer oil pump bolt for the driver's side guide. Mine went to a dowel in the block, the new one goes to a bolt in the oil pump. New bolt was needed for the extra 3/4" of lenght. You can see the new bolt to the right of the crank, at the bottom of the lower guide.

My friend's neighbor brought the crank gear to work with him and machined it to what I needed. What it seems is my 2 peice crank gears were flat and my crank sensor has a 1/4" spacer on the back. The new one piece crank gear had that 1/4" spacer on it. I'd bet money that the newer crank sensors are flat. Anyways the neighbor took my gears and mic'd them, then put the new gears on a lathe and machined it down. He did a fantastic job.

End of today ...
crank gear ... minus the 1/4" lip that it had.


Timing is all set ... no PTV issuses.


Clutch is in ... tranny bolted up.



Tomorrow I need the heater tube under the intake. That's the last thing to getting the motor back to complete and going back in the car. Unfortunatly I have to work nights tomorrow and Fri so not sure what I'll got done before work. I'm off this weekend tho ... :rock:

Last pic I took with front cover sitting on the studs.

Getting close ... :D
 
BAzombie

BAzombie

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A straight up PI swap bumps the npi motors up from 215hp to 270hp.

MMR rated their stage II ported heads at +45hp. So between the heads, full exhaust & SCT tuner I'm thinking around 300hp at the crank would be a good guess.

Not the greatest #'s, but it's a hell of a lot better then the weak slug that it was. Right close to a 45% increase in power. :awesomework:
 
TBapp3

TBapp3

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Yea I hear yea...are 2v arent the fastest right out of the box....But with the right mods they can get there! Id love to step mine up like this!
 
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