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...Is tearing it apart again!!!

This site was a huge help with some of the details when I first did my swap in the winter of '09.
Each Spring, I've torn the thing apart for upgrades, just wanted to share some pictures of my current pile!

It started with a '92 5.0, T5, and an '88 EFI harness that was incredibly looong. Over the years, swapped to GT40 heads, Explorer intake/throttle body, roller rockers, new exhaust, that sort of thing.

This year, I made a new, much smaller mass air engine harness, pulled the engine bay apart for paint, swapped the cam, new accessory brackets, rebuilt the injectors... Just messing around. Here's some pictures. Re-assembly is starting, today's project is valve springs...

Full size 1990 Mustang Engine harness and injector harness:


Tore the harness apart, used a 5.0 Explorer harness for reference (on the right). Made a new trans harness (reverse lights and VSS), eliminated the salt and pepper shakers, eliminated and pin 46/pin30 nonesense going to the O2 harness


Anybody scared? lol


Final product. On the right is the mass air and O2 harness connectors. I may bundle those together or hide them in the fender. on the lower left is the trans harness. The coil/power/ground on left will be hidden or shortened, depending on final placement.


Stripping for paint:






Picture of my 4.0 rad with two 10" fans, since it's out. Works really well:


Only thing left in there is the wiper motor:


Goodbye, H.O. cam...


Oh, and I cut out the center brace so I could get to the balancer bolt and remove the cam. There is still a bolt-in brace for the latch
assembly

And a quick run-down of the truck.

1997 Supercab, lowered 8" rear, 5" in the front, 18x9/18X10 Bullitts, 13" Cobra brakes front, 12" Cobra discs in the rear, 8.8 Traction Lok 3.55s, Explorer power seats and full console, T5, Pro 5.0 shifter, 1.7 RR, dual Flowmaster 40s, turned down in front of the axle.

Guess that's the main stuff.



Exhaust:


Recent shot of the engine:


As it sat in storage this Winter: (click, they're videos)




And for fun, and older shot... I know the audio is out-of-sync, but hey...

You sure have been busy! Been following your progress over at TRS. You really are a bundle of info, you've helped a lot everywhere you go.
Dave

Awesome stuff. Your wiring pics bring back some memories I've wired up a few myself.

Not too much detail, but I've gone from this:


To this:


To this:


It's slowly getting back together!!

Oh, and the cam, valvesprings, pushrods and rockers are all back in place under that mess!

Looks like you are pretty close to driving it again.

My goal each year is to make it to a Hot Rod show in New Brunswick (http://www.atlanticnationals.com/), July 9 this year.

Not sure I'll make it this time. But it sure is fun trying!!

Well, I won't make the show this weekend, (well, not in the Ranger...) but I did get it running. Maybe these videos will motivate someone. Turn it up!





Yes, I do not know how to hold the stupid iPhone...

Since this site seems to get some traffic on the weekends, I give you this!!!

Some of you have seen them, but...













Still working out some bugs, but it goes like heck. It will finally light those big tires after shifting to second

Dude, truck looks great!! I love the attention to detail even under the hood!

Another reason to tear into it once more:

Who's pulley system are you using for the Alt/PS ?
Looks great!!!!!!

Ranger4219 wrote:Who's pulley system are you using for the Alt/PS ?
Looks great!!!!!!

Welcome! Teddy has done a really good job, love his interior. Best front drive is the short Explorer or th '93' Mustang.
Dave

the front dress on this truck ISNT Ford.......... its from March Performance Pulleys.....lol

no Ford front bracket system is made like that /... those are machined and milled out .....NOT cheap either !!!

Ahhh I see March systems are really nice!