new build!

[william]

Thanks guys I have an extra gear and cam also, hope I can get by with just the gear!
I did see that it looked a little off I'll pull it tonight to inspect it.

[jason_]

If it wasn't put on wrong, and bolt is tight, I'd double check why the cam encouraged hard turning.

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[william]

You guys were spot on.

Here's the back side of the gear.
I belive it was left loose At one time and wallered out the gear and bent the pin. I can't get the pin back straight.
I'll have to swap out the cam I guess

Is the carbed cam okay to use with efi I have one of each cam but the carbed one is out of the head all ready.

[jason_]

Older cam is ground for mechanical fuel pump.

If you use a newer cam be ready to pan out ideas to pump fuel to carb


I've heated the end of the cam with a torch, and quickly pulled pin and punched in new ones.




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[william]

Oh thanks I have efi so no need for the lobe.
Small up date.
I'm going to swap out the steering rack put on new tie rods and get this aspire swap buttoned up for the front. I plan to do a little right up on the rack swap it gets ask about every once and a while. More picks coming soon

[Hot_Wheels]

Sexy!

[william]

Thanks Rick

[bhearts]

i really liked that paint. if i was into interior work, id probably do something similiar. that speckled paint is sure wierd. all those colors from one can

[william]

Yep its cool stuff I hope it holds as good as it looks.
Sure dose hide those imperfections.

[william]

OK so I got that pin pulled and another one put in. I got it timed finally. The rack that is in the car has quite a bit of slop in it so I have a 89 rack with NO play I don't know what it is with the 88 and 89 rack but they last for ever this one has close to 300,000 and it's is nice and tight. I painted it up (dark gray) and put new Raybestos tie rods on. The ones on it were tight but I had a new set and no idea how many miles were on the old ones.


I don't know why there different colors there both the same brand and ordered from rock auto at the same time lol.

I do have a question I need aspire outer tie rod ends but there expensive and I read here that escorts are the same but cheaper.
They are indeed cheaper but are they the same taper ??
Can anyone confirm this?
Thanks guys

[Festiva_Fred]

Yes same taper, I've used escorts on aspire swaps before with no issues.

[william]

Thanks for confirming that fred! I'll be ordering escort ones tomorrow. 94 escort work? Ant specific trim lx gt lxe ?

[Hot_Wheels]

I think I ordered gt ones.

[Festiva_Fred]

I don't remember what trim escort I ordered, I'm pretty positive any 91-96 will work.

[william]

Thanks guys !