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motor swap looking good joseph! tks so much!
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No problem, looking forward to the end result. If I can get the tank dropped and cleaned today (depending on weather) then I should have it running before the weekend! Need to test that ECU today too.No festiva for me ATM...Comment
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Changed the head gasket. Somehow annihilated the timing... took a couple hours to get it right again.Buck.
-1993 Ford Festiva GL, ~200k, B6, Aspire rear, Rio front, 5-speed. '87 Prelude alloys. Happy to be back on the route!!!
-1999 Toyota Sienna XLE, 346,000
-1996 Chevrolet K1500 Z71, 350 V8, 198k, hauler
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Did the HG fix your problem? And did you ever run comp tests?No festiva for me ATM...Comment
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Well, yesterday I rerouted (and shortened) the VAF harness to the driver side, moved negative batt cable to pass side, hooked up all the wiring on the back side of the motor including splicing IAC plug, installed starter, installed brake booster crossover tube and some other little odds and ends on Danny's car. Today I'll be making the battery tray and throttle cable bracket using the designs I laid out yesterday. Throttle bracket will be no prob, hopefully the same goes for the batt tray but it will be a little more intense fabrication so we'll see
Need to install the positive cable today too.
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Installed the white tach cluster in Green Car this morning in 20 degree weather and 20mph winds. Good thing I've done cluster swaps enough times that it took less than ten mins
Already finished the throttle bracket for Danny's B6 too, all before 8:30. Shaping up to be a fairly productive day lol.
No festiva for me ATM...Comment
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Good work, man!
I slid through a couple of intersections in the neighborhood today. Luckily the main roads were salted and the drive to work was quicker than I expected. I'm sure it'll still take a few more days with snow on the ground before everyone relearns how to drive in it...-Zack
Blue '93 GL Auto: White 13" 5 Point Wheels, Full LED Conversion, and an 8" SubComment
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^ true that. I pulled 2 cars out of a creek at about 10 pm in 40 mph winds......FML1992 white L, Bp, American racing 13's, stock trans.
1991 White L, BP/F5MR, protege header, full aspire swap with gr2's, seats, and sway bar, 15" konig's, short throw, escort console.
1991 blue L, 5 speed.
1988 red L-plus-all stock.Comment
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My ebrake froze up so I thought I released it and began to drive quickly doing a 180. Fixed nowOriginally posted by crazyrog17 View Post
Snow tires going on today!
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Nancy- 1.8L BP, aspire swap, g-trans
The Adventures of Nancy! Build Thread
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My Musica! Click me!Comment
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Last night I put new MOOG swaybar end bushings on Fajita. Now it'll get up above 40 without shaking so bad. Problem is now the tops of the doors flap, LOL!!
Also noticed the driver's side tie rod end was missing a cotter pin for the castle nut, it was still tight, dug thru my stuff and found one and installed it.
Now just have to fix the headlight switch and the speedo cluster. I'll probably just swap the steering column instead of trying to remove the multifunction switch. The P/O installed a lighted rocker switch in the dash for the headlights so I'll need to figure out what was hacked. The speedo noise is annoying at speed.1963 Fairlane - future NSS drag car
1965 Mustang Coupe - A-code car, restoring for/with my son
1973 F100 longbed - only 22k original miles, 360/auto, disk, PS/PB dealer in dash A/C
1996 Sonoma X-cab - son's DD
2002 Grand Prix - daughter's DD
2003 Sport Trac - 180k, 130k on replaced motor with new timing chains - F/S soon.
2005 Accord - wife's DD
2008 Mountaineer - step daughter's DD
2015 F150 SCrew - DDComment
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^ that speedo noise absolutely infuriates me!!! Anybody know of a good cable lube? I've tried alot of stuff and it only works for about a week.1992 white L, Bp, American racing 13's, stock trans.
1991 White L, BP/F5MR, protege header, full aspire swap with gr2's, seats, and sway bar, 15" konig's, short throw, escort console.
1991 blue L, 5 speed.
1988 red L-plus-all stock.Comment
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My speedo doesn't even work, the odometer does.....1963 Fairlane - future NSS drag car
1965 Mustang Coupe - A-code car, restoring for/with my son
1973 F100 longbed - only 22k original miles, 360/auto, disk, PS/PB dealer in dash A/C
1996 Sonoma X-cab - son's DD
2002 Grand Prix - daughter's DD
2003 Sport Trac - 180k, 130k on replaced motor with new timing chains - F/S soon.
2005 Accord - wife's DD
2008 Mountaineer - step daughter's DD
2015 F150 SCrew - DDComment
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Throttle bracket installed! After looking at that pic I realized that there was too sharp of a bend going at the bracket end, so I rerouted the cable a tad and its smooth now
And here is how the battery tray sits. Still have to take it back out and drill one more mount hole in the back, then clean up and paint and shes done! Has an inch of clearance between hood and terminals with hood closed. Not too bad
Last edited by htchbck; 01-13-2012, 10:02 AM.No festiva for me ATM...Comment
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That's a really decent battery location, nice job :thumbright:
1988 323 Station Wagon - KLG4 swapped
1988 323 GT - B6T Powered
2008 Ford Escape - Rollover Survivor
1990 Festiva - First Ever Completed KLZE swap (SOLD)
If no one from the future stops you from doing it, how bad of a decision can it really be?Comment
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That's where I relocated my battery when I did the BP swap!!!1992 white L, Bp, American racing 13's, stock trans.
1991 White L, BP/F5MR, protege header, full aspire swap with gr2's, seats, and sway bar, 15" konig's, short throw, escort console.
1991 blue L, 5 speed.
1988 red L-plus-all stock.Comment
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