Oops, I did it again. I bought a new car. (1986 Ford LTD wagon)

Re: Oops, I did it again. I bought a new car. (1986 Ford LTD wagon)

Reply #15 – November 23, 2023, 02:05:10 PM

That's awesome!

Re: Oops, I did it again. I bought a new car. (1986 Ford LTD wagon)

Reply #16 – February 27, 2024, 09:02:33 PM

So, a little update.

Life and winter has hampered progress, but here's where we sit at the moment.

In the bay with the 2015-17 intake.

All with the hood closed.

I went to a 96-04 Kmember, as I needed a little more drop under the oil pan. Still needed to clearance the back of the Kmember to get the pan down and foreward.

I have about 1/4" between the oil pan and the rack, but as you can see, the pan is still tucked up under the K-member

Right now I'm sorting out motor mounts. I have a couple ideas on what I want to do, but we'll see which one pans out. Ironically, I may wind up welding the factory mount pads back on, even if they're in a slightly different location.

The only real clearance issue is the u-joint on the steering shaft with the DS exhaust manifold. I think I can make it work OK with a little engine placement, a spendy steering shaft, and some clearancing (meaning grinding).