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5.0 Meet Turbo Coupe

Reply #60 –
Can't wait to see the pics.I had thought of long tube headers,but can't make my mind up.For now,My shorty BBKs will be fine.I'll keep my eyes open just in case of a killer deal though.Other than the floor pan issues,were they an easy install?How close to the floor are they?I left the starter cable routing info in the PM I sent you.I'm glad you're making some killer progress.Pics........pics......pics......LOL.
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

5.0 Meet Turbo Coupe

Reply #61 –
Thanks for the help and kind words Freak and Vinnie.  I installed the starter cable this morning like you said, so that's one more thing out of the way.  I'm about to install the injector harness.  I'm wondering about something though.  Where does the clip that goes between the salt and pepper shakers snap on to?  Is it supposed to snap onto the back of the upper intake?  If so, does an Explorer upper intake have a provision for that clip like a 5.0 upper would?  Thanks for any help with this guys.
William

5.0 Meet Turbo Coupe

Reply #62 –
I dunno about the Explorer intake but A GT40 doesn't...

5.0 Meet Turbo Coupe

Reply #63 –
The Explorer doesn't have that provision either.I got the Dremmel and made a notch like the stock H.O intake.Problem solved.
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

5.0 Meet Turbo Coupe

Reply #64 –
Quote from: vinnietbird;298571
The Explorer doesn't have that provision either.I got the Dremmel and made a notch like the stock H.O intake.Problem solved.


That's what I did as well.
88 Thunderbird LX: 306, Edelbrock Performer heads, Comp 266HR cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, bunch of other stuff.

5.0 Meet Turbo Coupe

Reply #65 –
That's what I'll do then.  Problem solved.  :)
William

Update time...

Reply #66 –
Well...  Today, I installed the injector harness, O2 sensor harness, low oil level sensor, speedo gear in the tranny, tranny harness, the starter cable and the hard fuel lines that run to the injector rail.  I also put the battery in it's tray and connected several grounds on the engine and engine bay.

Here are pictures of the progress I've made over the past two days.
William

5.0 Meet Turbo Coupe

Reply #67 –
more pics
William

5.0 Meet Turbo Coupe

Reply #68 –
More pics
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5.0 Meet Turbo Coupe

Reply #69 –
More pics
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Reply #70 –
Last few
William

Oh yea

Reply #71 –
I'm gonna clean the engine compartment back up when everything else is done with the installation.  It's hard to believe, but there's fresh paint under all that dust you see.
William

5.0 Meet Turbo Coupe

Reply #72 –
In the under car pics, you'll see that ugly, unpainted tranny pan.  The tranny pan is the only thing on the tranny I didn't paint.  I painted the tranny the same color that I painted the engine.  I'm going to replace the tranny pan with a deep, finned aftermarket pan before I run the car for the first time.
William

5.0 Meet Turbo Coupe

Reply #73 –
Great pics.Thanks.Watch the driver side hood scoop with the a/c bracket.There have been members that made contact between the two.I may be using Stang brackets,they are lower under the hood line.I have a couple of questions....

1. how's the clearance on the driver side spark plugs
2.What is the dipstick tube from?Explorer?I have a nearly new one for mine (Fox body assembly),but was just wondering.
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

5.0 Meet Turbo Coupe

Reply #74 –
Quote from: vinnietbird;298635
Great pics.Thanks.Watch the driver side hood scoop with the a/c bracket.There have been members that made contact between the two.I may be using Stang brackets,they are lower under the hood line.I have a couple of questions....

1. how's the clearance on the driver side spark plugs
The clearance is fine if you use a dedicated spark plug socket

2.What is the dipstick tube from?Explorer?I have a nearly new one for mine (Fox body assembly),but was just wondering.

That's right.  It's from an Explorer Buddy.  Explorer dipsticks work better than Fox dipsticks, because they are more vertical (works better getting around the primaries of long tubes)

Can I modify the hood somehow to give myself more clearance?  If I have to hack on the hood, it might not be pretty.
William