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Reply #90 – November 15, 2009, 01:03:11 AM

I didn't get too much done today either. I did install the power steering pump pulley though. After that was pressed into position, I started wiring my 3G in. I had to make another run back to the bone yard to get a 3 pin connector off of a Taurus there. After I got back from getting that, I installed the shifter cable and called it a day. :flip:

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Reply #91 – November 15, 2009, 06:56:34 AM

Any progress is still progress.Everything you do,no matter how small is still one step closer to finished.All I did over the last two days was have the small water tube on my intake water pipes welded closed after I cut it off.I don't use the throttle body spacer water lines.They also bead blasted it for me and I brought it home,painted and installed it.Little stuff.They didn't charge me after they looked the Sport over.They (guys at the machine shop) thought the car was cool and hadn't ever seen anyone fix one up before,so,they said "don't worry about it" (the price).Cool for me.

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Reply #92 – November 15, 2009, 11:03:21 AM

Any progress is good progress. That's true. If I'm anything, I'm patient.

I'm trying to get the end of the shifter cable to snap on to the on the shifter linkage up in the tranny tunnel. The plastic bushing that the end of the cable is supposed to snap over is giving me fits. It just won't let the cable snap over it. Does anyone know where I could buy a new plastic bushing? I'm sure that would help.

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Reply #93 – November 15, 2009, 08:10:48 PM

Chipping away at it. Today I finished wiring in the stator, alternator and ignition wires for my 3G. I also found a new bushing for the shifter linkage. It never ceases to amuze me how many people there are working at auto parts stores who have no clue about what parts they do, or don't stock. When I called around yesterday, looking for those bushings, you'd think I was asking if they had a golden goose. Today, I stopped by Advance Auto Parts and looked for them myself. Sure enough, they had them.

When I got home, I took the old, mangled bushing off the shifter linkage and put a new one on. That allowed me to snap the cable on, so that's one more thing out of the way.

I spent part of the day with my nose in my trusty EVTM. Since I couldn't find a good used O2 harness, I ordered a new one from a guy who makes them (sells them on Ebay). The harness I bought from him was supposed to be pinned for a Fox Stang with an AOD and long tubes. When I checked to see if the harness was pinned properly, I saw that it wasn't. That's why .I had to break out the EVTM and repin the harness. Now that harness is ready to go, I'm about ready to install the upper intake. Once I get that bad boy on, it's gonna really start looking like an engine.

As far as my 3G goes, all I need to do now, is buy some 4 gauge flexible power cable from a car audio store and a 120 amp circuit breaker. That will complete it's installation.

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Reply #94 – November 16, 2009, 07:25:29 PM

I'm glad to see you're still moving forward.Luckily for me,I don't have any wiring work to do,just swapping heavy parts.LOL.

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Reply #95 – November 17, 2009, 04:18:58 AM

I would get a 150-175 amp breaker, the 130 amps can supposedly hit up to 160 amps at higher RPM's. Unless you have a 90 amp.

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Reply #96 – November 18, 2009, 12:55:06 AM

Quote from: vinnietbird;299118

I'm glad to see you're still moving forward.Luckily for me,I don't have any wiring work to do,just swapping heavy parts.LOL.

Some guys might mind having to do all the extra work I've been doing, but I'm really glad I'm the one doing it. By the time I pull this thing out of the driveway and onto the road, I'll know exactly what's in it. I'm learning every square in of this car and I'm loving every minute of it!

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Reply #97 – November 18, 2009, 01:02:45 AM

Quote from: Haystack;299152

I would get a 150-175 amp breaker, the 130 amps can supposedly hit up to 160 amps at higher RPM's. Unless you have a 90 amp.

I saw that Jcassity recommended using a 120 amp fuse in his 3G install instructions. Since my 3G is rated at 130 amps, I thought it was a strange idea to use circuit protection that's rated lower than your alternator, but figured he had a good reason for it. I have easy access to a 150 amp circuit breaker. It would be very convenient for me if I used one rated at 150. Now I'm not sure which way to go on this. :( If my 3G is gonna throw out that many amps under high RPM conditions, I'd have to go with a 150 amp breaker.

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Reply #98 – November 18, 2009, 01:27:15 AM

I've been focusing on getting my AOD set up right over the past couple of days. Yesterday, I went to the nastiest bone yard in town and robbed a shift lever out of a T Bird there. It's one of those yards that a guy just doesn't go to, unless his options are really limited. That's the situation I found myself in, so I headed over there yesterday morning. It's not unusual for this place to have deep pools of soup under their cars even when there hasn't been rain for weeks. With that in mind, I knew I'd have an interesting day cut out for me considering I needed a part that was under the car. After I built myself a junkyard creeper (seat cushion, headliner and spare tire cover thrown on the ground) to keep me up out of the swamp, I got down to brass tacks. It wasn't fun, but I got the shift lever out of the tranny. After I wiped myself off enough so I didn't look like a freshly-used rectal thermometer, I jumped in the van and headed home. Since I promised my brother I would do some work on his car yesterday, I didn't get a chance to do any real work on mine. Today though (Wednesday), I replaced the bad shift lever in my tranny with the one I robbed from the bone yard yesterday. Even though I was careful with them, 3 of the tranny pan bolts snapped off when I was trying to take them out. I was PISSED! Oh well. I still had enough time left in my day to drill out those bolts and tap one of the holes. I tried extracting the broken off bolts, but got a bad feeling when I tried backing them out. It was taking too much effort to get them to even start to turn. Instead of taking a chance on snapping off an extractor in one of the holes, I decided to drill the holes to size and tap them. tomorrow, I need to tap the other two bolt holes, but that won't take long. I still need to buy a valve body from Dan Gisldorf, but at the moment, don't have the money. It won't be long before I do though, so I want to make sure everything else has been done with the tranny. I want to have it set up so I can install the VB and be ready to go. Oh well. When I have more to report on, I'll share it with you guys. Have a great night!

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Reply #99 – November 18, 2009, 08:20:39 AM

LOL.I've been to salvage yards like that.They suck,but,tend to have more of the older cars on hand as well.I may be picking up my differential from a yard like that today.I know what you mean about knowing every square inch of the car.I know the Sport.....better than Ford did at this point.When I find myself with people talking about our cars,it feels good to know that I did the work,made the car what it is.Nice.Keep us posted on the work.

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Reply #100 – November 20, 2009, 11:36:27 PM

Quote from: 88 Blackbird 5.0;299254

I saw that Jcassity recommended using a 120 amp fuse in his 3G install instructions. Since my 3G is rated at 130 amps, I thought it was a strange idea to use circuit protection that's rated lower than your alternator, but figured he had a good reason for it. I have easy access to a 150 amp circuit breaker. It would be very convenient for me if I used one rated at 150. Now I'm not sure which way to go on this. :( If my 3G is gonna throw out that many amps under high RPM conditions, I'd have to go with a 150 amp breaker.

Your 3G is gonna throw out that many amps when all your lights, AC, wipers, and other electrical accessories are on. Another thing to consider is whether there is anything else that gets burned up at 150 amps in your electrical circuit. You may need it to pop at 120 to protect something else. Hopefully someone on here can guess if your car will even draw more than 120 amps or not.

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Reply #101 – November 21, 2009, 06:33:16 AM

Quote from: xjeffs;299580

Your 3G is gonna throw out that many amps when all your lights, AC, wipers, and other electrical accessories are on. Another thing to consider is whether there is anything else that gets burned up at 150 amps in your electrical circuit. You may need it to pop at 120 to protect something else. Hopefully someone on here can guess if your car will even draw more than 120 amps or not.

Just wait till you have your battery ran dead from leaving your head lights on or jump someone else. The battery is just a load until charged after the car is started. A dead battery or a bad one could pull more then the cars charging system can provide.

It really isn't all that hard to come up with 90+ amps, especially if you have an electric fan, stereo system things like that. I think the electric motors are around 30 amps each if its a duel unit.

If you add up just what your lights are supposed to put out, you'll wonder how your stock alt even powered them at idle.

The way I see it, anything that is going to pull alot of amperage shouldn't fry anything except the alt and what ever is causing the amperage draw. A direct short should pull enough to make the wires melt, which is why you have a breaker/fuse. Voltage yes, but not amperage. If you used the proper wiring gauge, there is nothing to be worried about going with a 150 amp breaker on a system that is designed to hit 130+.

I wonder what the amperage rating is on the stock fuseable links? More then the alt puts out I'm sure.

Amperage is easy to "guess".

wattage divided by voltage equals amps, or something like that.

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Reply #102 – November 21, 2009, 01:24:46 PM

Both of you guys make some really good points. I'm gonna use high-grade, 4-gauge wire to be on the safe side. Because of that, I'll bet Haystack is right about being safe with the 150 amp breaker.

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Reply #103 – December 24, 2009, 03:10:42 PM

I should have more money rolling in soon, so I can finish this thing. Just posting an update to let everyone here know what's going on with my project.

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Reply #104 – December 24, 2009, 05:28:31 PM

Hey,good to see you're still live.LOL. I'm in the same boat.No funds.Once the weather clears,and I get some time (and about $100.00),I can install the engine and differential (and CHE control arms).Nothing going on lately,just waiting patiently.How's everything there?