Pics of my (dirty) bird May 10, 2009, 05:21:04 PM OK, so I couldn't wait for the rain to stop, so I took some photos today. Keep in mind the car is extremely dirty, having just been driven in the rain, on the dirt road to the cottage. If the sun ever comes out again I will take some more pics.I've still got some minor things to finish, including cleaning up and painting the B-pillars (you can see in one pic where the factory covering has peeled off), reinstalling the rear window trim, and reinstalling/painting the side trim. I've also got to refinish and install the TC snowflakes, so the 10-holes are still on it for now. And without further delay, I present my finally-almost-finished 3-year project.Front: (note the insects... and they're not even bad yet)Right side (those stains are just dirt,and the vertical streaks under the mirrors are from sitting in the yard in the rain without having a bath, so the dirt streaked)Rear (gotta remove the web address from the back window, that website doesn't work anymore anyway):Left side (again, the stains are dirt): Quote Selected
Pics of my (dirty) bird Reply #1 – May 10, 2009, 05:51:17 PM aside from the dirt.... Looks good. Quote Selected
Pics of my (dirty) bird Reply #2 – May 10, 2009, 06:24:49 PM Very nice.I remember when my Sport's TC header panel didn't have a hole in it.You have to be feeling pretty good. Quote Selected
Pics of my (dirty) bird Reply #3 – May 10, 2009, 07:07:28 PM Wish my hood lined up flush in the back near the window like yours.....It's time for new springs on mine. No amount of adjustment will make it go down. Quote Selected
Pics of my (dirty) bird Reply #4 – May 10, 2009, 07:46:58 PM Hey maybe its a little dirty but still nice to see pictures of it, be reminded its still there lol :D Quote Selected
Pics of my (dirty) bird Reply #6 – May 10, 2009, 08:35:52 PM There we go, Nice car, hows the paint holding up? Quote Selected
Pics of my (dirty) bird Reply #7 – May 10, 2009, 09:03:14 PM The paint is holding up well. I keep forgetting it's almost been two years since I painted this - since I hadn't driven it, it still seems like "new paint" to me :hick:I forgot to mention, I did get two out of the three major issued I'd had on my first drive solved. The driveline vibration was indeed the driveshaft I'd installed from my parts TC. I reinstalled the original and the vibration is gone. I had installed the TC driveshaft because I figured T5 tranny and TC rear, the TC shaft would have been a better match (and it had two new U-joints in it). I guess it must have been bent, or a balancing lug must have come off.The speedo problem was indeed the VSS. It had literally come apart - the metal "base" corroded away. Once again, this was from the parts TC - I'd figured that the TC's VSS would be a better match to the T5. Luckily the AOD unit is the same, I just swapped the speedo gears and installed it. Now I've got to replace the speedo gear anyway - the TC T5 had a 6-tooth drive gear, the Mustang T5 has a 7 tooth, so the speedo is off. It shows 120 km/hr when I'm really driving about 90. I ordered the proper black 20-tooth gear tonight (the TC's was white 17 tooth).I also treated it to a brand new stereo. It was a spur-of-the-moment thing: I was in Canadian Tire and saw a Chinese no-name stereo marked 50% off. It has USB and SD card ports and 4 RCA pre-outs plus a subwoofer output, so it's just about perfect for me with my 4-channel Alpine amp and mono PPI subwoofer amp. Not bad for $75, an it actually sounds quite good.That just leaves me with the stalling problem. No codes, the TPS tests OK, the IAC is moving freely, but it stalls when coming to a stop. Here's the rub though: it only stalls if I gear down to stop. If I coast with my foot on the clutch it does not stall. It's almost like when the engine drops in RPM suddenly it doesn't know when to stop dropping and just stalls. This is why I was originally thinking IAC - it's acting like the IAC closes up completely when the idle RPM is higher than the EEC expects (such as when gearing down to a stop) and is slow or sticking when opening again. Even though the IAC seems to be in good shape I might try the spare one off my HO intake to see if that helps.I might even take the EGR valve off and see if the pintle is moving freely. If the EGR is bad that sucker's getting blocked off :hick: Quote Selected
Pics of my (dirty) bird Reply #8 – May 10, 2009, 11:04:29 PM man this almost brings a tear to my eye.makes me remeber my old bird Quote Selected
Pics of my (dirty) bird Reply #9 – May 10, 2009, 11:10:14 PM Looks good, but the snowflakes will make it better. Quote Selected
Pics of my (dirty) bird Reply #10 – May 10, 2009, 11:19:28 PM How do you plan to refinish the 'flakes? In your own patented method? (which I've used with great success)? Just clear over the aluminum with black accents? Quote Selected
Pics of my (dirty) bird Reply #11 – May 10, 2009, 11:25:03 PM I would try swapping the IAC, and I would also check for vaccuumm lines. I have a couple of bad lines on my car. It appears they all go to the ATC thingy. Quote Selected
Pics of my (dirty) bird Reply #12 – May 11, 2009, 09:52:13 AM The Bird is looking good... You gonna but the Fire Chicken back on the hood??? :hick: That ought to stir up some comments... :DIf the speed sensor is still connected to the EEC, your stalling problem may be normal, have to remember the SO EEC isn't expecting to see sudden RPM drops... With the AOD you'd have to pull it to low and then throw it into neutral to duplicate down shifting with a manual... I'd check base idle and set to 600 RPMs with the IAC disconnected and try that...BTW don't really know about the SO EEC, but with the speed sensor connected, a HO MAF EEC will hold the RPMs to approx 1200 until the vehicle completely stops... This includes both auto and manual versions I've tried... Quote Selected
Pics of my (dirty) bird Reply #13 – May 11, 2009, 10:05:32 AM Glad to see you getting seat time in the car finally. Quote Selected
Pics of my (dirty) bird Reply #14 – May 11, 2009, 11:58:28 AM Quote from: mjbtbrd;271600Looks good, but the snowflakes will make it better.+1Just can't beat flakes on the 87/88 birds. Looking forward to more pics when those are done! Quote Selected
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