Show your engine now !!!!!

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Show your engine now !!!!!

Reply #135 – January 03, 2011, 03:57:48 PM

HAVI! Not much different than a 351c swap,very similar except deck height,similar to 429-460. You are doing a 400m swap right?? I looked at it on the old forum. But yet original. I like good old fashioned ingenuity!!!! If i ever get my clevland done its going in my 3.8 car,with a c-4.

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Reply #136 – January 03, 2011, 06:00:02 PM

Well, seeing as how I just "finished" the carb swap last weekend, I'll throw some up. While underhood is no where near where it ought to be for how clean the rest of the car is, it will have to do for now. Hate the new air cleaner, but for 8 bucks, it works for now. The stock CFI unit will fit, just need get a 90 degree banjo fuel inlet for the carb. Next up is shorty headers, and sand blast/paint all brackets, ect.

Before. All original right down to the date on the 1984 drive belts.

During the swap. Only had the weekend to do this, had to drive back to work Monday.

Now running,. The stock in tank 84 CFI fuel pump to feed the high pressure rail pump runs a steady 5psi, perfect for a carb. Still got tons more to clean, ect. but for daily driver duty, works for now.

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Reply #137 – January 03, 2011, 06:16:42 PM

Flipnbird...Thanks for the props.

Everyone else, good pics. Keep 'em coming. It doesn't matter how clean or how dity. It's just pics. My next pic of the engine will have a new compressor for the a/c and maybe a re-painted strut tower brace. I scratched mine up swapping intakes and using it to lean on when I'm working under the hood.LOL.

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Reply #138 – January 03, 2011, 06:47:18 PM

I love my HO lol...no it aint stock :burnout:

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Reply #139 – January 03, 2011, 09:25:11 PM

http://www.servimg.com/image_preview.php?i=11&u=13165488

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Reply #140 – January 03, 2011, 09:27:07 PM

Quote from: andrew beedle;348138

I have a different upper and lower intake and intake tube now and soon to be distributorless.

oh........my...goodness!:cool:

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Reply #141 – January 03, 2011, 10:17:33 PM

WOW !! i missed that one thats awesome !

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Reply #142 – January 03, 2011, 11:04:19 PM

Quote from: andrew beedle;348138

I have a different upper and lower intake and intake tube now and soon to be distributorless.

:burnout: Real nice!!!

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Reply #143 – January 04, 2011, 04:38:12 PM

1986 all original TC

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Reply #144 – January 04, 2011, 04:39:01 PM

Quote from: andrew beedle;348138

I have a different upper and lower intake and intake tube now and soon to be distributorless.

*Drool*
Need new pics!!!

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Reply #145 – January 04, 2011, 05:58:23 PM

Ahh what the hell...here's another one of mine I took right after the HO swap. (That's a piece of backing paper on the intake from the 302 decals i put on my valve covers). Next time I get it outta the garage I'll grab a better pic. Since this one was taken I have deleted the EGR and put the stock airbox back on.

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Reply #146 – January 05, 2011, 12:37:09 AM

Quote from: 50tbrd88;348363

Ahh what the hell...here's another one of mine I took right after the HO swap. (That's a piece of backing paper on the intake from the 302 decals i put on my valve covers). Next time I get it outta the garage I'll grab a better pic. Since this one was taken I have deleted the EGR and put the stock airbox back on.

You need some NOS

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Reply #147 – January 06, 2011, 09:39:10 AM

You know I have considered that...just don't know how well the stock high-mile pistons will hold up! lol

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Reply #148 – January 06, 2011, 01:14:25 PM

Quote from: 50tbrd88;348566

You know I have considered that...just don't know how well the stock high-mile pistons will hold up! lol

I've considered it to but I'm not going to do it. I only take the car to the track once or twice a year to a test and tune day. There's no point in putting in nitrous when I drive the car on the street 99.99999% of the time. What am I going to do use nitrous on the street like one of those Fast & Stupid guys:mullet:.

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Reply #149 – January 06, 2011, 07:24:47 PM

Quote from: thunderjet302;348576

I've considered it to but I'm not going to do it. I only take the car to the track once or twice a year to a test and tune day. There's no point in putting in nitrous when I drive the car on the street 99.99999% of the time. What am I going to do use nitrous on the street like one of those Fast & Stupid guys:mullet:.

It would be very cool to be able to shock people by saying you have NOS on a T-bird, lol. For the money you cant beat nitrous and the power gains it gives. Bang for the buck for sure, but it my case I'm afraid there would quite literally be a "bang" involved.