A few upgrades: 5/20/13 Pics outside the garage! Reply #225 – May 25, 2013, 12:46:01 AM iv farted around you tube and seen some vids .........you got a nice car man Quote Selected
A few upgrades: 5/20/13 Pics outside the garage! Reply #226 – May 25, 2013, 07:18:41 AM That color is amazing! Love the ride height on it too! Amazing!Can't wait for more pictures! I'm thinking about my bird every day now when I'm in China for work :PBy the way, I can't really find any used 4.25" pulleys so if you still have your 4" I might be interested in it! Send a PM if you still have it :) Quote Selected
A few upgrades: 5/20/13 Pics outside the garage! Reply #227 – June 02, 2013, 09:13:17 PM Quote from: Thunderbird88;415982That color is amazing! Love the ride height on it too! Amazing!Can't wait for more pictures! I'm thinking about my bird every day now when I'm in China for work By the way, I can't really find any used 4.25" pulleys so if you still have your 4" I might be interested in it! Send a PM if you still have it :) Thanks! I sent you a PM on the pulley. Quote Selected
A few upgrades: 5/20/13 Pics outside the garage! Reply #228 – June 02, 2013, 09:38:58 PM Took the car out to it's first showing (thanks to Kevin's invite!). Things went well, till the ride home. Made it home with the fuel pump cutting out intermitently (this has been a nagging issue since first start up). Good news on two points: Made into the garage before it quit completely and the other, more importantly: It's finally failed (so I can trouble shoot it once and for all!). Quote Selected
A few upgrades: 5/20/13 Pics outside the garage! Reply #229 – June 03, 2013, 04:09:58 PM I always love when something on the car waits to fail till you get home. It's like the car doesn't want to end up on a flat bed. Quote Selected
A few upgrades: 5/20/13 Pics outside the garage! Reply #230 – June 03, 2013, 05:41:22 PM Hey MarkSorry to hear about the pump...but you suspected that could be a possible problem.Its only time and money... ;-)Travis Quote Selected
A few upgrades: 5/20/13 Pics outside the garage! Reply #231 – June 03, 2013, 10:06:15 PM Quote from: turbotrav;416555Hey MarkSorry to hear about the pump...but you suspected that could be a possible problem.Its only time and money... ;-)TravisDon't think it'll be much on the money end (at this point...), it's the time that's killing me! I suspect it'll be something simple: a ground, maybe the inertia switch. It's clearly an open. Just have to locate it. Quote Selected
A few upgrades: 5/20/13 Pics outside the garage! Reply #232 – June 04, 2013, 06:26:59 AM Be happy mate, atleast you aint stuck in communist china with a broken car back home Quote Selected
A few upgrades: 5/20/13 Pics outside the garage! Reply #233 – June 08, 2013, 11:01:58 PM Fixed two issues today for just about $110. Took care of the lack of fuel pressure and the fuel gauge! Wasn't too tough. Had to chase out for stuff twice, the first one cost me $20 and fixed the fuel pressure. The second trip was just under $90 and it fixed the fuel gauge. All it took was 24.5 gallons of 93 octane (@4.49 per gallon)! 4.5 gallons in a can, added to the tank and it fired instantly, and then drove the car to get it filled up. Yup, feel like a dumbass. As I've been sorting out various issues, I had added 5 gallons of fuel twice. Made the assumption, that the fuel gauge wasn't working, as the gauge didn't budge either time I added fuel...Apparently ~30' of -8an fuel line & aftermarket fuel rails push the fuel capacity by another 2.5 gallons. Thankfully it ran out pulling in the garage. It's developed an oil leak, which may keep it from making any road trip year. Will need some dye to track this one. Quote Selected
A few upgrades: 5/20/13 Pics outside the garage! Reply #234 – June 09, 2013, 08:03:58 AM Didnt the bird have a major oil leak last year?Travis Quote Selected
A few upgrades: 5/20/13 Pics outside the garage! Reply #235 – June 10, 2013, 06:07:18 AM Quote from: 86T-bird;416795It's developed an oil leak, which may keep it from making any road trip year. Uuugh! Quote Selected
A few upgrades: 5/20/13 Pics outside the garage! Reply #236 – June 10, 2013, 09:34:51 PM Quote from: turbotrav;416803Didn't the bird have a major oil leak last year?Travis Yup, the first assembly, oil was puking out when I primed the engine. Pulled the engine, replaced the rear main, put a new pan on it, installed support rails on the pan to ensure the pan didn't get tweaked. Round three: The back on the intake did not seal on initial start up, but that was a simple fix. After that it idled for hours with no sign of a leak... It leaks under pressure. It pushed out a quart in ~80 miles. Made a hell of mess under the car!Can't say this is a smoking gun, but there was no leak until I changed the oil & put in synthetic. It's possible something else let go or failed.I'll search out some oil dye, which shows up with black light. That'll help identify where it's coming from, but the trans, clutch & block plate will need to be pulled as a starting point to see anything. The dual clutch was hell to install. Could only mate the engine to the trans with them both out on the floor (found that out after putting the engine in...). I'll pick up a 10 spline input shaft, to make the process easier, the plastic splined guide tool that came with the clutch assembly must have a slight variance, which prevents the trans input shaft from sliding into the clutch disc's.I took it to a car show in Livonia on Sunday. It got a lot of attention! Though I'm getting pretty weary of working on the "details", it did give me some encouragement! Quote Selected
A few upgrades: 5/20/13 Pics outside the garage! Reply #237 – June 10, 2013, 09:35:53 PM Quote from: gumby;416835Uuugh! A punch in the balls would be easier to get over! Quote Selected
A few upgrades: 5/20/13 Pics outside the garage! Reply #238 – June 23, 2013, 08:44:48 PM Engine & trans are out. Cleaned the back of the engine and then tilted it tlo flood the back of the engine with oil, looking for a clear sign of the leak. This revealed the rear main as the culprit! The seal itself looks fine, there are no nicks or problem areas visible on the seal or the crankshaft. I'll call the guys at the machine shop to see if they can offer some insight. If it's possible to get this thing to seal (we'll check it the same way, once it's back together), with the help of my friend Mike, we plan to thrash and get it back together by the weekend. Quote Selected
A few upgrades: 5/20/13 Pics outside the garage! Reply #239 – June 23, 2013, 10:02:41 PM You could try one of those speedysleeve's. Its pretty much a repair kit for the crank to repair the wear grooves in the sealing surface. However, you probably have a brand new crank which should've been fine. Just a thought Quote Selected
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