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Project "Red Phoenix"

Reply #30 –
Thanks, you are officially the first to wish me a Happy Birthday!!!!!!


Oh ya almost forgot to, last week my replacement intercooler boot came in. So off with the plumbing boot(dont ask, only thing I could find around here to work) and on with the real boot!! I can finally turn the boost back up to 15psi :banana:

Project "Red Phoenix"

Reply #31 –
The bird has officially been released into the wild!!! Drives like it did before the accident!!






Heres a pic of how the engine bay looks now to. A/C is coming out the rest of the way also, so Ill have plenty of room for my FMIC piping!!!

Project "Red Phoenix"

Reply #33 –
Actually, from wreck, to back on the street, that was a fast turn around. No A/C? I tried that. nearly spontaneously combusted a couple of summers ago. Had to install everything. Nice and cool now during those days pushing 120 degrees.............and that is not a joke.
'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..

Project "Red Phoenix"

Reply #34 –
Theres been a pipe missing for I dont know how long and I have no clue if the pumps good. Ive really never had a car with good working A\C, so I have no clue what Im missing!! LOL  2 windows and a moonroof are the most Ive ever had in the way of A\C!! LOL  Besides it doesnt normally get anywhere near 120* up here.

I guess since you put it that way it is a pretty quick turn around, consider I didnt have a fully equipped body shop to use! I will say though, if it want for jangus having pretty much everything I needed Id still be tracking down parts. I cant thank him enough for all the parts and the deal on them. Oh and I even got a foglight to since my drivers one had a cracked housing and corroded wires. Now they both work and Im happy as a lark!! Of coarse all the members deserve a thanks for all the support. Cant wait to start the rest of the rust repair!

Project "Red Phoenix"

Reply #35 –
Congrats on getting her back on the road! Good to see that you could get it done so quickly.

Project "Red Phoenix"

Reply #36 –
Quote from: Tbird-fanatic;389199
The bird has officially been released into the wild!!! Drives like it did before the accident!!

Fast work! Wanna come down and help me with mine? lol, burgers n beers on me!
'98 Explorer 5.0
'20 Malibu (I know, Chevy, but, 35MPG. Let's go brandon, eh)

Project "Red Phoenix"

Reply #37 –
Not ready for another across state run!!! LOL If ya were closer Id say sure!!!

Had some stuff laying around and decided I wanted to change/clean things up just a bit. Of coarse in the process I also realized that the turbo needs to come off to replace the turbo to manifold gasket as its leaking out the bottom side. On a bright note though heres how some things changed!



Heres some of the things that have been removed!! She going on a bit of a diet!!

Project "Red Phoenix"

Reply #38 –
Thing have been going good for the car, had a fuel line issue that turned out to be the pump to pump hanger hose ruptured. No biggy but it did scare the $h!t out of me!!  Decided I didnt want to trust the factory boost gauge anymore, so I picked up an aftermarket one and a universal pillar pod. Not fun modding the pod to fit my pillar and its not quite done yet, but its good enough to hold it for now. I need to get ahold of an actual heat gun so I can form it a little more. Hopefully this gauge can help me diagnose any issues in the future, since its boost/vacuum.

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Reply #39 –
Must...........hide............wires..............LOL.

One step at a time. You're actually making some quick progress.
'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..

Project "Red Phoenix"

Reply #40 –
Lighting for it hasnt been done yet, thats why the wire are just hanging there. Boost line is already hidden, found out it dont like to uncoil very well!!! LOL I only had a couple hours why my daughters were taking a nap to be out doing this and I really didnt have the patience this morning to pull the lower dash apart!!! LOL In do time, I dont drive much at night anymore so it can wait a day or 2 to get them wired. I need to grab some of the damaged sheet metal from the FIL's though. I wanna start doing my rust repair here when I have free time. Id like to get it ready for paint by the fall (fingers crossed!! LOL ) Also need to start saving for some tuning product so I can get this old girl running optimal and do some upgrades!!! A local guy from turboford is gonna help me with tuning once I get the stuff.

Project "Red Phoenix"

Reply #41 –
Thanks to 1bad88tbird Im gonna be having working cornering lights soon, since he actually had a relay harness floating around yet. Also getting a shift  from him so that I can get the stang  off and put an actual TC  on. Its not perfect, but the leather is there and not ripped. Garrenteed it will look better than the stang or the original that was in it that the leather was ripping off of!!!  Oh and just for vinnie I got the lights for the boost gauge hooked up and the wires hidden for the most part. If you look thru the windshield you can see a short section, because I didnt want to drill a hole in the trim yet just incase I find a pod that fits better. With the vacuum side of the gauge I can tell that the bulk of my motor is healthy, its pulling almost the perfect amount of vacuum for certain conditions.

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Reply #42 –
Well and as usual I get more done on a day off. Got an extra passanger side taillight to replace mine, since it has a crack in it from someone screwing it on:mad:. Well as I havent been able to leave anything alone on the car I decided to do a little work to it!!!:evilgrin:  This is just sprayed and Im still playing with doing the red reflector parts, just haven decided yet. Need to clean and prep the driverside to do the same thing yet, possibly by the weekend.





Also its starting to be time to start rust repair. Was out where all my spare parts are at and decided I needed some metal to start!!!! Well if this idea works out Im gonna have a custom mod, we'll see though. Got more metal than I need for the area so ignore the edges, forgot to bring my cut off wheel so I had use a pair of snips.

Project "Red Phoenix"

Reply #43 –
what are you plans for that section of the hood?  I've been after a section like that for years..

Project "Red Phoenix"

Reply #44 –
This should be a clue what Im thinking of doing with that section!!!




The ironic part is that I have 3 other hoods too!!!!  Obviously this is from the hood that was on my car in the accident, Cant let a good piece of metal go to waste!!!!