Project "Red Phoenix" Reply #60 – November 11, 2012, 11:25:14 PM Figured Id throw some of the pics I took to submit for the NATO calender into this thread for all to see. Turned my cameras resolution all the way up and went to a local spot right on the Mississippi River. I thought it made a pretty good back drop!! Quote Selected
Project "Red Phoenix" Reply #61 – November 12, 2012, 12:02:10 AM Nice job patching in the rear quarter. Quote Selected
Project "Red Phoenix" Reply #62 – November 12, 2012, 12:18:19 AM Thanks, Im still far from done though. I still have in front of the wheel wells on boths sides and the other rear quarter to do and the door bottoms. I just havent had the time to do it yet. Ive also got a rust free trunk lid waiting to go on next spring, should also be when I can at the latest get the rest of the rust repair completely done. If everything goes as planned the cars coming completely apart next fall/winter so I can take care of any surface rust and hopefully get some fresh paint on. Then Ill worry about getting the seats recovered. Im also trying to track down moonroof parts so I can get it fully functional agian. Pretty sure my motor is fine and obviously the glass is, but some of the brackets/or what ever they are are broke. It only has one side still fully connected. Quote Selected
Project "Red Phoenix" Reply #63 – January 16, 2013, 12:07:04 AM Well as Ive told some of the guys Im in school for Auto Tech finally got into some of the fun stuff(get bored at my age with the stuff Ive been doing since 16!!). Engine Performance, first part compression tests and cylinder leakage. Decided to see how the TC stacked up considering its 25 yrs old with close to 200,000. Well to my surprise it passed with flying colors!! first puff 110 psi 5th puff 160, dry compression test. Cylinder leakage test no more than 13% which was going past the rings which is well within acceptable!! Almost like shes not even broke in yet!!! LOL Quote Selected
Project "Red Phoenix" Reply #64 – March 12, 2013, 11:00:55 PM Well had a bit of a set back on the body work on the passenger side. I was doing some running around this morning and had the passenger rear tire literally blow out with no warning. A section as wide as the tire and about 2 foot long ripped completely off the tire at about 70 mph, but not before damaging the piece that I put in and bending a seam in the wheel well. I believe I can straighten it back out, but it still sucks. I forgot to grab a pic of the tire before the tire shop took it but it was pretty bad. Ill grab a pic of the damage to the quarter tomorrow though. Quote Selected
Project "Red Phoenix" Reply #66 – March 13, 2013, 11:57:33 PM Best pic I could get today, was busy as hell for most of it. Quote Selected
Project "Red Phoenix" Reply #67 – March 14, 2013, 12:04:32 AM Tire blow outs are never good Anyone see that old you tube vid of a iroc doing a burnout lol..... Destroyed the car But yea that sucks man ........ Quote Selected
Project "Red Phoenix" Reply #68 – April 02, 2013, 01:17:45 AM Well in the last couple weeks Ive had some good and bad things going for my Tbird. The bad first, Sunday night I was headed home from gassing up, got on it and it backfired and died. Wouldnt restart at all, trailer it to work today and found that my Distributor gear sheared a bunch of teeth off and slightly damaged the intermediate shaft gear. And between the spoiler and turbo Im only into them for about $55, gotta love pick and pulls that are cheap!! LOL Now onto the good, I went to a local pick and pull on a lead of a fox tbird. Low and behold it was an 83-84 TC with a bunch of usable parts, 2 interested me in particular. First and the main reason I made the trip is what I have been told is a relatively rare FMS spoiler. Needs some repair, but is in very usable condition. I like hard to find parts!!! 2nd is the T3 off of it, it may need a rebuild(Im not sure yet). But it will be better for my immediate plans for the car than the IHI. Both will be going on my car as soon as they are ready to be installed. The spoiler will go on my current rusty trunk lid so I can get its holes drilled right. then when Im ready to start prepping for a repaint Ill make a template and transfer it to the rust free trunk lid. Quote Selected
Project "Red Phoenix" Reply #69 – April 02, 2013, 01:51:32 PM I may just have to make a road trip Quote Selected
Project "Red Phoenix" Reply #70 – April 02, 2013, 03:14:03 PM This dizzy gear stuff has me worried Seems like it happens to everyone and as much as I'm fixing right now I feel like I'm next lol Quote Selected
Project "Red Phoenix" Reply #71 – April 02, 2013, 10:52:48 PM Hit your local pick and pull up before it happens. That way your not like me, having to make a special trip just for it. I thought I was gonna be one of the lucky ones and not have it happen. Hopefully fixing this also fixes my weird idle! I do think eventually Im probably gonna get the billet Esslinger shaft and a bronze distributor gear. Then all Ill have to do is change out the dizzy gear. Quote Selected
Project "Red Phoenix" Reply #72 – April 04, 2013, 11:23:52 PM Ah, the dreaded dizzy gear failure. At least it didn't explode on you and fill the motor full of metal chunks and shavings.From what I've heard those Bronze Dizzy Gears are so soft that they wear out every 5-7K, you really wanna have to change your gear that often? Quote Selected
Project "Red Phoenix" Reply #73 – April 05, 2013, 12:52:33 AM Anyone have a link to a upgraded gear? This is somthing I might do before it lets go ...... I'm not ez on the car lol Quote Selected
Project "Red Phoenix" Reply #74 – April 05, 2013, 01:46:10 AM Quote from: Big B;412634Ah, the dreaded dizzy gear failure. At least it didn't explode on you and fill the motor full of metal chunks and shavings.From what I've heard those Bronze Dizzy Gears are so soft that they wear out every 5-7K, you really wanna have to change your gear that often?Im just trying to come up with a way that if it happens agian that the chance of having to track down a shaft are greatly reduced. I can pull the dizzy in my sleep!!! If I can find a better alternative. Quote from: STANG8U;412641Anyone have a link to a upgraded gear? This is somthing I might do before it lets go ...... I'm not ez on the car lolI think its all available thru esslinger.On a good note the car is back together and running great so far. Gonna take it for a few short test runs tomorrow to make sure everything is 100% good to go. And I have a Kirban AFPR on its way to me. Which is a good thing!! Every since I put the Walbro in Ive been on the very rich side. When I put a pressure gauge on, my psi has been 40 with vacuum connected and 45 without. I put it on a 4 gas buttstuffyzer and the hydrocarbons(raw gas!!) hovered each side of 1000 ppm, ran it up to 2500rpms and it was still well over 500 ppm. Even if I had a Cat on it would still have been way to high. Now I just need to figure out a good fuel pressure for 15-18 psi of boost. Quote Selected
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