Chuck W
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- Joined
- Apr 29, 2008
- Location
- Indpls, IN
So, I picked this thing up at the beginning of the year as a back-up driver/utility car, to save my 244TIC from disaster. It's motivated by a B20/M40 combo. Other than really wanting an OD (or 5th gear), it does OK.
Here's a pic from when I sorted out a couple things, and put it on the road for the end of the winter.
One of the things I fixed was made a bushing/support for the manual steering rack out of Nylotron, to solve the issue of the original one being non-existent.
In doing some tune-up work in Jan, and replacing a manifold gasket, it became apparent that the #2 EH lobe on the cam is on its way out. So, I acquired another cam/lifters/gaskets, etc to swap the cam. I'd adjusted the rocker arms at the time, and things were quiet, so I just decided to drive it for a bit. I've put about 500-600 miles on it, and the noise is coming back, so I'll need to pull things apart.
One of the things the PO had done when he was "fixing" things, was start to go over the panels, and start to paint the car flat black, and rip all the trim off the car.
About 1/4 of the car had been done, and I really despise the flat black look.
So, one 94*F day, some oven cleaner, and a sheet of plastic later...
Yes, it's still ugly, but at least the flat black is gone. I have most of the trim pieces, so that will be going back on the car as well.
One more thing he "fixed" was chopping out the rusted driver buttcheek, but left the gaping hole.
I'm trying to get my hands on some good cheeks to fix this.
After chasing around a thermostat issue over the winter, once things got warm, it was apparent that the fan clutch is not working properly. The car cools off while in motion, but starts to get warm when idling. I *could* hunt down and replace the fan clutch, however I kind of wanted an e-fan, but the tiny stock alt wasn't going to cut it. In the garage I have a 90A Ford 3G alternator, and an extra e-fan and a thermoswitch. So, a couple weekends ago I grabbed some parts, and worked on the alternator mounting. The car used to have AC on it, and the old support brace was still there, and seemed like it might be handy.
After a little work with the bandsaw and the welder, I got to this point.
The original adjuster mount will become a support brace, and I have an adjuster bracket from another application I'm going to use underneath for adjustment. I will need a longer belt, though. I'm going to finalize this when I pull things apart to replace the cam.
That's about where things stand at the moment. Compared to the 244, this thing kind of wallows around, but it is lacking any kind of suspension upgrades. The plan is to get a 25/22 sway bar combo for the 244 and transfer the turbo bars to this car. Also, I'm trying to see about some way to get a "5th" gear in this thing. I probably could live without it, but damn it's tedious. I've also got a set of D-Jet injectors in the garage, so I may ditch the K-Jet and MS this thing with a basic set-up. It just never ends.
Anyway, more pics and such as I progress on the cam replacement, and alternator/e-fan install.
Here's a pic from when I sorted out a couple things, and put it on the road for the end of the winter.
One of the things I fixed was made a bushing/support for the manual steering rack out of Nylotron, to solve the issue of the original one being non-existent.
In doing some tune-up work in Jan, and replacing a manifold gasket, it became apparent that the #2 EH lobe on the cam is on its way out. So, I acquired another cam/lifters/gaskets, etc to swap the cam. I'd adjusted the rocker arms at the time, and things were quiet, so I just decided to drive it for a bit. I've put about 500-600 miles on it, and the noise is coming back, so I'll need to pull things apart.
One of the things the PO had done when he was "fixing" things, was start to go over the panels, and start to paint the car flat black, and rip all the trim off the car.
About 1/4 of the car had been done, and I really despise the flat black look.
So, one 94*F day, some oven cleaner, and a sheet of plastic later...
Yes, it's still ugly, but at least the flat black is gone. I have most of the trim pieces, so that will be going back on the car as well.
One more thing he "fixed" was chopping out the rusted driver buttcheek, but left the gaping hole.
I'm trying to get my hands on some good cheeks to fix this.
After chasing around a thermostat issue over the winter, once things got warm, it was apparent that the fan clutch is not working properly. The car cools off while in motion, but starts to get warm when idling. I *could* hunt down and replace the fan clutch, however I kind of wanted an e-fan, but the tiny stock alt wasn't going to cut it. In the garage I have a 90A Ford 3G alternator, and an extra e-fan and a thermoswitch. So, a couple weekends ago I grabbed some parts, and worked on the alternator mounting. The car used to have AC on it, and the old support brace was still there, and seemed like it might be handy.
After a little work with the bandsaw and the welder, I got to this point.
The original adjuster mount will become a support brace, and I have an adjuster bracket from another application I'm going to use underneath for adjustment. I will need a longer belt, though. I'm going to finalize this when I pull things apart to replace the cam.
That's about where things stand at the moment. Compared to the 244, this thing kind of wallows around, but it is lacking any kind of suspension upgrades. The plan is to get a 25/22 sway bar combo for the 244 and transfer the turbo bars to this car. Also, I'm trying to see about some way to get a "5th" gear in this thing. I probably could live without it, but damn it's tedious. I've also got a set of D-Jet injectors in the garage, so I may ditch the K-Jet and MS this thing with a basic set-up. It just never ends.
Anyway, more pics and such as I progress on the cam replacement, and alternator/e-fan install.
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