The blower install has begun, but it's not complete. I bought some billet oil pump gears and timing chain sprocket to install while the blower was going on. This necessitates the removal of the timing cover, valve covers, entire front dress, and the oil pump of course. It's a bit... involved. My buddy Joe and I worked on it Friday afternoon and most of the day on Saturday. I think we still have another 8-10 hours to go at this point. Were it not for having to remove the timing cover, everything is pretty straightforward thus far.
Just starting...
Trunk full of parts and a blower.
Pull the front cover off.
The the intake, which is pretty straightforward.
At this point, I snapped a picture of the bench for posterity.
Then comes the water pump, thermostat housing, and a bunch of hoses. This is WAY more complicated than a fox.
Then it starts to get scary. You have to pull the battery tray out just to try to get the passenger side valve cover off. There is a lot of shit under there. The timing cover has also been removed.
Oil pump was removed to facilitate replacement of the factory powdered metal oil pump gears with billet steel ones from MMR. The bolts for the pickup tube are a mother****er.
Early GTs had some ribbing and casting bosses on the timing cover that must be removed in order for the blower tensioner bracket to fit. I spent some quality time in Joe's backyard with a grinder.
Then cleaned everything up and replaced all the gaskets and seals. (just in case)
Reassembly then began. This is where we stopped Saturday evening. It'll be a few more days before everything is back together since we're only gonna work on it a few hours a night.
Paul.
Just starting...
Trunk full of parts and a blower.
Pull the front cover off.
The the intake, which is pretty straightforward.
At this point, I snapped a picture of the bench for posterity.
Then comes the water pump, thermostat housing, and a bunch of hoses. This is WAY more complicated than a fox.
Then it starts to get scary. You have to pull the battery tray out just to try to get the passenger side valve cover off. There is a lot of shit under there. The timing cover has also been removed.
Oil pump was removed to facilitate replacement of the factory powdered metal oil pump gears with billet steel ones from MMR. The bolts for the pickup tube are a mother****er.
Early GTs had some ribbing and casting bosses on the timing cover that must be removed in order for the blower tensioner bracket to fit. I spent some quality time in Joe's backyard with a grinder.
Then cleaned everything up and replaced all the gaskets and seals. (just in case)
Reassembly then began. This is where we stopped Saturday evening. It'll be a few more days before everything is back together since we're only gonna work on it a few hours a night.
Paul.