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Ford Racing 10:1 Aluminator has arrived
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Looks Great Eric...dibs on the valve covers 
Let me know if I can be of any help with the install.
Let me know if I can be of any help with the install.
Looks Great Eric...dibs on the valve covers
Thx Chris....be careful what you ask for, it has been a scorcher in my garage with these 100 plus temps.
So what valve covers you want? As much as the Aluminator blue ones clash with redfire.....I might be keeping them.
Interested in my black ones??
Ok so made pretty good progress this weekend. Engine is almost ready to come out!
- exhaust , driveshaft, blower, tranny are removed.
- All fluids drained
- Still gotta remove AC compressor, power steering, and alternator
Really dont think much more is left to go.....not to bad to do in a normal garage....just nuts and bolts really......
some progress pics!
- exhaust , driveshaft, blower, tranny are removed.
- All fluids drained
- Still gotta remove AC compressor, power steering, and alternator
Really dont think much more is left to go.....not to bad to do in a normal garage....just nuts and bolts really......
some progress pics!
FYI tranny removal with BBK LTs = non issue, no harder than removing it with stock manifolds really....separate tranny from bellhousing 1st and youre good to go. I will be pulling the motor with bellhousing and LTs still attached.
So clutch wise, currently I have a zoom factor 2 twin disk (920 lb/ft capacity). I have contemplated swapping it out, but am considering just keeping it since it only has 6000 miles on it and has been an awesome clutch. I will be swapping out the aluminum flywheel and going with a steal one though.....
So clutch wise, currently I have a zoom factor 2 twin disk (920 lb/ft capacity). I have contemplated swapping it out, but am considering just keeping it since it only has 6000 miles on it and has been an awesome clutch. I will be swapping out the aluminum flywheel and going with a steal one though.....
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nice work! The swap really isnt bad in a garage with jack stands and an engine hoist. I hope you popped the lower pulley before you removed everything else though. It's not going to be easy to do with the motor out of the car...........trust me!
thanks for the info on the PCV, now I know what is waiting for me when I try to put the blower on
Thats a thing of beauty! Glad to hear about the BBK's. just put some on my car and have been reading how you can't remove the trans but it looked like you could when I installed them. You confirmed it.
Holy shit Erik... . Certified bad ass. :rockon:
Kinda funny, if i remember our last conversation went something like.. . 'Yea, i'm happy with everything. I'm just going to take it easy for a while..'
:lol:
Have fun tearing it apart. :beer:
Kinda funny, if i remember our last conversation went something like.. . 'Yea, i'm happy with everything. I'm just going to take it easy for a while..'
:lol:
Have fun tearing it apart. :beer:
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I wasn't sure what you were going to do with the stock motor, but I was gonna give you cash plus mine for the wrinkle blue hehe...I would have to think on the black. Are you working on the car tonight? Dane left for California today so I can help with the removal if needed tonight.
lower pulley is still on .... i have not popped it yet....but dont you worry, i have a 4 lb sledge with that lower pulley's name all over it!
yep its one of those little quirks you gotta address when going aluminator
bro i did it on my back on garage floor no problems at all. just undo trans from bellhsg, remove it, then take off bellhsg....simple as pie
Noel....you know me bro! Always up to something! And that last conversation we had was back in December! Things change any given day in my garage....
Chris,
As much as the blue clashes with redfire.....i think i am going to keep the blue ones, really havent decided yet.
i am at a stopping point now until i can pick up a cherry picker and engine cart from JC..... i have officially disconnected and/or drained everything as of 1 am this morning.
feel free to stop by and check out the carnage, but there will not be anymore wrenching until i get the removal hardware i need
Cool..no worries. Let me know when you get started again.
Good work bro. Save that tranny jack for me. :thumbsup:
Erik, nice progress, can't wait to follow the progress and see the results. :beer:
Engine is ready to be pulled as of today. Went ahead and popped the clutch , bellhousing, and flywheel off. Starter is out too.
Gonna lay low for a few days, will be busy for the next few days and off to San Antonio this weekend. So.....engine pull will be next week sometime.
You got it bro.....it was on sale at harbor freight.....so I'm gonna keep it. Yours when you need it. Picked up the engine cart from JC today. Getting cherry picker from a coworker tomorrow. Will go ahead and "uncrate" the aluminator and mount it on cart tomorrow evening.
Thanks bro....this project really wont take too long, most likely will be done in July sometime. I'm really in no rush..... but of course i will keep this thread alive as events change!
IMO you got the right block. E85 and boost and you'll be sittin pretty!
It will take that and a helluva pry bar to keep the crank from moving.
The wife's old neon that I have been using as a DD had the starter take a crap today. I had to almost pull the entire motor out to remove the starter. I would much rather do a full motor swap on a cobra than replace a starter on a 98 peon.
Don't you worry .... I shall get that puppy off! Worse comes to worse Kevin and I will put our combined 500 lbs off pure man muscle into.....that lower doesnt stand a chance!
Sorry to hear about the neon problem....i would have just shot it with my .44 mag desert eagle and called it a mercy kill :bash:
I am seriously enjoying the dissection of my cobra though.....gives me a chance to touch and clean every single inch of it.... gotta get it ready for cars and coffee (give Kevin a run for his money haha)
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