Ford 5.0L (306ci) small-block Windsor, originally from 1996 Explorer
Speed-Pro/Federal Mogul 9:1 hypereutectic pistons
Crane Powermax hydraulic roller cam PN 444211
Matching Crane springs and hardened retainers/keepers
FRPP hydraulic roller-tappet lifters
Melling stock-replacement pushrods
Stock rocker arms
GT40 Iron heads, casting #F3ZE-AA, milled, unported
Edelbrock 2121 "Performer 289" dual-plane intake manifold with 1" open spacer
Edelbrock 1406 600cfm four-barrel carburetor
Remanufactured Duraspark II distributor with steel gear; limited to 20 degrees centrifugal advance, recurved with lighter springs, and vacuum advance removed
Homebrewed HEI ignition
Flowtech shorty headers for Fox Mustang, 1.5" primaries
Pacesetter 2.5" offroad X-pipe for Fox Mustang
Soundmaster mufflers (economy replacement)
Summit Racing 2.5" tailpipes for Fox Mustang
Stock-replacement '79 LTD mechanical fuel pump
Stock-replacement '79 Country Squire 20-gallon fuel tank
Stock fuel-level sender modified to create 3/8" fuel pickup
Purchased as a $4000 used car in 1997; said to have belonged to owner of Art Hill Ford in Merrillville, Indiana. Taken off the road from 2004 to 2006 for engine work; now drivable again with new engine.
ExhaustVid003.avi 34 hits | 5.75 MB | Posted: 1/29/08 Startup, idle, revs, more idle, and shutoff from rear quarter view. Image quality is low for smaller file size. Torqueover is there, but hard to see due to image resolution. 52 seconds.
CalendarPics20072214 003.avi 33 hits | 8.8 MB | Posted: 1/29/08 Startup from inside the car, went out under the hood, rev from underhood, then back inside and shutoff. I've been starting the car with a pushbutton for so long this is a big deal for me! 25 seconds.
CalendarPics20072214 002.avi 43 hits | 6.89 MB | Posted: 1/29/08 Started filming with car on fast idle. Brought it down, two quick revs, and shutoff. Some torqueover visible. 39 seconds.
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PowershotTest004 001.jpg 69 hits | 70.97 KB | Posted: 11/2/07 And finally, the business end of the choke cable. I just stuck the wire part in the clip on the temperature-control door lever and made a bracket to hold the housing more or less stationary. It seems to work!
PowershotTest004 002.jpg 55 hits | 59.22 KB | Posted: 11/2/07 Relocated resistor block. Since the resistance coils were originally located inside the "suitcase" thing under the hood, I concluded that they're supposed to be exposed to constant airflow, so I stuck them here in the plenum inside the car.
PoTM-screenshot.JPG 54 hits | 68.41 KB | Posted: 11/1/07 First PoTM screenshot. This was with my less favorite outside pic up top.
CalendarPics20072214 002.avi 43 hits | 6.89 MB | Posted: 1/29/08 Started filming with car on fast idle. Brought it down, two quick revs, and shutoff. Some torqueover visible. 39 seconds.
PowershotTest004 005.jpg 40 hits | 67.36 KB | Posted: 11/2/07 Wires to the back of the switches. I'm bad about making really messy "Y" connections that look like they'll fall apart and start a fire at any time, so I got an extra box of female spade connectors made for larger wire (the yellow ones) and tried to...
IMG_8135[1].jpg 39 hits | 54.76 KB | Posted: 11/19/07 And here's a front view. I used 180 grit on the DA sander to burnish the surface a little, and I'm planning on squirting it with some black semigloss prior to final installation.
