Saturday, December 21, 2019

40. Getting Closer

Although it hasn't run in over 8 years, getting close to firing the motor. Last night I pulled all the old spark plugs, replaced the oil and filter (pre-fill the filter), lubed the cylinders with mystery oil and primed the oil pump with a special tool I found online. Put some new Bosh Platinum 4212's in and re-stabbed the distributor.







OIL PUMP PRIMER TOOL 1/4 Hex FORD Engine 289 302 390 428
Motor has new harmonic balancer, Gates performance 43272P water pump, alternator, fan, and plug wires/distributor cap. Went to install a new TFI module and realized that a special tool was needed that I didn't have so we'll find out tomorrow if the old one is still any good.
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39. Suspension and Brakes

Brake System
New Classic Steel Pre Bent steel tubing lines, drilled and slotted Powerstop rotors, Cardone master cylinder and brake booster, Morse calipers with MM stainless steel brake caliper sleeves, Hawk brake pads and MaxMtorsports braided brake lines


Part imageHawk Performance HB263Z.650 - Hawk Performance Ceramic Brake PadsStainless Steel Brake Caliper Sleeves, 1987-93Part imagePart imageBrake Line Set, Front Disc, Carbon Steel, 3/16Brake Line Set, Rear Axle, Carbon Steel, 3/16Hose, Rear Brake, Repro, E6zz-2282-A, E8zz-2282-A, F4zz-2282-AMM Stainless Brake Hose Kit, 1987-93 5.0 Mustang, frontPart imagePart image

Have made significant progress on the revival:



Suspension

MaxMtorsports K Member Brace and solid steering rack bushings, new steering column sleeve.

Steering Rack Bushings, Solid, 1985-04 Mustang with stock k-member