3L Project, Days 6 & 7 (Takin' it slow!)

[DanG]

Just relaxing, having fun with the conversion, makin' sure it's all done right. Got some good shots I thought I'd share with the class:

Clutches, stock on the left, Fidanza & Centerforce Dual Friction on the right:

http://www.fastcougar.com/forums/attachments/3LProject40.jpg

LIM disassembled, and thuroughly disgusting. Way to go with that PCV design, Ford... :disgust:

http://www.fastcougar.com/forums/attachments/3LProject41.jpg

Amazing what a piece of steel wool and a gallon of paint thinner will do (don't try this at home, kids... I'm a professional.)

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Another angle.

http://www.fastcougar.com/forums/attachments/3LProject43.jpg

All clean. Note the top and bottom left butterflies have replacement retaining screws. I had to drill four of the screws out due to them being completely locked in place. That and copious amounts of Loc-Tite, and Voila!

http://www.fastcougar.com/forums/attachments/3LProject44.jpg

A testament to Mobil 1. This is my original motor, with 66k miles on it. You can damn near eat out of the valve cover.

http://www.fastcougar.com/forums/attachments/3LProject45.jpg

Remove one block mounting sleeve for mating with the MTX-75 (add a blue-tipped wrench and WD-40 for ease of removal):

http://www.fastcougar.com/forums/attachments/3LProject46.jpg

Attach one Fidanza for pure revving pleasure:

http://www.fastcougar.com/forums/attachments/3LProject47.jpg

And add one Centerforce Dual Friction clutch to bring all that power to the transaxle (and hope it doesn't scatter itself):

http://www.fastcougar.com/forums/attachments/3LProject48.jpg

You can also see the LIM, injectors, and fuel rail installed. Going with the 19#ers so the SVT ECU can keep track of everything. Remember, the goal for the next 1000 miles is <3000RPMs, and never more than 50% throttle. It will be a pure test of self-restraint. Then I'll go for the power.

More later. It looks like I may be getting the Quaife after all, so stay tuned!

[PuckPuck]

Hard to tell in pic but is your stock flywheel showing some burn marks? Talk about timing to make the swap :)

also couldn't tell from the pics and not sure if you did it only for viewing pleasure, but make sure you put washers behind all the flywheel bolts....

[DanG]

Puck:

I glazed the clutch during a failed burnout attempt at a meet a while back- It still grabbed well, but you could tell it was not 100%. The disc itself is damn near pristine, so it looks like I just cooked the metal a bit.

As for the flywheel washers, I talked with Fidanza's tech support on that very topic, and was told that washers were unnecessary. You say different?

[Blackcoog]

Weren't they actually locking washers? Why would they be useless if they came with the flywheel. Why waste money sending washers when we don't need them. All they could do is keep the bolts tighter right?

Tech support these days are horrible I was working on a electronics project and the tech guy for a part we bought from his company told us to hook the part up completely wrong. There is no possible way it could have worked. :mad:

Looks good so far Dan. Good luck on keeping your foot from hitting the floor. Give it to your wife (I think your married :)) to drive for a while. I see that you left your secondaries in. Ever contemplate just leaving them out and having the timing advanced with a chip downlow to compensate? Are you sticking with your Borla?

Chris

[JScullin]

I need money, and mechanical know-how.

Or a lot of money and someone else's mechanical know-how. :(

[PuckPuck]

Originally posted by: DanG
Puck:

I glazed the clutch during a failed burnout attempt at a meet a while back- It still grabbed well, but you could tell it was not 100%. The disc itself is damn near pristine, so it looks like I just cooked the metal a bit.

As for the flywheel washers, I talked with Fidanza's tech support on that very topic, and was told that washers were unnecessary. You say different?

Terry Haines is the one who actually recommended them to me. Something about that portion of the flywheel being aluminum and the bolts being steel or whatever (i didn't really pay attention to that part of the conversation)... Basically he told me, go to home depot or any fastener place and get thin washers for each bolt. Total cost less than 1$. Peace of mind Priceless.

[DanG]

Aw crap. Everything's been buttoned together with red Loc-Tite. Lucky the spec on the flywheel bolts is only 60ft/lbs... Guess I'll go get myself some washers. Dammit. :disgust:

[PuckPuck]

at least the engine is still on the ground/hoist/stand and from the looks of it you didn't put the trans back on, so you only have a few bolts to do :)