Woo... Another PI Swap In Progress

Uncle Humjaba · March 27th, 2008, 03:23 AM

So I got back to work today... finally got that $#*& power steering pump off. One of the guys in my club kindly suggested just taking the screw out of the front cover, but not disconnecting the whole pump and just tie it up out of the way. Made life a bit easier, but I sat there for 20-30 minutes turning this 2" fine thread screw 1/8th turn at a time with a lil' 10mm wrench. Having a flex-head ratcheting wrench set would be nice...

Anyway, after that it was pretty much smooth sailing for the next couple hours... got the exhaust disconnected, finally drained the oil, took some of the bottom bolts off the timing cover, pulled the crank pulley off, took off the valve covers... Hopefully tomorrow I'll get that darn front cover off and if I can get my lazy arse friends over I can get the heads off.

Oh, and here's my wimpy $20 toolset that has more than paid for itself. I keep this thing under my passenger seat at all times.

nba1341 · March 27th, 2008, 03:30 AM

post nudes please

Uncle Humjaba · March 28th, 2008, 02:34 AM

For anyone who cares (nobody apparently) I got the front cover off tonight, along with the timing chains and broke over all the head bolts I could get to. Have to get my hands on a 1/2" drive u-joint now.

MustangMatt96GT · March 28th, 2008, 03:02 AM

1/2" u joint FTW. i broke 2 of them so far!!! LOL

Onemanzu · March 28th, 2008, 03:03 AM

nudes

nice work dude... looks good might i suggest looking into a more... umm capable tool set?

Onemanzu · March 28th, 2008, 03:04 AM

Originally Posted by MustangMatt96GT

1/2" u joint FTW. i broke 2 of them so far!!! LOL

I broke one once, pissed me off cause it was brand new and i got it from a store that was to far away so i couldn't get a replacement one

NMR-2vGT · March 28th, 2008, 03:05 AM

Looking good, itll be running again in no time.

e3sean · March 28th, 2008, 06:49 AM

nice.. you need to invest in some tools!!!!

Uncle Humjaba · March 28th, 2008, 01:32 PM

Yes I do need to invest in some tools. And some better friends apparently, haha.
I'm going to see if I can con my parents into going to sears with me and getting me one of those metric mechanic's tool sets @.@ You know... so I can take it with me to college.... hah.

Tony_90fox · March 28th, 2008, 01:34 PM

good job so far, get ya some better tools and it should go alot faster.

MustangMatt96GT · March 28th, 2008, 01:36 PM

before you take the timing chains off, break loose the cam gear bolts.

Uncle Humjaba · March 28th, 2008, 04:48 PM

Too late.. but I can put the chain back on?

But why? I was planning on using cam gears that are already on my new cams... The marks are in the same spot right?

MikeD05GT · March 29th, 2008, 02:10 PM

everytime i see nba post its gay...he just jacks every thread with his gayness...

anyway...looks good man...definitly get better tools lmao...idk how that is even getting you through the swap...

MustangMatt96GT · March 29th, 2008, 02:12 PM

Humjaba:

You can use the gears that are on the cams you got. I have the aftermarkte cams that have no gears on them. Thats why i said that. I broke a cam gridle getting the one cam out until i figured out u can put a 3/8 extension down in the back of the cam and then use a breaker bar to get the cam bolt off.

Uncle Humjaba · April 2nd, 2008, 05:33 PM

Well I finally got one of my lazy arse friends over and we got the heads off. Used some vice grips to get that dipstick out. We broke it in half because we were mad at it

Switching over the parts today and putting on the new heads (hopefully). Wish us luck @.@

nba1341 · April 3rd, 2008, 08:33 PM

i would vote for you for ROTM but i have no pictures of your car besides engine work.........

Uncle Humjaba · April 7th, 2008, 12:00 AM

Well a couple guys from the local car club came over and helped me get the heads back on. We got the cams all lined up and everything and got the timing chain on there as well. Wohoo! Now I get to put everything else back on and hope it runs.

MustangMatt96GT · April 7th, 2008, 12:08 AM

Cool stuff. I am getting close to putting it back to gethter. I have the front suspenson out of it now.

Uncle Humjaba · April 7th, 2008, 03:17 AM

Mine will be coming apart here shortly as well to install my caster camber plates. Not looking forward to that.. would like to enjoy my car for a bit after all this, haha.

Uncle Humjaba · April 10th, 2008, 02:52 AM

I got the front cover back on this morning, the power steering pump, and got the valve covers ready to install.

More progress tonight. Got autolite one-step-colder-than-stock spark plugs gapped to .050 and installed them. Put the valve covers on, put the bracket and power steering reservoir back on and hooked it up, put the radiator reservoir back on and hooked it up.

Tomorrow morning on go the coil packs and boots and the intake. Then tomorrow night hopefully my buddy Neil will be over and we can hook my exhaust back up, and then the plenum/tb/intake tube. Fill her up with fluids and fire it up!

My engine:

This is what happens when the car sits in the garage for 2 weeks and you live in the country:

I do have a question though- I didn't put oil on the passenger side cams and stuff before I put the cover on. Chilton's didn't say to, so it's probably not a huge detail, but I've heard it'd be good. Can I pour some in via the PCV tube? I know that's how you're supposed to load up on seafoam... oil not work the same way?

March 27th, 2008, 03:23 AM	#21
Uncle Humjaba Enthusiast 1996 Mustang GT Premium 15.2@91 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Tracy, CA and Clemson, SC Posts: 592 iTrader: 0 reviews	So I got back to work today... finally got that $#*& power steering pump off. One of the guys in my club kindly suggested just taking the screw out of the front cover, but not disconnecting the whole pump and just tie it up out of the way. Made life a bit easier, but I sat there for 20-30 minutes turning this 2" fine thread screw 1/8th turn at a time with a lil' 10mm wrench. Having a flex-head ratcheting wrench set would be nice... Anyway, after that it was pretty much smooth sailing for the next couple hours... got the exhaust disconnected, finally drained the oil, took some of the bottom bolts off the timing cover, pulled the crank pulley off, took off the valve covers... Hopefully tomorrow I'll get that darn front cover off and if I can get my lazy arse friends over I can get the heads off. Oh, and here's my wimpy $20 toolset that has more than paid for itself. I keep this thing under my passenger seat at all times. __________________ "He is no fool who gives up what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose."

March 27th, 2008, 03:30 AM	#22
nba1341 Banned 1965 Mustang Fastback Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Los Angeles, Cal Posts: 24,982 Posts: 2,197 iTrader: 0 reviews	post nudes please __________________ I'm a good boy now. [COLOR=red][B]slow car club - crew member 7 of 9 [COLOR=White]Mood: Cool :cool: [/COLOR][/B] [/COLOR]

March 28th, 2008, 02:34 AM	#23
Uncle Humjaba Enthusiast 1996 Mustang GT Premium 15.2@91 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Tracy, CA and Clemson, SC Posts: 592 iTrader: 0 reviews	For anyone who cares (nobody apparently) I got the front cover off tonight, along with the timing chains and broke over all the head bolts I could get to. Have to get my hands on a 1/2" drive u-joint now. __________________ "He is no fool who gives up what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose."

March 28th, 2008, 03:02 AM	#24
MustangMatt96GT Proud American 1996 Mustang GT 10.76 @ 122 with d/a of 8365 ft Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Lakewood, CO Posts: 10,170 iTrader: 3 reviews	1/2" u joint FTW. i broke 2 of them so far!!! LOL __________________ RIP Travis Billings Special Thanks to: Andrews Racing Transmissions Baseline Suspensions Blown Small Block Ford with a hole in the block. 9.5 Dart Block 400 CI being saved for. Just because you can fuck a cactus doesn't mean you should. Never Lift Racecars

March 28th, 2008, 03:03 AM	#25
Onemanzu ¡ʇsnq ɹo uʍop ǝpısdn Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Looking for free hand jobs in poland springs nebraska... silly gooses Posts: 12,514 Blog Entries: 1 iTrader: 0 reviews	nudes nice work dude... looks good might i suggest looking into a more... umm capable tool set? __________________ My Foz

March 28th, 2008, 03:05 AM	#27
NMR-2vGT Hardcore Enthusiast 1996 GT Too Slow.... Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: California/Nebraska Posts: 2,182 iTrader: 0 reviews	Looking good, itll be running again in no time. __________________ 1996 Mustang GT, Full PI Swap, MGW Shifter, Magnaflow Cat-back, K&N Filter MM Unite For Bubba

March 28th, 2008, 06:49 AM	#28
e3sean I Post Entirely Way Too Much 1988 lx 9.68@142 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: goldsboro NC Posts: 5,596 iTrader: 0 reviews	nice.. you need to invest in some tools!!!! __________________

March 28th, 2008, 01:32 PM	#29
Uncle Humjaba Enthusiast 1996 Mustang GT Premium 15.2@91 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Tracy, CA and Clemson, SC Posts: 592 iTrader: 0 reviews	Yes I do need to invest in some tools. And some better friends apparently, haha. I'm going to see if I can con my parents into going to sears with me and getting me one of those metric mechanic's tool sets @.@ You know... so I can take it with me to college.... hah. __________________ "He is no fool who gives up what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose."

March 28th, 2008, 01:34 PM	#30
Tony_90fox Banned Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Bowling Green, KY Posts: 3,831 iTrader: 0 reviews	good job so far, get ya some better tools and it should go alot faster.

March 28th, 2008, 01:36 PM	#31
MustangMatt96GT Proud American 1996 Mustang GT 10.76 @ 122 with d/a of 8365 ft Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Lakewood, CO Posts: 10,170 iTrader: 3 reviews	before you take the timing chains off, break loose the cam gear bolts. __________________ RIP Travis Billings Special Thanks to: Andrews Racing Transmissions Baseline Suspensions Blown Small Block Ford with a hole in the block. 9.5 Dart Block 400 CI being saved for. Just because you can fuck a cactus doesn't mean you should. Never Lift Racecars

March 28th, 2008, 04:48 PM	#32
Uncle Humjaba Enthusiast 1996 Mustang GT Premium 15.2@91 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Tracy, CA and Clemson, SC Posts: 592 iTrader: 0 reviews	Too late.. but I can put the chain back on? But why? I was planning on using cam gears that are already on my new cams... The marks are in the same spot right? __________________ "He is no fool who gives up what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose."

March 29th, 2008, 02:10 PM	#33
MikeD05GT MM Fanatic 2005 Mustang GT Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Cedar Grove NJ Posts: 3,207 iTrader: 0 reviews	everytime i see nba post its gay...he just jacks every thread with his gayness... anyway...looks good man...definitly get better tools lmao...idk how that is even getting you through the swap...

March 29th, 2008, 02:12 PM	#34
MustangMatt96GT Proud American 1996 Mustang GT 10.76 @ 122 with d/a of 8365 ft Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Lakewood, CO Posts: 10,170 iTrader: 3 reviews	Humjaba: You can use the gears that are on the cams you got. I have the aftermarkte cams that have no gears on them. Thats why i said that. I broke a cam gridle getting the one cam out until i figured out u can put a 3/8 extension down in the back of the cam and then use a breaker bar to get the cam bolt off. __________________ RIP Travis Billings Special Thanks to: Andrews Racing Transmissions Baseline Suspensions Blown Small Block Ford with a hole in the block. 9.5 Dart Block 400 CI being saved for. Just because you can fuck a cactus doesn't mean you should. Never Lift Racecars

April 2nd, 2008, 05:33 PM	#35
Uncle Humjaba Enthusiast 1996 Mustang GT Premium 15.2@91 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Tracy, CA and Clemson, SC Posts: 592 iTrader: 0 reviews	Well I finally got one of my lazy arse friends over and we got the heads off. Used some vice grips to get that dipstick out. We broke it in half because we were mad at it Switching over the parts today and putting on the new heads (hopefully). Wish us luck @.@ __________________ "He is no fool who gives up what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose."

April 3rd, 2008, 08:33 PM	#36
nba1341 Banned 1965 Mustang Fastback Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Los Angeles, Cal Posts: 24,982 Posts: 2,197 iTrader: 0 reviews	i would vote for you for ROTM but i have no pictures of your car besides engine work......... __________________ I'm a good boy now. [COLOR=red][B]slow car club - crew member 7 of 9 [COLOR=White]Mood: Cool :cool: [/COLOR][/B] [/COLOR]

April 7th, 2008, 12:00 AM	#37
Uncle Humjaba Enthusiast 1996 Mustang GT Premium 15.2@91 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Tracy, CA and Clemson, SC Posts: 592 iTrader: 0 reviews	Well a couple guys from the local car club came over and helped me get the heads back on. We got the cams all lined up and everything and got the timing chain on there as well. Wohoo! Now I get to put everything else back on and hope it runs. __________________ "He is no fool who gives up what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose."

April 7th, 2008, 12:08 AM	#38
MustangMatt96GT Proud American 1996 Mustang GT 10.76 @ 122 with d/a of 8365 ft Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Lakewood, CO Posts: 10,170 iTrader: 3 reviews	Cool stuff. I am getting close to putting it back to gethter. I have the front suspenson out of it now. __________________ RIP Travis Billings Special Thanks to: Andrews Racing Transmissions Baseline Suspensions Blown Small Block Ford with a hole in the block. 9.5 Dart Block 400 CI being saved for. Just because you can fuck a cactus doesn't mean you should. Never Lift Racecars

April 7th, 2008, 03:17 AM	#39
Uncle Humjaba Enthusiast 1996 Mustang GT Premium 15.2@91 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Tracy, CA and Clemson, SC Posts: 592 iTrader: 0 reviews	Mine will be coming apart here shortly as well to install my caster camber plates. Not looking forward to that.. would like to enjoy my car for a bit after all this, haha. __________________ "He is no fool who gives up what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose."

April 10th, 2008, 02:52 AM	#40
Uncle Humjaba Enthusiast 1996 Mustang GT Premium 15.2@91 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Tracy, CA and Clemson, SC Posts: 592 iTrader: 0 reviews	I got the front cover back on this morning, the power steering pump, and got the valve covers ready to install. More progress tonight. Got autolite one-step-colder-than-stock spark plugs gapped to .050 and installed them. Put the valve covers on, put the bracket and power steering reservoir back on and hooked it up, put the radiator reservoir back on and hooked it up. Tomorrow morning on go the coil packs and boots and the intake. Then tomorrow night hopefully my buddy Neil will be over and we can hook my exhaust back up, and then the plenum/tb/intake tube. Fill her up with fluids and fire it up! My engine: This is what happens when the car sits in the garage for 2 weeks and you live in the country: I do have a question though- I didn't put oil on the passenger side cams and stuff before I put the cover on. Chilton's didn't say to, so it's probably not a huge detail, but I've heard it'd be good. Can I pour some in via the PCV tube? I know that's how you're supposed to load up on seafoam... oil not work the same way? __________________ "He is no fool who gives up what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose."

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