Ok, it has been a month and a half now. Is it back on the road yet?
88 TC: 2.9L tall deck, SVO head, boport header, sheet metal intake, BWS369SXE turbo, AWIC. C4 trans. E85
Almost! Will be back on the road after getting it tagged/insured. Just drove it around the neighborhood but is real nice to have the 5spd again. Also need to figure out what to do about the downpipe/intermediate pipe. It was all cobbled together after jiffy lube bent the crap out of it and is almost touching the ground now.
88 TC 2.5 5spd~money pit
(03-21-2021, 01:04 AM)longbedGTs Wrote: ......the downpipe/intermediate pipe......was all cobbled together after Jiffy Lube bent the crap out of it......
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Sooooo..........how much "monetary compensation" did you get from Jiffy Lube? <shrug>
Placerville, California
(former) '78 2.3T Courier w/blow-thru Autolite 2bbl carb ~ (current) '87 2.3T Ranger w/PiMP’d EFI
Time to update your sig line. No more C4.
Make sure the money pit part stays....come to think of it that should be automatically included in everyones sig line, lol!
88 TC: 2.9L tall deck, SVO head, boport header, sheet metal intake, BWS369SXE turbo, AWIC. C4 trans. E85
2 months later. Back on the road yet?
Playing around with fuel filters this weekend. My inj duty cycle is way too high for the fuel system I have and suspect I may have the wrong pre filter.
Last track outing 2 weeks ago the brake lights wouldn't shut off. Was amazed I couldn't find a brake light switch locally. Didn't Ford put that same switch in a bunch of different models? Oh well, ordered a motorcraft switch and new pigtail from rockauto and brake lights are good again.
Debating on selling my other TC as I may not ever get to it. It is just a roller with a cage and built rearend so probably won't get much for it.
88 TC: 2.9L tall deck, SVO head, boport header, sheet metal intake, BWS369SXE turbo, AWIC. C4 trans. E85
I hear ya. I've had the 84 SVO sitting in 1 nay of the shop since I bought it last year. Now my last TC has been sitting in the other bay for 2 months, just waiting on an inspection since it's making some noises and I haven't really driven it in 3 years. But the 84 GT turbo has been running good...
83 & 84 GT turbo, 84, 85.5 & 86 SVOs
87 & 88 TurboCoupe
93 5.0 notch, 95 GT coupe & vert, 96 GT vert (Yes, I have a probem, garage's too small!)
Yep, back on the road! Just finished up the new stainless downpipe yesterday and finally got rid of the wastegate dump(which sounded like crap). Now, it's plumbed into the exhaust stream. Half way through the project, realized I needed another 45 degree pipe(which I didn't have), so I had to join the 2 pipes to "make" one. Tons of booger welds later, it appears to be holding up just fine with a tiny leak. Should be ok and will help get rid of the moisture in the DP. Added a 5 bolt v-band outlet at the turbo for ease, and out with the old stinger elbow from 2009(that Jiffy Lube kinked up). Broke the bottom 2 bolts flush with the housing on the turbo, so there's only 3 bolts holding it on. No leaks that I can tell, but suspect that it may lift a little when it gets into high boost. Not going to remove the turbo unless it develops a crazy leak. Added some high temp sealant for extra insurance. Man, I'm so glad to have a 5spd back in this car!
88 TC 2.5 5spd~money pit
I just let out a big sigh, got in the car, and left. It also pulled out the wires for the WB02 sensor when the guy tried backing up(which made bend #2). Never had another yearly inspection done there after that mess.
Oh yeah, I started modding it. It's become more and more of a money pit over time, and 16 years later...shows no signs of stopping. Still needs paint and body. 