Alright, I got the turbo coupe motor & trans:
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Tiny little turbo on it. Measured the separate motor and trans, they're both 42" from motor mount to shifter linkage, should bolt right in, that was an early concern. I don't have the master cylinder for the hydraulic clutch, I suppose I'll have to find one at a junkyard or online. Does it need separate pedals for the hydraulic clutch as well? The wiring is gonna be crazy, I'm gonna have to find some diagrams. I wish the stinger guide was more detailed. I'm assuming the old driveshaft will work? The speedo was mechanical on the mustang trans, and it doesn't appear to be on this so I'm not sure about that one. I'm planning to test the compression next. The alternator mounting bracket got snapped in half on part of it. It's a pretty clean snap, I think jb weld would hold it together any opinions? lol. I plan to put a new radiator in with this swap, I don't want this motor overheating like the last one. Seems to be in much better condition.
My plan is to run it how it is, and when I get it on the road, and the top and body all nice and neat. I can do t3 turbo swap, the heads, head gasket, timing belt, 8.8 diff and brake swap, I would then get new 5 lug wheels, new master brake cylinder, new fuel pump, PiMPx, new VAM??, maybe some subframe stuff for the rear end for the twist, I'll probably do the clutch around then too, a real intercooler, injectors, when my budget permits. Seems expensive, can I get some tips here? Is it worth?
Should exhaust be done when I get it running? I think the exhaust manifold outlet is a lot bigger on this new motor compared to the old one. Not sure what I should do there in terms of this list and the order I should go in in terms of upgrades. First things first my next steps are compression and getting the towers / rail welded.
Any suggestions / feedback? Should I do head gasket, have head checked, timing belt, and oil pan gasket before I put this one in if the compression checks out? Or put it in and do all that when I'm having heads checked / rebuilt later on? Do upgraded gasket at that point too.
If accurate it has 125k miles.
edit: matter of fact, I could pull the alternator bracket from the other motor, I was planning on using that alternator anyway, it didn't come with one. That would save the struggle of trial and error of the JBWeld which may not hold up anyway.
pics:
Tiny little turbo on it. Measured the separate motor and trans, they're both 42" from motor mount to shifter linkage, should bolt right in, that was an early concern. I don't have the master cylinder for the hydraulic clutch, I suppose I'll have to find one at a junkyard or online. Does it need separate pedals for the hydraulic clutch as well? The wiring is gonna be crazy, I'm gonna have to find some diagrams. I wish the stinger guide was more detailed. I'm assuming the old driveshaft will work? The speedo was mechanical on the mustang trans, and it doesn't appear to be on this so I'm not sure about that one. I'm planning to test the compression next. The alternator mounting bracket got snapped in half on part of it. It's a pretty clean snap, I think jb weld would hold it together any opinions? lol. I plan to put a new radiator in with this swap, I don't want this motor overheating like the last one. Seems to be in much better condition.
My plan is to run it how it is, and when I get it on the road, and the top and body all nice and neat. I can do t3 turbo swap, the heads, head gasket, timing belt, 8.8 diff and brake swap, I would then get new 5 lug wheels, new master brake cylinder, new fuel pump, PiMPx, new VAM??, maybe some subframe stuff for the rear end for the twist, I'll probably do the clutch around then too, a real intercooler, injectors, when my budget permits. Seems expensive, can I get some tips here? Is it worth?
Should exhaust be done when I get it running? I think the exhaust manifold outlet is a lot bigger on this new motor compared to the old one. Not sure what I should do there in terms of this list and the order I should go in in terms of upgrades. First things first my next steps are compression and getting the towers / rail welded.
Any suggestions / feedback? Should I do head gasket, have head checked, timing belt, and oil pan gasket before I put this one in if the compression checks out? Or put it in and do all that when I'm having heads checked / rebuilt later on? Do upgraded gasket at that point too.
If accurate it has 125k miles.
edit: matter of fact, I could pull the alternator bracket from the other motor, I was planning on using that alternator anyway, it didn't come with one. That would save the struggle of trial and error of the JBWeld which may not hold up anyway.
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