Hey guys whats up. Finally got my hands on a (mostly rust free) 93 Fox. Early stages of the rebuild at this point so looking for lots of pointers. Currently I have the entire interior stripped out minus dash and welded in a new passenger floor pan. The previous owner sent this fox to die in a field after they had their way with it. There were actual mice that ate thru the old seats. Need to redo all of that at a later date. Luckly the dash is intact and all the wiring is still undamaged. I have also removed the fuel tank and lines. Minus the passenger floor rust, the rest of the car is rust free including the usual truble spots around the K-member and strut towers, frame is also straight. So I am in good shape there.
I bought a new engine from a 87-92 that has been freshly built with a B303 Cam, 531 heads, 1.7RR, shorty headers, new water pump etc..and set up for EFI. The previous owner essentially trashed the current engine because they were trying to "drift" it or something dumb like that. Either way, I figured it was better to start fresh than to try and rebuild something I am not entirely sure of its history. Plus... 87-92 has the forged pistons.
The plan is to put 24lb injectors, 70MM MAF w/ 65MM throttle body, 255LPH pump. Going to need some advice as I pull the old motor out and transfer usable parts onto the new one and build on what I have now. Not a pro mechanic or anything so I am sure I will have plenty of questions. Forums say for my setup run 10-14 degrees of timing?
The overall goal here is to return the fox to as stock as possible with a better engine obviously. Not looking to do anything like IRS rear or crazy mods, just want it to be a clean reliable fox true to its roots with a slightly modern interior. Seems like this is a fairly attainable goal, but the details are what matters. Don't want to end up with an expensive parts bin sitting in my driveway.
-Nick
I bought a new engine from a 87-92 that has been freshly built with a B303 Cam, 531 heads, 1.7RR, shorty headers, new water pump etc..and set up for EFI. The previous owner essentially trashed the current engine because they were trying to "drift" it or something dumb like that. Either way, I figured it was better to start fresh than to try and rebuild something I am not entirely sure of its history. Plus... 87-92 has the forged pistons.
The plan is to put 24lb injectors, 70MM MAF w/ 65MM throttle body, 255LPH pump. Going to need some advice as I pull the old motor out and transfer usable parts onto the new one and build on what I have now. Not a pro mechanic or anything so I am sure I will have plenty of questions. Forums say for my setup run 10-14 degrees of timing?
The overall goal here is to return the fox to as stock as possible with a better engine obviously. Not looking to do anything like IRS rear or crazy mods, just want it to be a clean reliable fox true to its roots with a slightly modern interior. Seems like this is a fairly attainable goal, but the details are what matters. Don't want to end up with an expensive parts bin sitting in my driveway.
-Nick