Nick's "lvndpst" Restoration (and Slight Modification) Thread
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I thought about building one off the gas tank cover, but making it work with the exhaust routing may be difficult. I do have an idea though. I just want it to be subtle and not too racecar looking.
I was looking at ABS plastic sheets in 1/8th and 1/4” thicknesses. That stuff isn’t cheap.
Well that’s just too damn bad, cause that type isn’t made to fit over my current 3” pipes, lol. Although I do tweak things over and over, I rarely completely redo sh*t 2 to 7 times like our dear friend @CarMichael Angelo . If my newly ordered tips don’t fit the bill, I’ll likely just keep what I have a roll with it.
Now that's a damn nice color....I may even go out and paint my car that same way..
Oh wait,...I've already done that.
Oh wait,...I've already done that.
diffuser...but needs center exhaust exit
I dig it, but wouldn’t look right with my exhaust. Plus, I don’t know if you’ve checked, but his stuff is very expensive. Out of my price range for appearance products.
Considering this one, but would trim it to be not quite as long and aggressive. Would take some other notching to make it fit over my exhaust but I’m not scared to cut up new sh*t.
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Got the off road H installed. Wideband is screwed into the H, but not yet hooked up. No exhaust leaks, and much more sound than I had from the catted H. As you can see, it’s running pretty rich in its untuned state. Tuning will be happening very soon though, finally!
View: https://youtu.be/KklLjuu_qhc
View: https://youtu.be/KklLjuu_qhc
I noticed something today while letting the car warm up to operating temp. It had quite a bit of engine vibration transferring through the body, which I can only assume is a result of using poly engine and transmission mounts. Way more than any of my other cars ever have. I don’t remember noticing it Last fall, so I’m guessing it was a result of being on jack stands rather than on the suspension. As I drive it and get it tuned though, I plan to tweak things as necessary to make it feel how I like for comfortable driving. Mounts may or may not change depending on how it feels while being driven.
Oh, the mounts will change.
well the poly mounts mmaayy be livable, I had solid mounts when I was a kid
until the first 4 hour drive! When I got back they got throwed away!
well the poly mounts mmaayy be livable, I had solid mounts when I was a kid
until the first 4 hour drive! When I got back they got throwed away!
Yeah man, that’s just it. I was thinking “weekend car” when I put them in. Now I’m rethinking the purpose of several things. I’m hoping it was just that the jack stands made the car more rigid than it is on its suspension. Time will tell.
A few months ago there was a guy that got on here that had a "discussion" with me about this...IIRC, he was bitchin because I said that rigid mounts of any kind were gonna add some NVH back into the chassis. He claimed that he had the poly mounts, and that he hadn't noticed any additional harshness.
I said that he was sensory deprived.
Think about it. Ford ( and the rest of the industry) puts the rubber mounts on the cars it builds. Not a poly, or solid ( like Mike has) for the very reasons you are noticing....the drivetrain vibrations are gonna be noticible. And depending on your car ( whether or not everything in the suspension is new, and the interior is quiet,) and your own sensitivity,....they'll be more or less noticible to you.
I don't notice the solid mounted banger until it gets to a certain RPM,..then I can feel it. ( feels like there's something wrong with the engine balance)
You just gotta decide if having a more rigidly mounted drivetrain is worth the added harshness.
The best way to do that is to reach between your legs and feel around to determine if you came factory equipped with with an inny, or an outtie.
I said that he was sensory deprived.
Think about it. Ford ( and the rest of the industry) puts the rubber mounts on the cars it builds. Not a poly, or solid ( like Mike has) for the very reasons you are noticing....the drivetrain vibrations are gonna be noticible. And depending on your car ( whether or not everything in the suspension is new, and the interior is quiet,) and your own sensitivity,....they'll be more or less noticible to you.
I don't notice the solid mounted banger until it gets to a certain RPM,..then I can feel it. ( feels like there's something wrong with the engine balance)
You just gotta decide if having a more rigidly mounted drivetrain is worth the added harshness.
The best way to do that is to reach between your legs and feel around to determine if you came factory equipped with with an inny, or an outtie.
When I noticed some driveline vibrations with my car, I chalked it up to bad motor mounts or a bad flywheel (just did 5-spd swap) drove that way for a year
Then discovered it was a bad injector and I was really driving on 7 cyl for a year. Car still had power and would get rubber in 2nd on 7
Then discovered it was a bad injector and I was really driving on 7 cyl for a year. Car still had power and would get rubber in 2nd on 7
Thought long and hard about it and decided I’ll reserve judgement until after the tuning drives.
Almost done wiring the wideband. Had to make a run to the parts store for connectors.
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