Frankenstein T-5 Waggin' Chronicle (vast doesnt do it)

[Freshmeat]

Don't worry about the hijack, dude. I wasn't expecting a long conversation about it- just wanted to state that I'm obsessing over getting this thing done.
How old are you?
LaPlace is close enough to NOLA to commute and it's a nice, small-type town that's mildly on the rise. Land is still good price and it's right on Interstate.

[mrltd]

Wish I could get mine done also. Been using mine as my daily driver, and it needs a ton of work.

[Grand Marquis GT]

Mine needs a lot of work too..

But...soon enough it will get done...

[Freshmeat]

I'm ready for it. Fun Ford Weekend is going to be at the local strip the first weekend in April. That means I have less than two months to get this in, running, tuned, and broken in before that point in time. My uncle wants me to rebuild the suspension on his Jeep, too. That's a good thing, because if I do it, I can have him buy me the new springs I want as payment and have them installed by then... just waiting for Duce to get his in and installed so I can adjust my spring rates in accordance with what he says about the ones he ordered.

[Freshmeat]

Updated need-to-buy list:

Intake bolts

Just called the dealership on the bushings. $2.61 a piece and the come in packages of six. Fuckers. It's the same price at any dealership, though, so there's no competition. Sucks. Oh, well. Almost $20 for two nylon bushings. At least he said I caught the order cut-off and they'll be there Monday. Ready to get home and bust my ass on it tonight and this weekend. I'm told it'll be cold and wet. That agitates me, but there's nothing I can do. Just gonna suck it up and do what I can.

[Freshmeat]

Oh- add a low-profile valve cover cap to the Need-to-buy list.

[gadget73]

I've been "gonna do stuff" to my car for months as well. Progress has been made lately and it'll be rolling soon enough. I can't wait.

[gadget73]

Thing is, I don't think you can just fake the egr like that. The ECM will send a signal to the solenoid to open it, and it's going to expect it to change the reading. You can just leave the EGR valve there and plug the source for it with a pipe plug, then it'll be happy.

[Freshmeat]

I'm hanging on to all this extra junk and if it runs funky, I'm gonna hook it back up. I just really don't want all this junk there if I don't need it... I think this will work.

[Freshmeat]

Yeah. Another day down the drain. I'm gonna go out there and see if I can get anywhere with the motor mounts (putting me at day five on the MMs alone), but if it's not looking like I'm gonna get anywhere, I'm not bothering. The hard part is, I have to dodge my dog's corpse in the garage. We're going to bury him tomorrow, Dad says.
I'm not looking forward to it, but it'll help finalize things.

[Ol'Sarge]

Don't worry about the hijack, dude. I wasn't expecting a long conversation about it- just wanted to state that I'm obsessing over getting this thing done.
How old are you?
LaPlace is close enough to NOLA to commute and it's a nice, small-type town that's mildly on the rise. Land is still good price and it's right on Interstate.

I turn 40 in May..:cry:

[Lincolnmania]

bring your cars to me! let me fix the headaches........i need income badly lol

[Roach III]

When is the EGR supposed to open up? What condition(s) determine when?

[Freshmeat]

Sure, Scott- I'll just throw everything on the trailer I don't have, haul it up there with the diesel truck I don't have, and pay you with money I don't have.
Sound like a plan?

[p71towny]

Junk it all!!! Just hook your egr to a ported vacuum source and be done with it. The egr will still work properly and all will be well.