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

[JumboFriendly]

Do it. You know you want to.

[Freshmeat]

:cry:

[Freshmeat]

Bling bling, nugga!
Only took about five minutes to get the pump back into the tank, then about twenty to get the tank remounted. It went SO much more smoothly than when we did the swap on my dad's wagon... in a parking lot... with no jack.
Oh- re-installation was done alone (had a friend over when I did the plugs, wires, and coil harness on the white one and dropped/swapped the tank and pump).

[JumboFriendly]

Cool... now get your ass in it, and drive over here so you can get good pics and vids.

[Freshmeat]

That's a negative. Going to pick up the throttle body and EGR spacer gaskets in the morning. Once I get the Lightning EGR spacer and "new" stock throttle cable bracket installed it should be rolling strong.







































Should.

[Freshmeat]

It'll be weird driving it without the throttle hanging open and actually being able to get a true WOT...

[Freshmeat]

Forgot to get an EGR valve gasket for the new spacer.
Damn it- no test drive tonight!

[Lincolnmania]

use the old gasket,

[Freshmeat]

The old gasket actually came off okay, but I don't like taking apart anything until I have everything ready to put back together. I reused the old one and I'm saving the new one for the white wagon, in case I end up needing it. Same for the EGR to intake gasket.

[Freshmeat]

(For those of you who haven't been keeping up, I recently installed new CompCams beehive valve springs, Walbro 255lph fuel pump, tall valve covers, and Lightning EGR spacer; I still have a couple lifters, Marauder air box, Taurus fan, 3.73s, and traclock to install.)

Woot!! I just ran it and this thing is some kind of strong.
Still need to add a few more things (like an oil change, since I added MMO in hopes of getting the lifter pumped up), but it's ready to roll. It's very strong. I'll probably change the 80s police wheels back to this one since they have good tires and the white one isn't running right anyway. Then I'll detail it up.

I do have some pics and videos that will be posted up as soon as my buddy gets back home to New Orleans and hosts 'em for me.

Thanks for the help, those of you who have contributed... but this is only the beginning.

[gadget73]

So no more breaking up BS or running out of power at like 4000 rpm or whatever now?

[Freshmeat]

Newp! First time I pulled out I went straight to 6,000 RPMs without even noticing it. I'm gonna probably pull the plugs and clean 'em really well before long, since they're probably gunked up compliments of the previous rich condition, but it's running very well. I caught a mad exhaust backfire when I revved it idle and came off too quickly, but running it hard (for the few minutes I did) didn't give any indication of problems.

Gonna change the oil before I take it out the driveway again.

[mattgw86]

Dude that thing is fast! I was there. The videos will be up very soon.

[Freshmeat]

Oh- and I want a '03+ Panther, now. Riding in Matt's, I realized how much more refined they are after 14 years of innovation.

[Freshmeat]