🔧 BUILD FESTER665's 1993 Foxbody Cobra build - Coyote/Tremec incoming - 22 years in the making.

[HILROD]

Use wheel cleaner, or simple green if you are worried. Then a steel wire brush on heavy oxidized stuff. Then you can go to brass brush then scotchbrite.

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

I’d probably do an engine enamel clear afterwards. Hard to keep bare aluminum looking good.

 

[Rent Free]

Id put 100% of my effort into making it run and drive the worry about cosmetics.

 

[Jon01]

Cleaning aluminum blows all the way.
Get a hold of some wheel brightener and let it rip, it won't damage those cast parts but it will help cut down that oxidation.

 

[FESTER665]

Id put 100% of my effort into making it run and drive the worry about cosmetics.

Waiting on parts, not much I can do but focus on cosmetics till parts arrive.

 

[Rent Free]

Waiting on parts, not much I can do but focus on cosmetics till parts arrive.

wire up electrical?

Either way im just happy to see it getting work done.

 

[FESTER665]

wire up electrical?

Either way im just happy to see it getting work done.

Been working on it as well....

Might end up buying the entire new harness setup from American Autowire just to not be dealing with 30 year old harnesses, but we‘ll see how the current harnesses go.

 

[Shawn1112]

Been working on it as well....

Might end up buying the entire new harness setup from American Autowire just to not be dealing with 30 year old harnesses,

Probably the better way to go imo

 

[FESTER665]

Probably the better way to go imo

It's a nice setup, the price is just a kick in the nuts after I just bought the T56....

 

[Shawn1112]

It's a nice setup, the price is just a kick in the nuts after I just bought the T56....
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Only $92 a month at 19% interest lol.

 

[FESTER665]

Spent a few hours starting to break down the original harness to remove unnecessary wires, and get it all cleaned up but am finding a few wires that Im not too thrilled with so I will be ordering that new harness next week.

I will start salvaging connectors off this one now though so when the new harness arrives I can get to work on it.

 

[boostedguy05]

Just put your grunts at work to work and build your own harness.

 

[FESTER665]

Just put your grunts at work to work and build your own harness.

The amount of time spent trying to source the right terminals and connectors to make the harness would be just too much.

As it is the AAW harness requires you to salvage a few factory connectors to get it to work because the connectors are no longer made.

Luckily I have the crimpers and everything needed so that'll save me some money. I'll just order the new harness and make it look as good as possible. It'll be nice to not have to worry about a broken wire or something stupid like that while trying to trace a problem if there are any when it's done.

 

[FESTER665]

While waiting for parts, I wanted to take some time and have some "cheap insurance" on the engine while it is open so I made a few changes on it this morning.....

Popped the timing chains back off the engine, and installed the following parts:

• New Chain Guides
• New Tensioner Guides
• BOSS302 Tensioners
• GT350 Timing Chains
• MMR Oil Pickup Tube
• New windage tray / oil pan gasket
• Clearanced a timing cover for all of the PBH components
• All new gaskets throughout

If I had the chance to go back, I likely would have found a newer F150 motor and put some Comp Stage 3 cams in there at this point. I didnt want to get that deep into this at first, but since I essentially swapped everything in the front of this thing except for the cams, at this point I likely would have been better off going F150 and buying new cams for it and had been at around the same price point.

In either case, I am still waiting away for a bunch of parts since everything seems to have been Covid-19 delayed. Progress is being made, just slowly.

 

[Jimy Bilmo]

 

[Shawn1112]

Thank you
More progress the last 3 days than the last 3yrs

 

[LikeABauce302]

Bump! We need updates!

 

[Jimy Bilmo]

Thank you
More progress the last 3 days than the last 3yrs

He's going to have to reseal that motor again before putting it in

 

[greasy]

Yeah Fester!!!! You had an update on this thing and you only shared it in the Bored thread!!!! WTF?!?!?!

 

[FESTER665]

Car is at the body shop getting the engine bay smoothed out. I’m headed there Saturday morning to bring them some money and to see what else they recommend like if I should replace the core support or anything like that.

Hoping to get a better idea on timeframe for this stage to be done before it goes to Streetcar Shenanigans to start getting more of the work done. After the engine bay, SS will be doing all the hydraboost lines, brake lines, replacing subframe connectors, painting the underside, and fuel system.

Gotta see if they’re going to want to handle all the interior and wiring or if it’ll come back to me for all that and then they finish the install.

Also going to have the body shop take a better look at the car to get a price on painting the entire car if money allows at the end of the project.

Shawn1112 when you go see the guys working on your shit, what do you do, float some money to buy the guys lunch?

 

[FESTER665]

Are Crown Customs still the powdercoaters to use around here? Need to get the front timing cover, cam covers, and power steering resevior powder coated….

 

[Jimy Bilmo]

Are Crown Customs still the powdercoaters to use around here? Need to get the front timing cover, cam covers, and power steering resevior powder coated….

Yeah. Everyone’s been using them. They just quoted me to black out my chrome trim ?

 

[cap42]

Core support and everything else I can see from this picture looks fine. If there is no rot don't cut it out.

 

[FESTER665]

Core support and everything else I can see from this picture looks fine. If there is no rot don't cut it out.

There seems to be some surface rust so was t sure if the were going to be able to clean it up or not so was leaving it to them to make the call on.

 

[LikeABauce302]

Lo-Ko in Oak Lawn is good too. In April I had them powder coat a set of calipers for my GF's car and they turned out nice. Turnaround time was 3 weeks, which was reasonable considering they had mentioned they were busy and some materials were in short supply.