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Well things didn't go as planned this trip. However I did make quite a bit of progress. I had some minor
obsticals to over come as well as some late shipping problems I just had to try to work around. The car is not running
YET! I do have about 95% of everything I need to stop the car though. The suspension package has been installed
I just need finish the build up so I can take care of the alignment. Stay tuned for more. I need to do some
research on my fuel supply setup.
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Cross member after media blasting.
The old Borg Warner T-5 (bottom) vs The new Z-spec 2.95 Tremec T-5 (Top). The Tremec is also outfitted
with a Pro5.0 shifter all purchased through D&D Performance in MI.
Spec stage three clutch before slignment.
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Cross member after being spray painted with Eastwood Epoxy coat.
New input shaft bushing installed. This was purchased through Rapido & allows the use of the T-5 with the 5.0
input shaft to be used. This was cheaper & easier than machining the input shaft to fit the 2.3 pilot bearing.
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Driver side rear coil over with 94 Cobra Calipers & Rotors. To mount the calipers the moaner brackets were
removed & a custom made bracket from North racecars was installed. Along with the caliper brackets, custom
length axles were used to bring the rear end back to the "fox track" stance.
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Passanger side rear coil over with 94 Cobra Calipers & rotors.
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Turbo coupe Rear end with stock limited slip, 3.73 gear, custom
length axles, rear coil over suspension, Bilstein shocks, adjustable Maximum Motorsports 7/8" sway bar, lightweight lower
control arms, & stock upper control arms.
MSD crank trigger mock up. Since no one sells a crank trigger specifically
for the 2.3 we decided to utilize the universal kit that MSD sells. This pick shows the mounting of the pick up
as well as the trigger wheel which fits snug onto the crank pulley. There is enough play to allow the wheel to
rotate on the pulley. This allowed us to set it up for 50* BTDC. The wheel will be keyed & locked onto
the pulley to prevent movement.
This is a front view, from the bottom, of the crank trigger mock up.
Everything was in place & marked for Machinest expert Bob Pais to finish up. The pick up for the triger still needs
to be mounted, the mount needs to be cut to proper size & dimensions, the wheel needs to be keyed & locked onto
the pulley, & the spacer needs to be installed between the block & the monting plate. Spacing was accomplished
by cutting a valve guide to the proper length on the lathe. More pics to come when this process is complete...
More updates coming soon...
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