Eric (88grandmarq) is up here this week and he brought a new shortblock he assembled. I've had a nightmare of problems at work, so he's been doing a bit on his own, but I managed to free myself up for some time. Here's the progress so far:

Day 1 (Saturday):

Stock engine







Day 2 (Sunday):

Old Engine

New Engine on stand

Painted and cleaned oil pan...yummy

Old cats...meow

Radiator hanging out in the driveway....what's that sitting on the ledge there???

Oh...it's the CFI unit, getting rained on.


Engine mock assembled to check intake/valve cover/head clearance. Everything looks good.


And for you old schoolers...

mechanical fuel pump.

I'll have some more of an update tomorrow!

~Adam

Don't you want to paint the engine while it is on the stand?

Looks good so far. That old motor almost looks rusty inside. Maybe its varnish.

Keep us posted.

Tom

Nice! Hope you like the edelbrock. I loved mine when it worked. Refresh all of us lazy people who don't want to go search for the thread about the engine specs?

looks good! that vic is almost like mine except i got a white top
scott

Great job so far guys keep up the good work! And I would paint the block too.

Your fortunate to have a nice engine guru close by. I am on my own here.

paint it black..those edlebrocks are sweet.you cant beat them.
but dont they make a bigger fater,fuel pump.that looks a little wimpy.i know chevy.made two diferent ones.for there 305 and 350.we all ways used the bigger volume pump.might be a little starvation.what do you say other members.dont for get the front trans seal.

Engine is an '88 crown vic block, pistons and crank, with HO cam, 0.020" decked E7 heads, Weiand dual plane intake, Edelbrock 1406 carb, and Mustang shorty headers.

The water pump is going to be a new Duralast unit (Autozone) and the oil pump is a new high volume unit.

mechancial fuel pump eh? at least someone is doing their carb convesion right!


looks good adam!

Looks great! Bet you can't wait to drive it.

Looks good.

The carb bowls should never be fully dry if everything is working properly, so we'll only have to prime the fuel system one time.

Yes, I am running 95 Mustang headers, not the stock logs. They're a huge improvement from the looks of it. I also just picked up an aluminized Flowtech offroad h-pipe through a co-worker with his ex-employee discount ($30? ) for the car.

CR estimate is 9 or so. Heads are 64cc, piston comes approx 0.050" above the block deck, pistons are recessed (standard CV piston, not sure the size), heads are decked 0.02", head gasket is standard thickness.

Pictures from yesterday, we only took 1 today...I'll post it later. Today's major project was going through the trans. We installed a shift kit (took about 3-4 hours) and the Mustang HO trans governor. woot.

Tomorrow we're getting up early to beat the heat and drop the tank to remove the stock fuel pump. We've got the front components of the engine, install the carb, and figure out all the new connections. bought a big trans cooler to install too.

Here's some pics:






and last...me in the engine bay (hehe) working on the fuel line to the mechanical pump.

I'll snap some pics tomorrow...

~Adam