Skid Mark - how fast for 5k?

[TheSilverBuick]

My Skylark's speedo tops out at 80mph, and I've had that maxed out many times The cluster actually in my car still has the PRNDLL, and it goes all the way to R before it stops

[BBR]

quick update - I bought some bullet proof glass for the dash since I expect the speedometer to explode. Seriusly, I've never understood what happens when you pin a mechanical speedometer?

I don't either, but I do know what happens to Fox body speedometer cables if you let them get too close to a header tube. They turn to goo and the speedo stops working. DAMHIK.

[Mater]

hmm on my 82 Grand prix G-body it just spun around back to "10mph" not sure what the mustang speedo would do lol

and if you where seriuse about putting in a compressor i have all the lines, brackets, switch, and guage from when the merc had 4 corner air bags. no idea why it had them or when as it was never a factory option for a panther to have 4 corner and mine was not even a factory rear air bag car

i can remove all the stuff and you can have it been tring to figure out what to do with it

here is a pic of the guage and switch that was installed has a air line going to it and it goes to the trunk where there are brackets where a tank was and then they go tot he rear suspention and front suspention of the car.

[Beagle]

Thanks Tom - it is Tom, right? Dang, I'm old. Sorry if I got that wrong. I think I'm gonna put my name in my signature. Lol. If I met you I'd prolly still call you 88Dippy and not mean it in a bad way. I forget names, it suuuccckkkkks. Anyway...

I appreciate the offer. I bought a replacement coil spring kit for it. I did the Stacy David toss shit out from under the hood into a pile bit, which I've always wanted to do but never did because I didn't want to tear up the junk I took out so I could sell it. This junk, well, it'll get scrapped so I yelled "Fore!" and let it fly without looking up. The compressor and bags are gone. I'm hunting down all the wires and controller, hoses, ride height sensors, etc. for disposal/recycling. I think the weight difference between the coil and bag setup is a wash by the time you remove everything. Removing the non-functional ABS is absolutely a weight loss move, probably 15-20 pounds all said and done.

[Mater]

yup it's Tom

no problem thought i would offer before i chucked the stuff. only part i will proably keep is the guage and switch


one think i like about the merc it's a ABS delete car. i also did a weight loss proagram on it as well. removed the clutch fan and installed a dual electric from a taurus. saved about 15lbs those viscus clutches are heavy

[Beagle]

Try the Lincoln Vs. Cadillac or Mark Vii / Viii sites or maybe call Arnott or one of the other air spring guys, they had a bounty on compressors for a while? I don't regret changing it but I am a bit pissed at myself for not diagnosing it first. Once I got it all out, it really is extremely simple.

I'll probably run an electric fan for packaging reasons first, weight and pit cooling second. I'm really on the fence about an electric water pump. BBR's still using the cast iron one, but I was thinking about selling my bowflex and just using the factory waterpump as a curling bar.

I'm getting very impatient about the license / inspection v. getting the 460 in it. I want to pull the 302 / aod and sell it. I have somebody who wants it, and the 400.00 for that would pay for the car. I'm starting to question the integrity of this turd too, the front end got crunched pretty hard at some point. As old as it is, the inspection here is a visual / dyno test. I am tempted to see if the 460 will pass. The kids doing inspections weren't born in 1989, so I don't know if they'll even recognize it as a BBF. Maybe I'll paint it grey instead of blue and try it.

[Mater]

for a car i drive a lot i do not think i would ever use an electric pump just becuase of reliability. the power loss is what 5hp? 8hp? between an electric pump and the stock one. for weight do they make an aluminum aftermarket pump? not sure on the 460s

the merc only has 240hp with the pi engine so i figured any little bit helps witht eh removalve of the clutch fan lol really shows how far back ford installed the 4.6 there is foot and half room between the water pump pulley and the electric fans

[milner351]

Not that we traditionally build for fuel economy - but loosing the parasitic loss of an engine driven fan can have in impact on fuel economy especially of larger engines with big heavy clutch fans.

The clutch fan on the 7.3 diesels pulled double digit HP - some claim 25HP when the clutch was fully engaged.

If nothing else, loosing a big heavy clutch fan reduces wear on the water pump bearings, and reduces noise.

Typically fans are set up for the worst case scenario for cooling, that most of us would rarely if ever see (when was the last time you pullled max GVW up davis dam or through death valley?)

[BBR]

Aluminum water pumps are certainly available for 460's. I needed the 68-69 specific short pump and they are not available in aluminum, so cast iron was the only choice.

[Beagle]

I'm so freaking torn right now. Lincoln v. 90 LX Fox notch.

I pulled the seats out of the LSC and I think they are about 75 pounds apiece. I am thinking about putting the Tbird seats in it, should be about a 70 pound savings between the two of them and still be reclinable.

On the waterpump, I will probably go procomp aluminum and a taurus electric fan motor cog drive stolen from a battery powered scooter.

[BBR]

Chain driven water pump FTW!

Is the 90 usable as is? If so, it's plan B.

Repeat to yourself: The Lincoln is plan A. The Lincoln is plan A. The Lincoln is plan A. The Lincoln is plan A. The Lincoln is plan A.

[Mater]

Not that we traditionally build for fuel economy - but loosing the parasitic loss of an engine driven fan can have in impact on fuel economy especially of larger engines with big heavy clutch fans.

The clutch fan on the 7.3 diesels pulled double digit HP - some claim 25HP when the clutch was fully engaged.

If nothing else, loosing a big heavy clutch fan reduces wear on the water pump bearings, and reduces noise.

Typically fans are set up for the worst case scenario for cooling, that most of us would rarely if ever see (when was the last time you pullled max GVW up davis dam or through death valley?)

in the panther and f150 boards for the 4.6 they say 15-20hp can be freed up by just ditching the fan. i can also use the aux A/C fan as a main fan it pulls enough CFM

[Beagle]

Plan A's seats, for real... weighed in at 72 pounds each. I'm loving this car, I may buy one to drive. They've managed to put 600 pounds on top of the fattest foxes of all time. I have pictures of my precious. She whined and said no posting without prior approval. Instead, I'll post what everyone should find in any old man car... the tube of Fixodent lost under the seat!



Plan A is the Cat's-ass-trophy.

[Beagle]

HA! She went to bed. Trust me not to post. This is Precious working on removing trim - she took most of the console out too. I love this girl!!



She's kinda shy, 'cept the part where she'll kick my ass if she sees this. I think I can fit the carpet in one of those laundramat machines? There are apartments not too far away. I may check that out. I can use some of the now 4.00 plus in retrieved change to wash it... making the carpet cleaning... a wash. (groan)

[TheSilverBuick]

FTW!