Ok so a little background on the car. Started with a 2001 gt with Magnaflow Magnapack catback, VRS catted x-pipe, BBK Long Tube Headers, Professional Products Intake Plenum & 75mm TB, 4:10s, SCT SF3 Power Flash canned tune, drop in K&N air filter, MGW Shifter, Eibach Pro-kit and upper and lower control arms. One day driving home from work, i noticed some studdering and backfiring sounds. So I pulled over and checked things out. Found out that the passenger side #2 spark plug had came loose, so i tightened it back up and started the car. Again same problem, so i got back under the hood and noticed that the #3 spark plug had blown out of the head and striped the threads on the way out. So i towed the car home and started thinking. I was deciding on whether to helocoil or not (but then heard that the helocoil doesent hold up that well). So then I was thinking to just replace the head and put it all back together. But then I just said forget everything and why not just pull the motor out and go 4v. So I went up north and picked up a Mark VIII motor (full long block) from a guy. The block had already been machined and honed and already torn apart. So I went to the parts store and bought oem everthing (gaskets, piston rings, bearings the whole nine yards). Then I started aquiring all the necessary parts for the 4v. I picked up another set of b-heads with cobra cams, cobra upper and lower manifold, imrc deletes, bassani mids and x-pipe, 4v cops, mach 1 fuel rail, 24# injectors. Got my trans rebuilt with upgraded internals, picked up an exedy 400 clutch, ford throw-out and pilot bearing, firewall adjuster, maximum motorsports clutch cable, etc.
The car has been down since march this year, im really ready to get this thing back on the road. Only reason its been this long is because of having to collect all the parts and funds. So far it has been a real good learning experience and fun at the same time. Im almost done with the swap, only thing im waiting on now is my cop style valve covers ( i accidently purchased non cop style ones and didnt realize this till last week). The motor has actually been done and put back together since june and just got the trans back last week. Hopefully should have everything back in the car by next week, only get a couple days off.
I will upload pics of my swap and progression soon.
The car has been down since march this year, im really ready to get this thing back on the road. Only reason its been this long is because of having to collect all the parts and funds. So far it has been a real good learning experience and fun at the same time. Im almost done with the swap, only thing im waiting on now is my cop style valve covers ( i accidently purchased non cop style ones and didnt realize this till last week). The motor has actually been done and put back together since june and just got the trans back last week. Hopefully should have everything back in the car by next week, only get a couple days off.
I will upload pics of my swap and progression soon.
